memeorandum: Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby Poll: Ahead of Super Tuesday, McCain Dominates … (Zogby)

1:05 PM ET, February 4, 2008

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Paul Steinhauser / CNN:

Poll: Obama erases Clinton's lead — WASHINGTON (CNN) — Democratic Sen. Hillary Clinton is losing ground to Sen. Barack Obama in a national CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll released on the eve of critical Super Tuesday presidential primaries and caucuses. — The two are virtually tied …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, The Campaign Spot, Firedoglake, Wake up America, Spin Cycle, The Carpetbagger Report, The Strata-Sphere, USA Today, Shakespeare's Sister, Talking Points Memo and CBS News

Zogby:

Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby Poll: McCain on a Roll; Clinton, Obama Neck-and-Neck in Key Super Tuesday States — Pollster John Zogby: “The Mac Attack appears ready to launch on Super Tuesday. McCain's leads are commanding, except for in California where Romney leads in Southern California and among women, investors, and voters over 50.

Discussion: Reuters, Raising Kaine, TalkLeft, Buck Naked Politics, The RBC, Daily Kos, ABCNEWS and Gateway Pundit

William Kristol / New York Times:

Dyspepsia on the Right — The prospect of John McCain as the likely Republican presidential nominee has produced a squall of anger on the right. Normally reserved columnists and usually ebullient talk-radio hosts vie to express their disgust with McCain, and their disdain for the Republicans who are about to nominate him.

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Wall Street Journal:

McCain and the Supreme Court — The conservative movement has made enormous gains over the past three decades in restoring constitutional government. The Roberts Supreme Court shows every sign of building on these gains. — Yet the gulf between Democratic and Republican approaches …

Discussion: The Swamp, Patterico's Pontifications, Balkinization, Rachel Lucas and The American Mind

Zogby:

Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby Poll: Ahead of Super Tuesday, McCain Dominates Everywhere Except California; Obama Enjoys a Super Sunday — UTICA, New York - Republican Arizona Sen. John McCain leads in three out of four key Super Tuesday states - winning more than 50% support in New York and New Jersey …

Discussion: Commentary, Redstate, Pajamas Media, Captain's Quarters, Truthdig, Raising Kaine and Pensito Review

John Whitesides / Reuters:

Obama expands lead on Clinton in California — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama opened narrow leads on Hillary Clinton in California and Missouri one day before crucial “Super Tuesday” nominating contests in 24 states, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Monday.

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Real Clear Politics:

OBAMA CLOSES ON CLINTON IN NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY LIKELY VOTER POLLS FIND; McCAIN HAS BIG LEADS IN BOTH STATES — NEW YORK: Clinton 53 - Obama 39; McCain 54 - Romney 22 — NEW JERSEY: Clinton 48 - Obama 43; McCain 52 - Romney 30 — Illinois Sen. Barack Obama …

Paul Kane / Washington Post:
GOP Senators Reassess Views About McCain

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Jason George / The Swamp:

Hillary Clinton cries in Connecticut — NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Sen. Hillary Clinton teared up this morning at an event at the Yale Child Study Center, where she worked while in law school in the early 1970s. — Penn Rhodeen, who was introducing Clinton, began to choke up …

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Jodi Kantor / New York Times:

In Democratic Families, Politics Makes for Estranged Bedfellows — Maria Shriver woke up Sunday morning and decided to surprise the audience at a rally for Barack Obama in Los Angeles, materializing alongside Oprah Winfrey and telling the crowd she was throwing her support behind Senator Obama …

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Mark Z. Barabak / Los Angeles Times:
Maria Shriver endorses Obama

Discussion: Comments from Left Field, Roger L. Simon, Booman Tribune and Tim Blair

Michelle Malkin:
All in the family: Politics and perspective

Discussion: Captain's Quarters

Atrios / Eschaton:

Februrary Fund Drive — Long time readers may remember that it's been about 4 years since I've made a fundraising request, though since then plenty of generous readers have hit the tip jar which has always been much appreciated. — I'm not poor. I'm not asking for charity.

Discussion: Firedoglake

Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Republicans have become the credibility-free party

Discussion: PoliGazette and LiberalLand

Erica Jong / Washington Post:

Hillary vs. the Patriarchy — “Look, the only people for Hillary Clinton are the Democratic establishment and white women,” said Bill Kristol yesterday on Fox News Sunday, one of the many “news” outlets to expose Kristol's reliable sexism. “The Democratic establishment would be crazy …

Discussion: protein wisdom, NO QUARTER, Norwegianity, Shakespeare's Sister and Greatscat!

New York Times:

Leak on Cross-Border Chases From Iraq — WASHINGTON — American military forces in Iraq were authorized to pursue former members of Saddam Hussein's government and terrorists across Iraq's borders into Iran and Syria, according to a classified 2005 document that has been made public by an independent Web site.

Discussion: Early Warning, Commentary and Attytood

New York Times:
U.S. Says It Accidentally Killed 9 Iraqi Civilians

Discussion: The Huffington Post and PBD

David Rogers / The Politico:

Bush unveils new $3.1T budget — President Bush unveiled his new budget for the coming year Monday, a $3.1 trillion spending plan that matches three hallmarks of his presidency: signature tax cuts, an aggressive foreign policy and rapidly growing national debt.

Discussion: New York Times

Martin Crutsinger / Associated Press:
Bush unveils $3.1 trillion spending plan

Discussion: The Swamp, Hullabaloo, FP Passport and Blanton's and Ashton's

Matt Stearns / McClatchy Washington Bureau:

Clinton's ‘35 years of change’ omits most of her career — WASHINGTON — To hear Hillary Clinton talk, she's spent her entire career putting her Yale Law School degree to work for the common good. — She routinely tells voters that she's “been working to bring positive change to people's lives for 35 years.”

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Associated Press:

Romney supporter Santorum questions McCain's ‘temperament’ — MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. - Mitt Romney's campaign is blasting out automated phone calls that feature a recording of former senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania raising questions about John McCain's “temperament” - a hot-button issue that Romney himself has assiduously avoided.

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Ana Marie Cox / Yahoo! News:
The ‘I Hate Romney’ Club

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Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:

HUD Chief Accused of Retaliation — Philadelphia Officials Sue After Land Dispute — Housing Secretary Alphonso Jackson demanded that the Philadelphia Housing Authority transfer a $2 million public property to a developer at a substantial discount, then retaliated against the housing authority …

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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:

Fox Doublecrosses Hillary, McCain — Yesterday morning, I watched with some disbelief as Fox News Sunday managed to get John McCain and Hillary Clinton together for a brief three-way chat with Chris Wallace. Nothing much occurred, but I wondered what would have made either candidate agree …

Discussion: Washington Post and QandO

Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:

In Which I Defend Jimmy Carter — I generally consider Jimmy Carter the worst president and the worst ex-president of the 20th century, and for a number of good reasons. I've written about them often enough not to repeat myself in this post; consider it stipulated.

Discussion: The Corner and American Spectator

Paul Krugman / New York Times:

Clinton, Obama, Insurance — The principal policy division between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama involves health care. It's a division that can seem technical and obscure — and I've read many assertions that only the most wonkish care about the fine print of their proposals.