Republicans McCain, Huckabee on campaign trail in Ohio

Republicans McCain, Huckabee on campaign trail in Ohio

While the eyes of a nation turned Tuesday to the debating Democrats, Republican presidential candidates fought to gain notice from Ohioans who will pick between them in less than a week.

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee sought to keep his flagging hopes alive with his first visit to the state since November. He made stops in Cleveland, Columbus, the Cincinnati suburb of Mason and Dayton.

Arizona Sen. John McCain was in Cincinnati, where a radio host trying to whip up the crowd at a rally made incendiary remarks about Democratic candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton. McCain later apologized for the comments.

..."He believes in miracles," Kaiser said of Huckabee, who emphasizes his religious faith. "If something happens to Mr. McCain tomorrow, it's a whole new ballgame. Not that I want that to happen. McCain could say or do something" to lose the nomination.

Radio host Bill Cunningham tried to whip up a crowd of more than 300 McCain supporters in Cincinnati. He referred snidely to Obama's middle name and ripped Clinton as a first lady. He also referred to former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright as an ugly, old woman. Some people cheered; others sat shocked.

Mccain is on top of his game. i really hope that he wins and beats huckabbe. i think that he is a better man and shows that he should be our president. He knows his oppentents weaknesses and strength therefore he will know when to attack them and about what and with the evidence. Mccain will be our next president.

Obama Overtakes Clinton, Tied With McCain, Poll Says

Obama Overtakes Clinton, Tied With McCain, Poll Says

Feb. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Barack Obama moved ahead of Hillary Clinton in the battle for the Democratic presidential nomination, and is in a dead heat in a general-election fight against Republican John McCain, who enjoys an advantage on national- security issues

A Bloomberg/Los Angeles Times survey shows Obama is preferred by Democratic primary voters 48 percent to 42 percent, the first time he has overtaken Clinton in a Bloomberg/Times poll. In a general-election match-up among registered voters, McCain is 2 points ahead of Obama, within the margin of error; he beats Clinton by 6 points.

McCain runs ahead of Obama on every issue except health care. The Arizona senator has a 13-point advantage on Iraq and a 37- point lead on terrorism. He also does better on managing the economy. One area where Obama has a clear edge is on the question of who would bring the most change in Washington; the Illinois senator has an almost 3-to-1 lead.

``Obama has moved decisively ahead of Clinton, but as a general-election candidate he has a tougher road to travel in a campaign against John McCain,'' says Susan Pinkus, the Los Angeles Times polling director. McCain is seen as having the right experience and is ``the person people think could be the strongest leader.''

obama is ahead of clinton but will he keep it up. Obama is very good and intersting because he shows how much he relates to the people and how he is going to make changes and imporvements. i htink that obama is really a good man and he should be our president. i think he is the right guy to make history.

Clinton on Offensive to Stop Obama's Momentum

Clinton on Offensive to Stop Obama's Momentum

In their final meeting before next Tuesday's crucial primaries in Ohio and Texas, Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama clashed on health care, trade, Iraq and campaign tactics in a debate sponsored by MSNBC and held at Cleveland State University. The pressure was on Clinton to find a way to stop Obama's momentum.

On the campaign trail last weekend, Clinton said she wanted a debate about Obama's tactics, and Tuesday night she got one.

"What I find regrettable is that in Sen. Obama's mailing that he has sent out across Ohio, it is almost as though the health insurance companies and the Republicans wrote it," she said.

Obama had his own complaints.

"Sen. Clinton has … constantly sent out negative attacks on us," he said, "and we haven't whined about it because I understand that's the nature of the campaigns.

hilary clinton is ding really good in her campaign. she is getting on top of everything trying her best to prove to everyone that she is the ebst and that obama is not on top of his game that she is. even though obama may have his own compliants hilary is making sure sure she shows her complaints and ways to solve them!

Huckabee: Republicans deserve a choice

Huckabee: Republicans deserve a choice

Washington - Mike Huckabee will not launch a third-party presidential campaign and he will not run for the Senate, the former Arkansas governor said at a Monitor breakfast Tuesday.

