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John McCain - Foreign - Military - Intelligence - Economic - Religious - Torture - Media - Politician - Mitt Romney - John Hagee - US - 2008 Election - "McCAIN'S CRED." ... "Foreign policy cred lets him [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate John McCain] get away with wild howlers on foreign policy. Fiscal integrity cred lets him get away with outlandishly irresponsible economic plans. Anti-lobbyist cred lets him get away with pandering to lobbyists. Campaign finance reform cred lets him get away with gaming the campaign finance system. Straight talking cred lets him get away with brutally slandering [former 2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate] Mitt Romney in the closing days of the Republican primary. Maverick uprightness cred allows him to get away with begging for endorsements from extremist religious leaders like John Hagee. "Man of conviction" cred allows him to get away with transparent flip-flopping so egregious it would make any other politician a laughingstock. Anti-torture cred allows him to get away with supporting torture as long as only the CIA [Central Intelligence Agency] does it." ... "Remind me again: where does all this cred come from? And what window do Democrats go to to get the same treatment the press gives McCain?" -By Kevin Drum -WashingtonMonthly.com

Mitt Romney - 2008 Election - History - Politics - "Romney spent $42.3m of own money." ... "Before abandoning his bid to become president, [former 2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate] Mitt Romney put in at least $42.3 million of his own money, a big chunk of the $97 million he spent on the campaign." ... "The former Massachusetts governor's total self-financing puts him ahead of Steve Forbes, the publisher who spent $38 million on his unsuccessful run for the GOP [GOP=Grand Old Party=Republican] nomination in 1996, but shy of the $63.5 million that H. Ross Perot spent on his 1992 third-party presidential campaign." ... "Romney's total loan also equates to about $167,000 for each of the 253 delegates he won before suspending his campaign. By suspending his bid, Romney, who made an estimated $250 million as a venture capitalist, can keep raising money to possibly pay himself back." ... "Romney also reported raising $9.7 million last month, bringing his campaign total to $63.6 million." -BostonGlobe

Mike Huckabee - John McCain - Ron Paul - Mitt Romney - Washington_State - Arizona - Arkansas - Texas - Massachusetts - 2008 Election - "Huckabee won't concede state; GOP resuming delegate count." ... "According to the Saturday tally [in Washington State], [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate and Senator from] Arizona Sen. John McCain won about 26 percent of delegates, [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate and] former Arkansas Gov. [Governer] Huckabee won 24 percent, [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate and Representative from] Texas Rep. Ron Paul finished with 21 percent, and [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate and] former Massachusetts Gov. [Governer] Mitt Romney, who has dropped out of the race, got 17 percent." ... "Pastor Joseph Fuiten of Bothell [Washington], who's heading Huckabee's volunteer effort in the state, said three Huckabee supporters in Pierce County [Washington] reported voting irregularities on Saturday." ... "Fuiten said one woman reported that she and a Ron Paul supporter were told that they wouldn't be allowed to run for alternative delegate positions — and that no actual vote was taken at the caucus. Instead, Fuiten said the woman reported that the caucus leaders simply tallied up the sign-in sheets to get the results." ... ""Counting is not so much the issue, so much as it is a concern about disenfranchisement," Fuiten said." ... "Paul's campaign is also not conceding the state." -By Janet I. Tu -SeattleTimes

