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For now, Republican voters remain sharply divided: In the latest Washington Post-ABC News poll, when Republicans were asked who best reflects the core values of the party, McCain led with 26 percent, followed by Giuliani at 23 percent, Thompson at 21 percent and Romney with 13 percent.
Romney may have hoped his comments would crystallize his differences with Giuliani. Instead they have intensified a debate about the state of the Republican Party and what it should stand on and stand for in 2008. With few clear answers coming from those who seek to lead the party, it's no wonder conservatives remain worried about the future.
-- Dan Balz
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Union Demurs, but Edwards Gets Locals' Support
Former North Carolina senator John Edwards didn't get the endorsement of the national Service Employees International Union after intensive courting by other Democratic contenders, but 10 of the group's state councils, including the union's leaders in key early voting states Iowa and California, announced yesterday that they would back him.
The SEIU's executive board stopped short of a full-fledged endorsement of Edwards when Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama mustered enough backers, but it said individual state chapters could make their own decisions. Michigan, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Minnesota, Ohio and West Virginia have also gone with Edwards, while Obama yesterday announced support from SEIU in Indiana and Illinois.
While allowing the state endorsements, SEIU also created a complicated set of rules. Because Iowa's state council backed Edwards, for example, the council in Illinois cannot wage an organized campaign for Obama in Iowa.
-- Perry Bacon Jr.
