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Jan 26, 2008 6:26 PM CST

Giuliani Can't Connect in Fla.

Rudy isn't shaking hands, kissing babies, or leading in the polls

(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani isn't the type to kiss babies in Florida—or even shake hands. The former mayor has run a detached, tightly controlled campaign, eschewing personal contact, avoiding questions, and rushing past crowds after events, the Washington Post reports. His brusque style is leaving uninspired voters in his wake. “...

Key Fla. Senator Backs McCain

Jan 25, 2008 7:22 PM CST

Key Fla. Senator Backs McCain

Martinez's support could swing Cuban vote in Tuesday's GOP primary

(Newser) - Mel Martinez will back John McCain in his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, the Florida senator announced today after earlier waffling. Martinez’s endorsement could boost McCain’s appeal among Hispanics, an important demographic in Tuesday's primary, the Associated Press reports. “I would trust the future and the...

News Corp., Regan Reach Settlement

Jan 25, 2008 4:07 PM CST

News Corp., Regan Reach Settlement

Axed publisher 'not anti-Semitic,' company says after ugly spat

(Newser) - Judith Regan's acrimonious $100-million wrongful-termination suit against News Corp. came to a close today, with the ex-publisher and media giant reaching an undisclosed settlement. If Gawker's estimates of $20 to $25 million are meaningful, Regan may indeed have outfoxed Fox, which initially offered her $6 million to go quietly. The...

Republicans Seek Edge
in Calm Florida Debate

Jan 24, 2008 8:50 PM CST

Republicans Seek Edge in Calm Florida Debate

Candidates focus on economy ahead of next week's state primary

(Newser) - The GOP debate in Florida remained a largely civil affair last night, with the leading candidates agreeing that the economy needs aggressive tax cuts and that Hillary Clinton has no business returning to the White House, the AP reports. In one of the few bits of drama, Mitt Romney took...

Poll: Clinton Still Ahead but Obama Support Surging

Jan 24, 2008 6:12 AM CST

Poll: Clinton Still Ahead but Obama Support Surging

GOP field still wide open, Rudy's numbers slipping

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton is still in first place among Democratic presidential hopefuls nationwide, despite a substantial 12% leap in support for Barack Obama since early December, finds the latest Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll. Clinton leads Obama 42% to 33%, with John Edwards trailing at 11%. Asked to pick between Clinton and...

NY State of Mind? Rudy
Has Florida Headache

Jan 23, 2008 8:40 PM CST

NY State of Mind? Rudy Has Florida Headache

Poll shows onetime leader third in state

(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani’s campaign continues to crumble in Florida, the Miami Herald reports. The GOP challenger has slipped to third in a new poll among likely Florida voters, putting him in a tie with virtual no-show Mike Huckabee. Despite weeks of vigorous campaigning in the state, Giuliani “has virtually...

Mitt Lets the Dogs Out

OPINION

Jan 22, 2008 1:31 PM CST

Mitt Lets the Dogs Out

Oblivious Romney's comments to African Americans so tone-deaf they're stunning

(Newser) - Mitt Romney’s attempts to make small talk with black voters on Martin Luther King Day were so tone deaf, Slate’s Christopher Beam blogs, that they were less offensive than stunningly clueless. Posing for a photo op with young African Americans, Mitt riffed, “Who let the dogs out?...

Rudy Trails McCain in NY: Poll

Jan 21, 2008 2:09 PM CST

Rudy Trails McCain in NY: Poll

Clinton enjoys African-American support in home state

(Newser) - Onetime favorite Rudy Giuliani lags John McCain in his home state, two polls out today report, in another blow to the ex-New York mayor's sputtering campaign. In a Siena College poll, 36% of New York Republicans support McCain, to Giuliani's 24%, while a WNBC poll put the split at 34%...

Fla. Holds the Key for GOP

Jan 21, 2008 10:43 AM CST

Fla. Holds the Key for GOP

Sunshine State can boost, dash electoral dreams

(Newser) - The Republican field has made a mad dash for wide-open Florida, where Mike Huckabee prays for the Panhandle pious, John McCain hustles veterans, and Rudy Giuliani reminds ex-New Yorkers how much he did for them. The Jan. 29 primary is the first closed contest, meaning McCain can’t rely on...

Rudy Scrambles to
Catch Up in Florida

Jan 20, 2008 9:09 AM CST

Rudy Scrambles to Catch Up in Florida

As rivals edge up in polls, Giuliani's focus on single state is questioned

(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani's strategy of skipping ahead to Florida could still pay off big, or could leave him dead in the Gulf Coast water, reports the Guardian. Giuliani is now pulling out all the stops as he sinks behind John McCain in polls, and the rest of the field joins the...

