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He backs Clinton; her backers help himEx-Iowa Gov. Vilsack endorses senator, then receives $87,000 from her supporters to help pay off his own presidential campaign debt.Permalink [Category: Hillary Clinton Archive, Iowa Caucus, Vilsack]
Vilsack becomes key player in Clinton campaignSioux Center, Ia. - Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack has assumed a role in Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign unlike any of the New York Democrat's other national advisers.Permalink [Category: Hillary Clinton Archive, Vilsack]He campaigns for her in Iowa and other key states, spends hours each week on the phone with donors and elected officials and has helped forge policy ideas Clinton presents on the campaign trail.
In this way, Vilsack has made the quick and seemingly effortless transition from a one-time Clinton rival for the 2008 nomination to a go-to player in her campaign.
Clinton aids Vilsack with campaign debtDES MOINES, Iowa --Democratic presidential contender Hillary Rodham Clinton has agreed to help one-time candidate Tom Vilsack, who endorsed her on Monday, as he seeks to retire a campaign debt of more than $400,000.Permalink [Category: Hillary Clinton Archive, Money, Vilsack]Clinton spokesman Mark Daley said he was uncertain how Clinton would go about raising money for Vilsack, but he conceded that at some point, she would have to contact her supporters. "Someone in her shop is going to have to reach out," Daley said.
Vilsack to co-chair Clinton campaignFormer Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack pledged today to campaign for Hillary Clinton for president, becoming the first former presidential candidate to endorse any of the remaining hopefuls.Permalink [Category: Hillary Clinton Archive, Iowa Caucus, Vilsack]"Hillary Clinton has been tried and tested like no other candidate for president," Vilsack said, with Clinton looking on, during a midmorning news conference in Des Moines. "She is prepared to run a tough race and to win that race."
Vilsack to endorse ClintonFormer Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack will endorse U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential run Monday, an official close to the situation said today.Permalink [Category: Hillary Clinton Archive, Iowa Caucus, Vilsack]Vilsack gave up his own run for the presidency in February, setting up a scramble for his supporters. He is widely considered a possible pick for vice president or a cabinet post if a Democrat wins the White House in 2008.
Yepsen: Vilsack's departure could signal end for othersTom Vilsack's withdrawl from the 2008 race for president is bad news:Permalink [Category: Election Process Archive, Vilsack]- For governors and ex-governors in this contest. (Voters may not put such a high premium on their skills.)
Edwards' campaign rides on IowaIf any candidate inherits something from Tom Vilsack's departure from the Democratic presidential campaign, it's John Edwards.Permalink [Category: Edwards, Iowa Caucus, Vilsack]What he gets: Pressure.
The former Iowa governor's campaign hinged on winning his home state's caucuses, the start of a fiercely competitive nominating gauntlet. Vilsack's decision Friday to quit the race shifts much of the burden of expectations in the caucuses to Edwards, the front-runner in early Iowa polls.
Iowans weren't wowed by VilsackFormer Iowa governor Tom Vilsack's decision to abandon his White House bid drew disappointment here from his handful of early supporters as well as from those who feel the crowded early nominating calendar is squeezing out all but the richest candidates. But Vilsack's withdrawal doesn't seem to change much in the First Primary State.Curious what it would mean for Vilsack's home state, we checked in with a couple of pundits in the land of ethanol and the first caucuses.
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'Not the last we've seen' of Vilsack, Harkin saysWashington, D.C. - One of former Gov. Tom Vilsack's earliest and most fervent supporters in his presidential race was Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Ia., who was left without a candidate when Vilsack withdrew Friday.Permalink [Category: Vilsack]Vilsack called Harkin prior to his news conference to tell him about his decision, and Harkin issued a statement saying he "learned with great disappointment" about the end of Vilsack's bid for the Democratic nomination.
"With Tom's strength and character, he would have made an exceptional president," said Harkin, who made his own failed attempt at the presidency in 1992. "That's why when I spoke to him today, I urged him to continue his leadership for Iowa and the nation. This is certainly not the last we've seen of Tom Vilsack."
No shortage of ideas in Vilsack's brief runFormer Gov. Tom Vilsack was the first Democrat to formally enter the 2008 presidential race when he announced his candidacy in November. On Friday, he was the first to officially drop out, citing "money and only money" as the reason.Permalink [Category: Iowa Caucus, Vilsack]It's a reminder that sometimes going far in politics is less about being a good candidate than about being well-recognized and well-funded.
