Results for: Democratic Presidential Candidates
A "Magnificent Catastrophe"
https://townhall.com/columnists/georgewill/2008/03/13/a_magnificent_catastrophe
https://townhall.com/columnists/georgewill/2008/03/13/a_magnificent_catastrophe
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Unfortunately, the presidential election of 1800 happened. … This made a hash of the Framers' plan for electing presidents without having vice presidential candidates. … presidential candidates have lost in every election since 1964 -- white males.…
Michigan And Florida Deserve Do-Overs
https://townhall.com/columnists/dickmorrisandeileenmcgann/2008/03/12/michigan_and_florida_deserve_do-overs
https://townhall.com/columnists/dickmorrisandeileenmcgann/2008/03/12/michigan_and_florida_deserve_do-overs
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Despite their apostasy in holding early primaries in defiance of the powers that be in the Democratic National Committee (DNC), Michigan … has the Democratic primary drawing substantially more votes. … They did so on the urging of the presidential candidates who were outdoing one another in currying favor with the voters of these states…
Mr. Smiley
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnmccaslin/2008/03/11/mr_smiley
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnmccaslin/2008/03/11/mr_smiley
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Clinton's trying to weasel her way into the White House by demanding that the Democratic Party drop its own rules and allow primary … Other cubicle conversations concur how wimpy Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean is to kowtow to the New York senator's … Democratic Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton are pro-choice, and Republican Sen. John McCain is pro-life.…
The Al Gore caucus?
https://townhall.com/columnists/salenazito/2008/03/30/the_al_gore_caucus
https://townhall.com/columnists/salenazito/2008/03/30/the_al_gore_caucus
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Probably not as a peace-maker between the two candidates beforehand, despite his Nobel Peace Prize. … His former campaign manager, Donna Brazile, says not now, too "premature for him to inject himself into the presidential fray." … This exercise in democracy just might make the Democratic Party a more perfect union, when all was said and done.…
Term limits and presidential politics
https://townhall.com/columnists/pauljacob/2008/03/30/term_limits_and_presidential_politics
https://townhall.com/columnists/pauljacob/2008/03/30/term_limits_and_presidential_politics
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Or, I should say, America has been long blessed with limited presidential terms. … This rigs the whole presidential campaign, from the get-go. … That’s why we get stuck with sitting or very recent House members, senators, and state governors as presidential candidates.…
Dems Attack McCain's '100 Years'
https://townhall.com/columnists/kathrynlopez/2008/03/28/dems_attack_mccains_100_years
https://townhall.com/columnists/kathrynlopez/2008/03/28/dems_attack_mccains_100_years
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But this favorite talking point of the two Democrats presidential candidates is bogus. … Whomever the Democratic nominee, the party pins their hopes on "100 years." They think it will resonate.…
The 2008 Campaign Mess
https://townhall.com/columnists/davidlimbaugh/2008/03/28/the_2008_campaign_mess
https://townhall.com/columnists/davidlimbaugh/2008/03/28/the_2008_campaign_mess
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But very few take it to this extreme, and none of those few would we remotely consider to be presidential material. … Doesn't America have a right to know whether the leading Democratic presidential contender buys into the reputed theology of the church … These disqualifying attributes of both Democratic candidates would ordinarily be enough to motivate and energize conservatives to new…
Political 'Favoritism' in the Race for Prez
https://townhall.com/columnists/donaldlambro/2008/03/28/political_favoritism_in_the_race_for_prez
https://townhall.com/columnists/donaldlambro/2008/03/28/political_favoritism_in_the_race_for_prez
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WASHINGTON -- How much voters really like or dislike a presidential candidate, a quantity known in the polling business as … Among all of the major candidates in her party, she has consistently been the least likeable -- usually by a wide margin. … Remarkably, he gets a 52 percent favorable response from Democratic voters and leaners.…
A Gore/Obama Dream, or Nightmare?
