A Presidential Campaign Update

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By Laura Knoy on Wednesday, January 2, 2008.
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A day before the Iowa Caucus and less than a week before the New Hampshire Primary, we talk with experts in these first-in-the-nation states about what the presidential candidates are doing- how and where they are campaigning, what they’re saying on the trail and how they'll spend the limited time between Iowa and New Hampshire. Also, we’ll look at how the results in Iowa and New Hampshire may determine who moves forward and who drops out.

Guests

  • James Pindell, political correspondent for the Boston Globe and author of the Primary Source blog on Boston.com
  • Dennis J. Goldford, chair of the Department of Politics and International Relations at Drake University in Iowa

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PLEASE explain how primary

PLEASE explain how primary votes differ from the actual national Nov. voting.
If one votes for a "third tier" candidate what effect does that have? Is it "throwing away" a vote? or perhaps making the point that the idols of the polls and media are NOT the only options, and keeping other choices in the running.
No one I have talked to understand what a primary vote actually means for the ultimate choice of party candidates.

I have a few questions: Why

I have a few questions:

Why has "the press", "media", "pundits", "talking heads", given Barack Obama a
PASS on any SERIOUS SCRUTINY or CRITICISM of any kind?

Why have those same people engaged in FLACKING, PROPAGANDIZING, PROMOTING, &
CAMPAIGNING for Barack Obama day & night on cable "news"? - especially Chris
Matthews & Joe Scarborough?

.... WHILE Slamming Clinton day & night with trivial ---nebulous ---made up---
"criticisms" like .... "Evita" .... "slick professional" ... "calculating"
..... ?

Why did "the press ...." give Barack a PASS on his early declaration that he
would not engage in "negative campaigning" .... Name-Calling .... attacks ....
on other candidates ---- WHEN ---- He STARTED the negative campaigning/attacks
on other candidates with NAME-CALLING against Hillary --- with "disingenuous"
same as calling her a liar ... & maligned her on integrity?

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