2008 Election Game: Campaign Thread

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Former Senator Alan Simpson, Former House Rep Barry Goldwater Jr., and, shockingly enough, writer Dave Barry endorse Chuck Hagel for President!

Today in Iowa, three people got together to endorse Senator Chuck Hagel... Alan Simpson, the respected Former Senator of Wyoming, Barry Goldwater's son, a former Representative from California, and comedic writer Dave Barry. Mr. Barry, noting he wasn't probably ever going to get involved in politics again noted him and Hagel's similar view of general Governments inefficiency saying "this guy is the only guy I've met who will do something about it!". Simpson noted his policies as more in line with the type of conservative he is, rejecting social conservatism, as does Mr. Goldwater. All three of them, noting the huge difference between Hagel's thoughts and that of President Bush's.

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October 1, 2007
-Campaign kick-off in New Hampshire
- First appearance in Iowa
- Campaign headquarters in Wyoming (with endorsers)
- Rally in South Carolina

October 2, 2007
- Fundraiser in Miami, Florida
- Rally in Tampa, Florida
- Townhall in Detroit, Michigan

October 3, 2007
- Townhall in Des Moines, Iowa
- Fundraiser in Cedar Falls, Iowa
- Rally in Waterloo, Iowa

October 4, 2007
-Townhall in Concord, New Hampshire
-Fundraiser in Manchester, New Hampshire
-Rally in Manchester, New Hampshire

October 5, 2007
-Townhall in Augusta, Maine
-Fundraiser in Portland, Maine
-Meet and greet in Biddeford, Maine

October 6, 2007
-Fundraiser in Sacramento, California
-Townhall in Anaheim, California

October 7, 2007
-Townhall in Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Rally in Glendale, Arizona

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1."The first thing I'd do is get us out of Iraq. It's a mission we have no place in being a part of, and we've wasted too much money and too many lives being there. I would take focus on to Afghanistan, and get out as soon as possible once the mission is complete there. Then I would work towards a tax plan that is flatter and fairer."

2. "My ideal Supreme Court justice doesn't see things through partisan lenses. They see things through constitutional lenses. They must have been through years and years of reading and understand the constitution and knowing exactly how to apply it the laws that may rise through the courts. My ideal judge in that viewing of the constitution would be Richard Posner."

3. "My biggest weakness is probably my stance on the war. That doesn't help me much in a primary, now would it? But that's my principle, so I won't bend on that."

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Chuck Hagel

Schedule

October 8, 2007
- Fundraiser in St. Louis, Missouri
- Town-hall in Ames, Iowa
- Town-hall in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

October 9, 2007
- Rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Fundraiser and Town-hall in Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Town-hall in Detriot, Michigan

October 10, 2007
-Rally in Manchester, New Hampshire
-Town-Hall and Fundraiser in Burlington, Vermont
-Rally in Pittsfield, Massachusetts

October 11, 2007
-Rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma
-Fundraiser in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
-Town-Hall in Topeka, Kansas

October 12, 2007
-Appearance on Jon Stewart's The Daily Show
-Rally in Denver, Colorado

October 13, 2007
-Fundraiser in Portland, Oregon
-Town-hall in Olympia, Washington
- Town-hall in Birch Bay, Washington

October 14, 2007
- Rally in Charleston, South Carolina
- Fundraiser in Las Vegas, Nevada

Endorsements
Governor Mitch Daniels (R) of Indiana, Governor Jon Huntsman (R) of Utah, Tom Ridge (R) of Pennsylvania, Rep. Jeff Flake (R) of Arizona, and Former Rep. Greg Gangske (R) of Iowa all endorse Senator Chuck Hagel. They all site the same reason: his foreign policy stance is the reasonable place to go, and his fiscal ideas are the best of the bunch. Flake was expected to follow the Arizona delegation by going for McCain, but that was not the way things were, similar for Daniels to Sanford.

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Get well soon, Senator Thune!

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October 15:

-Barnstormer in Dover, New Hampshire
-Fundraiser in Manchester, New Hampshire
-Rally in Nashua, New Hampshire

October 16:

-Fundraiser in New York City, New York
-Rally in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
-Meet & Greet in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania

October 17:

- Town-hall in Augusta, Maine
- Rally in Brockton, Massachussets
- Rally in Concord, New Hampshire

October 18:

-Fundraiser in Ames, Iowa
-Barnstormer in Jasper county, Iowa
-Rally in Davenport, Iowa

October 19:

-Rally in Madison, Wisconsin
-Fundraiser in St. Paul, Minnesota
-Town-Hall in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

October 20:

-Meet and Greet in Charleston, South Carolina
-Rally in Greenberg, South Carolina
-Barnstormer Columbia, South Carolina

October 21:

-Rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
-Fundraiser in Lincoln, Nebraska

Are there going to be polls coming out of Wyoming (insignificant but still an early primary) and South Carolina on the Republican side?

