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Launching pre-emptive strikes against each other before the 2008 elections.
Enjoy

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I agree with Tom Bevan. They won’t.
For one thing, he’s just too darn comical and can’t be taken seriously. Secondly, he just doesn’t seem to be able to draw too big a crowd these days …
Prior:

Kerry echoes Dean talking point on Israel/Lebanon conflict: This wouldn’t have happened had he been president
Kerry [...]

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John Hawkins notes that former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been getting some favorable attention from conservative corners recently and in response, writes a post in which he lays out his case against Rudy being the Republican nominee for president in 2008.
What do you think?
Sidenote: John wrote a similar piece on Sen. John McCain [...]

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Kim Priestap has an absolutely laughable video of Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) from Chris Wallace’s show on Fox News this past Sunday. I’m linking to the transcript, but make sure you watch the video Kim has posted as well. Via the transcript, with emphasis added:
WALLACE: And, finally, Senator Biden — finally, we’ve got [...]

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Can you imagine if this was something the RNC planned to do? Cries of “Rovianesque” would be sure to follow …
Update I: The caption in this picture explains exactly why the Dems are changing course on how they address presidential primaries, which also explains why the ‘penalties’ noted in the NYT piece are [...]

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The Way to Win: Taking the White House in 2008 - by Mark Halperin, John F. Harris. This title will be released on October 3, 2006. Pre-order now!

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And he makes the statement while at UN. Heh. Via Reuters:
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Former Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry said on Thursday he was seriously thinking about another White House bid in 2008 and will decide before the year is out.
“I will make that decision toward the end of the year, but [...]

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This past weekend I blogged about Mass. Governor Mitt Romney’s strong showing in the Southern Republican Leadership Conference’s straw poll of potential 2008 Republican presidential candidates.
If you’re interested in learning more about Governor Romney, the Washington Times today has a brief write up on who he is, and where he stands on certain issues. [...]

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John Hawkins at Right Wing News has written what he calls the conservative case against John McCain in 2008, and has made some pretty convincing arguments. Check them out and let me know what you think.
Related Toldjah So posts:

Frist wins straw poll, Romney makes strong showing
What’s up with McCain?

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Reuters reports that Senator Bill Frist won the straw poll at this weekend’s Southern Republican Leadership Conference.
The surprisingly strong showing in the straw poll came from Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney. His 2nd place showing in the first choice straw poll and the 12% he garnered in the second choice poll is [...]

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Via the Boston Globe:
WASHINGTON — As Senator John F. Kerry prepared to make a return to presidential-style politics with a classic day of New Hampshire campaigning, he said that the 2004 run left him tougher and more eager to fight.
‘’When you get knocked on your ass and lose a race, you’ve got to stop and [...]

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I don’t quite understand what’s going on here:
Facing a loss at a 2008 straw poll event this weekend, Senator John McCain of Arizona told his supporters to write in President Bush [?] as a sign of support, leaving many sputtering.
“For the next three years, with our country at war, he’s our president and the [...]

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