Vilsack was a good candidate. As governor of Iowa, he advocated for renewable energy, better education and health insurance for children and families. He has a reputation as a centrist who refused to raise taxes. He made a name nationally as chair of the Democratic Leadership Council.
Will Richardson gain from Vilsack's loss?SANTA FE — Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack's loss could be Gov. Bill Richardson's gain.Permalink [Category: Richardson, Vilsack]Richardson should do what he can to scoop up any of the staffers Vilsack's now-defunct campaign is leaving behind, says University of Virginia political science professor Larry Sabato.
"Richardson has targeted Nevada and New Hampshire among the first four states, but he needs to make at least a decent showing in Iowa, too. One or more key staffers could help Richardson make up some ground in Iowa," Sabato said.
Obama quick to seek Vilsack’s N.H. supportersCONCORD – Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack called Gary Hirshberg on Thursday night to tell him he was ending his presidential campaign. Friday morning, the phone rang again: it was Sen. Barack Obama, who waited just two minutes after Vilsack’s public announcement to ask for Hirshberg’s support.Permalink [Category: New Hampshire Primary, Obama Archive, Vilsack]Hirshberg, the founder and chief executive officer of Stonyfield Farm yogurt, was one of Vilsack’s earliest and most prominent New Hampshire supporters. He said Vilsack’s departure from the race was disappointing both personally and in terms of what it says about the political process.
Vilsack Drops Out of 2008 Presidential RaceFormer Iowa governor Tom Vilsack, who was the first Democrat to announce his candidacy for president in 2008 but has found it difficult to raise the money needed to compete against his better-known rivals, quit the race today."This process has become to a great extent about money -- a lot of money," he told reporters at a news conference today. "And it is clear to me that we would not be able to continue to raise money in the amounts necessary to sustain not just a campaign in Iowa and New Hampshire, but a campaign across this country.
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Vilsack expected to drop out todayFormer Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack plans to withdraw from the 2008 presidential campaign today, Democratic sources in Iowa said.Vilsack planned to hold a news conference at 11 a.m. to make what campaign "major campaign announcement," aides to the candidate said.
Vilsack had said he would win the leadoff Iowa caucuses. He had been trailing three better-known candidates in the state, according to early polls.
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Vilsack: In time U.S. will back cutoffCarson City, Nev. — Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack said Wednesday, at the first issue forum of the 2008 Democratic presidential campaign, that the nation and his rivals will eventually agree with his call to cut off funding for the war in Iraq, a position polls show most Americans oppose.Competing ideas for ending the war in Iraq dominated the event, sponsored by the nation's largest public employees union. Nevada is scheduled to follow Iowa in the early nominating contests.
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Vilsack Chides Obama for Not Pushing Immediate End to U.S. Fighting in IraqABC News' Teddy Davis Reports: Sen. Barack Obama's, D-Ill., "out by March of '08" Iraq war position came under criticism Thursday from a Democratic presidential rival who argued that Congress has a "moral responsibility" to immediately cut off funding for U.S. fighting.Permalink [Category: Iraq, Obama Archive, Vilsack]Congress has a responsibility to get the U.S. out of Iraq, said former Gov. Tom Vilsack, D-Iowa, "not in March of 2008 -- but now."
'And now ... he-e-e-e-e-e-e-r-e's Tom Vilsack!'Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack chatted up Hollywood heavy hitters Jay Leno and Jim Carey Thursday as the little-known Democrat running for president appeared on The Tonight Show."I'm not a rock star, I'm rock solid," Vilsack told his comic host when asked about competing with his celebrity rivals.
Vilsack kidded about his Cinderella status during the show, taking part in an opening skit where a mock-NBC security guard jokingly mistook Vilsack for former Vice President Al Gore.
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Vilsack Camp Raps Edwards on IraqABC News' Teddy Davis Reports: In a sign of just how fierce the competition is among Democrats to prove how committed they are to ending U.S. fighting in Iraq, the presidential campaign of former Gov. Tom Vilsack, D-Iowa, rebuked former Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., Wednesday for not wanting to end funding for all U.S. combat in Iraq.Permalink [Category: Edwards, Iraq, Vilsack]During a conference call with reporters on Wednesday, Edwards proposed capping the amount of money for U.S. troops in Iraq to pressure the Bush administration not to go forward with its plans to send more than 20,000 additional U.S. troops. He stopped short, however, of calling on Congress to stop funding for all U.S. fighting in Iraq -- as Vilsack has done -- saying to do so would further destabilize the war-torn country.
