Your Guide to U.S. Elections
Welcome to The Election Guide. This site will be updated regularly with the latest news and information about U.S. elections especially the 2008 Presidential Election and the 2008 Presidential Candidates.
November 4th, 2008 is Election Day. The next set of national elections that will shape our country's future will occur on this day. Election Day 2008 features the Presidential Election, 33 U.S. Senate Elections, 435 U.S. Congressional Elections and 11 state gubernatorial elections.
Friday December 21
The Boston Globe endorsed John McCain Thursday. McCain has now been endorsed by both major Boston newspapers. McCain has also pulled even with Mitt Romney in a recent New Hampshire poll. Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger also endorsed McCain. It would appear McCain once again has a real chance at the Republican nomination.
Republican Congressman Tom Tancredo has dropped out of the Presidential race and endorsed Mitt Romney. Tancredo said he had accomplished his mission of getting Republicans to be tougher on immigration.
Monday December 17
John McCain won another key endorsement this time from Senator Joesph Lieberman of Connecticut. Lieberman was the Democratic Vice Presidential candidate in 2000. Lieberman should help McCain some with independent votes especially in New Hampshire.
In record setting fashion, Congressman Ron Paul raised about $6 million today. This is the new Republican single day fundraising record. Paul has raised over $18 million this quarter and is likely to lead all Republicans in fundraising.
Sunday December 16
Two important newspapers made endorsements today. The Boston Goble endorsed John McCain for the Republican nomination and Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination. The Des Moines Register endorsed John McCain and Hillary Clinton. This could certainly boost McCain and may make both Iowa and New Hampshire closer races on the Democratic side.
Saturday December 15
New polls show Mike Huckabee leading in Iowa, South Carolina and Florida. It will be interesting to see if Huckabee can maintain his surge. Some are calling him the Howard Dean of 2008. I don't think he stay ahead once people start learning about his policy and his past.
Friday December 14
The Democrats held their final Iowa debate yesterday. Nothing groundbreaking happened and it should remain a close three way race in Iowa.
Bill Shaheen, a key supporter of Hillary Clinton, has resigned his post as Co-Chairman of the New Hampshire Clinton campaign after making comments that Barack Obama was vulnerable to attacks from Republicans because of his past drug use. Obama admitted using drugs including cocaine in his youth in his book.
Congressional Democrats caved in the Iraq budget debate between them and President Bush. It looks like Bush has won another budget battle against the Democrats.
The Ron Paul blimp will be launching today. The blimp is not affliated directly with the Ron Paul campaign. If you want to read more about the blimp check out http://www.RonPaulBlimp.com.
Thursday December 13
The final Republican Presidential debate before the Iowa Caucus was held Wednesday. Iowa focus groups believed Mitt Romney did the best. Mike Huckabee didn't seem to do anything badly but the race will probably tighten as a result of the debate. Many of the candidates and many media members did not like the way the debate was moderated by an editor from the Des Moines Register. The moderator would not let candidates respond to criticism or attacks from other candidates. Fred Thompson even refused to answer a question he felt could not be answered by a simple yes or no.
The Democrats will be debating today in Iowa and it could decide who wins.
Barack Obama has pulled again of Hillary Clinton in a new New Hampshire poll. Obama leads 31 to 28. Two other polls show Hillary still in the lead in NH.
New polls show Huckabee and Clinton leading their respective races in Georgia and Giuliani and Clinton leading in Wisconsin.
Wednesday December 12
The last month has seen some major shifts in the Presidential race mainly on the Republican side. Mike Huckabee has emerged as one of the frontrunners and now leads in Iowa and South Carolina. Mitt Romney has lost ground most of it to Huckabee but still leads in New Hampshire. Meanwhile Rudy Giuliani still leads nationally but by much less than a month ago. Huckabee has climbed into second in the national polls. Fred Thompson has seen his numbers go from second to fourth or even fifth depending on the poll. He is now focusing heavily on Iowa.
On the Democratic side, Barack Obama has taken a small lead in Iowa but still trails Hillary Clinton by a wide margin nationally. He has also made some gains in New Hampshire and South Carolina. John Edwards has stayed within striking distance in Iowa which he must win if he wants to have a chance. No other candidate has gained any major traction.
A new CNN poll shows that voters are most concerned about the economy. Almost 30 percent of voters said the economy was the most important issue in the Presidential race. Iraq was second with 23 percent followed by health care, immigration and terrorism.
Yesterday featured two special elections for U.S. House seats. One in Virginia and one in Ohio. Both we formerly held by Republicans both of whom passed away earlier this year. Republicans held on to both seats.
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