USA Presidential Campaign 2008

Nearly $6 million in stimulus money was paid to two firms run by Mark Penn, who was Hillary Rodham Clinton’s pollster in the 2008 presidential election. Federal records show that $5.97 million from the $787 billion stimulus helped preserve three jobs at Burson’Marsteller, the global public’relations and communications firm headed by Penn. (Excerpt) Read more at [...]’’  

Iowa conservatives give former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee the highest favorability rating among potential 2012 presidential candidates, according to the most recent Des Moines Register Iowa Poll. Huckabee, who won the 2008 Iowa Caucuses, is viewed favorably by 70 percent of Republicans. That outpaces Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who is viewed favorably by 60 percent of [...]  

Ann Arbor officials appear in federal court to produce election recordsAnnArbor.comAnn Arbor officials appeared in Detroit federal court today in response to a subpoena for city records related to the November 2008 presidential election. ...and more »  

New York Daily NewsAt Plano book signing, Sarah Palin shows she's a force to be reckoned withDallas Morning News"And this [the 2008 presidential election] was the first time I voted Republican. Democrats are getting too liberal for me." Asked if she hopes Palin will ...Sarah Palin's 'Going Rogue' Book Tour Rolls into Texas, Delighting Her ...Associated Contentall 1,007 news articles »  

Youth voting enthusiasm replaced by discontent, panelists at UM debate sayThe MissoulianVoting among 18- to 24-year-olds reached an all-time high in the 2008 presidential election, but that fervor has subsided. ...Click here: Live chat on young voters, politics and the aftermath of 2008 ...The Missoulianall 3 news articles »  

CNNIOP Polls Show Drop In Obama ApprovalHarvard CrimsonExit polls from the 2008 presidential election placed support for Barack Obama at 66 percent from the 18-29 year old ...Harvard Poll Finds 58% of 18-29 Year-Olds Approve of President Obama's Job ...PR Newswire (press release)Young people polledHarvard University Gazetteall 89 news articles »  

Telegraph.co.ukIt is all about the 'exit strategies'China Post... on the Afghan War has shifted from “Fighting the Good War” during the 2008 Presidential Election to the search for an exit strategy for the US forces. ...US President Has Been Considering Afghanistan Strategy for MonthsVoice of AmericaYour Opinion: Vote incumbents outTifton GazetteObama faces tough sell on Afghan strategy (News Feature)Monsters and Critics.comIBNLive.com...  

Jackson Browne plays Des Moines on MondayDesMoinesRegister.com... WIRE SERVICES • December 3, 2009 Jackson Browne, 61, and politics are no strangers, as was evidenced during the 2008 presidential election campaign. ...and more »  

DC's GOP wants debate on marriage to stay localWashington Postin the 2008 presidential election, the campaign's chief strategist, Steve Schmidt, and McCain's daughter Meghan called on the national GOP to embrace ...and more »  

Blunt: GOP needs to make sure minorities know our messageSt. Louis Post-DispatchWASHINGTON — In the 2008 presidential election, Republican nominee John McCain narrowly won Missouri's 11 electoral votes despite ...  

NewsHourYoung Voters a Complex and Growing ForceNewsHourIn the 2008 presidential election that sent Barack Obama to the White House, younger voters challenged the conventional wisdom that young people are too ...  

Damon Dunn wants voters to do what he didn'tLos Angeles TimesAfter the 2008 presidential election, much was made of the fact that 79% of registered California voters had cast ballots, a three-decade record. ...