Vilsack Clears the AirABC News' Matthew Zavala Reports: While speaking to the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, former Gov. Tom Vilsack, D-Iowa, called America's addiction to foreign oil a security threat as well as an opportunity to "expand the middle class" and "reclaim the moral high ground on climate change."
"Because of our reliance on foreign oil," said Vilsack, "we, as a nation, are funding both sides of the war on terrorism."
Permalink [Category: Alternative Energy, Iraq, Vilsack] Vilsack plan favors sources beyond corn for ethanolFormer Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack said Tuesday that corn-based ethanol will fail to meet the nation's renewable-fuel needs, and he proposed tax incentives to promote other sources as part of a long-term national energy plan.Permalink [Category: Alternative Energy, Vilsack]The outsider candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination said in a speech in San Francisco that if elected, he would propose tax credits to improve the technology to produce other types of ethanol.
U.S. security tied to biofuels, Vilsack saysFormer Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack plans today to outline - in his first national policy speech as a candidate for president - an energy strategy that fuses the goal of weaning the United States off petroleum with reducing global warming.Permalink [Category: Alternative Energy, Foreign Policy, Vilsack]In Vilsack's speech to the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, the Democrat is expected to give detail to his campaign's chief policy tenet, that the nation's security as a whole depends on converting to a system of renewable energy.
Vilsack: It's A Start...Tom Vilsack’s campaign released today the names of 1,159 Iowans who have pledged to publicly support Vilsack and represent him during the Iowa caucuses. (They're "ones", in other words.)Permalink [Category: Iowa Caucus, Vilsack]Vilsack said he is confident that he will win Iowa despite a recent poll that placed him 4th among likely caucus goers, behind Clinton, Edwards, and Obama. He said the ranking is “very appropriate and very realistic and reasonable” from the people of Iowa.
Richardson Considers Vilsack's Iraq PositionABC News' Teddy Davis Reports: Gov. Bill Richardson, D-N.M., told ABC News Thursday that he will look into a proposal by one of his Democratic presidential rivals to cut off all funding for U.S. fighting in Iraq.Permalink [Category: Iraq, Richardson, Vilsack]"Did he do that?" Richardson asked in response to a question about former Gov. Tom Vilsack, D-Iowa, urging Congress to immediately end all funding for U.S. fighting in Iraq.
Hillary, five others to attend Nevada forumThe Union Leader has the AP story.
Las Vegas – Sen. Hillary Clinton has agreed to attend a Nevada forum for Democratic presidential candidates later this month, state party officials said Tuesday.Permalink [Category: Biden, Debates, Dodd, Hillary Clinton Archive, Nevada Caucus, Richardson, Vilsack]Clinton joins five other presidential hopefuls already confirmed for the Feb. 21 event in Carson City, including Sens. Joe Biden and Chris Dodd, former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack, former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson and former Alaska Sen. Mike Gravel, officials said.
Vilsack Matches Edwards on Health Care, Set to Talk EnergyABC News' Tahman Bradley reports: On a day when his 2008 presidential rival Sen. John Edwards D-NC., released his plan to provide healthcare coverage for every American, former Gov. Tom Vilsack D-Iowa, said that '08 presidential candidates have to be for universal coverage. In a speech Monday before the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, Vilsack called universal healthcare a "moral responsibility" and said that the nation would be better off if every American had healthcare.Permalink [Category: Health Care, Vilsack]"Clearly we have to make a commitment to universal coverage," the former governor said.
Get troops out, Vilsack says on CNNThe Des Moines Register has the story.
Washington, D.C. - Presidential candidate and former Gov. Tom Vilsack, on national television Sunday, repeated his call for Congress to demand the immediate withdrawal of troops from Iraq, saying it can be done safely and without the predicted bloodbath between warring sects.Permalink [Category: Iraq, Vilsack]The Iowa Democrat, appearing on CNN's "Late Edition," also rebuffed polls in Iowa and nationally that show he lags in the race and that many Iowans think he should not be running for the Democratic presidential nomination. "I intend to win Iowa" in the state's first-in-the-nation presidential caucuses next January, he said.
