Tomorrow’s Outrage, Today: Puerto Rico’s Primary Shuffle
March 18, 2008 | Permalink | 7 Comments
In this campaign, there’s often a piece of news or information that despite being available for a while sits dormant until everyone decides to get outraged about it. Then, everyone discusses how terrible it is for a few days (or weeks) until the desperate search for something begins and then the cycle repeats itself. So, I offer you a possible topic of future outrage: Puerto Rico’s primary shuffle.
On March 6, Puerto Rico’s Democratic party announced that they would be changing their originally scheduled June 6 caucus to a primary scheduled for June 7. Read more
Sphere: Related ContentHoward Dean is Blowing The Election Shofar
March 6, 2008 | Permalink | Leave a Comment
I wrote the following back in October regarding the plan of Howard Dean and the DNC to absolutely bar delegates from Florida and Michigan instead of merely punishing them as Republicans have done:
There’s a lot trends that are making the Democrats really confident going into this election. I’m curious, though, as to if that confidence can or will bubble over into arrogance. The sheer recklessness with which Dean is proceeding is something Republicans have rarely mentioned of late. Why? In the words of Napoleon, “Never interrupt your enemy while they are making a mistake.”
…
Howard Dean is going to rue the day he ignored such a moderate plan; the calendar is only going to get more complicated in coming years, not less, and none of the states cares one bit what Dean takes away from them. Particularly Michigan, where Carl Levin is out to end the dominance of Iowa and New Hampshire.
After Gov. Crist of Florida and Gov. Granholm of Michigan earlier this week sent a joint letter calling for seating of their delegates, Howard Dean and the DNC decided the time was ripe for a response.
And he decided to respond like a 4 year old, blaming everyone but himself. And I mean exactly that, sadly enough. He stated this morning on CBS’ Early Show: Read more
2008 Central’s Campaign Appearance Map of Wisconsin
February 17, 2008 | Permalink | Leave a Comment
View our Google Maps page of campaign appearances that have happened since 2/12 here. Appearances with a dot are those of a candidate; those without a dot are those of a surrogate.
We have not added Sen. Clinton’s appearances for Monday yet; there’s conflicting reports on that, here and here, and when we get official word sometime today we will update the map.
Sphere: Related ContentSuper Tuesday: State And Delegate Overview (Democratic Primaries/Caucuses)
With the upcoming wave of primaries and caucuses on February 5 (also known as Super Tuesday), I figured it would be helpful to provide an overview of these states, talk about what’s at stake and offer other useful information (delegate counts, winner take all or proportional, open or closed primary, etc..).
[Complete Primary/Caucus Calendar]
[Republican Super Tuesday State And Delegate Overview] (coming soon)
A few key terms…
- Open Primary: Voters, regardless of party registration, may vote in either primary.
- Semi-Open: Voters, regardless of party registration, may vote in either primary; however, they must declare which primary they’ll be voting in prior to entering the voting booth.
- Closed: Voters may only vote in the primary for the party that they are affiliated with. Independents/non-affiliated voters are not allowed to participate.
- Semi-Closed: Registered voters many only vote in the primary for the party that they are affiliated with. Independents/non-affiliated voters may participate in the primary of their choosing (in some states these people have to publicly declare which primary they’ll be participating in prior to going into the voting booth, in some states they do not).
- Winner-Take-All: Candidate with the most votes wins all the delegates for that state.
- Proportional Delegate Awarding: The breakdown for this gets a bit complicated and in most circumstances it’s really not necessary to know the specifics. All you really need to know is that the winner of the state doesn’t receive all the delegates, rather, delegates are apportioned based on percentage of vote statewide and within districts.
- Superdelegate: Delegates to nominating convention that are not determined or bound by the results of the states primary/caucus. In short, they can support whom they choose.
