2008 News

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From the Carpetbagger: http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/archives/9494.html

* The AP ran an item yesterday on Sen. Christopher Dodd’s (D-Conn.) likely presidential campaign. The article emphasized that Dodd, soon to be the chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, will have little trouble raising a lot of money. “Any time you are chairman of a committee that oversees, arguably, the wealthiest sector of society, that’s a significant opportunity to raise some real dough,” said Chris Lehane, a Democratic strategist from several presidential campaigns.

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1. Mittens

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* Outgoing Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R-Mass.) will create a presidential exploratory committee this week with the FEC, but out of respect, will wait until funeral services for former President Gerald Ford have concluded. The paperwork will probably be filed tomorrow. Romney’s successor, Gov.-elect Deval Patrick (D) will be sworn in tomorrow, but Romney will not attend the ceremony, instead settling into his new campaign headquarters.

* Speaking of Romney, as conservatives began to learn more about his previous support for abortion and gay rights, many of those who considered him a conservative alternative to McCain and Giuliani are having second thoughts. TV preacher Pat Robertson’s news program noted late last week that “four conservative state representatives in Michigan who are members of Romney’s state steering committee are now seriously thinking about abandoning their support for him.”