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Joe Biden

Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. (born 20 November 1942) is an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, Delaware. He is a member of the Democratic Party and the incumbent senior U.S. Senator from Delaware. Biden is currently serving his sixth term and is Delaware's longest-serving Senator. (More at Wikipedia)

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Thank You, Joe and Chris

So a social scientist friend of a colleague here has run some comparisons into the pre-election polls and the actual turnout to see if there were signs of a so-called "black tax" in New Hampshire -- the phenomenon familiar to students of the Harvey... (Read more...)

From: TIME: Swampland | Posted: 2008-01-09 16:49

Open Thread

For general discussion and debate. Most obvious talking point: What the heck happened yesterday in New Hampshire? How do you feel about the outcome? Are you angered by how wrong the pre-primary polls were? How do you feel about McCain's comebac (Read more...)

From: NewsBusters | Posted: 2008-01-09 14:57

First thoughts: Game on

From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, and Domenico MontanaroMANCHESTER, NH -- Yesterday, we noted that second place in New Hampshire could spell trouble (and perhaps be the beginning of the end) for Clinton. So what did (Read more...)

From: First Read | Posted: 2008-01-09 14:12

NH Results (D)

With 96% of precincts reporting, Clinton beat Obama, 39%-36% -- followed by Edwards at 17%, Richardson at 5%, and Kucinich at 1%. The (Read more...)

From: First Read | Posted: 2008-01-09 14:06

NH results (R)

With 96% of precincts reporting, McCain got 37% of the vote, Romney 32%, Huckabee 11%, Giuliani 9%, and Paul 8%. (Read more...)

From: First Read | Posted: 2008-01-09 14:01

More oh-eight (D): What about Bill?

CLINTON: Clinton backers Chuck Schumer, Dianne Feinstein, Maria Cantwell, Bob Menendez, and Sheila Jackson Lee hold a conference reporters with reporters to discuss, as the campaign puts it, Clinton’s “momentum (Read more...)

From: First Read | Posted: 2008-01-09 13:59

Edwards will stay and fight, and you should be glad

I'll keep this short, because you all have more important threads to get back to. No one was more disappointed than I that Iowa did not give John Edwards more of a boost last Thursday. While he is a long-shot for the nomination, I welcome his de (Read more...)

From: Mydd | Posted: 2008-01-09 07:17

NH Primary: Pre-Election Polls Wildly Different Than Results Announced for Clinton/Obama

if (window.document.getElementById('post-5530')) window.document.getElementById('post-5530').parentNode.className += ' adhesive_post';[UPDATED several times at end of article, and still developing with new updates...] I'm not sure why Obama would... (Read more...)

From: The BRAD BLOG | Posted: 2008-01-09 04:49

Wednesday's Letters - Long Beach Press-Telegram

Wednesday's LettersLong Beach Press-Telegram, CA - 26 minutes agoIt disturbs me quite a bit, however, when he says that someone I respect and admire as much as Joe Biden has "condescendingly referred to Barack Obama as … ... (Read more...)

From: Joe Biden blog | Posted: 2008-01-09 04:14

NOT ALL WHOPPERS ARE BURGERS - NewsWithViews.com

NOT ALL WHOPPERS ARE BURGERSNewsWithViews.com, OR - 50 minutes agoPresidential candidate Joe Biden claims to his supporters that, in 1979, he led a delegation of 19 senators who negotiated the START II agreement with … (Read more...)

From: Joe Biden blog | Posted: 2008-01-09 03:50

Clinton, McCain take New Hampshire

News sources are calling the New Hampshire primary for Clinton on the democratic side, and McCain for the republicans. Obama is conceding as I write this. What do folks think? Clinton and Obama are very close, but McCain is preyy far ahead (which... (Read more...)

From: Feministing | Posted: 2008-01-09 03:46

Clinton wins

NBC News reports, in the Democratic primary, Hillary Clinton is the winner -- very narrowly, but she's the winner. Obama is second. Edwards is third. (Read more...)

From: First Read | Posted: 2008-01-09 03:32

The Clinton-Obama gender divide

From NBC’s Domenico MontanaroThere is a real gender divide in this race. Obama leads among men, 42%-30%, and by a similar margin, Clinton leads among women, 47%-34%. This is a (Read more...)

From: First Read | Posted: 2008-01-09 03:00

Clinton camp cautiously optimistic

From NBC/NJ's Athena JonesIt's fair to characterize the Clinton campaign right now as "cautiously optimistic." They think there were two turning points in the last 72 hours -- the ABC debate and that voters realized s (Read more...)