John McCain - Mitt Romney - Money - Immigration - Ethanol - Religious - Abortion - Law - Fla - 2008 Election - Media - "Dancing With GOP Stars: McCain, Romney Do Flip-Flop Waltz." ... "The record shows that [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt] Romney and [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate John] McCain have both changed their positions on taxes, immigration and other issues that are important to GOP [GOP=Grand Old Party=Republican] voters. Romney's changes have garnered more attention, raising questions about his core convictions, but McCain has changed his stances more often than he is usually prepared to admit." ... "Speaking in Jacksonville, Fla. [Florida], McCain sarcastically praised Romney: "He's consistently taken both sides of any major issue. He has consistently flip-flopped on every issue."" ... "Romney shot back that McCain was "against the Bush tax cuts" but "now he's for making them permanent." And "he was for McCain-Kennedy" immigration reform, Romney continued. "Now he's for a new program on immigration. He's changed his view on issue after issue. He was against ethanol, then for it, then against it again."" ... "Romney supporters argue that McCain's flip-flops have largely been under the public radar because they conflict with the "straight shooter" narrative that they say has been accepted and promoted by the media. McCain has altered his position on such issues as taxes, immigration, the religious right, Roe v. Wade [the Supreme Court case legalizing abortion] and ethanol." ... "The senator has sought to disguise his flip-flop on the [Republican President] Bush tax cuts by arguing that the main reason he opposed them was that they were not accompanied by cuts in government spending. This was not the explanation he gave at the time, however. In a May 2001 speech on the Senate floor, he said he could not "in good conscience support a tax cut in which so many of the benefits go to the most fortunate among us, at the expense of middle-class Americans who most need tax relief."" -By Michael Dobbs -WashingtonPost

Mitt Romney - John McCain - US - Iraq - Military - History - 2008 Election - "Romney accuses McCain of using Nixon tactic on Iraq." ... "[2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate] Mitt Romney accused Republican [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate] rival John McCain of adopting underhanded tactics from [Republican President] Richard Nixon, the GOP [GOP=Grand Old Party=Republican] president who resigned in disgrace." ... ""I don't think I want to see our party go back to that kind of campaigning," Mr. Romney said in his most pointed rebuttal yet to front-runner Mr. McCain's claim that the former Massachusetts governor favors a timetable for withdrawing troops from Iraq. Mr. Romney denies this charge, and most media analyses have concluded that Mr. Romney wasn't using "timetable" in the same way Democratic candidates have." -AP via -DallasNews.com
Mitt Romney - John McCain - Rudy Giuliani - US - Iraq - Military - 2008 Election - Massachusetts - Florida - Arizona - New York - Florida - "Romney Accuses McCain of 'Dirty Tricks': Romney Accuses McCain of Resorting to 'Dirty Tricks' Over Iraq Timetable Issue in Debate." ... "Republican [2008 Election Presidential Candidate] Mitt Romney accused [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate] John McCain of using dirty tricks by suggesting the former Massachusetts governor wanted a deadline for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq, in a spirited debate Wednesday night that underscored the intensity of their presidential rivalry." ... "Coming 24 hours after McCain defeated him in Florida, Romney vented his frustrations over the Arizona senator's claims from last weekend." ... ""I have never, ever supported a specific timetable" for withdrawing troops, Romney said. McCain's accusation on the eve of Tuesday's primary, he said, "sort of falls into the dirty tricks that I think [Republican President] Ronald Reagan would have found reprehensible."" ... "Former New York City [New York] Mayor Rudy Giuliani left the race earlier Wednesday [after losing Florida to McCain]] and endorsed McCain." (1, 2, 3) -By Liz Sidoti -AP via -ABCNEWS.com

Mitt Romney - John McCain - Economy - US - Iraq - Military - 2008 Election - Florida - Massachusetts - Arizona - "Romney Slams McCain On Economy, Climate Bill." ... "After predicting a Florida victory in front of a raucous, heavily Latino crowd, [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate] Mitt Romney told members of the media that [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate] John McCain’s interpretation of Romney’s past remarks on Iraq timetables were “obviously false” and “yesterday’s news.” The former Massachusetts governor then changed the subject by rehashing some of McCain’s past comments, which seemed to disparage the Arizona senator’s own understanding of economic policy." ... "“I simply don’t think that the people of Florida are gonna say the nominee of our party ought to be a person who on more than one occasion has expressed lack of understanding of our economy at a time when the economy is the number one issue that people are talking about here in the state of Florida,” Romney said." -By Scott Conroy -CBSNews

