kingmaker

Newscoma pens a very reflective post on a reception she attended held in honor of Congressman John Tanner’s Chief Of Staff, Joe Hill:

Former GOP presidential aspirant Mike Huckabee is talking more about his failed campaign. In this Washington Times article Huckabee describes how Evangelical leaders' desires to play kingmaker had fractured the Religious Right voting bloc.

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Sean Braisted and the Atlantic are wondering whether a surprise endorsement of Barack Obama by Al Gore may be in the works on the eve of the Tennessee Primary:

John Edwards has dropped out of the presidential race. A bit of a surprise. I suspected he would stay in and earn a few delegates in the hopes of playing kingmaker at the Democratic convention. But I suppose he saw that he was unlikely to win enough to even do that. We shall see who [...]

John Edwards has dropped out of the presidential race. A bit of a surprise. I suspected he would stay in and earn a few delegates in the hopes of playing kingmaker at the Democratic convention. But I suppose he saw that he was unlikely to win enough to even do that. We shall see who he endorses.

Today's NY Times on John Edwards' position as a "kingmaker":

Another exciting primary and another close finish. The picture is much clearer; it is now down to a two person race in each party. Here’s how I see it playing out for the candidates…

Republicans

Alan Coverstone is calling on Al Gore to throw caution to the wind and put the final touches on the anointing of Barack Obama: