More on a Western strategy from the Western Democrat, "In 2004 we heard a lot about battleground states. Let us consider 'Democratic presidential opportunity states,' critical states that look winnable in 2008. The first pass on finding such states is to list all those states Kerry failed to win that were carried by any Democratic presidential candidate in the last quarter century. These fall into three main groups: five in the West totaling 32 electoral votes (Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, and Montana), three in the Midwest totaling 38 electoral (Iowa, Missouri, and Ohio), and six in the South totaling 76 electoral votes (Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Louisiana). Further east there is also West Virginia (5 electoral votes)."
The Moderate Voice: "We're now in a world war and the terrorist enemy wants to obliterate western civilization. That's the message of Efraim Halevy, the former head of Mossad, the Israeli Secret Intelligence Service who until recently was head of the Israel National Security Council and national security adviser to the Israeli prime minister."
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Des Moines Register: "Colorado Republican Tom Tancredo said in Iowa this week that he will run for president in 2008 if no top-tier Republicans pick up his call for stricter immigration law enforcement. Tancredo, a congressman from suburban Denver, is calling for border control by the U.S. military. He also supports sending all undocumented immigrants back to their homelands, a measure intended to reserve jobs for those in the country legally. Opponents say the idea is unworkable and that it would hurt Latinos already working in the United States. The four-term House member met Thursday evening with members of the Christian Coalition of Iowa in Davenport before making similar stops in Cedar Rapids and Cedar Falls on Friday. He planned to leave Iowa today after a morning event in Dubuque."
Category: 2008 Presidential Election
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