2008 Howey Political Report
| Date | Headline Article | Keywords / Descriptors | File Name |
| 1/4/2008 | Obama's ''definitive moment'' of change | Obama wins stirring victory in Iowa, also this issue, Iowa caucus coverage | HPR1420.pdf |
| 1/10/2008 | The coming of 7th CD Dem donnybrook | Democrats eyeing power in 7th CD, also this issue, Clinton wins New Hampshire caucus | HPR1421.pdf |
| 1/17/2008 | Daniels Bayh head 2008 top 50 | HPR's top 50 most influential in the statehouse | HPR1422.pdf |
| 1/24/2008 | Remember that war over there? | Candidates grading 'D- to F+' on Iraq; Jobs; Obama vs. Bill, as Sen. McCain surges; The Peterson defeat; Little hysteria after Rules snuffs repeal; key reform votes up; | HPR1423.pdf |
| 1/31/2008 | JLT talks jobs, taxes and reform | JLT talks jobs, taxes, and campaign plans; Daniels class over jobs; frosty reception for governor at county confab; I was about to zing Schellinger and then Tim Jeffers called; Eric's revenue and an accusation of Sen. Long's 'abuse of power'; Lugar surveys Iraq complexities for the next president; | HPR1424.pdf |
| 2/7/2008 | An Indiana primary that matters! | Democratic primary: How ugly will it get?; Indiana's tax revolution coming to education; Still no word from the Schellinger campaign | HPR1425.pdf |
| 2/14/2008 | Angst and the Daniels Revolution: Cities, Counties balk but Governor presses reform | IU's crack addiction; HPI Interview: Sen. Evan Bayh on presidential race; Insert the Alamo here; Lugar dispenses energy advice to presidential candidates via Prius; Evan Bayh's Hillary predicament; Hoosier blogger takes aim at McCain; Daniels embraces Kernan-Shepard; Horse Race: the Dem Phony War; Mary Ann Sullivan's improbably win | HPR1426.pdf |
| 2/29/2008 | 7th CD special could be a wild ride | 21st Century Whigs; Taxes are toys for legislators; Now that's entertainment (Cleveland State Univ. presidential debate) | HPR1428.pdf |
| 3/6/2008 | Clinton-Obama Hoosier Showdown | Hillary wins in Texas, Ohio sets the stage for intense May 6 primary showdown; About that recession; Dream ticket is Evan Bayh's nightmare; Holes in House GOP recruiting class has dampened prospects; Delphi's outreach on immigration spurned | HPR1429.pdf |
| 3/13/2008 | Act 2 awaits Rep. Andre Carson | Orentlichers; Mays & Myers cue up for May primary; Obama vs. Big 10; What we learned from first two '08 elections; Gov. Daniels gets his priorities right with academic proposal | HPR1430.pdf |
| 3/21/2008 | Daniels: Tax substance 'decisive' | Says tax reforms, Major Moves making state recession ready; Last Swing State: Clinton (Bayh) & Obama hit Indiana; Obama and Clinton: Come to Indy on April 4; HPI interview with Gov. Daniels; Trending rot will imperil tax reforms; The Democratic dilemma | HPR1431.pdf |
| 3/27/2008 | Bayh goes to (Electoral) College | New case for Hillary nomination is a curious twist in the logic; Bauer facing Dem heat?; Daniels invites 'anvil' to Muncie, Michigan City; Obama endorsed by 25 Indiana legislators; It took a year, but Schellinger begins to talk public policy; Rep. Hill voting with GOP, but will still be tethered to leadership; 2008 Indiana Governor: Daniels TV begins Easter; Parsing the county population figures | HPR1432.pdf |
| 4/3/2008 | Hamilton: Obama creates unity | Former congressman's endorsement could shift Southern Indiana; Gov's race fully enjoined; Hoosier House freshman face super dilemma; Welcome to Indiana, home of the veeps; Race ads have been effective in the past; It's not the jobs, it's the money, stupid | HPR1433.pdf |
| 4/10/2008 | Clinton, Obama in a Hoosier zone | Presidential candidates connecting with the people; A shunted primary; Woody Myers: From the junction of medicine, business & politics; Rexford's crazy village; National, local problems have same source | HPR1434.pdf |
| 4/17/2008 | Under the hood of Clinton-Obama | Hillary's Indiana campaign planning on the fly with Bayh; Time running out for the Schellinger campaign; Obama seeks Hoosier hearts from the heart; Obama, a nexus and message and technology; Can we handle Obama's truth? | HPR1435.pdf |
