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Blogs react to not-so-terminal Tuesday

By Jeff Fecke | 03.05.08 | 2:29 pm

Hillary Clinton got her victories in Ohio and the Texas primary, keeping her bid for the presidency alive. And unsurprisingly, bloggers were abuzz this morning.

“Delegates, schmelegates,” said Clinton supporter Taylor Marsh. “There’s a new comeback kid and her…

Clinton’s only road to nomination may tear party asunder

By Jeff Fecke | 02.20.08 | 11:26 am

PhotobucketWith defeats in last night’s Hawaii and Wisconsin primaries, Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., is left in a very bad position.

Clinton has staked her presidential campaign on wins in the Texas and Ohio primaries, which will be held…

A Pawlenty run for Vice President? There are positives.

By Jeff Fecke | 02.18.08 | 11:07 am

PhotobucketThis is the first in a two-part series looking at the positives and negatives of a vice presidential run by Gov. Tim Pawlenty. Joe Bodell will post a piece looking at the negatives this afternoon.

The thought of…

Clinton pulls back in Wisconsin

By Jeff Fecke | 02.16.08 | 11:10 pm

PhotobucketHillary Clinton is scaling back her campaign in Wisconsin just days before Tuesday’s primary, according to a report by the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.

The New York senator, who trails Illinois Sen. Barack Obama in the race for the…

Obama sweeps Saturday primaries and caucuses

By Jeff Fecke | 02.09.08 | 9:24 pm

Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., won all four primaries and caucuses held Saturday, defeating his chief rival for the Democratic nomination, Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., in Washington state, Nebraska, Louisiana and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Obama won by a wide margin…

Romney to suspend campaign

By Jeff Fecke | 02.07.08 | 11:36 am

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who trails by a significant margin in his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, will suspend his campaign, according to multiple media reports.

Romney was a well-funded candidate, but failed to catch fire. He was…

Scarlett Johansson sprinkles a little stardust at Carleton

By Jeff Fecke | 02.05.08 | 3:17 pm

johansson2.pngIf you want to draw people to a get-out-the-vote rally, it helps to have Scarlett Johansson as your headliner.

Johansson, the star of Lost in Translation and The Prestige, went to Carleton College in Northfield to help drum…

Clinton leads in Michigan, GOP race too close to call

By Jeff Fecke | 01.14.08 | 12:24 pm

New York Sen. Hillary Clinton holds a lead in polling for the upcoming Michigan Democratic primary, while the Republican primary appears to be a close race between Arizona Sen. John McCain, and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.

There’s gotta be a better way to pick a nominee

By Jeff Fecke | 01.07.08 | 1:04 pm

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And so it was that the candidates departed the cornfields of Iowa for the Granite State, where they would again go into small cafes and blueberry festivals.  They’ll go to the shores…

Jubilant Obama supporters celebrate victory

By Jeff Fecke | 01.04.08 | 12:10 am

ObamaHopRep. Keith Ellison, DFL-Minn., seemed as energized as if he had just won the Iowa caucuses on Thursday night.

“You believe that one?” said Ellison, talking to a crowd of about a hundred Barack…