memeorandum: Seven Reasons To Support The GOP's Nominee (Hugh Hewitt/Townhall.com)

7:55 PM ET, February 6, 2008

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Five reasons Hillary should be worried — Hillary Clinton survived a Super Tuesday scare. But there are five big reasons the former first lady should be spooked by the current trajectory of the campaign. — Longtime Clinton friends say she recognizes the peril in careening between near …

Discussion: Marc Ambinder, The Daily Dish, Redstate, The Rude Pundit, Prairie Weather and TIME

Mike Allen / The Politico:

Obama claims delegate lead — In a surprise twist after a chaotic Super Tuesday, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) passed Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) in network tallies of the number of delegates the candidates racked up last night. — Clinton was portrayed in many news accounts …

Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:

Obama Directly Attacks Bill's Presidency, Blames It For Massive Dem Losses — In what may be Obama's most direct and aggressive criticism of Bill Clinton's presidency yet, the Obama campaign dropped a new mailer just before Super Tuesday that blasts “the Clintons” for wreaking massive losses …

Discussion: protein wisdom, Taylor Marsh, The Carpetbagger Report, Comments from Left Field, Boston Globe, TalkLeft, The Newshoggers, Cogitamus, Oliver Willis and The Democratic Daily

Hillary Clinton / CNN:
Obama, Clinton separated by 0.4 percent on Super Tuesday

Discussion: Washington Wire, The Newshoggers and Born at the Crest …

Brian Maloney / The Radio Equalizer:
Talk Radio Emerges As Real Super Tuesday Winner

Discussion: Accuracy in Media, New York Times and Think Progress

John Cole / Balloon Juice:
Obama takes The Lead

Discussion: American Prospect, Washington Post, The Swamp, The Field, Open Left, New York Times, Donklephant, Talking Points Memo and Tom Watson

Jeff Zeleny / The Caucus:
Obama: More Rounds to Fight

Discussion: Buckeye State Blog and TIME

Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:

Hillary Loaned Her Campaign $5 Million, Spokesperson Confirms — This morning, Mark Halperin floated an intriguing question: Are the Clintons financing Hillary's campaign with their own money? — Now the Clinton campaign has finally answered: Yes, they are. Hillary spokesperson Howard Wolfson sends over the following:

Discussion: Comments from Left Field, Moue Magazine, TalkLeft, Reason Magazine, Firedoglake, D-Day and The Blue State

Krooney / The Page:

Page Exclusive: Some Clinton Senior Staff Working Without Pay** — SOURCE: THEY HAVE “VOLUNTARILY CHOSEN TO WORK WITHOUT PAY THIS MONTH” AS PART OF CLINTON CASH CRUNCH AGAINST OBAMA MOOLA FACTORY. — Includes campaign manager Patti Solis Doyle.

Discussion: The New Republic, Los Angeles Times, MyDD, race42008.com and Hot Air

Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:

Clinton loaned her campaign $5 million — Senator Hillary Clinton confirmed at a press conference in Virginia this afternoon that she'd loaned her campaign $5 million, and said, “The results last night proved the wisdom of my investment..” — Spokesman Howard Wolfson emailed with the news minutes earlier:

Discussion: The Corner, The Swamp, The Field, Wonkette and The Washington Note

Marc Ambinder:

Clinton Weighs A Self-Loan To Finance Campaign — As first floated by The Page, I can confirm that, according to advisers to the campaign, Sen. Hillary Clinton is weighing a self-loan in order to finance a competitive race against Barack Obama over the next few weeks.

Discussion: Ben Smith's Blogs, The New Republic, Salon, Open Left, MyDD, Taegan Goddard's …, politburo diktat 2.0, Donklephant and Political Radar

Jeanne Cummings / The Politico:

Obama on pace to raise $30 mil in Feb — Barack Obama's campaign is on track to raise another $30 million in February, sources close to the Illinois senator say, while Hillary Rodham Clinton's spokesman revealed Wednesday that she had loaned her campaign $5 million.

Discussion: The Page and Political Radar

Kate Phillips / The Caucus:
Clinton Lent Campaign $5 Million, Considers More

Discussion: The New Republic, Matthew Yglesias, Blue Crab Boulevard, Where's the Outrage? and Booman Tribune

Marc Ambinder:
Clinton Loaned Herself $5M In January

Discussion: Wizbang and Open Left

Amanda Carpenter / TownHall Blog: Another Clinton Foreign Money Scandal?

