Hmmm, wonder why he’d be interested in doing that…
From National Journal:
Former MA Gov. Mitt Romney (R), who is writing a book on the direction of the country and has signed on to be one of the national spokesmen for the upstart National Council for a New America, which aims to revive the GOP, appears to [...]

Whichever one of the Ten Commandments tells us not to bow down to idols, that’s the one we’ve been breaking with all the Abraham Lincoln worship lately.
There’s no way he was even half as popular amongst Northerners back in the 1860s (I still bump into Civil War kooks down South who HATE Lincoln more than [...]

Way back when Barack Obama was just a regular rock star, only filling high school gymnasiums instead of NFL stadiums, my daughter got to cuddle with him twice.
Nothing scandalous, mind you, Dahlia was a five-month-old baby at the time. But her combined 90 seconds with the future president made her a New York Daily News [...]

New Hampshire was expected, but still a swing state in the grand scheme of things.
The others were not surprises in the least.
A total of 56 electoral votes.

This is another place Bush won in 2004.
What’s more, no Democrat has ever won here. And Obama’s margin is the most since they started.
1996
Dole: 13
Clinton: 12
Perot: 4
Browne: 2
2000
Bush: 17
Gore: 13
2004
Bush: 16
Kerry: 14
Nader: 1
2008
Obama: 17
McCain: 10
Paul: 2

The very first place to vote in the nation overwhelming goes for Illinois Senator.
Why is this significant? Because Dixville Notch went for Bush in 2004. Also, they haven’t voted for a Dem since 1968.
Now, only 21 people voted, but the spread was 15 to 6. So this certainly bodes well for Obama’s chances in New [...]

The poll of polls reveals Obama holding steady.
Colorado…
CNN’s new Colorado Poll of Polls shows Obama leading McCain by 6 points 51% to 45%; The last Colorado Poll of Polls –- released Saturday –- showed Obama leading McCain by 7 points.
Florida…
An average of polls conducted in battleground Florida, shows Obama leading McCain by 4 points, 49% [...]

Good signs on the state level (.pdf), even if Obama’s numbers are slipping a bit nationally in the past couple days.
Colorado: Obama +9
Obama: 50%
McCain: 41%
Florida: Obama + 2
Obama: 45%
McCain: 43%
Nevada: Obama +12
Obama: 52%
McCain: 40%
New Hampshire: Obama +18
Obama: 55%
McCain: 37%
North Carolina: Obama +2
Obama: 48%
McCain: 46%
Ohio: Obama +7
Obama: 48%
McCain: 41%
Pennsylvania: Obama +12
Obama: 52%
McCain: 40%
Virginia: Obama + 7
Obama: [...]

Is Barr this year’s Nader? Probably not because this doesn’t appear to be a close call.
However, he could definitely siphon off crucial votes in New Hampshire and Georgia.

So, will Barr help bring about an Obama landslide?

First the numbers…
New Hampshire:
Obama 53%, McCain 45%
Obama 51%, McCain 43%, Barr 3%, Nader 1%
Wisconsin:
Obama 51%, McCain 46%
Obama 50%, McCain 42%, Nader 4%, Barr 1%
Ohio:
Obama 50%, McCain 47%
Obama 48%, McCain 45%, Nader 3%, Barr 2%
North Carolina:
Obama 49%, McCain 49%
Obama 49%, McCain 48%, Barr 2%
Indiana:
McCain 51%, Obama 46%
McCain 48%, Obama 46%, Barr 5%
Looks like Barr is [...]

These findings are actually quite a bit of surprise given how strong McCain’s brand is in the Granite State, but the key here is that Independents favor Obama by a 15 point spread.
Obama – 51%
McCain – 39%
Here’s how the demos break down…
Party ID of likely voters
Democrats – 31%
Republicans – 31%
Independent – 38%
Candidate preference by party [...]

I missed this earlier…
PORTSMOUTH, N.H.—A New Hampshire Democratic Party delegate who had supported John Edwards says he will support Barack Obama, now that Edwards has endorsed his former political rival for the party’s presidential nominee.
Joshua Denton of Portsmouth, 26, an Iraq war veteran, says he thinks that both Obama and Hillary Clinton would be a [...]

At a rally in Dover, New Hampshire, Barack Obama was interrupted by a group of abortion protestors. I think he handled the situation pretty well.

It was certainly a clever phrase, but it was rude of them to interrupt him. What do you think?

I know some of you commented in

I know the Ron Paul supporters really wanted this, and I honest don’t really think we’re going to find out anything new, but this is the transparency of democracy in action. For that reason alone I’m glad to see this is happening.
From Huff Post:
The recounts will begin on January 16, at a time and location [...]

Why then? Why not after Katrina?

Thanks to TPM Election Central for the video.

So last night, outside of a voting location in Manchester, New Hampshire, I ran into Mike Huckabee. Well… one of his supporters had built a peddle car, and brought it to the voting location. Huckabee took it for a little spin.
I also asked the governor why young voters should want him to be president. Then, [...]

Overall, I don’t think so. Here’s why.
Sure, there will be a few pundits here and there who talk about Hillary’s amazing comeback and how badly this has hurt his chances, but ultimately I think it’s going to swing back in Obama’s favor.
See, the poll numbers are what set the expectations. As such, the pollsters will [...]

I understand that the polls predicted a different result, but really, why is anyone surprised at how the New Hampshire vote turned out?
Libertarian, conservative New Hampshire has always loved McCain, and was going to be more comfortable with Massachusett’s Romney than southern preacher Huckabee. Likewise, centrist Clinton was a better play than liberal Obama or [...]

There’s no doubt that Ron Paul supporters have to be discouraged today. After all, New Hampshire was supposed to be his state. Sure, you’ll hear Paulites talking about how Nevada is actually going to be his state, and if that doesn’t pan out it’ll be California, but just because you have money to spend in [...]