Blue Radar

As I post each morning, here are some of the political stories thatmight not be worthy of their own posts, but are nonetheless newsworthy:

• 2008 ELECTION/HOUSE Congressman Jim McCrery (R-LA) will retire in 2008.  Six Senators and 22 House members are retiring.
• 2008 ELECTION/PRESIDENTIAL In Des Moines, IA on Saturday, Oprah Winfrey stumped for Barack Obama.  “For the very first time in my life, I feel compelled to stand up andspeak out for the man who I believe has a new vision for America,” Ms.Winfrey said, speaking over more than 10,000 screaming admirers. “I amnot here to tell you what to think. I am here to ask you to think –seriously.”  18,500 people showed up at the event.
• 2008 ELECTION/PRESIDENTIAL Oprah Winfrey and Barack Obama will visit South Carolina and New Hampshire today.
• 2008 ELECTION/PRESIDENTIAL Chelsea Clinton is being sent to Iowa to stump for her mother.
• 2008 ELECTION/PRESIDENTIAL Studies predict that the gender gap voting turnout is likely to increase over time, as women continue to out-number men at the polling booth.
• 2008 ELECTION/PRESIDENTIAL Mike Huckabee wants to have a border fence in place by the year 2010.
• 2008 ELECTION/PRESIDENTIAL Iowa Democrats (Edwards internal poll): Clinton - 27%, Edwards - 24%, Edwards - 22%.
• 2008 ELECTION/PRESIDENTIAL Nevada Democrats (ARG): Clinton - 45%, Obama - 18%, Edwards - 14%.

If we left something out, it's because we either wrote about ityesterday or are scheduled to do so in an individual post later today. Otherwise, feel free to add any stories to the commentbox.

Comments

[Gwen]

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Thanks,
Gwen
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[Jon]

Small typo here I think. Is one of those Edwards supposed to be an Obama?

2008 ELECTION/PRESIDENTIAL Iowa Democrats (Edwards internal poll): Clinton - 27%, Edwards - 24%, Edwards - 22%