Vilsack: 'Time for us to end this war' Vilsack: "Moral Duty to Cut off Funding"ABC News' Kate Snow and Teddy Davis report: In his speech to the D.N.C.'s Winter Meeting, Democratic candidate for president Tom Vilsack, D-IA, called on Congress to use the power of the purse for bringing an end to the war in Iraq.Permalink [Category: Iraq, Vilsack]"Congress has the constitutional responsibility and a moral duty to cut off funding for the status quo. Not a cap -- an end. Not eventually -- immediately," said Vilsack, the former governor of Iowa.
Thompson, Vilsack pitch longshot candidacies in Las VegasLAS VEGAS Presidential hopefuls Tommy Thompson and Tom Vilsack pitched their long-shot candidacies at an auto industry convention Friday, where they split on Iraq policy but agreed on the importance of the Iowa caucuses in crowning underdog nominees.Permalink [Category: Nevada Caucus, Thompson Tommy, Vilsack]``It is very clear I have to win Iowa, there's no getting around it,'' said Vilsack, a Democrat and former Iowa governor whose home state caucus is a historical springboard to the nomination. Nevada's caucus follows five days later, on Jan. 19.
Vilsack to be consultant for MidAmerican EnergyThe Des Moines Register has the story.
Presidential candidate and former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack will be a consultant on renewable energy and the environment to MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., Vilsack and company officials said Thursday.Permalink [Category: Vilsack]"Essentially, I am going to do research and provide input to policymakers in the holding company on issues involving renewable energy," Vilsack said.
A subsidiary of the holding company, MidAmerican Energy Co., is the largest utility in Iowa.
Vilsack meets campaign fundraising goalThe Des Moines Registerhas the story.
Former Gov. Tom Vilsack met his fundraising goal for the end of 2006, campaign aides to the Democratic presidential candidate said on Monday.Permalink [Category: Money, Vilsack]Vilsack raised $1.1 million between Nov. 9, when he formed a campaign organization, and Dec. 31, according to figures to be detailed in the report the campaign plans to file Wednesday.
At independent living center, Vilsack warns war saps AmericaThe Concord Monitor has the story.
Tom Vilsack visited Concord yesterday to talk about improving housing and services for people with disabilities, but he couldn't stay away from the 2008 primary's No. 1 one topic: Iraq.Permalink [Category: Iraq, Vilsack]During an hour-long speech at Granite State Independent Living, Vilsack answered questions and outlined the advances he made in disability-rights during his eight years as governor of Iowa. But he returned to the war over and over, decrying planned troop increases and predicting dire domestic consequences.
"If 20,000 more troops go over there, resources will follow," said Vilsack. "I can guarantee you that in Congress when a motion is made to increase housing for people with disabilities . . . someone will say we just simply do not have the resources. We do have the resources; we just don't have the priorities."
Dodd and Vilsack visiting NH this weekendVia press release from NH Dem. Party:
UPDATE ON 0-EIGHT: DODD AND VILSACK TO RETURN TO NH THIS WEEKEND
SEN. DODD IN NH ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
Presidential Candidate Chris Dodd of Connecticut will return to New Hampshire this weekend to hold events in Nashua, Hooksett, Dover, Henniker, Charlestown, Hanover, and Cornish
Saturday, January 20
9:00 a.m.
Breakfast with Democratic Activists
Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel
Nashua, NH
11:00 a.m.
Coffee with Chris
Location: Home of Skip and Susan Hebert
42 Autumn Run
Hooksett, NH
1:00 p.m.
Town Hall Meeting
Location: The Bell Center for Music and the Arts
47 Fourth Street
Dover, NH
*Press Availability to Follow*
6:30 p.m.
Senate District 7 Celebration
Location: Daniel's Restaurant & Pub
30 Main Street
Henniker, NH
Sunday, January 21
10:30 a.m.
Meet with Charlestown Activists
Location: Home of Cynthia Sweeney
164 Hillview Circle
Charlestown, NH
1:00 p.m.
Dartmouth Speech
Location: Rockefeller Center
Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH
*Press Availability to Follow*
3:00 p.m.
House Party
Location: Home of State Sen. Peter Burling
20 Lang Road
Cornish, NH
GOV. VILSAK RETURNS TO NH FRIDAY
Governor Tom Vilsack of Iowa will return to the Granite State this weekend for two events in Concord and Londonderry. See below for details.
Friday, January 19, 2007
10:15 a.m.
Londonderry Middle School Event
313 Mammoth Road
Londonderry, NH
12:15 p.m.
Reception at Granite State Independent Living
21 Chenell Drive
Concord, NH
Vilsack makes Iraq key part of 'State' speechSioux City Journal has the story.