From: First Read | Posted: 2008-01-09 02:33

NH PRIMARY DISINFO ALERT: 'Problems' with Paper Ballots in State Inaccurately Reported by National Mainstream Media!

if (window.document.getElementById('post-5529')) window.document.getElementById('post-5529').parentNode.className += ' adhesive_post';-- Brad Friedman, The BRAD BLOG Our Spidey-sense started tingling before going to bed last night and hearing... (Read more...)

From: The BRAD BLOG | Posted: 2008-01-09 01:42

Sen. Hillary Clinton Press Release: Former Biden State Director - PR NewsChannel (press release)

Sen. Hillary Clinton Press Release: Former Biden State Director …PR NewsChannel (press release), FL - 52 minutes ago"After much consideration of the candidates' electability, experience, and the excitement surrounding... (Read more...)

From: Joe Biden blog | Posted: 2008-01-09 01:33

Remember Obama v. McCain

From NBC's Chris DonovanIf the headlines out of New Hampshire are "Obama, McCain,"  it is interesting to remember the letter McCain sent to Oba (Read more...)

From: First Read | Posted: 2008-01-09 00:08

Clinton supporter invokes JFK assassination

From NBC/NJ's Athena Jones and NBC's Ben WeltmanDOVER, NH -- In yet another reference to Democratic Party icon John F. Kennedy -- we've heard several in recent days (Read more...)

From: First Read | Posted: 2008-01-08 23:27

Fred's in SC, NOT NH

From NBC/NJ's Carrie DannCAMDEN, S.C. -- Tonight, some of his GOP rivals will be pumping arms in glorious victory. Others will be pounding fists in angry defeat. Fred Th (Read more...)

From: First Read | Posted: 2008-01-08 22:10

More on possible Clinton shakeup

From NBC's Andrea MitchellTerry McAuliffe has reached out to several former Clinton aides...partly to reassure worried donors. So far, we know that neither Carville nor Begala (to whom McAuliffe spoke) will come (Read more...)

From: First Read | Posted: 2008-01-08 22:06

Barack Obama's foreign policy problem

Yesterday, I had a conversation with Jennifer Millerwise Dyck, former spokesman for Vice President Cheney and director of public relations for the Central Intelligence Agency. We talked mostly about national security and the Democrats. It is lo (Read more...)

From: Redstate | Posted: 2008-01-08 21:11

McTastic!

Fox News is calling New Hampshire for John McCain. Bill Kristol, very unconvincingly, is attributing both McCain's initial tailspin and his stirring comeback to "the war." (I don't think McCain's support for the war hurt him more than a... (Read more...)

From: Reason Magazine - Hit & Run | Posted: 2008-01-08 20:12

New Hampshire Primary Prediction Thread

I don't see a prediction thread up anywhere, we are slacking. Here it is. Let the world know what the final outcomes will be on the Democratic and Republican sides, the order and percentages. Also, did anyone look back and see who was right on (Read more...)

From: Mydd | Posted: 2008-01-08 18:53

Clinton staff shakeups? Part II...

From NBC's Andrea MitchellStaff and responsibility changes are in the works in the Clinton campaign. Several sources indicate that people will come in and layer several of the prominent staffers (Read more...)

From: First Read | Posted: 2008-01-08 18:43

Obama: I didn't claim to be JFK, MLK

From NBC’s Andy MertenIf you need any indication the Obama campaign feels confident enough going into tonight’s primary, look only at how he responded to (Read more...)

From: First Read | Posted: 2008-01-08 18:15

High turnout as towns seek extra ballots

From NBC/NJ's Mike MemoliThe New Hampshire Secretary of State's office is in the process of locating extra ballots to ship to towns that have expressed concern that supplies are runn (Read more...)

From: First Read | Posted: 2008-01-08 18:10

Huckabee greets supporters

From NBC/NJ's Adam Aigner-TreworgyHuckabee stopped by to greet supporters and voters in Dover, many of whom had been following the governor from stop to stop since this morning in Manchester. He (Read more...)

From: First Read | Posted: 2008-01-08 18:09

50% of diplomats disagree with Iraq war.

The Washington Post reported today that only “18 percent of the U.S. Foreign Service think Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is doing a good job protecting their profession” and 44 percent rate her performance as “poor” or &... (Read more...)

From: Think Progress | Posted: 2008-01-08 18:05

Romney shifts the goal posts

From NBC's Ron AllenMitt Romney hit several polling places early this morning with some early spin before the polls close. After tonight, he expected to have more Republican votes through the primary season than any other candidate. H (Read more...)

From: First Read | Posted: 2008-01-08 18:05

Bill: Iowa, NH too close

From NBC/NJ’s Mike MemoliSEABROOK, NH -- Bill Clinton said this morning that New Hampshire did itself a disservice by setting its primary date so close to the Iowa (Read more...)

From: First Read | Posted: 2008-01-08 17:49

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