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The Ref's Averages
REPUBLICAN NOMINATION
The Ref's Average
Giuliani Leads by 9.2%
Giuliani 27.6
Thompson 18.4
McCain 14.7
Romney 11.3
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION
The Ref's Average
Clinton Leads by 25.5%
Clinton 46.0
Obama 20.5
Edwards 12.4
HEAD TO HEAD MATCHUPS
In Order of Most Likely
Clinton 44.5
Giuliani 40.5
Clinton 49
Thompson 38
Clinton 46
McCain 39
Clinton 51
Romney 38
STATE PRIMARY LEADERS
New Hampshire
Romney +4.6
Clinton +19.4
Iowa
Romney +10.0
Clinton +7.0
South Carolinha
Giuliani +0.2
Clinton +14
Michigan
Romney +18
No Delegates (Dem)
Florida
Giuliani +3.7
Clinton +23.6

THE REF'S NOTEBOOK

SEVENTH PLACE Author: Photo by the staff of Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN). This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States Federal Government under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the US Code. See Copyright. REPLAY THE DOWN: Rudy did his best on Saturday to mollify restless social conservatives at the Values Voter Summit in Washington on the issue of abortion, but he seemed to make little to no progress. Read More

$2,100,000 LETTER Click to Download a CopyThis work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States Federal Government under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the US Code. TOUCHDOWN: The letter from Senate Democrats calling for Clear Channel Communications to ask Rush Limbaugh to apologize for his "phony soldiers" comment sold for 2.1 million dollars on EBay Friday.  This represents a victory because all proceeds go to a very deserving charity. Read More

I, Alterego, took this photo and release it under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License".  New York Times: Missing the Point    TIMEOUT: The New York Times editorialized that President Bush should learn a lesson from the Dalai Lama about peace. They miss no chance to ridicule President Bush in clever ways. A bigger lesson should be taken from this meeting. Read More

This image is an original work created for Global Warming Art.  Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this image under either: The GNU Free Documentation License Version 1.2; with no Invariant Sections, Front Cover Texts, or Back –Cover Texts; The Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike License Version 2.5.  Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 only as published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "Text of the GNU Free Documentation License."  Global Warming? PERSONAL FOUL - MEDIA MATTERS STRIKES AGAIN: Media Matters, like so many reactionary left wing organizations, assumes that any meteorologist that questions global warming can never be considered a good meteorologist.  Read More\

 

 

October 27, 2007

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The Avalanche Begins: Race for Conservative Coronation in Full Swing

At last night's Republican debate, two targets remained in the aim of the candidates vying for the approval of the Party's conservatives, Rudy Giuliani and Hillary Clinton. 

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