Richardson to skip rogue primary states
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Democrat Bill Richardson on Friday became the first presidential candidate to promise not to campaign in states that hold early nominating contests in violation of party rules.
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It is unclear whether Gov. Bill Richardsonâs supporters will gravitate to Senator Barack Obama or Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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Democratic presidential hopeful Bill Richardson said Tuesday that he wants to keep the Iraq war front and center in the final weeks before the New Hampshire primary.
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Rasmussen Reports - Democratic Governor Bill Richardson--who recently won a second term as New Mexico&#39;s chief executive with 68% of the vote--currently trails former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) by seventeen percentage points in an Election 2008 Presidential match-up. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone poll shows Giuliani with 52% of the vote while Richardson attracts 35%.
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Republican Party leaders on Monday recommended punishing five states for shifting their nomination contests earlier
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In Arizona, one House candidate called party officials idiots. In Rhode Island, ad-makers turned a Senate hopeful into a political pinata.
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Republicans plan to penalize at least four states holding early primaries by refusing to seat at least half their delegates at the partyâs national convention, a party official said.
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Christopher Dodd is taking on his Democratic presidential rivals &#151; again. And Republican Mitt Romney is now highlighting his home state &#151; with a bit of a sneer.
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The traditionally Republican stronghold of New Hampshire went against the national trend last week, favoring Democrats in many races.
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It is unclear whether Gov. Bill Richardsonâs supporters will gravitate to Sen. Barack Obama or Sen. Hillary Clinton.
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The onetime GOP frontrunner's strategy of sitting out the early primaries now appears to have big risks
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Iowans caucus to select presidential preferences .... Giuliani relies on Sunshine State strategy ... NH doubts it will ID push poll culprits before vote ... Romney supports fellow Mormons by using their businesses ... Jesse Jackson and wife split over endorsements ... Judge won't delay Florida primary
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Senator eyes delegate-rich pockets of states that will vote in a tidal wave of primaries in February.
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Lost in the fuss over next week's Super Tuesday presidential contests is the fact that the 2008 congressional campaign also has its official kickoff that day, with primaries in Illinois. Not that this event is being greeted with enthusiasm by many Republicans, who appear desperate to hold the White House to counteract the near-certain extension of the majorities Democrats won in both the Senate and the House in 2006.
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The onetime GOP front-runner's strategy of sitting out the early primaries now appears to have big risks
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The state is going ahead with its primary on Jan. 5, despite a penalty by the Republican National Committee that will strip it of half its delegates
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"Primary Mistake" (Sentinel, 212 pages. $25.95), by Steve Laffey: There are a lot of possible reasons Steve Laffey lost last year's Republican Senate primary in Rhode Island against former U.S. Sen. Lincoln Chafee. Laffey points the finger in one direction &#151; at his own party.