Mitt Romney - John McCain - US - Iraq - Military - 2008 Election - Florida - Arizona - Massachusetts - "Republican Candidates Trade Attacks in Florida." ... "[2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate and Arizona Senator] Sen. John McCain of Arizona accused [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate and] former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney of having once supported a U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq, sparking an angry demand for an apology from Romney, who called the statement "dishonest."" ... "Romney, who said in April the military should consider a "private timetable" but not public deadlines, shot back: "That's dishonest, to say that I have a specific date. That's simply wrong . . . I know he's trying desperately to change the topic from the economy and trying to get back to Iraq, but to say something that's not accurate is simply wrong and he knows better."" ... "Later, Romney added that McCain's comment on Iraq is "simply wrong and it's dishonest, and he should apologize."" (1, 2) -By Michael D. Shear and Juliet Eilperin -WashingtonPost

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Mitt Romney - Politics - Massachusetts - New Hampshire - Nevada - South Carolina - 2008 Election - "More than a dozen lobbyists working to raise money for Romney." ... "Former Bay State Gov. [Massachusetts Republican Governor and 2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate] Mitt Romney, who has cast himself as a Washington outsider and blasted his opponents’ ties to lobbyists, has more than a dozen federally registered lobbyists raising money for him and several others advising his campaign, records show." ... "At a Nashua event the day before the New Hampshire primary, Romney said, “I don’t have years and years of favors to repay, lobbyists who have raised all sorts of money for me.”" ... "But at least 13 lobbyists work as so-called bundlers - those responsible for prodding deep-pocketed donors and generating vast sums of money for the candidate - according to records compiled by nonprofit Washington watchdog Public Citizen." ... "Romney, who faces a critical doubleheader in South Carolina and Nevada today, got into a tussle Thursday with an Associated Press reporter over the issue. “I don’t have lobbyists running my campaign,” Romney remarked. “I don’t have lobbyists that are tied to my . . .” The reporter interrupted him saying, “That is not true,” and naming [lobbyist Ronald C.] Kaufman, which provoked a tense exchange." -By Jessica Van Sack -BostonHerald.com
Duncan Hunter - Mitt Romney - Fred Thompson - California - Nevada - Wyoming - Massachusetts - Tennessee - 2008 Election - "Poor Showings Push GOP’s Hunter to Quit White House Bid." ... "California [Republican Representative and 2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate] Rep. Duncan Hunter dropped his longshot bid for the Republican presidential nomination Saturday night after drawing minimal support in the contests so far — including Nevada’s GOP caucuses, in which he took just 2 percent of the vote." ... "Hunter did win one delegate in Wyoming’s Republican county conventions on Jan. 5, where former Massachusetts Gov. [Governor and 2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate] Mitt Romney won eight and ex-Tennessee Sen. [Senator and 2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate] Fred Thompson won three." -By Marie Horrigan -CQPolitics.com

Mitt Romney - Money - Politics - Health-Care - 2008 Election - "Mitt Romney's Lobbyist Connections." ... "In a tense exchange with an AP reporter on Thursday, Mitt Romney insisted that even though a registered lobbyist is one of his senior advisers, lobbyists do not "run" his campaign." ... "The claim is part of Romney's new self-styled outsider message: lobbyists are part of a broken Washington system and Romney has nothing to do with them." ... ""My campaign is not based on Washington lobbyists," Romney said. "I haven't been in Washington. I don't have lobbyists at my elbow that are arguing for one industry or another industry and I do not have favors I have to repay to people who have been in Washington for years."" ... "The truth is that Romney is tied closely with many lobbyists. The AP reporter Romney exchanged sharp words with later reported that several Romney aides and advisers are lobbyists. Additionally, as the Nation first reported, Romney has accepted the second most money from lobbyists of any Republican presidential candidate, and has received the most endorsements from lobbyists." ... "The lobbyists who have endorsed Romney have represented, in 2007 alone, nearly every part of the health care and financial services industries, the NRA, members of the tobacco industry, and gambling interests." ... "In fact, nearly every lobbyist who has endorsed Romney is peddling influence for the health care industry." -By Jonathan Stein -MotherJones.com

