For Republicans concerned that a lengthy primary could hurt their chances against Obama in 2012, the biggest worry may not be Iowa or New Hampshire. In Texas, a fight over the legality of a redistricting plan is threatening to push the state’s primary from March 6 all the way to May 29, potentially enabling three extra months of expensive and damaging intra-party attacks between GOP candidates. And that's not all that's at stake.
Tomorrow is Super Primary Tuesday with 10 states holding primary contests for Congress and governor’s mansions. Also, in Arkansas Blanche Lincoln is fighting for her Senate seat in a crucial run off with Lt. Gov. Bill Halter. Here’s a primer from TIME’s Katy Steinmetz and me about the top races to look for.
Just in case anyone was starting to believe the rumors, it seems John Edwards has no intention of dropping out this Saturday. From a press release this afternoon: ***MEDIA ADVISORY*** EDWARDS TO VISIT FEBRUARY FIFTH STATES AND DISCUSS HIS PLANS TO MAKE SURE OUR GOVERNMENT WORKS FOR WORKING FAMILIES AND THE MIDDLE CLASS Edwards [...]
Hilary will skip South Carolina most of the week, according to this nice scoop from the New York Observer, in order to campaign in California, Arizona, New Mexico, New Jersey and New York, all February 5th states. The campaign isn’t totally abandoning the South Carolina, apparently Bill and Chelsea will be here tomorrow. But, clearly, [...]
There is no question Edwards has become Obama’s wingman, often defending Obama and attacking Hillary for him. A few cases to date: 1) When Clinton attacked Obama in the New Hampshire debate, Edwards was the one who shot back: “The one thing I do not argue with (Obama) about is he believes deeply in change [...]
