HO-HUM DNC WINTER MTG; HRC, RUDY, McCAIN LOOK STRONG; MILLER PROBE GROWS; NO JOE ‘08.
February 4th, 2007
MONDAY NEWS UPDATE.HO-HUM DNC WINTER MTG; HRC, RUDY, McCAIN LOOK STRONG; MILLER PROBE GROWS; NO JOE '08.
Unlike the 2003 Democratic National Committee Winter Meeting where then-unknown Howard Dean suddenly broke away from the pack with his Iraq War criticisms and generated real electricity, the 2007 gathering this weekend was a ho-hum even with no real standout performances. At least, according to crowd buzz, everyone performed as expected -- but nobody exceeded expectations ... American Research Group is out with new independent polls from Iowa and New Hampshire on the Presidential primary contests. According to the ARG polls, Senator Hillary Clinton leads to Democratic field in both early contest states. In Iowa, Clinton had 35%, followed by John Edwards at 18%, Barack Obama at 14%, Tom Vilsack at 12%, and all others scoring 2% or less. In NH, Clinton had 39%, Obama was second with 19%, Edwards had 13%, and all others scored 2% or less apiece. On the GOP side, Rudy Giuliani led in Iowa with 27%, followed by John McCain at 22%, Newt Gingrich had 16%, Mitt Romney had 11%, Chuck Hagel had 5%, and all others had 2% or less each. In NH, McCain was first with 27%, Giuliani and Romney were tied for second with 20% apiece, Gingrich was fourth with 11%, Hagel had 4%, and all other candidates were at 1% or less ... According to the Los Angeles Times, the FBI's corruption investigation of Congressman Gary Miller (R-CA) has recently moved into high gear, with the scope of the investigative probe rapidly expanding. The allegations involve a questionable land deal and tax evasion allegations. Miller denies all wrongdoing ... Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (D-CA) quit the Congressional Hispanic Caucus last week, complaining that Chair Joe Baca (D-CA) is sexist and told people she was a "whore." Baca denies Sanchez's claims ... In an interview with the Hartford Courant, US Senator Joe Lieberman (Ind Dem-CT) flatly denied he would agree to be John McCain's VP runningmate on the 2008 GOP ticket. "My days of seeking national office are over," said Lieberman.
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FRIDAY NEWS UPDATE.
KANSAS GOP NEWS; BIDEN-OBAMA GAFFE; THE NEWSOM AFFAIR.
Recently ousted Congressman Jim Ryun (R-KS) may want to seek a rematch in 2008 with freshman CD-2 Congresswoman Nancy Boyda (D), but it looks like he won't have a clear shot at the nomination. In fact, Ryun may be the underdog for the GOP nod next year. A well-placed Kansas Republican source said State Treasurer Lynn Jenkins (R), at a recent small meeting of some of the state's top GOP elected officials, told her colleagues she plans to run against Boyda regardless of whether or not Ryun runs. If Jenkins jumps in, this race may quickly move from the Toss-Up category to Leans GOP. At the same meeting, Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh (R) made it clear he plans to run for Governor in 2010 ... Why are we not writing about the Joe Biden comments about Barack Obama? Frankly, it seems like a non-story. Biden seemed to be trying to compliment Obama, however clumsy he was about it, but certainly it seems to be a trivial comment. "What I was attempting to be, but not very artfully, is complimentary. This is an incredible guy. This is a phenomenon ... The word that got me in trouble is using the word clean. I should have said fresh. What I meant was he got's new ideas -- he's the new guy on the block," said Biden, hours later on The Daily Show. Biden botched his campaign launch, but it seems like nobody is really paying him much attention these days anyways. Like I said: non-story ... San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom (D) admitted Thursday he had been engaged in an extramarital affair with the wife of his campaign manager. It won't be a big enough deal to trip-up his re-election race this year, and may even kill the rumors spread by Newsom foes that the pro-gay marriage Mayor is secretly gay.
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