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Early exit poll data for tonight... In Maryland, McCain 57 percent, Huckabee 31 percent. In Virginia, the second wave of data shows an extremely close race, less than a percentage point between McCain and Huckabee. But I warn you, at this point, or even a little later a week ago, the data was saying McCain and Romney were tied in Arizona, and McCain won comfortably. No word on the Democrats yet, and no word on D.C....

Mike Huckabee, the lone remaining challenger to Senator John McCain for the Republican presidential nomination, visited with about 30 reporters this morning for the Washington ritual Christian Science Monitor breakfast (motto: Better Journalism through Bacon). He didn’t make much news and he didn’t eat any eggs, but as always he had a number of quotable things to say. On running for the United States Senate if this presidential thing doesn’t work out: “It’s more likely I’ll dye my hair green, get a bunch of tattoos and go on tour with Amy Winehouse.” On the rigors of a presidential campaign: “Arkansas...

AND NOW . . . amidst billowing clouds of fragrant, aromatic first- and second-hand premium cigar smoke. . . it is time for . . . that harmless, lovable little fuzz ball, the highly-trained broadcast specialist, having more fun than a human being should be allowed to have, from behind the golden EIB microphone, firmly ensconced in the prestigious Attila-the-Hun chair at the Limbaugh Institute of Advanced Conservative Studies, with talent on loan from G-d, at the cutting-edge of societal evolution, with half his brain tied behind his back — just to make it fair, the all-knowing, all-caring, all-sensing, all-feeling,...

This is a great day to keep sending a message to John McCain in the winner takes all delegates Virginia Primary. I've heard John McCain say this election will be about higher taxes or lower taxes. It could be if we elect him our next president. Is anyone reading his lips about this one? From the Freepers on the Virginia board it seems a lot of robocalls have been going on out there. The Trust Huckabee operation is my guess as to who's behind the robocalls that attack Huckabee's opponents. This outfit who's leader Patrick Davis has pictures of the...

Just four hours after former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's pragmatic decision to suspend his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination, Sen. John McCain stood before the annual Conservative Political Action Conference and asked the assembled activists to support his bid for the White House. The "maverick" acknowledged differences he has had over the years with many in the room, offered a spirited defense of his 24-year record in Congress, and made an eloquent, self-effacing appeal for conservatives to unite in the "urgent necessity of defending the values, virtues and security of free people against those who despise all that is...

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Basically, I live in Virginia. It was my first time voting, and I honestly didn't like any of the candidates. I told myself to vote anyone but McCain. I didn't want to vote Huckabee, and I knew that if I crossovered and voted Obama just to knock Hillary off my conscience would feel very guilty, simply because I despise Obama, so I figured that I had no other choice but to vote for Ron Paul. All the way there, I tried telling myself that "It's ok. He's can't possibly REALLY be rascist, right? Right?" but somehow, I wasn't convinced. Then,...

OK, it was probably just a Freudian slip by someone with the Potomac Primary on the noggin. But perhaps big-government loving MSNBC should consider it as its official new sign-off. In any case, here's how David Gregory said goodbye at 3:59 PM ET at the end of his stint as network host this afternoon: DAVID GREGORY: That's going to do it for me. My colleague Norah O'Donnell will take over our coverage. I'm David Gregory, thanks for Washington. Thanks for watching, rather. Stay with MSNBC -- all day coverage of Chesapeake Tuesday. Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews will host coverage...

Fairfax, Va. (CNSNews.com) - In advance of today's Potomac Primaries in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., former President Bill Clinton led a rally for his wife's campaign at George Mason University Monday night. Although polls show Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) trailing Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) in Maryland and the District, some analysts think Clinton has a chance in Virginia. The "first thing that you want in a president is somebody who will keep big bad things from happening," President Clinton told the crowd at GMU. A president must also "make sure good things happen." The former president said the nation...

