2008 Presidential Candidates

Let the battle begin. The two Celtic warriors, Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity, are now officially in a duel to the death after Hannity surpassed O'Reilly as the top cable newscaster of the past week. Sean Hannity's Wednesday interview with Sarah Palin averaged 4.2 million viewers, which was sufficient to crack the top ten telecasts in all of cable last week. O'Reilly's interview with Palin averaged 4.12 million viewers. It marks one of the...  

A new Rasmussen survey shows that President Barack Obama is tied with former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in a hypothetical 2012 matchup. The poll of 800 likely voters also suggests that a third-party presidential candidate - in this case former CNN broadcaster Lou Dobbs - would help Obama.  

Since becoming secretary of state, Hillary Rodham Clinton has gone to great lengths to avoid any appearance of undue influence from her husband. Bill Clinton rarely visits the State Department; he never joins his wife’s far-flung official trips. Even their headquarters keep them apart, with his in New York and hers in Washington.  

"She has more management experience and executive experience than Barack Obama." Hillary Clinton? Carly Fiorina? Nancy Pelosi? Nope: Sarah Palin, according to former Republican Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, who told Katie Couric in an interview that he'd "absolutely" vote for the erstwhile Alaska governor who quit her job over the president of the United States. Huckabee also [...]  

Andrew Sullivan bait: Sarah Palin is spending Thanksgiving in Washington state—in the Tri-cities area—and took part in today's Red Cross Turkey Trot. KHQ News caught up with Palin this morning and asked her the kind of question Katie Couric would've if Couric weren't just a "gotcha" journalist interested in that "gotcha" journalism: what were the Palins havin' for Thanksgiving dinner? Quiznos? Why does Sarah Palin hate America...  

That's where Lou Dobbs is polling right now in the 2012 presidential race, according to a Democracy Corps/Greenberg Quinlian Rosner survey taken November 12-16 (via David Frum, via Mickey Kaus).In a prospective race between Dobbs, President Obama, Mitt Romney, and Ralph Nader, the polling results are: Obama 45%, Romney 38%, Dobbs 6%, and Nader 4%, among "likely voters." (Obama's total, it should be noted, shoots up to 58% when "drop-off voters...  

For those that missed it Wednesday evening, Karl Rove had a lengthy discussion with Fox News's Greta Van Susteren about a variety of issues including Sarah Palin's future.Early on in this "On the Record" segment, Rove made a statement about the former Alaska governor that's guaranteed to anger liberals across the fruited plain:I think she's an interesting personality who relates well to a lot of Americans. And a lot of people who have been...  

Mix Lou Dobbs' brain, Sarah Palin's sensual warmth, and Glenn Beck's acting skills, and you've got one scary political monster. "Who is Lou Dobbs?" As the genially malevolent talking head considers a bid for the presidency, a lot of people are asking...  

New York, Nov 24(ANI): Recent polls and political analysis have suggested that former U.S. Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin is still a political heavyweight. According to the Des Moines Register’s Iowa poll, as many as 68 percent of Iowa Republicans view Palin favorably. She also ranked higher than former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who won [...]  

"Former Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin rolled through Central Florida on Tuesday, finding raucous fans in a conservative retirement community before ending her day in Orlando to Former Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin rolled through Central Florida on Tuesday, finding raucous fans in a conservative retirement community before ending her day in Orlando to cheers  

There are four kinds of candidates for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. Politicians like Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, and Tim Pawlenty belong in the sure-thing category; we know they'll be running because, well, they already are. Next come the wild cards: the headliners who haven't decided on anything yet ... except to keep their options open. Think Sarah Palin and Newt Gingrich. Finally there are the long shots. Until now, I would...  

According to this Des Moines Register poll, Huck blows away other Republicans in Iowa on fav/unfav:   Mike Huckabee: 54 / 22 Sarah Palin: 37 / 55 Newt Gingrich: 42 / 36 Mitt Romney: 40 / 31 Tim Pawlenty: 17 / 10 Bobby Jindal: 16 / 10 George Pataki: 16 / 14  

In her campaign to promote her new book "Going Rogue," ex-Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has been all over the airwaves, but she has purposely chosen not to appear on CBS, reports Hotline On Call.Palin told Fox News' Sean Hannity that she had bad experiences with Katie Couric on the “CBS Evening News” and was just as displeased with her "Late Show" stint with David Letterman.-- Allison J. Waldman  

Here’s the top 15 Christmas songs you may hear around the Whitehouse this year or not. 15. “Obama Tree, Obama Tree” 14. "Deck The Halls With Bows to Emperors" 13. "Deficits We Have Heard Are High" 12. "We Thirty Czars All Communists Are” 11. "Little Dummy Boy" 10. "Scrawled Gang Sign" 9. “Baracking Around The Christmas Tree" 8. "Silent Blight" 7. "Barack the Halls with Farce and Folly" 6. "Allah want for Christmas is a Money Tree" 5. "Hidden...  

Jacob Weisberg, SlateBarack ObamaAbout one thing, left and right seem to agree these days: Obama hasnt done anything yet. Maureen Dowd and Dick Cheney have found common ground in scoffing at the presidents "dithering." Newsweek recently ran a sympathetic cover story titled, "Yes He Can (But He Sure Hasnt Yet)." The sarcasm brigade thinks its finally found an Achilles heel in his lack of accomplishments. "When you look at my record, its very...