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.
Sunday September 30
Former U.S. Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich will not run for president in 2008. Gingrich realized he wouldn't be able to form a presidential exploratory committee and run his political action committee, American Solutions. It isn't clear if he will support one the current Republicans in the primary.
Thursday September 27
MSNBC hosted the latest Democratic Presidential debate last night in New Hampshire. Major issues included Iraq, health care and social security. Hillary Clinton did nothing to hurt her large lead and Barack Obama didn't say anything that will help him catch up. Chris Dodd, Joe Biden and Bill Richardson are starting to sound desparate to make some gains in the race. At this point it appears to be Hillary's race to lose.
On the Republican side the polling numbers in New Hampshire show Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani practically even with John McCain third and Fred Thompson fourth.
Monday September 24
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made a controversal appearance at Columbia University today. Ahmadinejad faced tough questions from audience members and by most accounts disappointed with his answers.
President Bush said that he expects that Hillary Clinton will win the Democratic Presidential nomination.
U.S. Senator Evan Bayh, a Democrat from Indiana, who was once considering running for President himself has endorsed Hillary Clinton.
Saturday September 22
It has been a pretty uneventful week in the political world. Here are a few things that happened.
Rudy Giuliani appeared at an NRA conference to talk about his support for gun ownership rights. This is a tough crowd for Giuliani who angered gun owners with his actions as mayor of New York City. He supported an assault weapons ban and lawsuits against gun makers.
Hillary Clinton denied that she was a lesbian after being asked by a reporter.
The Senate voted again not to set deadlines for withdrawal of American troops from Iraq. The vote was 47-47. The vote was almost solely among party lines.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns has decided to resign from his cabinet post and run for the U.S. Senate seat in Nebraska. Johanns is a former Governor of Nebraska and is very popular there. His likely opponent will be former Senator and 9/11 commission member Bob Kerrey who is very popular as well. Nebraska will almost certainly vote for the Republican Presidential candidate which should be enough help for Johanns to win the seat.
Wednesday September 19
Senator Larry Craig returned to Washington for the first time since his ordeal in Minnesota was made public. Craig is fighting to withdraw his guilty plea and has found a surprising ally in the ACLU. The ACLU claims that the setup which lead to Craig's arrest was likely unconstitutional. It appears Craig will remain in the Senate if he can withdraw his plea.
Senator Barack Obama has introduced a new tax plan that calls for billions in tax cuts for low and middle income families and tax increases for the wealthy. He also wants to simplify the tax system so that Americans can file their taxes quickly in as little as five minutes.
Hillary Clinton introduced her health care plan yesterday. The American Health Choices Plan would provide require everyone in America to be insured. Assistance in the form of tax subsidies would be available for lower income families.
Sunday September 16
President Bush has reportedly picked former federal judge Michael Mukasey as the new U.S. Attorney General. It appears Mukasey will be confirmed by the Senate but he will face tough questioning. Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer of New York had previously said Mukasey would be an acceptable Supreme Court nominee.
Retired General Wesley Clark has endorsed Hillary Clinton for president.
Wednesday September 12
The top commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker have been testifying in front of House and Senate committees the last few days. It appears that President Bush will follow the recommendation of General Petraeus and a drawdown of U.S. troops will begin next spring or summer.
Fred Thompson has started to catch up to Rudy Giuliani in a few new Republican Presidential nomination polls. John McCain is also showing some small improvement.
Hillary Clinton still leads the Democratic field by over ten percentage points.
Sunday September 9
Oprah Winfrey is throwing her support and cash to Barack Obama. The billionaire is holding a huge fundraiser in California that is expected to raise $2-3 million for Obama's campaign. Oprah herself is only allowed to give $2300 for Obama's primary election but she could start a 527 political action committee that would allow her to spend more in support of Obama. This is the first Oprah has publicly backed a candidate.
Reports say that the top commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus want to keep the current troop levels until at least spring. Petraeus and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker will report to Congress the progress in Iraq.
Saturday September 8
Republican U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel will reportedly announce he will not run for Senate reelection 2008 and will not run for president. Hagel was considered a possible independent candidate for president. Hagel's retirement will create the third open Republican Senate seat.
Wednesday September 4
Senator Larry Craig is apparently second guessing his decision to resign and may try to stay in the Senate after all. Craig will be facing lots of pressure to resign from his own party. Republicans don't want to deal with another major scandal.
President Bush made a surprise visit to Iraq Monday. He touted the progress that is being made there.
Virginia Republican U.S. Senator John Warner hass announced he will not seek another term. Warner is one of the Senate's most respected members when it comes to the military and national defense. Warner is 80 years old and will be almost 82 by election day. This will create the second open Republican seat in the 2008 Election and another target for Democrats.
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