Interesting Collections of the Day

Though they may spar across the political aisle, Vice President Dick Cheney is close enough to Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama to call him "cousin." Boston Herald Article

Democrat and presidential candidate Joe Biden says he only needs a fourth-place finish in the Iowa Caucuses to stay in the race. That's different from what he said more than a month ago. Back then, he would need to at least tie for third.
WHO TV.com Story

Tom Tancredo Tuesday became the first major presidential candidate to get his name on the primary ballot in New Hampshire. CNN Political Ticker Story

Senator John Edwards begins the second day of his two-day, nine-county "Barnstorm for Rural America" in Rock Rapids, Iowa; where he will discuss his plan to support rural firefighters. JohnEdwards.com

Someone in Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign mistakenly e-mailed a copy of working draft of a campaign document which isn't earth-shattering but still an interesting read. So onto The Swamp it goes. Featured on the SWAMP, a blog at baltimoresun.com


The Rudy Giuliani Presidential Committee today announced Lee County Sheriff Michael Scott and Volusia County Sheriff Ben Johnson have endorsed Mayor Giuliani for President. From Team Rudy

State workers in New Mexico continue to pump money into Gov. Bill Richardson's presidential bid, giving his campaign about $78,000 during the past three months. From the Las Cruces Sun

Former US vice president Al Gore said Wednesday that his Nobel Peace Prize triumph had not altered his intention to stay out of the 2008 presidential race. From the AFP

Gore and Pelosi to appear on The Situation Room on CNN

CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer interviews Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) today. The interview will appear during the 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. hours (ET) of The Situation Room. They will discuss 2008 politics and the legislative stand-off between Congress and the White House over funding for children’s health insurance and the war in Iraq.

Also appearing on today’s program will be former Vice President Al Gore.
The Situation Room airs each weekday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. and from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. (ET). Eric Sherling is the executive producer.

Would Al Gore Make a Difference?

As of today, Al Gore has not expressed any intention to run in the 2008 Democratic Presidential Primary. Without him in the race, voter support does not change significantly.

According to a New Hampshire Primary Political Poll, conducted by WBZ TV and Franklin Pierce University, Hillary Clinton would extend her lead three points, receiving 39 percent of the vote. Obama would come in a distant second, with 19 percent of the vote, followed by John Edwards (12%) and Bill Richardson (11%).

The race is tighter on the Republican side, in the first WBZ poll since former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson officially entered the race. Thompson has fallen 1 percent, since a June pole that was conducted by Franklin Pierce, as has John McCain's favorability rating. Mitt Romney has a strong lead on Republicans. Romney still leads former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, 30-to-23 percent. Romney held a 9-point lead in the last survey back in June