Obama Voters

Sam Stein

Romney Fails To Turn Voter Contact Into Donor Cash

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.23.2012

WASHINGTON -- In many of the states in which he waged a vigorous primary campaign, Mitt Romney has failed to convert that direct contact with voters i...

Obama's '08 Voting Bloc Reappears

National Journal | Posted 02.14.2012

The national Pew Research Center poll released Monday confirms that President Obama, at least for now, is reassembling the coalition that powered him ...

Sam Stein

Nevada Republican Voters Asked: What Would It Take For You To Support Barack Obama?

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.04.2012

LAS VEGAS -- In order to understand how deeply ingrained Republican hatred for President Barack Obama truly is, you need only ask one question: What w...

Sam Stein

Obama Faring Better Among Dem Voters Than Every Democratic President Since Truman: Gallup

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.26.2011

WASHINGTON -- The debt ceiling debate has provided yet another opportunity for Democratic base voters to lament the political choices of the president...

Obama Team Looks To Fire Up President's Base

AP | CHARLES BABINGTON | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — Barack Obama rode a wave of voter passion in 2008 fed largely by intense dislike of President George W. Bush and the Iraq war, plus...

Dan Froomkin

Concession On Tax Cuts Sends Obama Fans To New Level Of Despair

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON -- Despite his protestations at Tuesday's press conference that he had no choice, President Obama's concession to Republicans on extending ...

Obama Tries To Put Positive Spin On Government

AP | ERICA WERNER | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — As a candidate, Barack Obama pledged to "make government cool again." After a year that gave birth to the anti-government tea party...

Sam Stein

Gibbs Ducks Crucial Question On Sestak, Romanoff Job Offers

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

As expected, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs was peppered with a host of questions Thursday on new reports that the administration dangled a ...

Sam Stein

Obama Voters Moved By Historic Vote

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Overshadowed, occasionally, by all the talk of voter lines, machine malfunctions, election projections and electorate anxiety is the truly historic na...

Diarist: My Mother Voted For Obama From Deathbed

Daily Kos | Posted 05.25.2011

We're in a death watch here. My mom was diagnosed with Stage IIIb lung cancer back in May of 2006, and it's finally come to the crisis hour. ... My ...

Voter Turnout Expected To Be Highest In Decades

AP | SETH BORENSTEIN | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — Voter turnout will be the highest in decades, dwarfing recent presidential elections, experts predict. The only question dividing e...

Winners: Top Ten HuffPost Reader Blogs for Obama

Joyce McFadden | Posted 05.25.2011

Joyce McFadden

Barack challenges us to be active agents in the decision. His invitation, his challenge to take our destiny in our own hands, is why I support Barack Obama.

Early-Voting Trends Appear To Favor Barack Obama

Los Angeles Times | Peter Nicholas | Posted 05.25.2011

Record numbers of voters across the nation are casting ballots before election day, including high proportions of Democrats and African Americans in s...

Sam Stein

Obama Uses Bi-Lingual Robocall To Target Hispanic Voters

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

It is a telling contrast, how differently the McCain and Obama campaigns have used robocalling to advance their political interests. While the former...

Black Turnout Strong In Early Voting In South

AP | MIKE BAKER | Posted 05.25.2011

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Blacks are already surging to the polls in parts of the South, according to initial figures from states that encourage early v...

Even if You Can't Schlep, Talk to Your Grandparents About Obama

Rep. Jan Schakowsky | Posted 05.25.2011

Rep. Jan Schakowsky

Even if you are still unsure of your path in life, and even if your parents and friends occasionally wonder about you, your grandma and grandpa love you and have faith in you. That is your weapon!

Obama, Biden Storm Into Battleground Virginia

Diane Tucker | Posted 05.25.2011

Diane Tucker

"Last week 300 volunteers knocked on 10,000 doors! Even volunteers from Maryland drove down to help us. It was awesome."

The Day the Momentum Changed: And What Obama Needs to Do in the Debates to Keep It

Drew Westen | Posted 05.25.2011

Drew Westen

Obama needs to do precisely what he has not done thus far in debates -- connect with voters in a way that makes them feel like they know and share his values, and confident that he will keep them and their families safe.

Sam Stein

Clinton Camp Dismisses Main Objections To Restoring Florida And Michigan

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

With the Rules and Bylaws Committee set to weigh in on what to do with Michigan and Florida's unofficial delegations, aides and supporters to Sen. Hil...

Sam Stein

George McGovern: Still Backing Clinton, But Going Way Off Script

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Former senator and Democratic presidential aspirant George McGovern says he sees some striking similarities when it comes to his run at the White Hous...