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Does Hagel not register in Michigan and South Carolina, or did you forget?

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October 22nd
- Rally in Burlington, Iowa
- Fundraiser in Iowa City, Iowa
- Town Hall in Ames, Iowa
- Meet and Greet in Fort Dodge, Iowa

October 23rd
- Interview on The O'Reilly Factor
- Meet and Greet in Des Moines, Iowa
- Meeting with Terry Branstad (Looking for an endorsement)

October 24th
- Rally in Lansing, Michigan
- Rally in Kalamazoo, Michigan
- Town Hall in Columbus, Ohio

October 25th
- Appearance on The Rachel Maddow Show
- Town Hall in Sioux City, Iowa with Former Senator Alan K. Simpson
- Meet and Greet in Ida Grove, Iowa

October 26th
- Fundraiser in Salem, New Hampshire
- Rally in Portsmith, New Hampshire
- Appearance on Anderson Cooper 360

October 27th
- Meeting with Former Nebraska Senator Bob Kerrey (Seeking Endorsement)
- Town Hall in Dover, New Hampshire
- Rally in Concord, New Hampshire

October 28th
- Rally in Charleston, South Carolina
- Fundraiser in Charleston, South Carolina
- Fundraiser in Atlanta, Georgia

Hagel releases his first Ad:

"Hi, I'm Senator Chuck Hagel. In Washington today there is a huge struggle between principle and negotiation. Some stick to their principles and don't negotiate, others have no principles and only negotiate. As a candidate, I believe I stand out because I do represent the people. I am willing to compromise on issues, and I am standing on my own. As a Republican, I have fought for economic reform, but I have also fought against my party on foreign policy. I promise to fight for the American people with my independent nature and together we can turn this country! I hope you join me in this movement!

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Senator Hagel has announced today that he, too, will be apart of the Afghanistan and Iraq Debate as proposed by Clinton and Harvard University.

"Hopefully it will allow the public to get a more in-depth look at the candidates foreign policy views, which is why I want to take the first step of my republican contenders and join the debate!"

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A New Hagel Ad airing in New Hampshire, Nevada, South Carolina, and Florida:



John McCain talks big about foreign policy, but does he stand to the test?

"It's going to be easy"

"Look, nobody said it was going to be easy."

He supported the surge into Iraq. He supported every measure to increase the amount of troops going into Iraq. He voted with President Bush over 90% of the time. And he calls himself a maverick? Don't be fooled.

Vote for a real maverick this November. Vote, for Chuck Hagel.



I'm Chuck Hagel and I approve this message.

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1. I hold my view because its the right thing to do. Iraq didn't attack us on 9/11, why should we focus so much of our resources towards forcing something on people when our whole country was founded on our own voluntary idea that democracy should be held. We don't need to be killing more people without a purpose over there. I feel we need to get out of Iraq because we need to focus our mission on those who actually caused 9/11, and thats why we need our troops more in Afghanistan.

2. I would withdraw our troops from Iraq as soon as I can. Now, I don't want to do it to a point where the troops on the ground are in serious danger, but I don't want them to be away from their families and their country they fought for any longer than they have to.

3. Now, I would support a full withdraw of our troops from almost all places of our military action if we fix the Afghanistan situation quickly and catch Osama Bin Laden. I don't think we really need to be hanging around the Middle East anymore, its just going to cause more trouble. Instead, we need to focus on making more free trade agreements so we can improve our economic prospects and friendships across the globe.

4. Iraq was founded on a fundamentally false pretense, that Saddam Hussein had some sort of linkage to 9/11. When we found out he wasn't, we found another false pretense to fight under. What we need now is the truth. That this isn't going anywhere, that being there any longer will hurt our stature across the globe and at home, and we aren't getting any closer to the real issue. I base my view on Iraq on the truth.

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Chuck Hagel Schedule

October 29, 2007
-Rally in Concord, New Hampshire
-Fundraiser in Manchester, New Hampshire
-Appearance on Hardball with Chris Matthews

October 30, 2007
- Breakfast with John E. Sununu (seeking endorsement)
- Town Hall in Rochester, New Hampshire
- Meet and Greet in Nashua, New Hampshire
- Rally in Derry, New Hampshire

October 31, 2007
- Rally in Cheyenne, Wyoming with Alan Simpson
- Meet and Greet in Capser, Wyoming
- Fundraiser in Jackson, Wyoming
- Rally in Cody, Wyoming with Alan Simpson

November 1, 2007
- Breakfast with Charlie Crist (seeking endorsement)
- Fundraiser in Tampa Florida
- Town Hall in Orlando, Florida
- Town Hall in Gainsville, Florida

November 2, 2007
- Meet and Greet in Reno, Nevada
- Fundraiser in Las Vegas, Nevada
- Rally in Carson City, Nevada
- Appearance on Your World with Neil Cavuto

November 3, 2007
- Fundraiser in Los Angeles, California
- Rally in Anaheim, California
- Rally in Sacramento, California
- Meet and Greet in Sacramento, California

November 4, 2007
- Rally in Ames, Iowa
- Town Hall in Des Moines, Iowa
- Town Hall in Sioux City, Iowa
- Appearance on Meet The Press

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Chuck Hagel at a Press Conference

Reporter A: Senator Hagel, Senator McCain has attacked your position on Iraq as "politically expedient" what is your response to this?