California:
- Semi-Closed Primary
- Proportional Delegate Awarding
- Total Delegates: 441
- Proportional By District: 241
- Proportional By State Total: 129
- Superdelegates: 71
- RCP Poll Average:
- Hillary Clinton - 41.3%
- Barack Obama - 38.8%
- Fundraising (Jan 1-Dec 30, 2007):
- Hillary Clinton: $17,250,689
- Barack Obama: $15,101,099
New York:
- Closed Primary
- Proportional Delegate Awarding
- Total Delegates: 281
- Proportional By District: 151
- Proportional By State Total: 81
- Superdelegates: 49
- RCP Poll Average:
- Hillary Clinton - 53.8%
- Barack Obama - 33.5%
- Fundraising (Jan 1-Dec 30, 2007):
- Hillary Clinton: $22,361,239
- Barack Obama: $9,732,384
Illinois:
- Open Primary
- Proportional Delegate Awarding
- Total Delegates: 185
- Proportional By District: 100
- Proportional By State Total: 53
- Superdelegates: 32
- RCP Poll Average:
- Barack Obama: 55.3%
- Hillary Clinton: 23.3%
- Fundraising (Jan 1-Dec 30, 2007):
- Barack Obama: $11,012,161
- Hillary Clinton: 3,813,380
New Jersey:
- Closed Primary
- Proportional Delegate Awarding
- Total Delegates: 127
- Proportional By District: 70
- Proportional By State Total: 37
- Superdelegates: 20
- RCP Poll Average:
- Hillary Clinton: 46.8%
- Barack Obama: 38.8%
- Fundraising (Jan 1-Dec 30, 2007):
- Hillary Clinton: $4,639,464
- Barack Obama: $2,202,974
Massachusetts:
- Closed Primary
- Proportional Delegate Awarding
- Total Delegates: 121
- Proportional By District: 61
- Proportional By State Total: 32
- Superdelegates: 26
- RCP Poll Average:
- Hillary Clinton: 45.0%
- Barack Obama: 27.5%
- Fundraising (Jan 1-Dec 30, 2007):
- Barack Obama: $3,766,766
- Hillary Clinton:$2,762,204
Georgia:
- Open Primary
- Proportional Delegate Awarding
- Total Delegates: 103
- Proportional By District: 57
- Proportional By State Total: 30
- Superdelegates: 16
- RCP Poll Average:
- Barack Obama: 49.8%
- Hillary Clinton: 35.5%
- Fundraising (Jan 1-Dec 30, 2007):
- Barack Obama: $1,320,995
- Hillary Clinton:$1,024,637
Missouri:
- Open Primary
- Proportional Delegate Awarding
- Total Delegates: 88
- Proportional By District: 47
- Proportional By State Total: 25
- Superdelegates: 16
- RCP Poll Average:
- Hillary Clinton: 46.3%
- Barack Obama: 42.7%
- Fundraising (Jan 1-Dec 30, 2007):
- Barack Obama: $781,746
- Hillary Clinton:$728,682
Minnesota:
- Open Caucus
- Proportional Delegate Awarding
- Total Delegates: 88
- Proportional By District: 47
- Proportional By State Total: 25
- Superdelegates: 16
- RCP Poll Data: No Average Available/Sparse Poll Data
- Fundraising (Jan 1-Dec 30, 2007):
- Hillary Clinton: $630,361
- Barack Obama: $613,069
Tennessee:
- Open Primary
- Proportional Delegate Awarding
- Total Delegates: 85
- Proportional By District: 44
- Proportional By State Total: 24
- Superdelegates: 17
- RCP Poll Average:
- Hillary Clinton: 48.0%
- Barack Obama: 30.7%
- Fundraising (Jan 1-Dec 30, 2007):
- Barack Obama: $309,440
- Hillary Clinton:$265,354
Colorado:
- Closed Caucus
- Proportional Delegate Awarding
- Total Delegates: 71
- Proportional (but complex): 55
- Superdelegates: 16
- RCP Poll Data: No Average Available/Sparse Poll Data
- Fundraising (Jan 1-Dec 30, 2007):
- Barack Obama: $1,454,303
- Hillary Clinton: $994,543
Arizona
- Closed Primary
- Proportional Delegate Awarding
- Total Delegates: 67
- Proportional By District (not congressional): 37
- Proportional By State Total: 19
- Superdelegates: 11
- RCP Poll Average:
- Hillary Clinton: 41.7%
- Barack Obama: 35.7%
- Fundraising (Jan 1-Dec 30, 2007):
- Hillary Clinton: $683,222
- Barack Obama: $352,587
Connecticut
- Closed Primary
- Proportional Delegate Awarding
- Total Delegates: 60
- Proportional By District: 31
- Proportional By State Total: 17
- Superdelegates: 12
- RCP Poll Average:
- Hillary Clinton: 41.7%
- Barack Obama: 38.3%
- Fundraising (Jan 1-Dec 30, 2007):
- Barack Obama: $1,970,875
