All Blog Posts from From The Road

From CBS News Director of Political Coverage Steve Chaggaris:

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will give political junkies another opportunity to guess who, if anyone, he’ll endorse in the presidential race when he delivers a speech at an Independence Party of Minnesota fundraiser Friday morning.

Bloomberg, who'll talk about independent leadership in the context of this year's campaign, is expected to stop short of making a formal endorsement at the $100-per-person fundraiser in Minneapolis. Meantime, CBS News has learned that during a stop in Minnesota two weeks ago, John McCain met with the Independence Party of Minnesota chairman Craig Swaggert.

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From CBS News' Fernando Suarez:

SALINAS, CALIF. -- Hillary Clinton's west coast trip brought her the national United Farm Workers' Union endorsement, representing 27,000 members, most of which are Hispanic. Mrs. Clinton took the stage to large a large applause and chants of "Si se puede, Si se puede!" or "Yes we can! Yes we can!"

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From CBS News' Dante Higgins:

CONCORD, NH -- McCain was riding high today as he has made his way back onto the presidential race's radar screen after a string of high-profile endorsements.

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From CBS News' Aaron Lewis:

DES MOINES, IOWA -- Iowa's first lady threw her support behind John Edwards for the Democratic presidential nomination today in the Hawkeye State.

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From CBS News' Dante Higgins:

FORT MYERS, FLA. -- John McCain talked to reporters earlier today about the newspaper endorsements he received this weekend, including the suprising endorsement from the Des Moines Register.

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From CBS News' Fernando Suarez:

DES MOINES, IOWA -- After weeks of bad press and criticisms of a campaign gone awry, the Hillary Clinton campaign scored a victory late Saturday night when the influential Des Moines Register newspaper endorsed Clinton.

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DES MOINES, IOWA -- The Des Moines Register endorsed Hillary Clinton and John McCain tonight.

For analysis from CBS News Chief Political Consultant Marc Ambinder, click here.

For the Register's Clinton editorial click here.

For the Register's McCain editorial click here.

From CBS News' Fernando Suarez:

JOHNSTON, IOWA -- During a press conference on Friday, Hillary Clinton tried setting the record straight on recent reports that one of her top campaign co-chairs in New Hampshire said that Barack Obama's prior drug use as a teen would be played up by Republicans if he were to become the Democratic Party's nominee for President.

"As soon as i found out that one of my supporters and co-chairs in New Hampshire made a statement - asked a series of questions - I made it clear it was not authorized, it was in no way condoned," Clinton said.

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From CBS News' Joy Lin

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA -- Snowed in, the Mike Huckabee campaign cancelled his morning events and organized an impromptu news conference where he received the endorsement of Jim Gilchrist, the founder of the anti-illegal immigration Minuteman Project.

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