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/carolplattliebau/2008/03/27/a_goreobama_dream,_or_nightmare
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/carolplattliebau/2008/03/27/a_goreobama_dream,_or_nightmare
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Obama ticket -- speculating about what might happen if desperate superdelegates decided they should "draft" Al Gore for another presidential … candidates, so what do they do? … Yet Klein seems to think it would be just fine for a bunch of Democratic grandees (the superdelegates) to snatch the prize away from…
McCain's Payroll Prize
https://townhall.com/columnists/robertnovak/2008/03/27/mccains_payroll_prize
https://townhall.com/columnists/robertnovak/2008/03/27/mccains_payroll_prize
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Bush abandoned his reform under withering Democratic fire. … The late Democratic Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan was a voice in the wilderness calling for reductions. … When economic advisers of the presidential candidates gave their formulas for "turning the economy" around on the Washington Post op-ed…
Educational Needs and the Presidential Campaign
https://townhall.com/columnists/paulweyrich/2008/03/26/educational_needs_and_the_presidential_campaign
https://townhall.com/columnists/paulweyrich/2008/03/26/educational_needs_and_the_presidential_campaign
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Throughout this prolonged presidential campaign the three main
candidates - Senators John S. … One of the issues the candidates have not discussed is education. … All three candidates fail to address properly the problems in American
education.…
McCain: 'I Hate War'
https://townhall.com/columnists/amandacarpenter/2008/03/26/mccain_i_hate_war
https://townhall.com/columnists/amandacarpenter/2008/03/26/mccain_i_hate_war
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and criticized his Democratic opponents in a major foreign policy address Wednesday. … “Those who argue for it [withdrawal], as both Democratic candidates do, are arguing for a course that would eventually draw us into … McCain’s Democratic opponents have used these remarks to paint him as a war monger.…
Divided Dems, Steady McCain Give GOP Hope
https://townhall.com/columnists/donaldlambro/2008/03/26/divided_dems,_steady_mccain_give_gop_hope
https://townhall.com/columnists/donaldlambro/2008/03/26/divided_dems,_steady_mccain_give_gop_hope
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Democrats' House and Senate campaign committees are outraising the GOP, and generic election polls find that Americans will vote Democratic … Worse, both candidates have seen their credibility tarnished on several fronts:
-- Obama's admission that he had attended Rev. … Swing voters, especially independents, are closely examining the two bickering Democratic candidates and don't like what they see.…
Resolving the Contradictions in the National Mood
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelmedved/2008/03/26/resolving_the_contradictions_in_the_national_mood
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelmedved/2008/03/26/resolving_the_contradictions_in_the_national_mood
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“Change” is the most important single word in the presidential campaign at the same time that most people like their lives just as … Though presidential elections theoretically inspire “hope” (another big word along the campaign trail) with the possibility of fresh … Bush is controversial: he actually draws a much higher approval rating than the Democratic leaders of Congress.…
Bipartisan Primary Blues
https://townhall.com/columnists/thomassowell/2008/03/25/bipartisan_primary_blues
https://townhall.com/columnists/thomassowell/2008/03/25/bipartisan_primary_blues
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Leaders of the Democratic Party and much of the media are wringing their hands over what to do about Democratic voters in Florida … It is questionable whether any of the three candidates still viable in the Republican or Democratic Parties would have been chosen … Back in 1944, the Democratic Party's leaders, knowing that President Franklin D.…
Republicans should focus on the right, not Wright
https://townhall.com/columnists/starparker/2008/03/24/republicans_should_focus_on_the_right,_not_wright
https://townhall.com/columnists/starparker/2008/03/24/republicans_should_focus_on_the_right,_not_wright
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And what have Republicans gained by so enthusiastically jumping into the Democratic-primary fray? … for the Democratic presidential nomination. … Last summer, the Democratic presidential candidates debated at Howard University.…
Presidential 'Race' Begins to Matter
https://townhall.com/columnists/donaldlambro/2008/03/24/presidential_race_begins_to_matter