- Hillary Clinton:$1,838,960
Alabama
- Open Primary
- Proportional Delegate Awarding
- Total Delegates: 60
- Proportional By District: 34
- Proportional By State Total: 18
- Superdelegates: 8
- RCP Poll Average:
- Hillary Clinton: 43.5%
- Barack Obama: 42.0%
- Fundraising (Jan 1-Dec 30, 2007):
- Hillary Clinton: $301,177
- Barack Obama: $212,230
Oklahoma
- Closed Primary
- Proportional Delegate Awarding
- Total Delegates: 47
- Proportional By District: 25
- Proportional By State Total: 13
- Superdelegates: 9
- RCP Poll Average: No Average Available/Sparse Poll Data
- Fundraising (Jan 1-Dec 30, 2007):
- Hillary Clinton: $494,879
- Barack Obama: $398,537
Arkansas
- Open Primary
- Proportional Delegate Awarding
- Total Delegates: 47
- Proportional By District: 22
- Proportional By State Total: 13
- Superdelegates: 12
- RCP Poll Average: No Average Available/Sparse Poll Data
- Fundraising (Jan 1-Dec 30, 2007):
- Hillary Clinton: $1,005,953
- Barack Obama: $52,172
Kansas
- Closed Caucus
- Proportional Delegate Awarding
- Total Delegates: 41
- Proportional (but complex): 32
- Superdelegates: 9
- RCP Poll Data: No Average Available/Sparse Poll Data
- Fundraising (Jan 1-Dec 30, 2007):
- Hillary Clinton: $124,724
- Barack Obama: 130,899
New Mexico
- Closed Caucus
- Proportional Delegate Awarding
- Total Delegates: 38
- Proportional (but complex): 26
- Superdelegates: 12
- RCP Poll Average: No Average Available/Sparse Poll Data
- Fundraising (Jan 1-Dec 30, 2007):
- Barack Obama: $149,125
- Hillary Clinton: $106,204
Utah
- Semi-Closed Primary
- Proportional Delegate Awarding
- Total Delegates: 29
- Proportional By District: 15
- Proportional By State Total: 8
- Superdelegates:6
- RCP Poll Average: No Average Available/Sparse Poll Data
- Fundraising (Jan 1-Dec 30, 2007):
- Hillary Clinton:$357,567
- Barack Obama: $264,749
Idaho
- Closed Caucus
- Proportional Delegate Awarding
- Total Delegates: 23
- Proportional (but complex): 18
- Superdelegates: 5
- RCP Poll Average: No Average Available/Sparse Poll Data
- Fundraising (Jan 1-Dec 30, 2007):
- Hillary Clinton: $60,425
- Barack Obama: $58,681
Delaware
- Closed Primary
- Proportional Delegate Awarding
- Total Delegates: 23
- Proportional By District: 10
- Proportional By State Total: 5
- Superdelegates: 8
- RCP Poll Average: No Average Available/Sparse Poll Data
- Fundraising (Jan 1-Dec 30, 2007):
- Hillary Clinton: $110,701
- Barack Obama: $45,149
North Dakota
- Open Caucus
- Proportional Delegate Awarding
- Total Delegates: 21
- Proportional (but complex): 13
- Superdelegates: 8
- RCP Poll Average: No Average Available/Sparse Poll Data
- Fundraising (Jan 1-Dec 30, 2007):
- Barack Obama: $13,428
- Hillary Clinton: $3,695
Alaska
- Closed Caucus
- Proportional Delegate Awarding
- Total Delegates: 18
- Proportional (but complex): 13
- Superdelegates: 5
- RCP Poll Average: No Average Available/Sparse Poll Data
- Fundraising (Jan 1-Dec 30, 2007):
- Barack Obama: $36,262
- Hillary Clinton: $32,417
Weekend Calendar Preview (September 21-23, 2007)
Republicans gather in Michigan over the weekend, but otherwise it’s a fairly regular campaign weekend.
Barack Obama…
- Obama campaigns in Iowa Friday and Saturday.
Bill Richardson…
- Richardson fundraises tonight in New Mexico and takes a weekend off the trail.
Dennis Kucinich…
- Kucinich starts a three day swing through California on Saturday; his trip wraps up with a visit to the Tonight Show on Monday.
Hillary Clinton…
- Clinton has the weekend off until a fundraiser with John Grisham scheduled for Sunday afternoon in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Joe Biden…
- Biden has Iowa visits lined up on Friday.
John Edwards…
- Edwards campaigns in Iowa today, and Elizabeth Edwards campaigns today and tomorrow in New Hampshire.
Duncan Hunter…
- Hunter address the Michigan GOP conference Friday and the Eagle Forum Saturday in St. Louis.
