Today on the presidential campaign trail
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Senior Giuliani campaign staffers forgo paychecks, a sign of possible money troubles ... Clinton offers economic plan to make it easier for people to pay mortgages, energy bills ... McCain draws crowds while campaigning along S.C. coastline ... Anemic crowd greets Romney as he returns to Michigan ... Huckabee criticizes Thompson, says he wasn't for Reagan way ... Edwards says SC primary race remains unpredictable ... Arizona Gov.
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Obama narrowly leads McCain in general election matchup, Clinton and McCain even in AP poll ... McCain challenges idea of trouble with conservatives, picks up nod from Bauer ... Clinton says replacement of campaign manager reflects need for more staff ... McCain turns down public matching funds for primary ... Obama, Clinton to start ads in Ohio ... Huckabee brushes off calls to abandon GOP presidential race
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Here are today's Battleground Dispatches Ã¢ÂÂ a roundup of what is going on right now in the year's hottest races, based on reports from local and national media.
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Call it the political battle along the Potomac: Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia hold primaries today. Coming off his weekend sweep, Sen. Barack Obama is hoping for a hat trick over Sen. Hillary Clinton. And Mike Huckabee aims to show the GOP race with Sen. John McCain "is not over."
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Democrats honor King in South Carolina at chilly outdoor rally ... Republicans praise King's legacy, belief in equality .... Obama airs biographical ad on national cable ... Giuliani draws small crowds at Florida stops
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Edwards seeks to wrest change mantle from Democratic rivals ... Clinton shifts focus to economy on stump, television ... McCain defends Musharraf during Iowa campaign visit, Clinton calls for independent probe ... Giuliani touts health care plan ... Romney yields spotlight routinely to wife Ann...Romney goes after McCain in New Hampshire ad, Huckabee in Iowa commercial
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IN THE HEADLINES ... Republicans focusing on South Carolina as next stand, Democrats on Nevada ... Romney's Michigan GOP presidential win helped by party, Bush loyalists.
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TODAY AUTO RACING 1:30 p.m. -- NASCAR Nextel Cup Ford 400 qualifying at Homestead, Fla., Speed Channel 3 p.m. -- NASCAR Craftsman Trucks Ford 200 at Homestead, Fla., Speed Channel COLLEGE BASKETBALL/MEN 5 p.m. -- Marist Classic at Poughkeepsie, N.Y.: Northeastern vs. Birmingham Southern, WRBB-FM (104.9) 7 p.m. -- Coaches vs. Cancer Classic third-place game at New York, ESPN2 7:30 ...
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Edwards can't get matching funds for $4.2 million ... Clinton rejects top adviser's comments on Obama and teenage drug use ... Thompson says he's not worried about predictions for Iowa ... Huckabee pushes national sales tax in New Hampshire ... Romney focuses on immigration in Iowa trip ... Obama offers bit of health care advice
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Leading presidential contenders took to the hustings and the airwaves today in the key states of tomorrow's Super Tuesday primaries and caucuses, a round of contests that offers the biggest one-day haul of delegates en route to the Republican and Democratic nominations.
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Rice slams Huckabee criticism of Bush 'bunker mentality' foreign policy ... Romney rails against earmarks in budget deal ... Tancredo aide backs Thompson's candidacy ... Judge tosses out part of suit against Huckabee over Arkansas hard drives
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Edwards seeks to wrest change mantle from Democratic rivals .... Economy, health care slip past Iraq as top issues ... Romney goes after McCain in New Hampshire ad campaign ... Thompson urges candidates to take a deliberate approach on Pakistan
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Obama offers $210 billion economic plan that creates construction, environmental jobs ... Clinton puts losses behind, looking to contests in Texas and Ohio on March 4 ... McCain rallies House GOP members as he looks toward the general election ... Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign chief backs Obama's presidential bid ... Sharpton: Seating Florida, Michigan delegates would be 'grave injustice'
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You can do a pretty good job of following the politics leading up to Tuesday's New Hampshire primary from television in rain-soaked California. CNN has an excellent program running all afternoon called The Ballot Bowl. The format is really simple. They have cameras following the candidates and they're broadcasting their town hall stump speeches. They're authentic, based on my experience in the campaign for the 2004 New Hampshire primary. The NY Times has an excellent resource (no RSS feed apparently) that lists the candidates' schedules. It's also possible to import the schedule into Google Calendar as an overlay. ABCNews is hosting two 90-minute debates, one for each party, tonight starting at 4PM Pacific. Tomorrow Fox News is hosting a controversial Republican debate, which the Republican Party has withdrawn from because they won't let Ron Paul participate. He's polling third among the Republican candidates in New Hampshire. For once the Republicans got it right.  In the very limited time betw Iowa and New Hampshire there's a lot of action and drama. Romney all of a sudden is shamlessly the candidate for change. There was an Ahmadinejad moment when I thought for sure he was doing parody, but he was serious. He's changed his attire, but his pitch is still the sleazy VP-Sales who got promoted to CEO. Change change change, I can change too, just watch. Please die now. I don't think anyone stands for Romney.  Giuliani and Thompson are still nowhere to be seen. Edwards is doing a good job of keeping the game on. McCain is earnest and honest, but he's old and small and tired.  Obama has the aura of a front-runner and Hillary seems to believe that if only Iraq were still the big issue she would be where Obama is. Even so, according to recent polls she's likely to win New Hampshire. A lot of my friends on Twitter dismiss Huckabee, and to be clear, I could not vote for a Republican this year, no matter who their candidate is, but he is a fantastic American personality. Elections are all about feelings, not policies or positions or even records as the pundits insist. Who you vote for is a function of how you feel about the country and the world in relation to yourself. The candidate who comes closest to validating your feelings is the person you vote for. I think we'll tire of Obama quickly, and we're already tired of HIllary. I think the rational choice for each party, although many disagree, is Edwards and Huckabee because each of them tap into the well of frustration Americans feel about everything. But my guess, which will probably certainly turn out wrong, is that the Dems will nominate Obama and the Reps will nominate Huckabee, and Huck will win.  PS: After writing this, I wonder if George Lakoff would agree. I think I've just used a very Lakoffish process, unwittingly.  PPS: I went to UW-Madison. Bucky Badger is the school mascot. Our favorite cheer and T-shirt said Fuck em Bucky! It occurred to me the same slogan would work for Huckabee. PPPS: Obama? Yo mama!
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THE RACE: The presidential race for Republicans, Democrats nationally.
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The Republican candidate is on the campaign trail today with his announcement speech.