I didn’t find any huge issue in the 2008 presidential election that was of great interest to me to cover this week, so I decided to gather some small notes from around the web.
CNN/YouTube debate
According to the CNN Political Ticker, the next CNN/YouTube debate will feature all eight major Republican presidential candidates. The debate, scheduled to take place Nov. 28 in
Stephen Colbert’s presidential run gains support
Comic Stephen Colbert announced his presidential candidacy on his satirical news show “The Colbert Report” on Oct. 16. Although the candidacy is a joke, a facebook group has now sprung up with more than a million members in less than a week – all in support of the pseudo-candidacy.
The group was created by Raj Vachhani. According to a New York Times article, Mr. Vachhani was surprised that the group has become so popular.
“What amazed me the most was how Barack Obama's 1 Million Strong Group took more than 8 months to get about 380,000 members, but Colbert’s 1 Million Strong Group took less than a week to get 750,000 members,” he wrote in an e-mail message Wednesday.
It was make official yesterday by the Iowa Democratic Party State Central Committee that the Iowa Democratic Caucus will take place on January 3. Now both the Republican and Democratic parties will hold their caucuses on the same – very early – date
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/28/iowa-primary/index.html?ref=politics
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