Fred Thompson…
- Thompson addressed the NRA today in Washington, and addresses the Michigan leadership conference tomorrow night - along with John McCain.
John McCain…
- McCain and Thompson both address the leadership conference in Michigan tomorrow night (not together, just sequentially, to clarify). McCain also addressed the NRA today and held a fundraiser in Indianapolis.
Mike Huckabee…
- Huckabee was also scheduled to address the NRA today, and the Michigan conference tomorrow.
Mitt Romney…
- Romney fundraised in Illinois and Indiana today, and in addition to addressing the leadership forum in Michigan tomorrow. Sunday he heads to California to start a week of campaigning and fundraising there.
Ron Paul…
- Paul addresses the Michigan conference tomorrow morning, before fundraising in Chicago later in the day.
Rudy Giuliani…
- Giuliani addressed the Northern Virginia Technology council, the NRA, and then the Michigan leadership conference on Friday.
Sam Brownback…
- Brownback addresses Michigan leadership conference tomorrow morning.
Tom Tancredo…
- Tancredo addresses the Michigan leadership conference tomorrow morning, and has campaign events scheduled for Sunday in New Hampshire.
Visit our up-to-date campaign calendar section for complete schedules.
Sphere: Related ContentWeekend Calendar Preview (September 14-16, 2007)
September 13, 2007 | Permalink | Leave a Comment
It’s the weekend of Democratic Senator Tom Harkin’s steak fry in Iowa, and most of the Democratic candidates will be there. Republicans are also campaigning hard this weekend.
Barack Obama…
- Obama willl attend the steak fry on Sunday.
Bill Richardson…
- Richardson campaigns in Iowa all weekend before attending the steak fry on Sunday.
Chris Dodd…
- Dodd has campaign events scheduled on Saturday in Iowa before attending the steak fry on Sunday.
Dennis Kucinich…
- Kucinich wraps up a four day ‘campaign swing’ to Hawaii.
Hillary Clinton…
- Clinton has a campaign event and fundraiser scheduled with Magic Johnson tomorrow; she is keynoting a NAACP event on Saturday, before also attending the steak fry on Sunday.
Joe Biden…
- Biden campaigns in Iowa this weekend before also attending the steak fry.
John Edwards…
- Edwards is scheduled for the steak fry on Sunday, while Elizabeth Edwards campaigns in Iowa the rest of the weekend.
John McCain…
- McCain wraps up a campaign swing in New Hampshire today before heading to South Carolina on Saturday and Sunday.
Mike Huckabee…
- Huckabee campaigns in Iowa today and fundraises in Florida on Saturday.
Mitt Romney…
- Romney fundraises in Massachusetts today.
Ron Paul…
- Paul campaigns and fundraises in Seattle today, and in Salt Lake City on Saturday.
Rudy Giuliani…
- Giuliani has campaign events scheduled for today in Lousiana and Texas, and attends the Nascar race in New Hampshire on Sunday.
Sam Brownback…
- Brownback campaigns in Iowa tomorrow.
Tom Tancredo…
- Tancredo campaigns in Iowa all weekend.
Visit our up-to-date campaign calendar section for complete schedules.
Sphere: Related ContentWeekend Calendar Preview (August 24-26, 2007)
August 24, 2007 | Permalink | 2 Comments
It’s a slow weekend at the end of August, and the calendar is a bit slow.
Barack Obama…
- Obama campaigns in Tallahassee, FL today and Miami, FL tomorrow. Sunday he spends the morning in New Orleans before heading off to Lexington, KY for a kick off rally that evening.
Bill Richardson…
- Richardson campaigns all weekend in New ampshire, breaking only tomorrow morning to head down to New York to fundraise.
Dennis Kucinich…
- Kucinich spends tomorrow and Sunday in Maine, leading a protest tomorrow in Kennebunkport, and having a breakfast with LGBT members of the community on Sunday
Hillary Clinton…
- Clinton has several fundraisers scheduled this weekend in Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard. Bill Clinton will be making appearances in at least some of the fundraisers.
Joe Biden…
- Biden campaigns through Tuesday morning in Iowa.
John Edwards…
- Edwards and his wife wrap up their bus tour in New Hampshire Sunday. He does break this evening for a fundraiser in Massachusetts.
Fred Thompson…
- Fred Thompson addresses the Midwest Leadership Conference tomorrow.
Mike Huckabee…
- Huckabee fundraises in Indianapolis today before addressing the Midwest Leadership Conference this evening and the Southern Governor’s Association tomorrow. Sunday he has a fundraiser scheduled just outside of DC.
