Archive for January 2008
CSPG’s Minnesota Redistricting Project to Testify Before Senate Today
Several prominent former Minnesota officeholders will testify on redistricting before the Senate’s Committee on State and Local Government Operations and Oversight at 10 a.m. Friday morning at the Capitol. Testifying before the committee to discuss the creation of a bipartisan…
Read MoreOne Pollster’s Explanation for the Clinton-Obama Miss in NH
In addition to the media, pollsters have been on the defensive during the last two days trying to offer explanations for missing out in a big way on Hillary Clinton’s victory in New Hampshire on Tuesday night. One such pollster,…
Read MoreBill Richardson To Drop Out of Presidential Race?
The Associated Press is reporting that Democratic New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson will drop out of the presidential race. Richardson has consistently placed fourth in national and most state polls throughout the past year. Richardson received 5 percent of the…
Read MoreObama vs. Romney and NH Primary Night Coverage
The media had to throw out their script Tuesday night as the Democratic election returns came in during the New Hampshire primary. The print media who wrote Hillary Clinton’s obituary that morning and the broadcast media who spent the hours…
Read MoreLive Blogging: The New Hampshire Primary
Smart Politics will continue to monitor and update the official New Hampshire primary results tonight. These are raw vote numbers provided by reported precincts, not a scientific random sample: 7:02 p.m. Democrats (11 percent reporting) Clinton = 38% Obama =…
Read MoreSmart Politics Live Blogging During NH Returns
Smart Politics will be blogging live tonight at 7 p.m. CST when the polls close in New Hampshire. Smart Politics will report up-to-the minute election returns as well as provide analysis of not only the results but also the media…
Read MoreObama Is Iowa’s Candidate; Huckabee the Bridesmaid
In the first poll of Iowans since its caucuses last Thursday, Democrat Barack Obama would trounce Republican Mike Huckabee if the presidential election were held today. The SurveyUSA poll of 543 registered voters, conducted January 4-6, found Obama would defeat…
Read MoreNew Hampshire Poll Roundup
Twenty-three polls of New Hampshire voters by 10 polling organizations have been released since the Iowa caucuses last Thursday evening (including eight this morning). What can we glean from these surveys? While Barack Obama has noticed a significant bounce from…
Read MoreRomney Wins Wyoming Caucus
Mitt Romney has won the Wyoming Republican Caucus. The final vote tally for the 12 delegates decided today: Mitt Romney = 8 delegates Fred Thompson = 3 delegates Duncan Hunter = 1 delegate Romney also won the most alternate delegates…
Read MoreRomney Leads Half-Way Through Wyoming Caucus
Mitt Romney seems poised to win the Wyoming Caucus in a state that will bring 14 total delegates to the Republican convention. Twelve of these delegates will be decided today, and Romney has won 5 of 7 so far, with…
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