The Fix: February 18, 2007 - February 24, 2007
Wag the Blog: Your Thoughts on Public Financing
We received more than 60 responses to our question about whether the public financing system for presidential campaigns can or should be revived and how the presence or lack of a viable public financing system will affect future elections in...
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February 24, 2007; 7:33 PM ET |
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The Line: Money Chase Chases Vilsack From '08 Field
UPDATE, 2:55 pm ET: After making his withdrawal from the 2008 presidential race official earlier today, former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack told reporters in a conference call that he had come to the realization that he couldn't compete with the...
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February 23, 2007; 3:36 PM ET |
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Vilsack Makes It Official
Confirming an earlier Fix report, former Gov. Tom Vilsack has formally withdrawn from the presidential race -- citing an inability to stay financially competitive as the sole reason for his decision. "We have everything to win the nomination and the...
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February 23, 2007; 1:03 PM ET |
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Vilsack Expected to Drop Out of 2008 Race
Former Gov. Tom Vilsack (D-Iowa) is expected to drop out of the 2008 presidential race on Friday with an announcement set for later in the day, according to sources both in Washington and Iowa. Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack is...
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February 23, 2007; 10:31 AM ET |
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Cochran Signals He's Ready to Run for 6th Term
The Fix lamented recently Sen. Thad Cochran's (R-Miss.) insistence that he planned to wait until the fall -- possibly as late as Dec. 1 -- to make a decision about whether or not to run for reelection next year. A...
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February 22, 2007; 4:47 PM ET |
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Clinton Raises Cash for Clinton
Former President Bill Clinton will host an Washington, D.C. event for wife Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton on March 20 at the Marriott Wardman Park hotel. The gathering is being billed as the kickoff of her campaign and fundraising effort inside...
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February 22, 2007; 2:20 PM ET |
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Wag The Blog: Funding Presidential Campaigns
The 2008 election will be historic for a number of reasons -- not the least of which is that it will almost certainly be the most expensive presidential race in history, with a price tag that some believe will top...
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February 22, 2007; 8:41 AM ET |
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Dems Find It Hot Under the Klieg Lights
In one of the first public contretemps between the two Democratic presidential frontrunners, Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York is calling on Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois to break ties with David Geffen after the movie mogul made a string...
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February 21, 2007; 12:07 PM ET |
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Parsing the Polls: Iraq and the GOP Frontrunners
National polling numbers that show a majority of the American public not only opposes the war in Iraq but also believes it was not worth fighting. Then why have the three leading candidates for the 2008 Republican nomination been largely...
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February 21, 2007; 7:15 AM ET |
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Mitt's Media Blast
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's decision to begin his television advertising campaign in a series of early primary states today signals a new phase in the run for the Republican presidential nomination. To date, the Republican and Democratic candidates seeking...
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February 20, 2007; 12:39 PM ET |
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McCain Inks South Dakota's Giant Killer
Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) is throwing his support behind Sen. John McCain's (R-Ariz.) presidential bid, according to Paul Kane's Capitol Briefing blog. Thune's support is significant for McCain as the South Dakota senator is not only beloved within the social...
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February 20, 2007; 8:22 AM ET |
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Clinton Courts S.C.'s Top Democrat
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- After a stop for a late lunch at Chick-Fil-A -- without question one of the country's best fast food restaurants -- The Fix made his way east to Charleston for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's second public event...
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February 19, 2007; 8:00 PM ET |
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Romney Explains 1992 Vote for Tsongas
During an appearance Sunday on ABC's "This Week", former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) faced questions on the evolution of his beliefs on controversial issues like abortion and gay rights. But the most interesting question -- and response -- came...
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February 19, 2007; 3:00 PM ET |
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Clinton Courts S.C.'s Black Voters
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Hundreds waited in line outside Allen University's Adams Gymnatorium here for the chance to hear Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton speak in her first visit to South Carolina as a presidential candidate. Sen. Clinton reacts to the crowds...
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February 19, 2007; 11:45 AM ET |
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