memeorandum: McCain-Huckabee: The Obvious Ticket (Andrew Sullivan/The Daily Dish)

8:35 PM ET, January 6, 2008

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Poll: Obama jumps ahead of Clinton in New Hampshire — MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (CNN) — With two days to go until the New Hampshire primary, a new CNN/WMUR poll out Sunday afternoon suggests that Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois has opened up a double digit advantage over New York …

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The Politico:

Hillary advisers fear N.H. loss — MANCHESTER, N.H. — Sen. Hillary Clinton's strategists, desperate for a win in New Hampshire, have decided against unleashing attack ads against Sen. Barack Obama before Tuesday's primary, Democratic sources said. — The senator's aides concluded …

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USA Today:

Obama up by 13 points, McCain up by 4 in USAT/Gallup Poll in N.H. — Sen. Barack Obama has opened up a 13 percentage point lead over Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in the battle for votes in Tuesday's New Hampshire primary, according to a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll conducted in the state from Friday through this afternoon.

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Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:

THE PACK....Ezra Klein watches pack journalism at work, 2008 style, and it's not pretty. Nickel version: If some other reporter says Hillary Clinton melted down because she displayed a flash of emotion in last night's debate, then she melted down. After all, who are you going to believe, the spin room or your own lyin' eyes?

Discussion: The New Republic, Matthew Yglesias, Buck Naked Politics and The RBC

Dean Barnett / Weekly Standard:

Is There Something Happening Here? — Something rather odd is happening in New Hampshire, and for once it has nothing to do with my Nashua based in-laws. While bearing in mind that what follows may be a Romney guy struggling to keep hope alive... Rasmussen's polls show the race tightening.

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Ezra Klein / American Prospect:
THE PRESS CORPS. — Read Chris Hayes on the psychology of the press corps here.

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Hugh Hewitt / Townhall.com:
Romney's Weekend — Mitt Romney had an excellent exchange …

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Kate Gibson / MarketWatch:
Polls: Obama, McCain hold edge in New Hampshire

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Suffolk University:
Jan. 6, 2008 — It's Neck and Neck in New Hampshire: Obama …

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Mark Blumenthal / Pollster.com: NH: VIEW FROM SUNDAY MORNING

Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
MY TAKE ON THE DEM DEBATE — So, a few observations about the Democratic debate.

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Patrick O'Connor / The Politico:
Candidates show love, hate on shows

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Mark Blumenthal / Pollster.com:
POLL OF POLLSTERS: RATING THE NH POLLSTERS

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New York Times:
At Debate, Two Rivals Go After Defiant Clinton

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Jennifer Parker / Political Punch:
Hillary's Debate Moment

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Zogby:
Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby New Hampshire Tracking Poll: GOP and Dem …

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George McGovern / Washington Post:

Why I Believe Bush Must Go — Nixon Was Bad. These Guys Are Worse. — As we enter the eighth year of the Bush-Cheney administration, I have belatedly and painfully concluded that the only honorable course for me is to urge the impeachment of the president and the vice president.

CNN:

Edwards vows to stay in race to convention — WASHINGTON (CNN) — Democrat John Edwards said Sunday he will stay in the presidential race through the party's convention in late August, even if he fails to win any of the early presidential primary states. — “This is the call of my life …

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Ben Smith / The Politico:

Back to Iraq — In Nashua, Hillary skates on the edge of Iraq revisionism: … Now, that's probably true in the literal, alternate history sense: As president, she wouldn't have taken the U.S. into war. But it also revives a conversation that had flagged, about her initial vote for the use of force.

Discussion: Matthew Yglesias, Matt Zeitlin and TPM Election Central

Mark Murray / MSNBC:
Hillary: time to ‘separate rhetoric from reality’

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Mark Finkelstein / NewsBusters.org:

Fred to MSM: ‘I Owe You Nothing’ — Fred Thompson today blasted the media for propagating a false rumor about his impending withdrawal, while reinforcing the role he has created for himself as the candidate in this race who does not suffer unwelcome questions gladly.

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Jonathan Wynne-Jones / Telegraph:

Bishop warns of no-go zones for non-Muslims — Islamic extremists have created “no-go” areas across Britain where it is too dangerous for non-Muslims to enter, one of the Church of England's most senior bishops warns today. — The Rt Rev Michael Nazir-Ali, the Bishop of Rochester …

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Telegraph:
Extremism flourished as UK lost Christianity

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Michelle Malkin:

Sunday night roundtable: The Fox News/GOP debate — 8:02pm Eastern. Here we go. No lengthy intros, no opening statements, no photo-ops. Chris Wallace jumps right in. You can watch the livestream at FoxNews.com. The first question is on tax cuts. Romney jumps right in with a defense …

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Monday Morning Clacker / GreenMountainPolitics1:

Bad Romney Staffer! Bad! Bad! Bad! — Absolutely hilarious. — GMP1 thinks that the girl in the video is a Romney staffer. — Anyway, what Romney staffer (or volunteer or supporter) pulls a stunt like this in front of at least two video cameras (the one recording the footage …

Discussion: Macsmind, Blue Hampshire and TownHall Blog

Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:

A Liberal Reagan? — That's the possibility I raise in my Sunday Times column today. I was going back to read some of the speeches I have reprinted in full from Obama's campaign and came across this post from May 24 of last year. Here's an account of Obama's appeal, at a time when everyone seemed to believe Clinton was inevitable:

Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:

McCain camp claims smear — A McCain aide sends over a crude flyer that they said has been spotted on ATMs around Manchester. — I've not seen it myself, but if any of you have seen the below out and about please drop me a line.

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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:

McCain-Huckabee: The Obvious Ticket — Ross aired the possibility last November. I sort of concurred. But at this point, it surely looks like a way to hold the GOP together, and offer a real contrast with a possible Obama movement on the other side. The key would be McCain's agreement to one-term.