2008 Presidential Election News

While a number of speakers -- such as Railroad Commission chairman Michael Williams and Mike Huckabee -- have praised the advance of Barack Obama and what it means towards a colorblind society, at least one vendor hasn't gotten the message.

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Well, you know what they say, "in order to become president, you must go through Ohio." Well, John McCain may very well be in trouble if the polls continue to show that Obama will easily defeat him in November. The latest polls have Obama up by 10 percentage points. That's well above the 3-5 percentage points seen in presidential elections.

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Republican Sen. John McCain called Monday for an end to the federal ban on offshore oil drilling, offering an aggressive response to high gasoline prices and immediately drawing the ire of environmental groups that he has been courting for months.

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Although the Republican Party has a presumptive nominee in Senator John McCain, Ron Paul, considered a nuisance by Party leadership, could play a significant role in derailing McCain's quest for the White House if the race is tight. Ron Paul has very zealous supporters who may very well decide to make a statement in November by writing Paul in on the ballot. If so, this could pose a problem for the Republican Party and John McCain.

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Al Gore announced his endorsement of Barack Obama Monday and promised to help the Democrat achieve what eluded him — the presidency. In a letter to be e-mailed to Obama supporters, the former vice president and Nobel Prize winner wrote, "From now through Election Day, I intend to do whatever I can to make sure he is elected president of the United States."

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Former Vice President Al Gore, a highly respected figure in the U.S. Democratic party, was set on Monday to appear at a Detroit rally with presidential candidate Barack Obama, where he will pledge to do all he can to help Obama win the White House.

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As he campaigns against what he describes as unfair foreign trade deals, Senator Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic nominee, often singles out Japan and especially South Korea for criticism. Both countries, he complains, have erected “all kinds of restrictions and barriers” to shut out American products, including beef and automobiles.

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What does "Being Green" mean to the mainstream media, to the Democratic and the Republican insiders?

The title of a CBS's Horserace blog entry last week was entitled "Not easy Being Green". The author used the phrase "Being Green" to discuss the challenges Barak Obama will feel in finding a running mate who vets well under public scrutiny, given all the ties to corporations and lobbyists.

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Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz) has decided to hold a fundraiser initially sponsored by a controversial Texas oilman later in the summer at a different venue, according to an aide who asked not to be identified.

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Marilyn Authenreith, a mother of two in North Carolina, felt strongly about supporting Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Democratic presidential primary.

But once the former first lady quit the race, Authenreith switched allegiance to Barack Obama, mainly because she thinks that he -- unlike Republican John McCain -- will push for universal healthcare.

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