Colbert Consulted Parties Before Announcing Run
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Stephen Colbert â who announced plans to run for the presidency, though only in South Carolina  â  is serious enough about the stunt that his staff reached out to the stateâs Democratic and Republican committees in advance of his declaration.
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Comedian Stephen Colbert insisted on Sunday that his ambition to run for president was no joke and said he was considering Republican Sen. Larry Craig of Idaho as a vice presidential running mate.
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It seemed like a good idea at the time. When Republicans decided more than 18 months ago to hold their national convention in New York, party leaders were brimming with optimism.
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At least eight people are vying to hold a job crucial to the Democrats' future direction.
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Hey, Barack Obama, just how insane is the process of running for president? "Every day it reveals itself in new ways," Obama told host Jon Stewart Wednesday night on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show."
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The political strategy behind Sen. John Kerry's appearance Tuesday on Comedy Central network's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart was threefold, political and communications experts say. Kerry wanted to come off as a regular guy reaching out to young voters without having to answer tough questions, they said.
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QUESTION: Thank you, Mr. President. How will you go about bringing people together? Will you seek a consensus candidate for the Supreme Court if there's an opening? Will you bring some Democrats into your Cabinet?
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Fred Thompson &#151; veteran actor, former Republican senator &#151; launched his bid for the presidency Hollywood style. "I'm running for president of the United States," Thompson told Jay Leno in a taped appearance on NBC's "Tonight Show" airing Wednesday.
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The political strategy behind Sen. John Kerry&#39;s appearance Tuesday on Comedy Central network&#39;s The Daily Show with Jon Stewart was threefold, political and communications experts say.
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Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has made several key staff hires for her likely presidential bid and in her outreach to New York Democrats convinced at least one she soon would become a candidate.
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It seemed like a good idea at the  time. When Republicans decided more than 18 months ago to hold  their national convention in New York, party leaders were  brimming with optimism.
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Stephen Colbertâs presidential candidacy may be phony, but his Facebook supporters have become the most popular political group on the site by far.
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Of course the candidates are trying to muscle endorsements early. Why public officials should hang loose.
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The New York senator has been tapped by Democratic leaders to try to engineer the party's Senate comeback.
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While most TV characters remain boxed inside the frames of our sets, Stephen Colbert has routinely injected his on-screen persona into everything from the presidential race to ice cream.
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The Republican National Convention is officially President Bush's party, but fellow GOP candidates are not shy about using the days before the guest of honor's arrival to raise money for their own campaigns.
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Under fire to shape up his presidential campaign, Democratic challenger John F. Kerry on Sunday tapped two veteran party strategists from Boston to assume