McCain Camp Touts Ollie North Endorsement Updated 2:47 p.m. By Juliet Eilperin and Rena Kirsch One of the key figures in the Iran-Contra scandal is now endorsing Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), but is McCain endorsing him back? This morning the McCain campaign helpfully circulated a column Oliver North had penned in The Washington Times, extolling the senator's virtues, under the heading "In Case You Missed It: Oliver North on John McCain." The e-mail made a point of pulling out the key laudatory quote and placing it in bold, making it even easier for reporters to read: "Neither John McCain, nor...

Click to see this audio-video analysis of the delegate numbers -- from someone who knows the math as well as perhaps, the miracles involved.

An upset brewing? McCain leads overall, 48-37. Among Democrats, 40-14, and among independents, 40-14. (Someone tell SurveyUSA that only Republicans can vote in the Virginia GOP primary!) Among conservatives, though, (67% of the respondents) Huckabee leads 45-40. A huge factor is that the Washington Post told Virginians that the race was settled already, in favor of McCain. Incidentally, if anyone doubts that McCain is taking the GOP nomination because of evil: He leads among liberals, 58-0, among pro-choicers (34% of SurveyUSA's likely voters) 67-20, and among the irreligious 61-24)

LYNCHBURG, Va. -- Huckabee suggested the Republican Party could meet the same fate as 1976 if it elected a moderate candidate who does not inspire voters. Speaking at a press conference after addressing Thomas Road Baptist Church, Huckabee continued to compare himself to Ronald Reagan, who ran in 1976 against the party establishment, which led to a floor fight at the national convention. When reminded that the Republicans lost the 1976, Huckabee said it wasn’t because the party was divided, but because Gerald Ford did not energize the party. “He never championed himself as a conservative, not a pro-life person...

Hillary Clinton spent Thursday morning flying to North Carolina - unbeknownst to her press corps - to meet with John Edwards at his home in Chapel Hill — where the two former rivals discussed a possible Edwards endorsement. Clinton officials would not discuss the sit-down, calling it a private meeting. And Edwards aides confirmed the meeting, and said he has another private get together scheduled with Barack Obama on Monday. Those aides say he’s been “in talks” with Clinton and Obama “for weeks” about an endorsement, though he has not yet said who he will endorse or when he will...

I believe that the voters in this Republican nomination contest—here in Virginia and across the country—deserve a real choice. And Governor Huckabee is clearly the conservative alternative. He is the best choice, and he is my choice. So I am voting for him on Tuesday, here in Virginia. I don’t buy the idea that John McCain is a true conservative. Nor do I buy the idea that Mike Huckabee should get out of this contest. The people in the Potomac area—Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia. In addition, we have many important states coming up, including my home state...

A SurveyUSA poll of likely voters in Virginia shows McCain with 48% and Huckabee with 37%. Remarkably, the results three days ago were McCain 57%, Huckabee 25%. Huckabee has shaved 21 points off of the McCain lead in just 72 hours.

John McCain is a "strong conservative." That's the message that President Bush put out on "Fox News Sunday" yesterday. How does one define "strong conservative?" Is it defining waterboarding of terrorists as torture like John McCain has? Is it when one wants to close down Gitmo like John McCain does and give suspected terrorists the rights of American citizens. And speaking of the rights of American citizens, is a "strong conservative" one who wants amnesty and a path to citizenship for people who enter America illegally. Well, that's one where President Bush and Senator McCain have been on the same...

Since the Hillary event could not be held yesterday (she canceled, due to high winds...broomsticks cannot land in high wind)...... Impeached President and Sex Offender Bill Clinton will be in Roanoke, VA today. He will be speaking at 6:30 PM at Patrick Henry High School. Since many of us will be attending the Huckabee event, you guys please step up and FREEP this guy!! FREEPmail me if you can help, I have a sign you can use from yesterday's FREEP of Hillary.....

Presidential Candidate Mike Huckabee here in Roanoke - Monday Night! Monday, February 11, 7 pm Republican Presidential Candidate Mike Huckabee will be here in Roanoke this Monday night at 7 pm at the O.Winston Link Museum on Shenandoah Ave. in downtown Roanoke (across from Hotel Roanoke). Everyone is invited!!