- Sister of US presidential candidate seeks voters
abroad.
Considering the controversial outcome of the 2000 U.S. presidential election and the key role absentee voters played, campaign strategists are actively targeting American voters abroad. That Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry considers these votes important is highlighted by the fact that his younger sister, Diana, traveled to Mexico in mid-July ......
- Sizing up the candidates: B.E.'s primary guide
reveals what you can expect from the Democratic
agenda.
As 2004 election approaches, the fates of most candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination may he decided in the critical contests of January and February--the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire and South Carolina primaries. This collection of presidential hopefuls is the most diverse ever. In the running are a ......
- Use the primary properly, or loseit.
Speaking at St. Anselm College at a forum sponsored by the Center for U.S. Global Engagement, "Impact '08 in New Hampshire, Building a Better, Safer World," Sen. Joseph Biden of Delaware made an interesting statement. In effect, he said, "I'm all in favor of the New Hampshire primary being first....
- Awaiting the '04 Windfall
New Hampshire broadcaster Jeff Bartlett sees the 2004 presidential election shaping up to be another boon for his station, thanks to a crowded Democratic field, a president with slipping approval ratings, and the unceasing creativity of campaign financiers. But it's not only Bartlett's WMUR-TV Manchester and other bellwether stations in ......
- Can Republicans tame the 'perfect storm'?
While Sens. Obama and Clinton continue to beat each other up in the national campaign, with no clear winner apparent at this writing, Senator McCain has clear sailing, and national polls indicate he is in a tight race with either potential candidate. Republicans should not be confused by these polls, ......
- Primary Dollars
Two minutes after the news wires reported that former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack dropped out of the 2008 presidential race, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., called Stonyfield Yogurt CEO and Vilsack supporter Gary Hirshberg. With Vilsack out, Obama asked, whom will you endorse? Hirshberg, a longtime Democractic activist with deep pockets ......
- Media Team Gears Up For Bush Campaign
As a barrage of ads from Democratic presidential hopefuls filled the airwaves in Iowa and New Hampshire last week, Mark McKinnon got his media team on the phone together for this first time, warning that re-electing George W. Bush next year will be a tough challenge.