Hugh Hewitt / Townhall.com:

Seven Reasons To Support The GOP's Nominee — As of this morning, McCain has earned 615 delegates and 4,220,296 votes; Romney 268 delegates and 3,497,341 votes, and Huckabee 169 delegates and 2,232,530 votes. — Senator McCain has a clear path to the nomination, Romney a very uphill battle …

Discussion: Riehl World View, The Opinionator, Hot Air, Wizbang, The Strata-Sphere, Right Wing Nut House, Shakespeare's Sister, Salon, The Campaign Spot, Blue Crab Boulevard, Macsmind, Commentary, Fraters Libertas and Middle Earth Journal

Gallup:

Gallup Daily: Tracking Election 2008 — Based on daily polling from Feb. 3-5, 2008 — PRINCETON, NJ — The increase in support for Hillary Clinton at the national level that Gallup saw in interviewing conducted Sunday and Monday continued in interviewing Tuesday night.

Discussion: Ben Smith's Blogs, Wonkette and Donklephant

Charles Hurt / New York Post:
ONCE JOHN WINS, HE'LL MAKE A LEFT

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, Vox Popoli, Middle Earth Journal, Tapscott's Copy Desk, Maggie's Farm, The Moderate Voice, Pajamas Media, protein wisdom, Ross Douthat, Hot Air and Gateway Pundit

Hindrocket / Power Line:
TIME FOR A REALITY CHECK — I've long been dismayed by the fury …

Discussion: Pajamas Media, Human Events and Roger L. Simon

Mark R. Levin / The Corner:
One-Legged Stool — I wonder how many of us believe …

Discussion: PunditGuy, Hot Air and The Galloping Beaver

Harold Meyerson / Washington Post:
The Repudiation of Rove — John McCain had a surprising …

Discussion: Norwegianity, The Sideshow, The New Republic, The Opinionator and Political Machine

Josiah Ryan / CNSNews:

McCain Sends ‘Chill Down Spine,’ Reid Cites Cochran — On the Spot (CNSNews.com) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said the possibility of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) becoming president “sends a cold chill down my spine.” — Reid made his remarks Tuesday outside the Senate chambers …

Discussion: TownHall Blog, Riehl World View and Hot Air

Satyam / Think Progress:
White House: We ‘Definitely Want To Consider’ Using Waterboarding Again

Discussion: Time, Associated Press, Rants From The Rookery, Crooks and Liars, Balkinization, The Carpetbagger Report and Wall Street Journal

Daniel W. Reilly / The Crypt's Blogs:
Bush ups the ante in nomination fight

Discussion: The Swamp

Associated Press:

Haggard exits restoration process early — Recommend — New Life Church said Tuesday that former pastor Ted Haggard has prematurely ended a “spiritual restoration” process begun when he was fired for sexual misconduct. — Haggard was fired from New Life Church and resigned as president …

Discussion: Crooks and Liars

Joe / Joe. My. God.:
Haggard Quits Re-Straightifying Program

Discussion: Colorado Confidential, The Daily Dish, Pandagon, The Democratic Daily and PageOneQ.com Latest

Kathryn Jean Lopez / The Corner:

Kumbya Convo — Mary Matalin had some creative thinking for John McCain this morning, in conversation with NRO, based on the idea that “McCain still failing to win conservatives anywhere, even where he wins.” — A “trust but verify” strategy for McCain might include:

Discussion: Commentary, James Wolcott's Blog, PSoTD and Rising Hegemon

Andy McCarthy / The Corner:

May I Offer Sen. McCain Some Advice? — Sen. McCain is clearly the frontrunner. He could only help himself and help the country by directly taking on Senators Clinton and Obama regarding FISA reform. — This issue is tailor-made for a guy who's got a lot of work to do to convince critics …

Discussion: The American Mind and American Spectator

Annie Sweeney / Chicago Sun Times:

Voters are told pen had ‘invisible ink’ — When it comes to election shenanigans, Chicago has been accused of just about everything. — But invisible ink? — Twenty voters at a Far North Side precinct who found their ink pens not working were told by election judges not to worry.

Discussion: The New Editor and Wake up America