Gov. Tom Vilsack veered into the red-hot debate over the Iraq war during his final Condition of the State speech Tuesday, drawing cheers from his fellow Democrats while striking a nerve with Republican lawmakers.Permalink [Category: Iraq, Vilsack]The roughly 40-minute speech underwent a transformation not unlike that of its author. Vilsack entered the House chamber as a governor determined to tout his achievements and departed as a presidential candidate intent on staking out his strong opposition to an unpopular war.
Vilsack Calls on Legislators to Oppose 'Escalation' of War In IraqGov. Tom Vilsack wants the Iowa Legislature to send a strong message to President George W. Bush and Congress opposing the sending of more troops to Iraq.Permalink [Category: Iraq, Vilsack]
Vilsack: A presidential candidacy worth rooting forQuad City Times has the story.
Tom Vilsack’s presidential campaign isn’t a month old and already he has a dilemma. His compelling personal story appeared in a Page 1 profile of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, recounting his adoption by a Pittsburgh family and a childhood in poverty with an alcoholic mom. A reader sent Vilsack a personal letter, divulging the existence of records that could lead to identifying his birth mother. Now, as he begins to travel the nation telling his personal story, he’s wondering if it is time to follow the thread he’s wondered about his whole life.Permalink [Category: Vilsack]
Iowa: No homefield advantage for VilsackVia AP at ProJo:
Iowa politicos learned from Tom Harkin in 1992 that favoring the homegrown candidate scares away all the other contenders, thus rendering the Iowa Caucus impotent. State strategists say they won't make that mistake again.
He may be Iowa's governor, but Tom Vilsack's home-field advantage isn't enough to force rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination to cede him the game - far from it.Permalink [Category: Iowa Caucus, Vilsack]Not only won't Vilsack get a pass in Iowa's 2008 Democratic caucuses, but party leaders are bending over backward to keep the start-off of the contest evenhanded, key activists and strategists said.
It will not, they say, be another 1992, the year Tom Harkin - the Hawkeye State's popular U.S. senator - ran for president. Harkin's Democratic rivals skipped the Iowa caucuses, arguing that it wasn't possible to compete with him on his home turf.
As a result Harkin won Iowa easily, but got none of the caucuses' famous momentum and media attention. He wound up quickly leaving the Democratic race in which Bill Clinton later prevailed.
Vilsack in New Hampshire this weekVia Nashua Telegraph: Kevin Landrigan
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Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack’s presidential announcement tour brings him to New Hampshire on Thursday, a day after the kickoff at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant where he first served as mayor of that community.Vilsack will also campaign in Pittsburgh, where he spent much of his youth; Nevada, which is holding a caucus in between Iowa and New Hampshire; and South Carolina, which follows the New Hampshire primary on the schedule of the Democratic National Committee
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Friends in organic placesFrom The Union Leader: Stonyfield's Hirshberg early Vilsack backer
Newly minted 2008 presidential candidate Tom Vilsak of Iowa already has an important ally and friend in New Hampshire.
"I am absolutely a supporter and I've already written my check for $2,100," Stonyfield Farms president and CEO Gary Hirshberg told the New Hampshire Union Leader. "We need to move this country back toward the middle and we need a two-party system. This is a guy who has governed in a Republican state for eight years after being elected the first Democratic governor in his state in 30 years."Permalink [Category: Iowa Caucus, New Hampshire Primary, Vilsack][..]
Hirshberg's organic yogurt plant in Londonderry, NH has long been a regular stop for would-be Democratic presidents. He said that while he has already made his personal choice, "There are 400 other people who work here" and his doors will remain open.
Here they comeVia Washingtonpost: Iowa Gov. Vilsack to Run for President
Democratic Gov. Tom Vilsack of Iowa officially joined the fray today, two days after the mid-term elections. Iowa kicks off the voting portion of presidential election season with its precinct caucuses in 2008. Vilsak, the home-grown candidate, will work hard to build his efforts in Iowa and cement relationships with activists and donors before the rest of the candidates declare themselves in the coming months. This puts more pressure on other potential candidates to declare sooner than later.
Democratic Gov. Tom Vilsack of Iowa took the initial step in his long-shot bid for the White House Thursday, establishing a presidential campaign committee and seeking an early jump on 2008.
Last week, Rep. Duncan Hunter of California, the Republican chair of the House Armed Services Committee, also declared his intention of running in 2008. With the Democrats taking control of the House, Hunter will lose his chairmanship.
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