Mitt Romney…
- Romney addresses the Florida Medical Association this morning, and is the keynote speaker to the Midwest Leadership Conference this evening.
Ron Paul…
- Paul has an event scheduled in his district on Sunday to celebrate his birthday.
Rudy Giuliani…
- Giuliani is holding a forum on taxes tomorrow in New Hampshire in which his supporters former Mass. Gov. Paul Cellucci and Steve Forbes will take part.
Visit our up-to-date campaign calendar section for complete schedules.
Sphere: Related ContentChutes and Ladders: Latest on the Moving Michigan Primary
August 21, 2007 | Permalink | Leave a Comment
A crucial vote on moving the Michigan primary up to January 15 is set for tomorrow; Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm has said she will sign it if it passes. This has people a bit riled up in New Hampshire, needless to say.
But it’s unlikely anyone is as riled up as Joe Biden, who issued the following press release today:
Before departing Iowa after a weeklong stay, Senator Joe Biden today issued the following statement regarding the attempt by Michigan to circumvent the primary calendar and move its date to January 15, 2008.
“Powerful interests are trying to change the Democratic nomination for President into a game of Monopoly, replacing the retail politics of Iowa, Nevada and New Hampshire with a process in which the only credential necessary to be President is to be the wealthiest candidate.
Under the current calendar, voters can regularly meet candidates in their homes, town halls and diners. This provides an almost one on one opportunity to hold candidates accountable for their ideas and records for solving the most pressing issues facing this country. The communities of Iowa, Nevada and New Hampshire provide a diverse array of voters and a level playing field for candidates to compete in, as a lead up to the larger states which will decide who the next Democratic nominee will be for President.
I call upon all of my fellow Democratic candidates to reaffirm their support for the retail role Iowa, Nevada and New Hampshire and publicly ask their supporters, such as Democratic Senate Leader Mark Schauer, and Governor Granholm to oppose any attempts to break the Democratic National Committee’s “calendar window” as Republicans did in Florida on behalf of Mitt Romney.”
Suffice to say Biden does not agree with Michigan Sen. Carl Levin, of whom the Concord Monitor said today: “If Sen. Carl Levin is Ahab, the New Hampshire primary is Moby Dick.” The Monitor went on: 
In 1985 at a DNC rules meeting, Levin accused New Hampshire and Iowa of “holding the party hostage” to guarantee “disproportionate” influence in primary season, the Washington Post reported at the time. In 1999, he cited diversity as a problem. “For too long a time, two states who are not particularly representative of the nation have had a stranglehold on the selection of the president,” Levin said.
…..
“New Hampshire has a wonderful slogan: ‘Live free or die.’ Politically commit to New Hampshire or die politically,” he said in May 2005 remarks before the DNC rules committee.
Citing the need to bring more racial and geographic diversity into the nominating process, the DNC ultimately approved a plan that left Iowa first, wedged Nevada’s caucus before New Hampshire’s primary and allowed South Carolina’s primary shortly thereafter. The general nominating window was to open Feb. 5.
But that plan has disintegrated as states have rushed to get ahead. Gardner said from the outset that his obligation is to state law, not to party plans. More than a dozen states have crowded to Feb. 5, nicknamed “Tsunami Tuesday.” Florida has jumped to Jan. 29.
In response, South Carolina’s Republican Party - which prides itself on being first in the South - moved up to Jan. 19. Party Chairman Katon Dawson, who made the announcement with great fanfare at New Hampshire’s State House this month, said Michigan’s move would not change his party’s plans.
The DNC plan is causing madness - Florida and now Michigan will probably risk censure if they keep their dates; if censured, Democrats will anger two likely swing states in the coming election. if not censured, no one will take the DNC threats seriously any more. In between all this, candidates like Biden are clamoring for the mere chance to have a campaign where ad dollars are not the be-all end-all.
As much as the early start to the campaign is truly annoying, it’s as much the states’ fault for scheduling everything so that the race will be over by Feb. 5 as anything. People are going to complain about the campaign starting early … and suddenly on Feb. 5 it will be over.
Weekend Calendar Preview (August 17-19, 2007)
August 17, 2007 | Permalink | Leave a Comment
It’s debate weekend for Democrats in Iowa, and for the third consecutive weekend, if you’re in Iowa, you probably won’t be able to drive to the corner store without seeing a candidate.
Barack Obama
- Obama campaigns in Iowa today and tomorrow, and after the debate Sunday heads up to New Hampshire for two days campaigning.