| 4/24/2008 | Obama lures Hoosiers with change | The earth shakes while political 'under current' comes to Indiana; Hillary at crisis point: what to expect in Indiana; A final hand is dealt in the Thompson-Schellinger race; Economic responsibility is easily misplaced | HPR1436.pdf |
| 4/29/2008 | GOP may decide Clinton-Obama | Howey-Gauge Poll has presidential race too close to call; JLT has big lead; Burton-Carson favored; When in doubt here in Indiana, play basketball; Beer-drinkin', gun-ownin' pickup truck drivin'… | HPR1437.pdf |
| 5/1/2008 | Obama seeks beyond distractions | Candidate talks of energy, Sen. Lugar and GOP support; HPI analysis: Clinton-Obama race see-saws; Interview with Obama; Bayh, Parker put the squeeze on Democrat county chairs; With Hill's endorsement, Obama gets Blue Dog nod | HPR1438.pdf |
| 5/8/2009 | The Hoosier Glass Ceiling Shatters | Clinton, JLT forge historic victories; Wright, Rush & race in wake of Hillary's tiny win; Bayh talks of Hillary and the math ahead; Steely JLT withstands Schellinger late charge; Thompson should seize control of the party; 3 Hoosier undecided super delegates back in the light; Rep. Hill backed the winner (and the loser) on Tuesday | HPR1439.pdf |
| 5/22/2008 | Daniels, Kernan reforms attacked | Sen. Waterman independent bid, attorney general race could change ' 08 dynamic; 'Say it ain't so, joe; Republican attorney general race appears too close to call; HPI tracks 13 races and finds odds against GOP; Hoosiers can really change the world; | HPR1440.pdf |
| 6/5/2008 | Daniels to GOP: 'We cannot fail' | Governor challenges party as Waterman, Zoeller subplots fly; Recount redux; Parsing the gubernatorial, congressional races; Barack Obama completes a great American upset; How will history treat President (G.W.) Bush?; After 2 Howey-Gauge Polls and 2 elections, how did we do? | HPR1441.pdf |
| 6/12/2008 | Can Barack Obama carry Indiana? | With or without Evan Bayh, yes he can; Lugar, Obama & McCain; Rating 6 Hoosiers in the '08 veepstakes; Oxley, Fernandez in talks with JLT, sources say; The preposterous ticket of Waterman-Jehl; Viewing the tax revolution from Kokomo City Hall; The Mitch & Jill Twins | HPR1442.pdf |
| 6/19/2008 | Thompson-Oxley seeking unity | Waterman-Jehl look for a 'miriade' while Daniels picks up key RTL nod; Daniels' Iraq calculus; Elrod, Miller boost House GOP, but some unfilled holes, too; There will be blood between Obama, McCain on energy; Republicans to the Arctic!; Candidates avoid the global skills challenge | HPR1443.pdf |
| 6/24/2008 | JLT labors under the unity façade | UAW, Schellinger don't join Jill's Convention confab; Back home again with Jill; It's not just the economy, stupid; Chairman O'Connor to bow out; A retrospective on Clinton, Obama and the Hoosier pivot point; new era of campaigning | HPR1444.pdf |
| 7/10/2008 | Untraditional: Daniels vs. Thompson | Governor gearing up for final campaign, expects a windfall of policy to impact politics; Uneven jobs growth; Thompson campaign's refrain: 'It's only July'; JLT talks about her campaign, labor and the economy; Between Bayh and Biden?; 'Toxic' GOP brand may not hit CD campaigns; Obama to play in Indiana | HPR1445.pdf |
| 7/17/2008 | Veepstakes into security wonk fest | Obama, Bayh, Nunn weigh life and death issues at Purdue forum; Jill's election history; A look inside Obama's Indiana campaign; 23 Indiana House races in play in HPI analysis; On the road again with the toll road critics; Tully had a different take | HPR1446.pdf |
| 7/24/2008 | Caution delivers Bayh to the cusp | Decade in Senate brings few risks, but reputation as bipartisan centrist; Jill's SEIU 'blank check'; Montagano takes aim at Souder with more $$; Campaign report is good news for JLT | HPR1447.pdf |
| 7/31/2008 | Municipal tax revolution arrives | Cities, counties grapple with caps as Zionsville & townships talk merger; Quayle, Bayh & veeping; Thompson never caught the jobs irony; Missing elements of leadership: Obama and the New York elites; Gov race 'softball'; Daniels isn't to blame for Monaco, GM | HPR1448.pdf |