McCain Wins Tight Race in SC

UPDATED

Jan 19, 2008 9:13 PM CST

McCain Wins Tight Race in SC

He edges Huckabee in nation's first Southern primary

(Newser) - John McCain reclaimed the ever-elusive momentum in the GOP race tonight with a narrow victory over Mike Huckabee in South Carolina, the State reports. McCain got 33% of the vote to Huckabee's 30%. Fred Thompson, for whom South Carolina was a make-or-break state, finished a distant third (16%), just ahead...

'08 Prez Campaigns Going Broke

Jan 19, 2008 3:54 PM CST

'08 Prez Campaigns Going Broke

Early spending saps all coffers ... except Romney's

(Newser) - Despite record fund-raising, top presidential hopefuls in both parties have blown almost all of their cash, the New York Times reports. Efforts to knock out opponents early have cost candidates at least $320 million, or 80% of what they have raised. With Super Tuesday fast approaching, “there is definitely...

Romney Wins Silver State Caucuses

UPDATED

Jan 19, 2008 12:29 PM CST

Romney Wins Silver State Caucuses

Ron Paul takes second place in surprise finish

(Newser) - Mitt Romney won the Nevada Republican caucuses today, the AP reports, his second straight victory. Romney nabbed 51% of the vote with nearly all returns in. In a surprise, Ron Paul (14%) edged past John McCain (13) to take second place. Fred Thompson and Mike Huckabee both got 8%, and...

Giuliani Goes
for Broke
in Fla.

Jan 18, 2008 4:45 PM CST

Giuliani Goes for Broke in Fla.

In run-up to must-win primary, GOP hopeful maxes out time, money

(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani has put every penny toward victory in Florida, hoping to build a dam that rising waters can’t breach. Come Jan. 29, says his campaign chairman, “we'll be the smartest guys in America or the dumbest guys in America.” Giuliani’s been to Florida nearly 30...

Rudy Needs Florida to Take NY

Jan 17, 2008 2:00 PM CST

Rudy Needs Florida to Take NY

Anything but first or a super-close second puts tri-state success in jeopardy

(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani's supporters predict a distant finish in Florida's Jan. 29 primary will cost him in Feb. 5 voting in strongholds New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. A strategy of focusing on Florida while ignoring early states has seen Giuliani plummet in Republican polls. "If he carries Florida, he...

Romney Trims SC Prospects, Eyes Nevada

Jan 17, 2008 12:17 PM CST

Romney Trims SC Prospects, Eyes Nevada

Concedes Palmetto State to McCain, eyes overall delegate count

(Newser) - With polls placing him third in South Carolina's primary Saturday, Mitt Romney is conceding and turning attention to all-but-forgotten Nevada caucuses. Romney says “it doesn’t make a lot of sense to put a few drops” in a GOP bucket that John McCain’s already filled, but Politico says...

Romney Wins Michigan Primary

Jan 15, 2008 8:06 PM CST

Romney Wins Michigan Primary

State's native son gets much-needed victory to salvage campaign

(Newser) - Native son Mitt Romney won the Michigan primary tonight, salvaging his campaign and scrambling the Republican race anew, MSNBC reports. With 99% of returns in, Romney had 39% of the vote, John McCain 30%, and Mike Huckabee 16%. Ron Paul finished a distant fourth, but he had nearly as many...

Candidates Talk Health Care, But Not Their Own

Jan 14, 2008 7:52 PM CST

Candidates Talk Health Care, But Not Their Own

Most GOP hopefuls keep mum on their personal coverage

(Newser) - With health insurance heating up campaign trails, NPR takes a look at how the candidates are covered, and finds not all of them forthcoming. Sitting senators are eligible for a federal plan, which is good but no panacea—packed with co-pays and deductibles. John Edwards reports he and his family...

Rivals Catch Giuliani in Fla.

OPINION

Jan 14, 2008 2:39 PM CST

Rivals Catch Giuliani in Fla.

Come-from-behind strategy looks problematic as 4-way tie develops

(Newser) - The strategy that had Rudy Giuliani waiting until the Jan. 29 Florida primary to make a grand entrance—and then running away with the race—is looking pretty rocky, says Salon blogger Tim Grieve. The New Yorker is now in a virtual four-Republican tie in Florida, says a Quinnipiac poll....

Rudy's Camp Beseeches Donors

Jan 13, 2008 12:16 PM CST

Rudy's Camp Beseeches Donors

Campaign reportedly low on funds after Florida advertising spree

(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani's campaign is urgently requesting funds, the New York Daily News reports, seemingly contradicting the camp’s denials of financial hardship. While staffers are going without paychecks this month—voluntarily, they say—Giuliani’s campaign manager emailed a plea to prospective donors yesterday. “I am asking you to...