Carlson: Candidates nice guys, but don&#39;t always talk that way
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John Kerry was hoarse and looked tired when he walked off the plane in Des Moines. And why not? He did the 90-minute debate in Arizona Wednesday night, revved up a big rally crowd there afterward and gave
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Sen. John Kerry&#39;s mention Wednesday of Vice President Dick Cheney&#39;s lesbian daughter drew rebukes from the Bush campaign yesterday and strongly mixed reactions from gays and lesbians.
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Seeking to play down tensions, candidates, and former president, tone down comments.
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Some quotes from the Democrats' debate Saturday in Manchester, N.H. Organizers excluded Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio and former Alaska Sen. Mike Gravel.
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Republican Mike Huckabee won the Iowa caucuses by campaigning as an honest conservative, yet he has made a series of blunders that raise questions about his credibility.
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Their immigration bill debate shows the candidates' different characters: hard-nosed dealmaker vs. smooth operator
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State Sen. Neil Schuerer is a small-town lawmaker not accustomed to rubbing shoulders with world leaders. But the Republican shared the stage with Dick Cheney during a recent campaign appearance in which he was given a few minutes to talk to the crowd before the start of the vice president's speech.
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Some people who have seen Mitt Romney at recent events say he is impressive but somewhat detached from voters.
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This presidential election has been described by many as one in which morality mattered most to voters. But that perception may be driven at least partially by how pollsters asked voters about their priority issues.
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Some comments from recent interviews with and about candidates for the White House who are barely registering in public opinion polls, and their chances for success:
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Much of the nation&#39;s media makes it seem as if soft-money spending on campaign ads by the so-called &quot;shadow parties&quot; is a Republican thing.
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This is not the kind of group you would want as your enemy. Its members have experience, political savvy and an insider's knowledge of how the place is run. They also aren't afraid to talk.
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When it comes down to a choice between good politics and good policy, which usually wins? Let&#39;s put it this way: We don&#39;t call it the political Play of the Week for nothing.
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Oh, I don&#39;t mean the factual debate about John Kerry&#39;s war record. I&#39;m referring to the argument over what sort of speech should be permitted during an election campaign.
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DAVENPORT, Iowa - Hillary Clinton has one. Barack Obama, Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney too. Each contender in the presidential race has some special line about family, or faith, or war-time sacrifice - some turn of phrase that consistently strikes a chord with crowds.
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Candidates could face problems as they try to integrate online political discourse into traditional campaigning.
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During this presidential election campaign, President Bush and Sen. John Kerry are wrangling over a lot of things, but at least one important subject isn&#39;t getting the concentrated attention it deserves on the campaign trail or from Washington.