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Barack Obama Super Tuesday

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Why Electability Matters

John K. Wilson | Posted February 11, 2008 | Off The Bus

The importance of electability in November is often exaggerated during the primaries. In 2004, Howard Dean's candidacy died in part because of misguided concerns about electability. And as John Kerry showed us, those predictions can be dead wrong. But we have reached the point in this year's Democratic primary where...

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Inspecting The Ballots

Cristina Chang | Posted February 7, 2008 | Off The Bus

I gave up my space in front of the television on election night to volunteer as an inspection board clerk at LA County's Register-Recorder's office. There are over 5,000 precincts in LA County and the counting doesn't start until after the polls close and the police cars and helicopters deliver...

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Super Tuesday Results

Huffington Post | February 6, 2008 08:15 PM

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE LIVE DELEGATE COUNT... See below for more updates. SCORECARD: GOP: McCain 9, Romney 7, Huckabee 5, DEM: Obama 13, Clinton 9 UPDATED WINNERS LIST: MASSACHUSETTS: GOP: Mitt Romney DEM: Hillary Clinton CONNECTICUT: GOP: John McCain...

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After Super Tuesday

John Zogby | Posted February 6, 2008 | Politics

Now that Super Tuesday voters have made their wishes known, this is where we stand. On the Republican side, it's no surprise that Arizona Sen. John McCain is a lot closer today to securing the Republican nomination. He had significant...

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Obama Claims Delegate Lead

Politico | Mike Allen | February 6, 2008 02:43 PM

In a surprise twist after a chaotic Super Tuesday, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) passed Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) in network tallies of the number of delegates the candidates racked up last night. The Obama camp now projects topping Clinton...

A November Preview?

Arianna Huffington | Posted February 6, 2008 | Politics

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As luck, and poor scheduling, would have it, Barack Obama and John McCain gave their Super Tuesday victory speeches at roughly the same time last night, causing cable news directors across the dial to go split-screen, then finally jump from the tail end of McCain's speech to the first part...

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Democratic Candidates Face A Long Haul

Daniel Nichanian | Posted February 6, 2008 | Off The Bus

Super Tuesday is gone and has resolved nothing. As of yesterday, there was an end in sight; now, no one knows how long this could last and if there are plausible scenarios in which the nomination is settled prior to the convention.

Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton essentially split the...

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Obama Camp Claims Win Among Super Tuesday Delegates

Politico | Mike Allen | February 6, 2008 10:32 AM

The Politico reports: In a surprise twist after a chaotic Super Tuesday, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) passed Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) in network tallies of the number of delegates the candidates racked up last night. The Obama camp projects...

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New Mexico Still Undecided

Associated Press | February 6, 2008 09:59 AM

With turnout far exceeding expectations, Democratic rivals Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton were separated by roughly 100 votes early Wednesday in an excruciatingly close battle to win New Mexico's presidential caucus. With 180 of 184 of precincts reporting, Clinton...

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Huckabee Declares It A Two-Man Race

ABC News | Jake Tapper | February 6, 2008 09:38 AM

His campaign thought dead and now resurrected, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee greeted his supporters ebulliently after winning contests in West Virginia, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee and his home state of Arkansas, with other possible victories to come. "You know, over...

What About The White Guys?

Catherine Crier | Posted February 6, 2008 | Politics

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As they analyze the Democratic primaries, pundits focus on women, African Americans and Latinos. What about the white male? In the privacy of the voting booth, where will the white men go in November? Hillary Clinton should be worried.

Look at the match-ups. Examine Democratic and Independent voters. Democratic...

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How Clinton Beat The Kennedys

Washington Post | Anne E. Kornblut and Lyndsey Layton | February 6, 2008 09:12 AM

Sen. Barack Obama won the Kennedys, key members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation and support from the charismatic African American governor of the state. But in the end, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton won Massachusetts. It was arguably the most surprising...

McCain Wins -- Without Conservatives

ABC News | Gary Langer | February 6, 2008 09:04 AM

Republican John McCain won a sweeping victory on Super Tuesday even without winning the conservative base of his party, while Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama fought to a draw, virtually guaranteeing a long and sharply contested Democratic contest ahead.... ...Notably,...

Josh Marshall: Dems Headed To The Convention

Talking Points Memo | Josh Marshall | February 6, 2008 08:44 AM

Before we give way to the night, let me try to pull together some rough thoughts on what happened here tonight. It's probably best to start with the indisputable facts. I haven't had a chance to look at the popular...

Kos: A Huge Night For Obama

Daily Kos | Markos Moulitsas | February 6, 2008 08:10 AM

Obama has, at this point, won 11 states, of 22 in play. Worst-case scenario, he's already won half. If he picks up Alaska, which I suspect he will, he wins the battle of the states. California is looking like it...

Super Tuesday Results: The Morning After

AP | DAVID ESPO | February 6, 2008

WASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain padded his commanding delegate lead in the Republican presidential race Wednesday and urged conservative critics to cut him some slack. In a Democratic surprise, Hillary Rodham Clinton disclosed she'd lent $5 million to her cash-short...

Obama Wins Big on Independents

Ari Melber | Posted February 6, 2008 | Politics

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The Democrats' Super Tuesday battle offers a revealing yet indeterminate snapshot of a Democratic Party that is unusually energized and firmly divided. Barack Obama won the most states, including pivotal red territory like Missouri, Georgia and Kansas, while Hillary Clinton ran...

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Barack Obama: "We're In This Together"

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted February 6, 2008 | Politics

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The race for the Democratic presidential nomination continues. Neither Barack Obama nor Hillary Clinton scored a knock out blow today. But it appears that about 4 million more voters nationally turned out for the Democrats than did for the Republicans. Meanwhile the...

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Target: McCain

Oliver Willis | Posted February 6, 2008 | Politics

Sen. Clinton and Sen. Obama, you both have battled so far to what is more or less still a draw. Recent history has shown that neither campaign benefits from out front barbs against each other, and while I expect for the "under the radar" campaign to always be back and...

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This Is What America Is About

Jonathan Diamond | Posted February 6, 2008 | Politics

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Nearly four years ago, as we were preparing to board a plane to go to Addis Ababa to meet our new daughter, I wrote to my family about the mixed feelings I was having.

It wasn't about having her come into our family, in that there was no hesitation. It...

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