Archive for January 2008
Smart Politics to Live Blog at MN GOP Forum
Smart Politics will be blogging live today at the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. at a program on the state of the Republican Party in Minnesota and conservative movement. From the Humphrey press release: The…
Read MoreThe Great Fall of the Rudy Giuliani Presidential Campaign
Because Rudy Giuliani’s presidential campaign has taken the (now much criticized tactic) of focusing most of its energy and resources on winning the state of Florida, he has fallen so much out of the national spotlight in recent weeks…
Read MoreLive Blog: South Carolina GOP Primary
Smart Politics will continue to monitor and update the official Republican primary results tonight in South Carolina. The following updated percentages are based on raw vote numbers provided by reporting precincts, not a scientific random sample. 6:02 p.m. Fox News,…
Read MoreRomney Rolls In Nevada Caucus
As expected, Mitt Romney rolled to a big win in Saturday’s GOP Nevada caucus, notching his second win out of two contests in the West and third out of five (pending tonight’s South Carolina results). With 98 percent reporting, Romney…
Read MoreMcCain, Huckabee, or Romney: Who Will Get Saturday’s Bounce?
After the two Republican contests on Saturday, a caucus in Nevada and a primary in South Carolina, will one GOP presidential hopeful emerge with more momentum to help separate him from the pack? ‘Momentum’ on one level, seems to be…
Read MoreSmart Politics Interviews Minnesota Democrats Exposed
Minnesota is home to a particularly lively political blogging community and Minnesota Democrats Exposed (MDE) is perhaps the most influential conservative political blog in the Gopher State. MDE, authored by Michael Brodkorb, is known for both breaking political news…
Read MoreLive Blogging: The Michigan Primary
Smart Politics will continue to monitor and update the official Republican primary results tonight in Michigan. These percentages are based on raw vote numbers provided by reported precincts, not a scientific random sample. 7:10 p.m. Early indications are from exit…
Read MoreSmart Politics Live Blogging During Michigan Returns
Smart Politics will be blogging live tonight at 7 p.m. CST when most of the polls close in Michigan. Smart Politics will report up-to-the minute election returns as well as provide analysis of not only the results but also the…
Read MoreWhy Michigan Isn’t “Do Or Die” for Romney
After John McCain’s 5-point victory over Mitt Romney in New Hampshire, pundits and the broadcast media immediately characterized Michigan as a “do or die” state for Romney. A Romney loss to McCain (at the time the predicted winner of Michigan),…
Read MoreLive Blog: Redistricting Hearing at the Capitol
10:05 a.m. Several prominent former Minnesota officeholders will testify this morning on redistricting before the Senate’s Committee on State and Local Government Operations and Oversight. Redistricting will be a big issue in Minnesota – especially in light of the fact…
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