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Blanche Lincoln's Prospects for Re-Election Look Dim in Arkansas Senate Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyIf four-term Republican Rep. John Boozman decided to jump in the race against Arkansas Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln, as he has hinted, he would be leading her by a commanding 56 percent to 33 percent margin, according to a Public Policy Polling survey conducted Jan. 29-31. Eleven percent are undecided. Lincoln also trails GOP state Sen. Gilbert Baker, who is an announced candidate. Baker leads her 50 percent to 35 percent with 15 percent undecided. Fifty-seven percent of voters say Lincoln should not run for re-election compared to 33 percent who support her for another term, with 10 ...
Obama Denies Rebuking Clark
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyAt a press availability today, Sen. Barack Obama denied that he had repudiated General Wesley Clark's comments about Sen. John McCain's military service. Clark said on Sunday's Face the Nation that McCain's military service was not necessarily a qualification for the office of president. "I don't think that riding in a fighter plane and getting shot down is a qualification to become president," he said. The McCain campaign produced no fewer than eight press releases from former military supporters of McCain decrying Clark's comments and calling them an attack.Yesterday, Sen. Obama gave a ...
McCain Camp Firing Back on Clark Comments
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyThe McCain campaign is not willing to let the controversy stirred up by Gen. Wesley Clark's comments about Sen. McCain's military service die just yet. On CBS's Face the Nation Sunday, Clark both hinted that McCain was a substandard Navy aviator and discounted his time spent as a prisoner of war in a North Vietnamese prison. In answer to a question from moderator Bob Schieffer, which pointed out that Sen. Barack Obama, on whose behalf Clark was appearing, did not have a military record or comparable executive experience, Clark said, "I don't think getting in a fighter plane and getting shot ...
Obama Campaign: Clark Not With Us
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyUpdate: According to a source at the Obama campaign, General Wesley Clark was not acting as Obama's surrogate when he made the remarks on Face the Nation. "He was with Senator Clinton's campaign, but has not taken a position with our campaign," the source said. When asked if General Clark had been sent on Face the Nation by the campaign, or went under his own steam, the source said, "Face the Nation booked him." In response to the furor over General Wesley Clark's remarks on Sunday's Face the Nation, and the McCain campaign's denunciation of same, the Obama campaign has just released the ...
Swift Boat Vet Denounces Clark For McCain
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyUpdate: I contacted the McCain campaign to see what their position was on having Col. Bud Day, a participant in the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth campaign, defending John McCain and denouncing Wesley Clark. The email exchange: Tommy Christopher - Phone Message: Re: Will JSM release his entire miltary record? If so, when? Col. Bud Day, who was affiliated with the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth appeared in the conference call today. Is JSM accepting their support? Brian Rogers, McCain Spokesman: Tommy: I think you're a little bit confused here: Col. Bud Day was on the call today because he was ...
Clark Takes Swipe at McCain's POW Captivity
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyAppearing on CBS's Face the Nation, Barack Obama supporter General Wesley Clark, the former supreme commander of NATO forces in Europe and former Democratic presidential candidate, made some particularly vicious remarks about Sen. John McCain's fitness to be president. Clark, speaking on behalf of the Obama campaign, questioned whether McCain's military experience was sufficient to qualify him for president. Clark said of the 23-year Navy veteran, "He has been a voice on the Senate Armed Services Committee. And he has traveled all over the world. But he hasn't held executive responsibility. ...
Sebelius Obama's VP?
By Jay Allbritton - Politics DailyAs the battle for the Democratic primary ends, or might end soon, or isn't over yet, the attention of the media gravitates toward the obvious question of who will be the Democratic nominee for Vice President. The Politico's Ben Smith takes note of potential VP candidate General Wesley Clark possibly dropping a hint at a fundraiser in Texas where Clark introduced Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius saying, "The London odds-makers say that Kathleen Sebelius is the odds-on favorite to be the next vice president. I can tell you, she'd make a great vice presidential choice." He also called her, "The ...
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