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PUBLISHED ON: November 7, 2007
PUBLISHED IN: Personalities, Republicans, Candidates

Correspondents Will Sort Through Crowded 2008 Field

Emily Angell and Anish Mitra Republican Candidate Editors

The Republican Candidate staff welcomes you to Scoop08, where our correspondents will track current and prospective GOP contenders in their bids for the Republican Party nomination from now until Election Day 2008. In the remaining months of the primary season and into the general election, we will help you wade through this crowded field of rivals whose political philosophies and proposed policies range from neo-conservative to libertarian.

Our coverage will include in-depth feature stories, interviews, and analyses of significant and unexplored topics, including candidates' specific policy proposals, their family history and education, their careers in the public eye, their lives outside of politics, their favorite sports teams and their personal faiths. Join us as we delve beyond the image, beyond the inane, to get to the substance behind the podium.

Here's what's to expect from some of our Republian Candidate correspondents over the next several weeks... (If you want to become a Republican Candidate correspondent or contribute to the section, simply click here and tell us why.)

Despite Brief Concessions, Giuliani Determined in Yankee Devotion

By Shea O'Rourke
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has had a lifelong commitment to the Yankees. Yet listening to him announce his favorite for this year's World Series made that easy to forget. Did a former New York City mayor really defect to the Boston Red Sox?

Giuliani may very well have been flip-flopping for votes by rooting for the Red Sox — celebrated in New Hampshire, home to the first primary in the nation — but the strong reaction to his Sox statement suggests that this is about more than baseball loyalties. Giuliani is a candidate people expect to remain headstrong in his beliefs, making it surprising when he doesn't. After all, this notion is the crux of his platform and of his personality — Giuliani knows what he wants. And as much as that is revealed in his stump speeches and past political history, Giuliani's relationship to baseball, and specifically to the Yankees, does so even more.

Tancredo Remembers Movement of his Youth, Doesn't Reconnect

By Luke Morin
Tom Tancredo has been known to generate some attention. In an interview with Scoop08, Tancredo recounts his college years when he founded a chapter of Young Americans for Freedom, a conservative youth movement, at the University of Northern Colorado, only to be met with fiery protests in return.

These days the often-controversial candidate has now risen to a national stage. In fact, his presence has occasionally ignited violent protests at scheduled appearances. Tancredo, who cut his political teeth debating liberal peers during the Vietnam War, may manage to get a rise out of students, but does that translate into a focus on young people in his campaign?

Newt's First Name Basis: Curse or Convenience?

By Andy Feher
Rudy. Hillary. Newt. How many first names do you know?

For the lucky few that attain celebrity status early on, first name recognition can mean high poll numbers, large donations and more press. After all, knowing a person's first name implies familiarity. But after serving as a prominent Washington figure for close to three decades, could the American public see Newt Gingrich the congressman differently from Newt Gingrich the presidential candidate?

In 2008, America must pit the old against the new, the unknown against the familiar, and decide if a candidate's name determines his political legacy.

Odd Man Out: The International Policies of Ron Paul

By James Freedman
One thing is certain: Ron Paul is running for president. But is he really a Republican? His stances on such issues as the military, energy, and tax reform have cast doubts on his conservative platform, and separate him from several of his fellow GOP contenders. In this exclusive interview with Scoop08, Paul sets the record straight. He talks about the neo-conservative hijacking of Washington, voting against the 2003 Iraq war resolution and ending sanctions against Cuba.

Paul may be radical, but on the subject of foreign policy he has clear opinions, and he's not afraid to express them, whether the public takes notice or not.

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