Hagel: Well, As McCain said to me, I do respect his tenure as a Senator, but that is just inaccurate. We were facing a crisis during the few years after 9/11, so I did originally vote in favor of the War effort. However, as soon as we got into the mission, we did not have a clear strategy, and as a result, we are in the middle of a huge mess, a mess where our original intentions were proven factually incorrect. It wasn't because I was politically expedient that my mind changed on the issue, it was because I got the facts.

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Who is left to post their stuff then?

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Statement from the Hagel Campaign:

"Back in the Senate, Snowe was a person who worked hard for bi-partisanship, and it shows in her bi-partisan endorsement of Hillary Clinton. However, and I feel I might be somewhat at fault for this, her endorsement includes a statement about how weak the field is. What we need to do is discuss issues on a more in-depth basis and becomes better on those issues. A deeper view maybe better, and therefore, I propose an in-depth economic policy debate where I will be inviting all of my Republican opponents. I wish you all the best."

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Chuck Hagel and CNN present: The Republican Economic Policy Debate

"Due to a lack of serious talk on non-Iraq issues, I propose an all-out, in-depth economic policy debate and I ask my fellow Republicans to join me in this debate!"

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November 5th, 2007
Rally in Ely, Nevada
Town Hall in Sparks, Nevada
Rally in Carson, Nevada
Town Hall in Virigina City, Nevada

November 6th, 2007
Fundraiser in Las Vegas, Nevada
Town Hall in North Las Vegas, Nevada
Rally in Boulder City, Nevada
Appearance on Larry King Live

November 7th, 2007
Town hall in Rock Springs, Wyoming
Rally in Rawlins, Wyoming
Fundraiser in Cheyenne, Wyoming

November 8th, 2007
Fundraiser in Ames, Iowa
Town Hall in Boone, Iowa
Town Hall in Perry, Iowa
Fundraiser in Des Moines, Iowa

November 9th, 2007
Rally in Keene, New Hampshire
Meeting with Judd Gregg (seeking endorsement)
Town Hall in Concord, New Hampshire
Rally in Dover, New Hampshire

November 10th, 2007
Rally in Manchester, New Hampshire
Rally in Salem, New Hampshire
Fundraiser in Rochester, New Hampshire

November 11th, 2007
Appearance on This Week with George Stephanopoulos
Otherwise, Rest Day

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Hagel takes resources out of Florida and South Carolina!

"With the economy the way it is, a leader has to show themselves as fiscally responsible, and one of the first things to do in order to show that is manage a campaign in a fisically responsible way. Now, I can't afford to put myself in all of these early primary states at full throttle. Therefore, I will be removing resources from Florida and South Carolina and putting them in states I am more likely to gain momentum from. However, I still endorse whatever supporters I have there to vote for me, but I understand that no matter how much money I throw at those two states they won't budge in my favor."

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Deal.

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Chuck Hagel's Campaign Statment
"I'm glad Mrs. Clinton pulled that manipulative and exploitative ad against Mrs. Winfrey."

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Hagel Service Ad



"Hello, I'm Senator Chuck Hagel, and I know about the importance of service and our troops. I love our brave men and women who go out and protect us from whatever may come. And as a veteran of Vietnam , I know about our stakes in the wars we are in. Iraq was a mistake. We shouldn't have gone in and we need to turn around. I believe we need to focus our sights on Afghanistan, to catch Osama Bin Laden for the attacks on 9/11. I believe with that re-imaging of the foreign policy at that level, we can make our country safer and our troops would be more appreciative.

I approve this message because the American people deserve a leader with the experience and service necessary to lead this nation back to prosperity."

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Where's McCain?

McCain posted his schedule already; it's Sanford we're waiting on.

Oops yeah I saw it now.

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So now we are two weeks away from the Iowa Caucus?

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"Newsletters" Ad run in Iowa, Wyoming, New Hampshire, and Nevada



"Ron Paul talks a huge game about freedom of all individuals, but how does he feel about certain individuals? During the 90s, the newletters written under his name said some absolutely deplorable things. He called Martin Luther King a 'world-class adulterer' and opposed the Civil Rights Act, he also said that he 'misses the closet'. and wished that 'social pressure forced gays to hide their activities'. And this man is running for the presidency?



Shame on you, Ron Paul"

"I'm Chuck Hagel and I Approve This Message"

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Aren't we supposed to post our schedules for November/Early December instead of the final week of 2007?

He said three weeks away from the Iowa Caucus in his response to me... I'm confused now haha