| 8/7/2008 | Obama-Bayh: The Audition | Jill Long Thompson, John McCain, Mitch Daniels, Elkhart, Joe Donnelly | HPR1501.pdf |
| 8/21/2008 | Going for Barack in river corridor | health care, Indy parks, John Edwards | HPR1502.pdf |
| 8/29/2008 | Aggressive Obama aims at McCain | Sarah Palin, Evan Bayh | HPR1503.pdf |
| 9/4/2008 | Howey-Gauge: Prez Barnburner | Barack Obama | HPR1504.pdf |
| 9/11/2008 | Midnight in the media garden | Jill Long Thompson, mortgage, John McCain, Sarah Palin, Joe Biden | HPR1505.pdf |
| 9/18/2008 | Shovel ready: U.S. 31 dividend | Mitch Daniels, Yogi Berra | HPR1506.pdf |
| 9/25/2008 | From Hope to Fear & Loathing | Mike Sodrel | HPR1507.pdf |
| 10/2/2008 | Raging river runs through IN | Polls all over the map, bailout, & Obama vote add to dramatic October; JLT & Lazarus; Profiles in courage?; Answers, not charm; Gubernatorial poll rollercoaster continues; Wendell Willkie's Elwood; Horning doth protest | HPR1508.pdf |
| 10/9/2008 | JLT's 'bizarre' opportunity | Financial meltdown giving the Democrat a change at victory; Decisions & info; JLT poised to pull off upset?; Obama returns to Indiana for homestretch; Will white voters back Barack Obama?; Gov. Sixpack (wink-wink); Indiana congressional roundup finds 2 races; Behind the curtain | HPR1509.pdf |
| 10/16/2008 | JLT presses her investment war | With little money for TV, she takes aim at Major Moves; Lake in fraud crosshairs; The less you see JLT, the more you like her; McCain started fast, then emotion took over (debate); Sarah Palin, you're not Dan Quayle; Souder is nervous; McCain has to take one for the team | HPR1510.pdf |
| 10/23/2008 | As wave builds, Souder confident | But Obama-inspired turnout is the 'wild card'; Polls all over the map; Joe the Plumber, Turning Indiana blue; Indiana jobless rates are highly variable; Daniels' Major Move | HPR1511.pdf |
| 10/28/2008 | Howey-Gauge: Blowouts & Burners | Daniels has 31% lead; McCain up 2% over Obama; Rep. Souder losing to Montagano; Gauging Daniels era; Can Obama win Indiana?; So what should you do with your money now?; Obama's ground game | HPR1512.pdf |
| 11/3/2008 | Final forecast for an epic election | Obama, Daniels, Montagano, Dem House victories; Focus on Indiana | HPR1513.pdf |
| 11/6/2008 | Obama, Daniels redouble change | Historic 2008 election turns Indiana blue, but also brings status quo; The Arc of Abraham; HPI Forecast: a B+? (on presidential election); JLT repeated history and doomed the ticket; The Tina effect; Big change in the Big 10 states | HPR1514.pdf |
| 11/13/2008 | The Obama 'landslide' impact | Bulen Symposium weighs the shifts in demographic, media; As GM goes…; A Republican role model amidst the common man; Hill coasts on youth vote; The Donnelly juggernaut; Rushing into the Obama 'white guilt' factor | HPR1515.pdf |
| 11/24/2008 | Indiana's death knell or phoenix? | As Hoosiers gather for Thanksgiving, our past and future at crossroads; 2008 Turkey Awards; Lugar discusses Big 3, Wall Street bailouts; Goodnight says Big 3 'must' get bridge loan; Rainy days coming to the Indiana Legislature; Recession questions; It's 3 a.m., Sec. Clinton | HPR1516.pdf |
| 12/4/2008 | New urgency on WMD front | Roemer, Lugar renew warnings on terror in the homeland; CIA speculation; Cap slide in Muncie; Obama's team of rivals; Daniels meets Obama; Recession questions; Bauer names House committee chairs | HPR1517.pdf |
| 12/11/2008 | Big 3, Indiana twisting, twisting… | Fluid, chaotic,' Senate vote; State in for big impact; Personal for Donnelly; Dumezich ponders a challenge to Sen. Bayh; McVey eyes Dan Burton; Criteria for economic development unclear; Bosma announces House leadership, committees; Biggest Hoosier social event in Chicago | HPR1518.pdf |
| 12/18/2008 | Bush legacy: shock, awe & atrophy | First drafts in history focus on war, energy, an economy on the brink; Unrealized potential; A dismal legacy; Will Bush follow path of Truman?; Prevent defense vs. aggressive engagement; W for 'wrong track' | HPR1519.pdf |
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