As voters headed to the polls for primaries in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia, Mr. Huckabee maintained that he is staying in the race – despite Sen. John McCain's prohibitive lead in the delegate count (724 to 234) – because he believes Republican voters deserve a choice. He says he'll keep his campaign going until Senator McCain has amassed the 1,191 delegates he needs to secure the Republican nomination.

..."It allows him [McCain] to continue to stay in the news," and to keep winning primaries, says Mr. Ayres, noting McCain's large lead in polls for Tuesday's contests. "And continual, very conservative criticism of John McCain makes him even more attractive to the independents who will decide the outcome of the race in November."

this article is good. Just becasue Mike Huckabee will not launch a third-party presidential campaign and he will not run for the Senate does not mean he will lose the campaign. i think that huckabee has a very good chance.

Debate intensifies over role of super delegates in Clinton-Obama race

Debate intensifies over role of super delegates in Clinton-Obama race

WASHINGTON -- With victories Tuesday in three more elections, Barack Obama has now won 23 of the 35 sanctioned Democratic primaries and caucuses so far. But he has not yet solved his problem with Mannie Rodriguez.

Rodriguez supports Hillary Rodham Clinton -- and his vote matters more than most. He is a "super delegate," one of the 796 Democratic Party insiders who will break the tie if neither Obama nor Clinton emerges from the primary balloting with a clear victory, a strong possibility even after Obama's wins Tuesday.

Obama's task Tuesday was not only to carry Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. -- which he did in dominating fashion -- but to win the argument now emerging among the super delegates over whether and how to use their strength.

And that contest is far from producing a winner.

Rodriguez, a party official from Colorado, reserves the right to back Clinton, no matter that Colorado and a majority of other states have so far chosen Obama.

this is very interesting. its crazy how these to are both really amaing atwhat they do but at the same time it also feel like they both should be president. i wonder who will break the tie if Obama or Clinton emerges from the primary balloting with a clear victory, a strong possibility even after Obama's wins Tuesday. you never know who is going to take it all the way until its over wiht.

Surging Obama wacks Clinton, McCain on economy

Surging Obama wacks Clinton, McCain on economy

WASHINGTON (AFP) — Barack Obama Wednesday pinned partial blame for an economic malaise stalking America on stalling rival Hillary Clinton, a day after trouncing her in the latest wave of White House nominating contests.

The Illinois senator was riding high after a string of wins gave him a clear edge in the Democratic race, leaving Clinton desperately seeking victories in Texas and Ohio which vote on March 4 to keep her presidential hopes alive.

He coasted to crushing victories in Virginia, Maryland and the US capital on Tuesday, lifting his consecutive win streak since last week's neck-and-neck Super Tuesday showdown to eight and cutting into her core constituencies.

Obama, seeking to further dent Clinton's hold over the working class after carving into that support block on Tuesday, also included possible Republican general election rival John McCain in his critique of a "failure" of leadership in Washington.

this article was very helpful. It let you know everything that has been going on and who is in the lead. i think that obmama is really doing a good job and he is goikng to come out vitctoirus over hilary clinton. Obama has good points about the war in iraq and other issues.

Republican Tancredo drops 2008 bid, backs Romney

Republican Tancredo drops 2008 bid, backs Romney

DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Rep. Tom Tancredo of Colorado, a strong supporter of tougher immigration laws, dropped his long-shot Republican presidential bid on Thursday and endorsed former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.

Tancredo, who entered the race to raise awareness of the immigration issue, languished at the bottom of a big Republican presidential field most of the year but said he had accomplished his task.

Most of the Republican field has supported a tough crackdown on illegal immigrants and stricter border security, and polls put illegal immigration near the top of the agenda for Republican voters.

"I am happy to say, I am ecstatic to say, we have made remarkable progress," Tancredo said at a Des Moines news conference.

Iowa opens on January 3 the state-by-state battle to choose Republican and Democratic presidential candidates in the November 2008 election, but polls showed Tancredo running in the low single digits in support in the state.

...Huckabee has shot up in the polls despite criticism from some Republicans for taking too soft a stance on illegal immigrants.

I think its very important for someone to be on illegal immigrants. Thank god the republicans have taken charge on it. I think Huckabee has a very good chance of winning. If i were to vote now i think i would vote for him because he knows what hes doing.