John McCain - Mitt Romney - Mike Huckabee - Rudy Giuliani - Ron Paul - Fred Thompson - New Hampshire - 2008 Election - "McCain Stages "Lazarus-Like" Comeback In New Hampshire." ... "While most analysts remain unsure of its effect on the race for the GOP nomination, John McCain's victory in New Hampshire is being hailed as an remarkable comeback for a campaign that had been given up for dead last summer. The Chicago Tribune reports McCain "won with 37 percent compared to 32 percent for Romney, who was forced to re-examine his candidacy, which was premised on winning Iowa and New Hampshire to create a national juggernaut." Mike Huckabee placed 3rd with 11%, followed by Rudy Giuliani, 9%; Ron Paul, 8%; and Fred Thompson, 1%." ... "USA Today reports "political analyst Charles Cook called McCain's victory 'the greatest comeback since Lazarus,'" and "attributes it to 'an enormous vacuum in the Republican Party.'" Using the same metaphor, the New York Times reports McCain "revived his presidential bid with a Lazarus-like victory." The Times adds that "to cheers of 'Mac is back,' Mr. McCain told supporters last night: 'My friends, you know I'm past the age when I can claim the noun "kid," no matter what adjective precedes it. But tonight, we sure showed them what a comeback looks like.'"" -USNews.com

John McCain - Mitt Romney - New Hampshire - Arizona - Massachusetts - 2008 Election - "Schneider: Bush has clear effect." ... "Roughly half of [New Hampshire] Republican primary voters had a negative opinion of the [Republican President] Bush administration, and those voters significantly went for [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate and] Arizona Sen. [Senator] John McCain by nearly a 2-to-1 margin. Of the GOP voters who said they had a positive opinion of the Bush administration, 37 percent voted for [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate and] former Massachusetts Gov. [Governor] Mitt Romney." -By Bill Schneider -CNN

Mitt Romney - Bain Capital - US - China - Military - Intelligence - Telecommunications - Manufacturing - Computer - Networking - Hackers - Technology - Corporation - Government - Lawmakers - Politics - Mass - California - India - 2008 Election - "Telecom Firm in China Sets Sights on U.S. Market: Ownership, Tactics Raise Security Issues." ... "From a fortress-like corporate campus in this southern city [of Shenzen, China], retired army officer Ren Zhengfei is building one of China's most successful experiments in capitalism. A mammoth operation with 70,000 employees and strong backing from the state, Huawei Technologies brags that its goal is to dominate telecommunications equipment markets all over the world." ... "Its current focus: America." ... "Three months ago, Huawei teamed up with Bain Capital Partners [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney's venture capital firm] in a $2.2 billion takeover bid for U.S. [United States] networking pioneer 3Com Corp. [Corporation], a Marlborough, Mass. [Massachusetts], company that makes systems to protect against computer hackers." ... "Fueling [American] lawmakers' unease about the Huawei deal is that no one knows exactly who owns it. Technically, Huawei is a private venture, not state-owned. But the company won't reveal information about its shareholders except to say it's "100 percent employee-owned," with its chief executive owning 1 percent." ... "Research organization Rand Corp. said that Huawei has "deep ties" with the Chinese military. It is not only a customer of Huawei's, Rand said in an analysis prepared for the U.S. government, but also was a "political patron and research and development partner."" ... "The United States is not the only place where Huawei's operations have triggered national security concerns. In India, where Huawei operates its largest research and development facility outside of China, the company's efforts to build a manufacturing base have raised concerns among the country's intelligence agencies." ... "In a note circulated at a meeting of India's joint intelligence committee on Nov. [November] 8, Huawei is listed as a "sectoral threat."" ... "Huawei's approach to leadership and innovation is in some ways the antithesis of its Silicon Valley competitors. While California's high-tech giants pride themselves on their flat management structure, in which chief executives sit down next to engineers to brainstorm and allow their scientists and engineers the freedom to think big thoughts, Huawei is known for its military-style approach." (1, 2) -By Ariana Eunjung Cha with contributions by Wu Meng and Rama Lakshmi -WashingtonPost

