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Born at the Crest of the Empire

Thursday, February 28, 2008

Political bits

(AP) The Clinton campaign raises $35 million in Feb.

(Politico) "Obama spokesman Bill Burton.... the Illinois senator has raised "considerably more than that" in the same period."

(Chron) A moderately influential Houston political figure and superdelegate switches to Obama.

(AP) Huckabee keeps pressing McCain's campaign finance problems.

(RollCall via TPM, ThinkProgress) After fighting for wiretapping immunity in the new telecom bill, "GOP leadership aides are grumbling that their party isn’t getting more political money from the telecommunications industry. ("But we did the pro-Quo...")

Note, be very careful about some of the "junk" polling being thrown about from Texas. CNN is pushing this "poll of polls" that is complete garbage because 1/3 of the poll is the ARG which is a huge outlier.

And, A little hint: If you're going to attack Barack Obama on TV for not wearing a flag lapel pin, Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA), perhaps it might be a good idea to be wearing one yourself.