https://townhall.com/columnists/donaldlambro/2008/03/24/presidential_race_begins_to_matter
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But in an unexpected turn of events, the Democratic candidates are on the defensive, and McCain is leading them in the latest Reuters … Meanwhile, the bickering between the two Democratic candidates over Florida and Michigan, which have been stripped of their convention … presidential campaign continues.…
Government by Cliche
https://townhall.com/columnists/richtucker/2008/03/23/government_by_cliche
https://townhall.com/columnists/richtucker/2008/03/23/government_by_cliche
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This year’s Democratic presidential candidates seem poised to repeat the mistakes of the past.…
The Republican Party and the "Christian Right:" Let's Be Honest, Folks
https://townhall.com/columnists/austinhill/2008/03/23/the_re…ublican_party_and_the_christian_right__lets_be_honest,_folks
https://townhall.com/columnists/austinhill/2008/03/23/the_re…ublican_party_and_the_christian_right__lets_be_honest,_folks
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But just as the struggle between Obama and the Clintons is re-shaping the Democratic Party (and exposing some of its “dirty laundry … that, while he cannot vote for Obama or Clinton, he can’t vote for McCain either - - so this year, he just won’t vote in the presidential … social conservative leaders, theology and church affiliation are more important in the selection of a President tham are the candidates…
2008 GOP down ballots - The year of limited opportunities
https://townhall.com/columnists/salenazito/2008/03/23/2008_gop_down_ballots_-_the_year_of_limited_opportunities
https://townhall.com/columnists/salenazito/2008/03/23/2008_gop_down_ballots_-_the_year_of_limited_opportunities
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candidates … to unify as soon as possible,” says American University’s Brian Schaffner. … American politics is in uncharted territory; coattails of presidential candidates used to matter -- a lot. … Just ask former Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chair Rahm Emanuel.…
Obama Exposed As Mere Mortal As Hillary Fights On
https://townhall.com/columnists/loriebyrd/2008/03/21/obama_exposed_as_mere_mortal_as_hillary_fights_on
https://townhall.com/columnists/loriebyrd/2008/03/21/obama_exposed_as_mere_mortal_as_hillary_fights_on
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Mostly though, I was just really afraid of presidential candidate Barack Obama. … I am no longer convinced that Hillary is necessarily the weaker of the two Democratic candidates. … But for today, the sun is brightly shining in GOP Presidential campaign world.…
LOL! (Laugh-Out-Loud)
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnmccaslin/2008/04/09/lol!_laugh-out-loud
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnmccaslin/2008/04/09/lol!_laugh-out-loud
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All three presidential candidates will make taped appearances on this evening's American Idol "Idol Gives Back" spectacular on Fox, … presidential primary, which is just short of getting bloody? … We've got three candidates, one of whom will be our next president, beating each other up on an almost daily basis."…
The Dead Speak
https://townhall.com/columnists/paulgreenberg/2008/04/09/the_dead_speak
https://townhall.com/columnists/paulgreenberg/2008/04/09/the_dead_speak
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Cambodia not only got a new name (Democratic Kampuchea) but a new calendar,
beginning with the Year Zero. … The leading Democratic presidential candidates
speak glibly of pulling out of that country as if there would be no ill
effects.…
On Charlton Heston, Kirk Douglas and Aging Well
https://townhall.com/columnists/chucknorris/2008/04/08/on_charlton_heston,_kirk_douglas_and_aging_well
https://townhall.com/columnists/chucknorris/2008/04/08/on_charlton_heston,_kirk_douglas_and_aging_well
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I might not agree with Kirk about his Democratic preferences and positions, but I highly respect the man for his stamina, career and … As one news report conveyed, "With age, he grew more conservative and campaigned for conservative candidates. ... … In 2003, he was suitably awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor.…
Civil Tongues
https://townhall.com/columnists/calthomas/2008/04/08/civil_tongues
https://townhall.com/columnists/calthomas/2008/04/08/civil_tongues
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Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has said similar things about
jettisoning the polarization of the past and talking … When the going gets tough, will one or both
candidates be forced to launch verbal missiles? … It is critically important that the public
engage the candidates - and the candidates each other - in a debate about
how to fight…