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The lighter side of presidential politics. When it comes to fashion, there’s no doubt which potential first lady gets Tim Gunn’s vote. Project Runway’s divine style maven-in-chief tells Time magazine online:
Michelle Obama. Absolutely. From a fashion viewpoint, Michelle Obama looks so comfortable and relaxed in her style, in her fashion, and she exudes that. She […]

Even though John McCain has given us flip-flop whiplash recently as he tries (wisely, I believe) to distance himself from some of George Bush’s policies and even though I support Barack Obama, a major flip-flop is exactly that. And this one’s a doozy.
Obama, with an unbelievably efficient and effective fund-raising campaign, especially online and from small […]

Editorial cartoonists around the globe weighed in this week on Hillary Clinton’s refusal to quit the Democratic presidential race, despite impossible delegate math and the party’s coalescing around Barack Obama in the name of unity. I didn’t see a single one that took her side.
From Canada, Tab of The Calgary Sun went beyond criticism to sketch out […]

Last night, after Barack Obama’s victory speech in North Carolina, David Gergen said it was the beginning of the end of Hillary Clinton’s campaign. Gergen is a rarity: he put aside partisan politics after serving in the Nixon, Ford and Reagan White Houses when he agreed to serve the country as an adviser in Bill Clinton’s administration. His […]

Cindy, Cindy, Cindy. I’m sure you won’t mind if I call you that; you told me to, the times we met in New Hampshire when you were standing by your man in his quest to become president.
I always liked you and admired your smarts, your easy charm, impeccable grooming and appearance, although the New Yorker […]

If John McCain becomes the Republican presidential candidate as expected, he’ll have to sell the electorate on one of his key positions. And it could be a hard sell, as RJ Matson sketched on Thursday in Roll Call, the newspaper of Capitol Hill.

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A new CBS News/New York Times poll finds a jump in Barack Obama’s support since the New Hampshire primary, paired with increased confidence in his ability to lead the country and to beat John McCain.
Among Democratic primary voters, 59% now say Obama has the best chance of winning in November, compared with 28% who say […]

According to CNN projections, Arizona Senator John McCain has won the Republican primary in New Hampshire with 37% of the vote. Mitt Romney was second with 28% and Mike Huckabee third with 12%.
It’s a remarkable comeback for McCain, whose then-moribund campaign was nearly out of money and staff last summer.
McCain easily won this primary in 2000, […]

Tonight’s tracking polls for WMUR and CNN show Barack Obama and John McCain retain their leads for their parties’ primaries tomorrow. Obama leads Democrats with 39% and McCain tops Republicans with 31%, down one percentage point from yesterday. Obama’s lead over Hillary Clinton is also down by one percentage point; she is at 30% now. […]

Weekend polling by WMUR and CNN shows Barack Obama with a double-digit lead going into Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary. The poll, conducted over the weekend, finds Obama with 39% of the support, to Hillary Clinton’s 29%. A poll released Saturday had found them in a dead heat at 33%.
This latest tracking poll also shows John […]

Republican Mike Huckabee was projected the winner of his party’s Iowa caucuses not quite one hour after the process began. Huckabee ran a God-centric campaign in a state with many evangelicals. It’s a different electorate here in New Hampshire, where the first-in-the-nation primary will be held January 8.
Huckabee has spent only about $30,000 to advertise in […]

Republican John McCain is scheduled to make a formal announcement of his candidacy for the White House on April 25 during appearances in Portsmouth and Manchester, NH.