Bob Benenson’s Jigsaw Politics: A Long Primary Campaign May be a Good Thing By Bob Benenson and CQ Staff Posted May 2, 2008 at 12:00am Facebook Twitter Email Reddit Mondale edged out Gary Hart a special report dominating the news Most national polls job approval ratings CBS News-New York Times poll NBC News-Wall Street Journal poll Washington Post Recent Stories House Republicans kick Pelosi out of hideaway after McCarthy ouster House Republican infighting turns raw during McCarthy floor debate McCarthy announces he won’t run again for speaker How the vote to boot Speaker McCarthy played out inside the chamber McCarthy becomes first speaker in history ousted Laphonza Butler sworn in to succeed Sen. Dianne Feinstein