Gingrich forecasts GOP losses in 2008
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Republican Newt Gingrich, in a jab at President Bush, warned on Friday that the GOP will lose the White House and Congress in 2008 if the nominee is perceived as a continuation of the Bush presidency.
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They say this will be a "Democratic year." Many pundits predict that Republicans will lose the White House because President Bush is unpopular, the economy is in a tailspin, the Iraq war is unabated and a plurality of voters identify themselves as Democrats.
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Rasmussen Reports - In a match-up between the early 2008 frontrunners, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) leads New York Senator Hillary Clinton (D) 52% to 43%. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds Giuliani&#39;s lead growing in recent months. His current nine-point advantage is up from a six point lead in January and a four-point lead in December.
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Though polls show many Americans are unhappy with the direction of the nation, they seem likely in the Nov. 2 elections to keep Republicans in control of the U.S. Congress.
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The Christian Science Monitor - In polls, the top two contenders for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination have long been Sen. John McCain of Arizona and former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani.
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The House campaign strategists for both major parties undoubtedly are already dissecting the results of this yearÃ¢ÂÂs elections to determine their top districts to target for the 2008 campaign. And as they do, they surely will look closely at districts that favored their partyÃ¢ÂÂs nominee for president in 2004 but this year favored the other party for the House.
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Christian conservatives, whose lack of enthusiasm for George W. Bush in 2000 worried Republicans, could be the president's ace in the hole in his race for re-election this time around.
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The 17 months remaining before Election Day 2008 can bring plenty of political developments and surprises. But as things stand now, the Republicans Ã¢ÂÂ who face the challenge of defending 22 seats to the DemocratsÃ¢ÂÂ 12 Ã¢ÂÂ can count on holds in seven of those contests.
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Trailblazing ideologue Newt Gingrich, who engineered the 1994 Republican takeover of the US House of Representatives, said he may run for president in 2008, promising to fight what he calls "an Islamist insurgency against the modern world."
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Will pro-war stances hurt the GOP hopefuls for '08?
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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich gives himself 4-to-1 odds against running for president, an assessment that conflicts with his recent pronouncements about seeking the Republican nomination.
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You think the Republicans are sure to lose big in November? They aren't. Here's why things don't look so bad to them
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Republican Newt Gingrich, who led  the U.S. House of Representatives as it prepared to impeach  Bill Clinton in a sex-and-perjury scandal, acknowledged in an  interview released on Friday that he was having an affair at  the time.
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The economic storm clouds gathering over the 2008 presidential race burst open yesterday with news that the economy shed 17,000 jobs in January, the first job loss in 52 months and the clearest sign yet that the economy may be in a recession.
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The Federal Reserve will cut lending rates aggressively in the first half of 2008 as the United States faces a possible recession, PIMCO fund manager Bill Gross said in an investment outlook posted on Tuesday.
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Why Republicans are starting to look chipper about November
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U.S. News & World Report - Advisers to the major Republican presidential candidates are developing a consensus on what role President Bush should play in the 2008 campaign--little or none.