2008 Florida Primary

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• Bloomberg: Crist Says He'd Support a Repeat of Florida Democratic Primary
• BaltimoreSun.com: John McCain Wins Florida Primary
• RealClearPolitics: John McCain's Florida Victory Speech

The Mahalo Top 7

1. CNN: McCain wins Florida, CNN projects (January 29, 2008)
2. Official Site: Florida Department of Elections
3. Official Site: Florida Republican Party
4. Official Site: Florida Democratic Party
5. CNN.com: Florida Election Center | Florida Primary Results
6. Real Clear Politics: Florida Republican Primary | Florida Democratic Primary
7. USA Today: Presidential Poll Tracker  

2008 Florida Primary News and Information

• Google News: 2008 Florida Primary
• New York Times: Florida Primaries
• FOXNews.com: Florida Democrats Abandon Plan for Mail-In Primary Re-Do (March 17, 2008)
• CNN: No new primary for Florida Democrats (March 17, 2008)
  • State party chairwoman Karen Thurman: "We researched every potential alternative process -- from caucuses to county conventions to mail-in elections -- but no plan could come anywhere close to being viable in Florida."

Liveblogging

• The New York Times: The Caucus: Love-Blogging the Sunshine Primary
• ABC News: Political Radar: Live-Blogging During Florida Primary Results
• Huffington Post: Live Updates: Florida's Presidential Primary
• Pajamas Media: Florida Primary Coverage

Date Change Controversy

• MTV News: "Voters Still Making Their Voices Heard In Unsanctioned Primary" (January 28, 2008)
• News4Jax: 3 Weeks From Florida's Primary, Some Ask: 'Why Vote?' (January 8, 2008)
  • The Democratic National Committee and the Republican National Committee have imposed penalties on Florida as a result of moving its primary ahead of the Feb. 5th Super-Tuesday event. Florida Dems have had all of their delegates stripped and Florida GOP delegates will be halved.
• MSNBC: "Early Primary Gives Florida a Big Say in '08 Vote" (May 21, 2007)
• LA Times: "Democrats Scramble to Prevent Florida Primary Election Fiasco" (May 20, 2007)
• New York Times: "Seeking an Edge, Florida Changes Its Primary Date" (May 3, 2006)
• St. Petersburg Times: "Florida Primary Will Not Count, Dean Warns" (June 13, 2007)

Democratic Party Participation

• TheHill.com: Clinton gets Florida’s vote but not its delegates (January 29, 2008)
• Washington Post: "After Florida Primary, a Clinton Visit" (January 27, 2008) 
• Christian Science Monitor: "Can the Democratic Party Ignore Florida's Primary?" (October 16, 2007) 
• USA Today: "Democrats Strip Florida of Primary Delegates" (August 25, 2007) 
• St. Petersburg Times: "Dems' Primary May Not Count" (May 9, 2007) 

Republican Primary

• WashingtonPost.com: Early Exit Polls: Change vs. Experience, Again (January 29, 2008)
• WashingtonPost.com: "McCain and Romney in Tight Florida Battle" (January 29, 2008) 
• Time Magazine: Crist Revels in the Florida Spotlight (January 29, 2008)
• Voice of America: "US Republican Hopefuls Face Off in Key Florida Primary" (January 29, 2008)
• LA Times: "Giuliani Keeps Calm -- Very Calm -- in Florida" (January 29, 2008)
• Miami Herald: Huckabee thanks Fla. supporters, gets good omen before leaving (January 29, 2008)
• The Economist: "Florida's Primary" (January 28, 2008)
• CBS News: In Florida, GOP Sniping Takes Center Stage (January 28, 2008)
• South Florida Sun-Sentinel: "Florida Primary Offers Winners a Critical Burst of Momentum" January 28, 2008
• WashingtonPost.com: "In Fla., McCain and Romney Argue About Iraq" (January 27, 2008)  
  • "Both Republicans abandoned all pretense of civility as they campaigned across central Florida in advance of the state's primary Tuesday. Recent polls show a dead heat between McCain and Romney, and the winner here will gain a huge advantage as the nomination fight moves to 21 states a week later."
• WSJ.com: "Catastrophic-Fund Plan Moves to Fore in Florida" (January 26, 2008)
• The New York Times: Republican Field Rides Full Force Into Florida Test (January 21, 2008)
  • "And in a rare moment of political consensus, all of the campaigns see the Jan. 29 primary in Florida, the fourth most populous state in the nation, as the most important contest on the calendar to date. It is the gateway — candidates hope it is a springboard — to what will in effect be a national primary on Feb. 5, when more than 20 states will hold Republican nominating contests."

2008 Florida Primary Videos and Media

• LiveLeak: McCain's Florida Victory Speech
• YouTube: Rudy Giuliani Florida Primary Concession Speech (Time 10:57)
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• YouTube: CNN Report on Hillary Clinton in Florida (Time 3:21)
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2008 Florida Primary Blogs and Commentaries

• Google Blog Search: 2008 Florida Primary
• AOL's Political Machine: Worst Campaigner. Ever. (January 29, 2008)
• Flopping Aces: Live Blog/Chat for Florida GOP Results (January 29, 2008)
• MSNBC's First Read: The Battle for Florida (January 29, 2008)
• Daily Standard: "Winning Little Havana" (January 29, 2008)
• Dallas Morning News: "What's on the Line for GOP Candidates in Florida" (January 29, 2008)
• Huffington Post: Last Minute Endorsements Feed Bitter Florida Primary Battle (January 28, 2008)
• National Review: "A Little Sunshine on the Sunshine State" (January 28, 2008)
• Political Wire: Giuliani Sinks to Fourth in Florida (January 8, 2008)
• Rasmussen Reports: Election 2008: Florida Republican Primary (December 14, 2007)
• Politico: DNC strips Fla. of delegates -- primary wouldn't count (August 25, 2007)

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