Obama - Edwards - Clinton - Huckabee - Romney - McCain - Thompson - Iowa - 2008 Election - Media - "Iowa....Once Again Shaping A New Political Reality." ... "Let's put things in perspective." ... "[2008 Election Democratic Presidential Candidate] Barack Obama just won 18 delegates to the Democratic Party's national nominating convention. A total of 2025 are needed to become the party's presidential nominee. [2008 Election Democratic Presidential Candidate] John Edwards just won 17 delegates. [2008 Election Democratic Presidential Candidate] Hillary Clinton won 16." ... "On the Republican side, if Iowa apportions according to yesterday's vote, [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate] Mike Huckabee will get 14 delegates. [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate] Mitt Romney will get 10. [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidates] John McCain and Fred Thompson will get 5 each. A total of 1191 delegates are needed to win the Republican presidential nomination." ... "The way people get nominated for president is to win the majority of delegate votes at national conventions. Measured against the number of delegate votes needed, what happened yesterday was a small blip on the scoreboard. Obama won 2 more delegates than Clinton. Huckabee won 4 more than Romney." ... "But Iowa happens to be in the center ring of a gigantic media circus. And so it becomes the main act, well beyond what all rationality and common sense would dictate." -By Joe Rothstein -EinNews.com
Mike Huckabee - Mitt Romney - John McCain - Iowa - New Hampshire - Religion - Money - 2008 Election - "Huckabee sweeps Iowa in big upset GOP victory." ... "Buoyed by a wave of Christian conservative support, [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate] Mike Huckabee pulled off a major upset victory here yesterday, forcing one-time Iowa front-runner [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate] Mitt Romney into a do-or-die contest against [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate] John McCain in New Hampshire in just four days." ... "The Huckabee win is also a major setback for Romney, who far outspent and out-advertised Huckabee in this key first presidential contest, and a boost for McCain, whose positive finish only helps his chances of pulling out a win in New Hampshire." ... ""Most of the pundits said when you are outspent at least 15 to 1 it's impossible to win the election," said a jubilant Huckabee. "Tonight we proved that American politics is still in the hands of ordinary people like you."" ... "Romney, who spent an estimated $7 million on ads here, the most of any Republican, came under criticism by Huckabee and McCain for running what they considered negative ads about them and their pasts." ... ""I think the lesson of this election in Iowa is, one, you can't buy an election, and two, that negative campaigns don't work," said McCain in New Hampshire. "They don't work there and they don't work here in New Hampshire."" (1, 2) -By Tom Brune and Letta Tayler -Newsday.com

2008 Election

Money Spent by 2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidates as reported by FEC.gov through 9/30/2007.

Romney
Spent: $52,354,735

Giuliani
Spent: $30,095,792

McCain
Spent: $27,899,349

Thompson
Spent: $5,606,451

Paul
Spent: $2,786,056

Hunter
Spent: $1,744,427

Huckabee
Spent: $1,692,112

[Money spent is likely underreported as it doesn't include the most recent expenditures by Candidates].

Mike Huckabee - Mitt Romney - Iowa - Television - Ads - Crime - Money - Illegal - Immigrants - Colleges - Abortion - Health-Care - Arkansas - Massachusetts - 2008 Election - "Huckabee: Romney running 'dishonest' campaign." ... "Former Arkansas [Governor and 2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate] Gov. Mike Huckabee blasted Republican presidential rival [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate] Mitt Romney as running a "desperate and dishonest" campaign and predicted the former Massachusetts governor won't be the Republican nominee." ... "Romney has been blasting Huckabee's record on crime and taxes as governor of Arkansas in [Iowa] television ads in the last days of the race." ... "Asked on Monday on CNN's "American Morning" why he felt the need to respond to Romney's attacks, Huckabee said, "I think a lot of people are deceived, and you have to ask do people want to elect a president who has been dishonest in order to get the job and said things about his opponents that simply aren't true?"" ... "With the two men locked in a statistical dead heat atop the latest Iowa polls, Romney has been airing television ads criticizing Huckabee for raising state spending, backing in-state tuition for illegal immigrants at state colleges and granting more than 1,000 pardons and commutations." ... "Huckabee has said the claims are taken out of context, and hit back by questioning the sincerity of Romney's opposition to abortion -- which was covered by the state health care program Romney pushed through in Massachusetts." -CNN

