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James Kirchick / The New Republic:
Angry White Man — The bigoted past of Ron Paul. — If you are a critic of the Bush administration, chances are that, at some point over the past six months, Ron Paul has said something that appealed to you. Paul describes himself as a libertarian, but, since his presidential campaign took off earlier …
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Ron Paul 2008:
Press Releases › Ron Paul Statement on The New Republic Article Regarding Old Newsletters — ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - In response to an article published by The New Republic, Ron Paul issued the following statement: — “The quotations in The New Republic article are not mine …
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The New Republic:
Selections From Ron Paul's Newsletters — The Newsletters: Since at least 1978, Ron Paul has attached his name to a series of newsletters—Ron Paul's Freedom Report, Ron Paul Political Report, The Ron Paul Survival Report, and The Ron Paul Investment Letter—that frequently made outrageous statements:
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Daniel Koffler / Pajamas Media:
RON PAUL BIGOTRY REVOLUTION — A damning New Republic expose on Ron Paul shows the “libertarian” Republican candidate to be a racist, a homophobe and an anti-Semite. Will his diehard supporters continue to defend a man who called Martin Luther King a gay pedophile?
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:
Giuliani Sinks to Fourth in Florida — A new Datamar poll in Florida finds Mike Huckabee leading the Republican presidential primary race with 24% support, followed by Mitt Romney at 20%, Sen. John McCain at 18% and Rudy Giuliani now back in fourth place at 16%. — Two months ago, Giuliani led the GOP race.
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New York Times:
Clinton Stuns Obama; McCain Wins — MANCHESTER, N.H. — Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York rode a wave of female support to victory over Senator Barack Obama in the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday night. In the Republican primary, meanwhile, Senator John McCain of Arizona revived his presidential bid with a Lazarus-like win.
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Maggie Williams to Join Clinton Effort — Even before the polls close in New Hampshire comes word of changes at the top of the Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's (N.Y.) presidential campaign. — Maggie Williams, a longtime Hillary Clinton confidante, is reportedly being brought on to coordinate the campaign's activities.
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Matt Bai / The Caucus:
Escape From Camelot — MANCHESTER, N.H. — It's primary day here in New Hampshire.
Escape From Camelot — MANCHESTER, N.H. — It's primary day here in New Hampshire.
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Hugh Hewitt / Townhall.com:
On To Michigan (and South Carolina, Nevada and Florida and 2/5) — Mitt Romney appeared on the program tonight after his second-place showing in New Hampshire. The transcript is here, and his analysis of how the race was compelling: … Romney's argument blows past the chattering classes working …
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
The Return Of The Bradley Effect? — It's one explanation for the big gap between the final polls and the result: … Tonight is the first primary - not a caucus. People get to vote in a secret ballot - not in front of their largely liberal peers, as in Iowa.
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J-Walking:
Race, Polls, Obama — It now seems pretty clear that virtually all of the late polling on the Democratic side was wrong... very wrong. The last Rasmussen Report had Obama +7 over Clinton. CBS had him +7. USA Today had Obama +13 and CNN +10. — With more than 25% of New Hampshire now reporting Obama is -5.
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Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
HILLARY'S WIN....I have several reasons for being pleased with the results of tonight's Democratic primary: — I've made three electoral predictions so far: that the eventual candidates would be Mitt Romney and Hillary Clinton and that Iowa would turn out not to be as important as everyone thought.
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John McCain / CNN:
Early exit polls: GOP feelings on Bush administration — Which comes closest to your feelings about the Bush administration?: — New Hampshire Republican primary voters — Enthusiastic - 10 percent — Satisfied, but not enthusiastic - 40 percent — Dissatisfied, but not angry - 33 percent
MSNBC:
New Hampshire - Democrats — Results are based on NBC News projections and unofficial returns, and are updated every five minutes. Refresh your browser to see the latest results. Candidate in red indicates the projected winner. To learn more about how NBC News projects winners and how to read NBC's exit polls, click here.
Matthew Yglesias:
How Wrong Were The Polls? — Commenter Brian makes an observation “No one is talking about how the polls actually nailed Obama's number. Obama didn't lose this election. He stayed steady and Hillary surged ahead." That seems to be true. Here's a chart comparing the actual results …
Mike Potemra / The Corner:
Let's Call It a Comeback—and a Black Eye for the MSM — Look, Barack Obama's an impressive guy; I don't know anybody who dislikes him. But I think we should be encouraged that voters can stand up against an emotional 24/7 media Valentine for one candidate, and vote instead for a person …