Bill Richardson
- Richardson campaigns all day in Iowa today and tomorrow before the debate on Sunday. Hopfully he won’t be so exhausted he makes another mistake.
Chris Dodd
- Dodd campaigns in Iowa through Monday.
Dennis Kucinich
- Kucinich talks to Vets for Peace tonight, speaks to workers in Iowa tomorrow.
Hillary Clinton
- Bill Clinton is making a solo appearance for Clinton today in Reno, while she campaigns in Iowa tomorrow before the debate on Sunday.
Joe Biden
- Biden campaigns through Tuesday morning in Iowa.
John Edwards
- Edwards and his wife wrap up a week long bus tour in Iowa on Sunday with one more appearance after the debate. They have a large number of appearances scheduled today and tomorrow in the state.
Fred Thompson
- Fred Thompson is in Iowa today, meeting with potential supporters.
Mike Huckabee
- Huckabee campaigns all weekend in New Hampshire.
Mitt Romney
- Romney fundraises in the Hampstons today, and in Massachusetts tomorrow before campaigning in New Hampshire on Sunday.
Ron Paul
- Paul campaigns Saturday through Monday in New Hampshire.
Rudy Giuliani
- Giuliani campaigns today in New Hampshire.
Sam Brownback
- Brownback campaigns in Iowa today and attends the straw poll tomorrow..
Tom Tancredo
- Tancredo campaigns in New Hampshire this weekend.
Visit our up-to-date campaign calendar section for complete schedules.
Sphere: Related ContentWeekend Calendar Preview (August 10-12, 2007)
August 10, 2007 | Permalink | Leave a Comment
It’s Straw Poll day tomorrow in Ames, Iowa, and most of the Republicans will be there after attending the Iowa State Fair today in Des Moines. Newt Gingrich will also be in attendance this weekend.
Barack Obama
- Obama is in Nevada today for two events, before a parade appearance tomorrow in Chicago. Michelle Obama has a campaign event scheduled on Sunday in Chicago as well.
Bill Richardson
- Richardson fundraises today in Iowa before taking the weekend off.
Chris Dodd
- Dodd and his wife are campaigning today and tomorrow in New Hampshire.
Dennis Kucinich
- Kucinich spends the weekend campaigning and fundraising in California.
Hillary Clinton
- Clinton is in San Francisco this afternoon, and she fundraises tomorrow in Texas and Oklahoma, before returning to the Bay Area Sunday for a appearance in San Jose.
John Edwards
- Edwards has a town hall event in Nevada today, and has a union appearance scheduled in California tomorrow
Duncan Hunter
- Hunter is participating in the straw poll tomorrow.
John McCain
- McCain holds a town hall meetings today and tomorrow in New Hampshire.
Mike Huckabee
- Huckabee attends the Iowa State Fair today and the straw poll tomorrow.
Mitt Romney
- Romney also attends the Iowa State Fair today and the straw poll tomorrow.
Ron Paul
- Paul has a rally scheduled for tonight in Ames, and attends th straw poll tomorrow.
Rudy Giuliani
- Giuliani campaigns and fundrases today in Colorado Springs.
Sam Brownback
- Brownback campaigns in Iowa today and attends the straw poll tomorrow..
Tom Tancredo
- Tancredo also attends the Iowa State Fair today and the straw poll tomorrow.
Tommy Thompson
- Thompson unsurprisingly also attends the Iowa State Fair today and the straw poll tomorrow.
Visit our up-to-date campaign calendar section for complete schedules.
Sphere: Related ContentWeekend Calendar Preview (August 3-5, 2007)
August 3, 2007 | Permalink | 3 Comments
Two big events this weekend. Democratic candidates converge in Chicago for the YearlyKos Convention tomorrow, while Republicans have a debate Sunday morning in Des Moines.
Barack Obama
- Obama addresses YearlyKos tomorrow, before heading to Atlanta for Women’s Awards Dinner for the SCLC. Sunday he has a fundraiser in Utah and a Town Hall Meeting in Nevada.
Bill Richardson
- Richardson campaigns all weekend in Iowa, squeezing in an appearance at YearlyKos tomorrow afternoon.
Chris Dodd
- Dodd’s wife, Jackie Clegg Dodd, will campaign tomorrow and Sunday in Nevada, while Dodd himself appears at YearlyKos tomorrow afternoon.
Dennis Kucinich
- Kucinich will also address the YearlyKos convention.
Hillary Clinton
- Clinton has a slew of fundraisers lined up this weekend in the Hamptons on Long Island. Tomorrow morning she will address the National Organization of Police Organizations and the YearlyKos Convention before heading back to Long Island.
