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Ohio Primary

The Ohio Democratic and Republican primary will be held on the 4th of March. The primary is semi-closed which means independents can vote in either primary. On the Democratic side there are 141 delegates plus 20 superdelegates and on the Republican side there are 88 delegates. It is likely in Ohio most independent voters will read more..

Ohio Republican Polls

Below are the current polls for the upcomming Republican primary in Ohio on the 4th of March. There are 88 delegates to be won in the Ohio Republican primary which means Huckabee must win this primary as well as Texas if he is to stay in the race.

News of the Day: 1st Mar

Will Clinton or Obama Protect Your Children? - Slate Day of Reckoning - Newsweek What Obama Owes to Reagan - Financial Times Clinton Campaign Raised $35 Million in Month - Wall Street Journal Obama Campaign Enlists Lobbyists - Wall Street Journal Clinton Irks Texas Democrats - Wall Stret Journal Black Delegates Under Pressure to Switch to Obama - CNN Obama, Clinton Battle read more..

News of the Day: 28th Feb

Hillary, Buckeye Girl - NY Times Bush Calls Surveillance Bill an ‘Urgent Priority’ - NY Times America Is Not Headed Into a Recession - Fox News Legal Bills Racking Up in Sen. Larry Craig’s Airport Incident - Fox News Our 50-50 Political World - USA Today WFB, Transcendent - NY Post A Profoundly Consequential Life - Wash Post Contemplating the Former Brilliance read more..

Bloomberg Not Running For President

By Michael Bloomberg  Watching the 2008 presidential campaign, you sometimes get the feeling that the candidates — smart, all of them — must know better. They must know we can’t fix our economy and create jobs by isolating America from global trade. They must know that we can’t fix our immigration problems with border security alone. read more..

News of the Day: 27th Feb

Bloomberg Not Running For President - OzDemocracy William F. Buckley Jr. Is Dead at 82 - NY Times William F. Buckley, Jr., R.I.P. - National Review Buckley’s Achievement - Commentary Is McCain Too Old? - Wall Street Journal Too Much Whining Ruined Points Clinton Scored - NY Daily News A Clash of Styles in Ohio Debate - Time Clinton, Obama Attack Each read more..

MSNBC Ohio Democratic Debate

The second debate between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama will be held today, Tue 26th Feb, at the Cleveland State University in Cleveland, Ohio. The debate will start at 9pm ET and should finish at around 10.30pm ET. The moderator for the debate will be NBC’s Brian Williams and will be joined by ‘Meet The read more..

News of the Day: 26th Feb

Accentuate The Positive - Guardian Finger-Pointing, Frustration in Clinton Camp - Politico.com Populist Agenda Picks Up Steam - Politico.com Hillary’s Last Stand - MSNBC Obama Logic Versus Racial Preferences - National Journal Turning Obama Into Jimmy Carter - NY Observer Poll: It’s all tied up for Dems in Texas - CNN 8,000 ’surge’ troops will remain in Iraq - CNN Democratic Governors See read more..

Rhode Island Democratic Polls

The Rhode Island Democratic primary will be held on March 4th at the same time as Texas, Ohio and Vermont. There are only 32 delegates up for grabs with 11 of these superdelegates. Due to the primary size being small very little polling data has been collected however with such a close race all delegates are likely read more..

News of the Day: 25th Feb

Got a Problem? Ask the Super - NY Times Clinton Blasts Obama’s Foreign Policy Readiness - ABC News It’s All About Him - NY Times Hawk Versus Pragmatist - Financial Times Hillary Should Get Out Now - Newsweek End and Endgame - NY Magazine Obama, McCain Integrity Faces Big Money Test - Bloomberg Who Will Tell Hillary? - Wash Post Clinton Tests Out read more..

National Democratic Polls

Included are the latest national polls for the Democratic primary race between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. On average Obama is currently ahead of Clinton by 6.5% and the gap appears to be growing.

News of the Day: 24th Feb

What That McCain Article Didn’t Say - NY Times Hillary Has a Point - National Post Why The Right Reluctantly Defended McCain - Politico.com Nader Starts Presidential Bid - Reuters The Audacity of Hopelessness - NY Times The Coalition Party Becomes The Consensus Party - Weekly Standard Clinton Camp Divided on Strategy - Politico.com End a Superproblem With a Superconvention - Politico.com Is read more..

Texas Republican Polls

Below are the current Republican polls for the upcoming primary in Texas on the 4th of March. There are 140 delegates to be won in the Texas primary which means a win here for McCain will virtually put the final nails in the coffin for Huckabee.

News of the Day: 23rd Feb

Soldiering On, but Somber as the Horizon Darkens - NY Times Debate Close Wasn’t a Farewell, Clinton Says - NY Times It’s Not Over Till It’s Over - Weekly Standard Obama’s America Looks a Lot Like Canada - National Post Hillary on the High Road? - NY Times Obama’s New Populism - Wall Street Journal Times Kicked in the Smear - NY read more..

Texas Democratic Debate Transcript

Democratic & Republican Delegate Count Feb 23

To win the Republican or Democratic nomination more in needed than just winning the greatest number of primaries and caucuses. It all has to do with the total number of delegates come the national conventions. To this end below is the current state of each candidate in both races including pledged and unpledged (super) delegates.

Ohio Democratic Polls

Below are the current Democratic polls for the upcoming primary in Ohio on the 4th of March. There are 161 delegates to be won in Ohio with 141 of these coming from the primary. This race as well as Texas is a must win for Hillary Clinton if she is to be the nominee.

News of the Day: 22nd Feb

Let’s Just Say Obama’s the Nominee. So, Who’s the Running Mate? - Wash Post The Bush Secrecy Myth - Wall Street Journal Clinton Says ‘We’re Going to Be Fine,’ Some See Finality - Fox News Clinton Donors Worried by Campaign’s Spending - New York Times Debate Takes On Contentious Air - New York Times Times is Money For Angry Mac - New read more..

Texas Democratic Polls

Below are the current Democratic polls for the upcoming primary in Texas on the 4th of March. There are 228 delegates to be won in Texas through a combination of a primary and a caucus. With so many delegates up for offer it is the perfect chance for Hillary to get back in the game read more..

Democratic & Republican Delegate Count Feb 13

To win the Republican or Democratic nomination more in needed than just winning the greatest number of primaries and caucuses. It all has to do with the total number of delegates come the national conventions. To this end below is the current state of each candidate in both races including pledged and unpledged (super) delegates.