The CQPolitics.com ViewerÃ¢ÂÂs Guide to the Sept. 12 Primaries
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There are just eight weeks until Nov. 7, the Election Day on which the nationÃ¢ÂÂs voters will determine which party controls the U.S. Senate and House and 36 of the 50 state governorships. Yet today, Sept. 12, is one of the busiest days on this yearÃ¢ÂÂs primary calendar, with nine states Ã¢ÂÂ Arizona, Delaware, Maryland, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont and Wisconsin Ã¢ÂÂ holding their primary contests.
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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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THE RACE: The presidential primary in South Carolina for Republicans and Democrats.
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THE RACE: The presidential race for Democrats and Republicans in New Hampshire
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Â· Obama ahead for first time in New Hampshire pollsÂ· Clinton campaign team to step up attacks on rival
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With just over six weeks remaining until Election Day, CQPolitics.com is excited to announce several new features that will give our readers a better idea of how the battle for control of Congress is shaping up, as well as who will be coming to Washington after the votes have been counted.
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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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Senior Giuliani campaign staffers forgo paychecks, a sign of possible money troubles ... Arizona Gov. Napolitano to endorse Obama ... Obama, Clinton in fierce competition for South Carolina's black voters
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THE RACE: The presidential race for Republicans, Democrats nationally
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Democrats Clinton and Obama split states; biggest prize projected for New York senatorSen. John McCain piles up projected wins -- including crown jewels California and New York Mike Huckabee projected for impressive wins in South; Mitt Romney cobbles together victories
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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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Chart how the main Republican and Democrat contenders are faring in the polls ahead of the first key primary.
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Senior Giuliani campaign staffers forgo paychecks ... Arizona Gov. Napolitano to endorse Obama ... Obama, Clinton in fierce competition for South Carolina's black voters
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Next stop: Florida primary on Tuesday, Jan. 29
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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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A look at three of the early contests for the Republican and Democratic presidential nominations in 2008:
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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!