John Edwards
- Edwards also addresses the YearlyKos Convention, before campaigning in Iowa on Sunday.
Mike Gravel
- Gravel is also attending YearlyKos.
Duncan Hunter
- Hunter is participating in the debate this Sunday in Iowa.
John McCain
- McCain holds a town hall meeting Saturday in Iowa, and participates in the debate on Sunday.
Mike Huckabee
- Huckabee campaigns in Iowa today and debates on Sunday.
Mitt Romney
- Romney has some fundraisers scheduled for Maine today, before debating on Sunday morning and campaigning in Iowa the rest of the day.
Ron Paul
- Paul has a campaign event scheduled in Pittsburgh today, before appearing at the debate on Sunday. His son is appearing at an event tomorrow in St. Louis.
Rudy Giuliani
- Giuliani debates on Sunday morning and campaigns in Iowa the rest of the day.
Sam Brownback
- Brownback is also participating in the debate.
Tom Tancredo
- Tancredo has campaign events in Iowa tomorrow and Sunday sandwiched around the debate.
Tommy Thompson
- Thompson also campaigning in Iowa this weekend, along with debating.
Visit our up-to-date campaign calendar section for complete schedules.
Sphere: Related ContentWeekend Calendar Preview
July 27, 2007 | Permalink | Leave a Comment
Some Republicans push in Iowa this weekend, while many Democrats address the Urban League this morning.
Barack Obama
- Obama addresses the urban league today and then campaigns the rest of today and tomorrow morning in Iowa.
Bill Richardson
- Richardson campaigns in New Hampshire today and tomorrow, before fundraising in New York City tomorrow night and Sunday morning.
Chris Dodd
- Dodd’s wife, Jackie Clegg Dodd, will campaign today in New Hampshire, while Dodd himself campaigns today and tomorrow in Iowa following the launch of his health care plan.
Dennis Kucinich
- Kucinich will address the Urban League today, and College Democrats tomorrow.
Hillary Clinton
- Clinton will also address the Urban League forum in St. Louis today, after holding a fundraiser this morning. Later today whe will hold an economic roundtable in West Virginia followed by a fundraiser (or proceeded, I’m not clear on the time of the fundraiser), before addressing the National Beauty Culturists’ League Convention in Fairfax, Virginia tonight. She addresses College Democrats in South Carolina tomorrow morning, before holding a large campaign even in Hilton Head.
John Edwards
- Edwards also addresses the Urban League, while Elizabeth campaigns in New Hampshire today. They both continue the push in New Hampshire the rest of the weekend.
John McCain
- McCain fundraises this morning in New York City.
Mike Huckabee
- Huckabee addresses the American Legislation Executive Council today in Philadelphia before fundraising in Arkansas tomorrow.
Mitt Romney
- Romney again has a full schedule of events today in Iowa, before going to Florida tomorrow while his wife Ann holds a campaign breakfast in Wyoming tomorrow morning.
Ron Paul
- Paul is holding a fundraiser in San Antonio tomorrow night.
Rudy Giuliani
- Giuliani holds a campaign event in Dallas this afternoon.
Sam Brownback
- Brownback and his wife campaign in Iow atoday, and Brownback campaigns there tomorrow as well.
Tom Tancredo
- Tancredo also is campaigning this weekend in Iowa, campaigninging through Monday.
Tommy Thompson
- Thompson also campaigning in Iowa this weekend, continuing his bus tour.
Visit our up-to-date campaign calendar section for complete schedules.
Sphere: Related ContentWeekend Calendar Preview
July 20, 2007 | Permalink | Leave a Comment
Democrats prepare for the debate on Monday in South Carolina with busy schedules, while Republicans keep on plugging along…
Barack Obama
- Obama has a rally and a townhall meeting in New Hampshire this morning, while Michelle Obama opens the Chicago volunteers office of their campaign. Obama addresses the AFSCME convention in Des Moines tomorrow night, and the Counciil of La Raza Sunday in south Florida.
Bill Richardson
- Richardson campaigns in Iowa today, before going to South Carolina on Sunday to campaign before the Monday debate.
Chris Dodd
- Dodd’s wife, Jackie Clegg Dodd, will open a technolog center in Orangeburg, SC on Sunday. Dodd will be in Iowa today, and has announced he will be in New Hampshire this weekend, but does not currently have any details up on his website.
Dennis Kucinich
- Kucinich has an AFL-CIO forum Saturday in Columbus, Ohio.
