Wisconsin’s Feb. 19 Primaries Q and A – Post No. 021808-5

1. Why is Wisconsin significant in the presidential nominating process?
Wisconsin is a state with a reputation for breaking hearts. As John Nichols of the Madison Capital Times newspaper pointed out in a recent article, disappointing finishes in Wisconsin – one of the earliest states to adopt the primary to determine presidential preferences – have scuttled [...]

President’s Day 08′:Majority Still Favors Timetable for Troop Withdrawal – Post No. 021808-4

Roughly one year after the United States began increasing the number of troops it has in Iraq, Americans give the “surge” their most positive assessment to date. Nevertheless, basic attitudes about the war are largely unchanged, including views about setting a timetable for U.S. troop withdrawal. The majority of Americans continue to favor a timetable [...]

President’s Day 08′: Ticket Building The Hard Way – Post No. 021808-3

By Shawn Zeller
Some Democrats hunger for a “dream ticket” of Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton to maximize their chances of winning the presidency this fall, while many Republicans think a team of their remaining front-runners, John McCain and Mike Huckabee, might unite their party and allow it to hold the White House. If history [...]

President’s Day 08′: EVEN IN TEXAS: ADVANTAGE OBAMA – Post No. 021808-2

By Dick Morris And Eileen McGann
While polls still show Hillary leading Obama in Texas and also in Ohio, her lead will likely fade and likely disappear by the time their primaries are held two weeks hence.
If Obama wins in Wisconsin, he’ll probably also carry Ohio, a state with very similar demographics. Neither state has much [...]

President’s Day 08′: Why Being the GOP’s No. 2 Isn’t So Bad – Post No. 021808-1

By Shankar Vedantam
Through much of the Republican presidential primary, Sen. John McCain and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney could barely restrain their contempt for each other. During one Republican debate in New Hampshire in early January, McCain landed a zinger that summed up Romney’s opportunistic positions on various issues: “I just want to say to [...]