John Edwards - Mike Huckabee - Hillary Clinton - Barack Obama- Mitt Romney - Money - Religion - People - US - Iraq - Military - Iowa - 2008 Election - Poll - "Iowa: Edwards surges, Huckabees bubble bursts." ... "[2008 Election Democratic Presidential Candidate] John Edwards has clawed his way into contention to win Iowa's caucuses on Thursday in the first vote for the Democratic presidential nomination, gaining strength even as rivals [2008 Election Democratic Presidential Candidate] Hillary Clinton and [2008 Election Democratic Presidential Candidate] Barack Obama have lost ground, according to a new McClatchy-MSNBC poll." ... "At the same time, [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate] Mitt Romney has regained the lead among Iowa Republicans as [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate] Mike Huckabee has lost momentum and support, even among the evangelical Christians who had propelled him into the top spot just weeks ago." ... "If all second-tier Democratic candidates fall short [in Iowa’s Democratic caucuses] and their supporters switch to other candidates, Edwards gains the most, rolling up a clear lead at 33 percent to 26 percent each for Clinton and Obama." ... "Edwards, pushing a people-versus-the powerful message, owes his gains to voters looking for a general election winner, someone who agrees with them on the issues, and those who rank Iraq their top concern." -By Steven Thomma -McClatchyDC.com
Mitt Romney - Mike Huckabee - John McCain - Iowa - Television - Ads - 2008 Election - New Hampshire - Arizona - Illegal - Immigrants - "Romney, Huckabee attack each other in Iowa." ... "[2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate] Mitt Romney's blistering ads criticizing [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate] Mike Huckabee and [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate] John McCain drew sharp rebukes from their targets and wary responses from voters Saturday, as candidates barnstormed Iowa five days before the nation's first presidential voting takes place in caucuses here." ... "Romney launched a new one against McCain in New Hampshire on Saturday." ... ""McCain championed a bill to let every illegal immigrant stay in American permanently," the 30-second TV spot says. "He even voted to allow illegal immigrants to collect Social Security."" ... "The tone was similar to one Romney rolled out Friday in Iowa against Huckabee." ... ""Soft on government spending," the ad charges. "His foreign policy? 'Ludicrous,' says Condoleezza Rice." ... "Huckabee fought back Saturday." ... ""Every time you turn on your television you're going to see all the terrible things my opponents said I did," he told hundreds crowded into a restaurant in Indianola [Iowa]. "Mitt Romney's not only attacking me. He's now attacked John McCain, he's attacked Rudy Giuliani, he's attacked everybody. He's not telling people why he ought to be president."" ... "McCain, the Arizona senator, dismissed Romney's charges and called him "a phony."" -By David Lightman with contributions by Jim Morrill -McClatchyDC.com

John McCain - Mitt Romney - Politics - Abortion - Immigration - New Hampshire - 2008 Election - "The Romney backlash: Conservatives are coming home." ... "[New Hampshire] Granite Staters want a candidate who will look them in the eye and tell them the truth. [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate] John McCain has done that day in and day out, never wavering, never faltering, never pandering." ... "[2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate] Mitt Romney has not. He has spoken his lines well, but the people can sense that the words are memorized, not heartfelt." ... "Last week Romney was reduced to debating what the meaning of "saw" is. It was only the latest in a string of demonstrably false claims -- he'd been a hunter "pretty much" all his life, he'd had the NRA's endorsement, he marched with Martin Luther King, Jr. -- that call into question the veracity of his justifications for switching sides on immigration, abortion, taxes and his affection for Ronald Reagan." ... "In this primary, the more Mitt Romney speaks, the less believable he becomes. That is why Granite Staters who have listened attentively are now returning to John McCain. They might not agree with McCain on everything, as we don't, but like us, they judge him to be a man of integrity and conviction, a man who won't sell them out, who won't break his promises, and who won't lie to get elected." -UnionLeader.com

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