Hillary Clinton
- Clinton will also address the AFSCME forum in Des Moines tomorrow.
Joe Biden
- Biden campaigns again in Iowa today.
John Edwards
- Edwards has a relatively calm weekend for him. Elizabeth Edwards has a fundraiser tonight in Oklahoma City, and John Edwards gives a speech to Louisiana democrats on Sunday night.
Mike Huckabee
- Huckabee gives a speech in Las Vegas tomorrow before fundraising in Texas.
Mitt Romney
- Romney has a full schedule of events today and tomorrow in Iowa, before going to New Hampshire on Sunday..
Ron Paul
- Paul is in South Carolina tomorrow, eating lunch with state GOP and then holding a rally.
Rudy Giuliani
- Giuliani is speaking to firefighters in South Carolina today and holding a “Inaugural Retreat” for fundraisers in New York tomorrow.
Sam Brownback
- Brownback spends today in Iowa wrapping up a campaign swing.
Tom Tancredo
- Tancredo also is campaigning this weekend in Iowa, wrapping up a couple days of campaigning.
Visit our up-to-date campaign calendar section for complete schedules.
Sphere: Related ContentWeekend Calendar Preview
July 13, 2007 | Permalink | Leave a Comment
Candidates are back out on the trail this weekend, with a renewed focus on Nevada on the Democratic side, where Clinton really is dominating in polls so far. Most of the Democratic candidates, additionally, are addressing trial lawyers the American Association of Justice this Sunday in Chicago.
Barack Obama
- Obama has a house party in Las Vegas today, campaigns in Iowa tomorrow, and gives a speech on violence Sunday morning in Chicago.
Bill Richardson
- Richardson is in Nevada this afternoon, and Utah tonight for that state’s Jefferson-Jackson dinner, before giving another speech late tonight in LA. He fundraises Saturday in New Mexico before going to Chicago on Sunday.
Chris Dodd
- Dodd campaigns in Nevada today, and address the state Democratic convention in Utah tomorrow, before heading to New Hampshire for two days of campaigning there.
Hillary Clinton
- Clinton is in New Hampshire campaigning with her husband today, whoever he is. She cancelled campaign events tomorrow in New Hampshire to attend funeral services for Lady Bird Johnson before travelling to Chicago on Sunday.
Joe Biden
- Biden is in Iowa today and tomorrow campaigning before heading to Chicago on Sunday.
John Edwards
- Edwards campaigns aggressively in Iowa the next two days (and by that, I mean holds a lot of community meetings - he and Romney’s pace while campaigning in Iowa is fascinating compared to anyone else in the field). He travels to Chicago on Sunday before starting his poverty tour in New Orleans on Sunday night.
John McCain
- McCain returns to the campaign trail, giving a speech on Iraq today in New Hampshire before holding a town hall meeting tomorrow morning, also in New Hampshire.
Mike Huckabee
- Huckabee campaigns all weekend in Iowa in anticipation of the straw poll now less than a month away.
Ron Paul
- Paul is in northern California this weekend, addressing Google employees today and holding a rally tomorrow.
Sam Brownback
- Brownback addresses young Republicans today in Virginia before campaigning in Iowa the rest of the weekend. His campaign is also sponsoring a tour by the brother of Terri Schiavo and a former Sudanese slave this weekend in Iowa.
Tom Tancredo
- Tancredo also is campaigning this weekend in Iowa.
Tommy Thompson
- Tommy Thompson finishes off the first leg of his bus tour in Iowa, where he has been all week long.
Visit our up-to-date campaign calendar section for complete schedules.
Sphere: Related ContentWeekend Calendar Preview
July 6, 2007 | Permalink | Leave a Comment
After the hectic fundraising push at the end of June, this is definitely a far calmer weekend for campaigning.
Bill Richardson
Chris Dodd
Dennis Kucinich
Hillary Clinton
Joe Biden
John Edwards
Duncan Hunter
Mike Huckabee
Mitt Romney
Ron Paul
Rudy Guiliani
Tommy Thompson
Holiday Calendar Preview
July 2, 2007 | Permalink | 4 Comments
It’s the Fourth of July this week, and most candidates are going to be out and about. Here’s a quick preview of campaign plans and other notable activity planned for the Fourth:
Barack Obama
Bill Richardson
Chris Dodd
Hillary Clinton
Joe Biden
Duncan Hunter
John McCain
Mike Huckabee
Mitt Romney
Sam Brownback
Of course, we here at 2008 Central wish you a happy holiday as well.