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Daily Roundtable: McCain Shops for No. 2

McCain started talking veepstakes, saying he has a list of about 20 possible running mates. The GOP nominee-to-be also said he hopes to pick early and have his choice settled prior to the Republican convention in early September. You can...

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April 3, 2008 in Daily Roundtable | Permalink | User Comments (49)

Daily Roundtable: Should She or Shouldn't She?

As the Democratic race drags on, some high-profile supporters are growing restless. Today, it was Senator Pat Leahy, a Vermont Democrat and Obama supporter, who challenged Clinton. "There is no way Senator Clinton is going to get enough delegates to...

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March 28, 2008 in Daily Roundtable | Permalink | User Comments (104)

Daily Roundtable: The Ferraro Fallout

The Democratic nomination race has been tackling issues of race and gender for more than a year, and now former congresswoman and Democratic vice-presidential nominee Geraldine Ferraro is in the fray. Ferraro told The Daily Breeze, a small California newspaper,...

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March 12, 2008 in Daily Roundtable | Permalink | User Comments (76)

Daily Roundtable: In the meantime...

With a six week slog until Pennsylvania, what can the Democrats do in the meantime? According to Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida, it's not about what to do, it's about what to do-over. In the Wall Street Journal, Nelson said...

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March 10, 2008 in Daily Roundtable | Permalink | User Comments (25)

Daily Roundtable: President's Day Politics

With another primary battle set for tomorrow, Sens. Clinton and Obama are busy trading barbs in Wisconsin. The latest accusation from the campaign trail is that Obama is pilfering his prose from a friend - Gov. Deval Patrick of Massachusetts....

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February 18, 2008 in Daily Roundtable | Permalink | User Comments (36)

Daily Roundtable: Romney Out

Former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney suspended his presidential campaign today. "If I fight on in my campaign, all the way to the convention... I would forestall the launch of a national campaign and make it easier for Senator Clinton or...

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February 7, 2008 in Daily Roundtable | Permalink | User Comments (12)

Daily Roundtable: Two Days 'Til Tuesday

On this Sunday's show, just two days before Super Tuesday, George spoke with Hillary Clinton and Mitt Romney about their chances as they head into the biggest day of voting yet. (If you missed the interviews or our Roundtable, you...

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February 3, 2008 in Daily Roundtable | Permalink | User Comments (27)

Daily Roundtable: An Economy Election?

After months of debate over Iraq and health care, the 2008 election has taken a sharp turn toward the economy. At Salon.com, Robert Reich says, "A possible economic meltdown is worrisome enough, but a possible meltdown in an election year...

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January 23, 2008 in Daily Roundtable | Permalink | User Comments (12)

Daily Roundtable: Frontrunner Free GOP

And then there were... eight? Four primary contests into the GOP nominating process and yes -- eight candidates remain. Three of them have won a primary or caucus, and two of them still think they might. The result: A frontrunner...

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January 16, 2008 in Daily Roundtable | Permalink | User Comments (3)

Daily Roundtable: Kerry is Back... For Obama

Bill Richardson is out of the race, and John Kerry is in it -- for Obama, that is. The '04 nominee endorsed Obama today in South Carolina. In an email to supporters, John Kerry wrote, "I want to share with...

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January 10, 2008 in Daily Roundtable | Permalink | User Comments (19)