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Edwards' Endorsement Frees Obama In Picking Running Mate

M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 05.25.2011

M.S. Bellows, Jr.

Clinton doesn't help Obama with his electoral map in November. He needs someone who has both pull in the states he wants to win and who can help repair rifts with rural white voters. Two names immediately come to mind.

Clinton's Open Letter To Obama On MI and FL

M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 05.25.2011

M.S. Bellows, Jr.

Now that the Michigan primary controversy may be resolved, Hillary Clinton has upped the ante, issuing what seems a hastily penned open letter to Obama, accusing him of impeding the process.

A Big Win in Pennsylvania, But Not Nearly Big Enough To Change The Math

M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 05.25.2011

M.S. Bellows, Jr.

Americans love both winners and quixotic heroes who do great things in a losing cause. Last night in Pennsylvania, Hillary Clinton was both: she won and so continues on in her sad adventure.

Obama Exclusive (Audio): On V.P And Foreign Policy, Courting the Working Class, and Hard-Pressed Pennsylvanians

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 05.25.2011

Mayhill Fowler

Here is the full audio from Senator Barack Obama's fundraiser hosted at a home in Pacific Heights, San Francisco on Sunday, April 6, 2008.

Clinton Finally Agrees to Debate in North Carolina

M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 05.25.2011

M.S. Bellows, Jr.

So, seeing Pennsylvania (and her shot at President, at least this election cycle) slipping away, Clinton's folks announced yesterday that she WILL debate him in North Carolina as well.

California Superdelegates: No Brokered Convention

John Tomasic | Posted 05.25.2011

John Tomasic

In interviews with OffTheBus this past week, California superdelegates undercut media-generated dramatic narratives about how the Democratic nominatio...

Investigating The Superdelegates: Day Two

Marc Cooper | Posted 05.25.2011

Marc Cooper

We intend to track the results of the popular vote district-by-district, the allocation of pledged delegates, how the superdelegates are pledged and eventually how they will vote. There's two ways you can join directly in this effort.

Superdelegate Creator Tad Devine Urges Reexamination Of System

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 05.25.2011

Jacob Soboroff

To help launch the HuffPo's Superdelegate Investigation Project we headed here to talk with the man who had a hand in creating the system, political consultant Tad Devine... and even he thinks now is the time to "take a step back and take another hard look at our nominating process."

John McCain's Strategy to Influence the Democratic Race

Nathaniel Bach | Posted 05.25.2011

Nathaniel Bach

It seems that McCain has figured this out, and he's decided to do whatever possible to tilt the remaining Democratic contests in Senator Clinton's favor and to thwart Senator Obama, McCain's greater general-election threat.

Huckabee Fails to Keep Southern Evangelical Base United

Chip Berlet | Posted 05.25.2011

Chip Berlet

Republican presidential contender Mike Huckabee started out his evening speech on Super Tuesday with two Biblical references, when in fact, his Biblic...

Obama Rewriting Rules of Conventional Campaigning

Andrew Gumbel | Posted 05.25.2011

Andrew Gumbel

Already Obama has subverted expectations by being a contender in California at all.

Newsweek's Jonathan Alter and Liz Edwards Square Off On Health Care Debate

Matthew and Peter Slutsky | Posted 05.25.2011

Matthew and Peter Slutsky

At a John Edwards event earlier this afternoon in Bedford, NH, we happened upon a very interesting conversation taking place between Elizabeth Edwards...

Battle for Concord, NH

Daniel Macht | Posted 05.25.2011

Daniel Macht

By Daniel Macht and Lakshmi Gandhi An impromptu rally broke out on Concord's Main Street Monday afternoon as supporters of various candidates rallied...

Marc Cooper

Clinton Campaign Cuts Back Wooing of Superdelegates

HuffingtonPost.com | Marc Cooper | Posted 05.25.2011

With the Democratic presidential race heading toward a possible climax Tuesday as four states including Texas and Ohio conduct their primaries, the la...

FAQ: Iowa Caucus

236.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Tomorrow evening's all-important vote in Iowa will surely mark the beginning of the end for some presidential candidates. Why all the hubbub about the...

Oprah To Hit The Campaign Trail For Obama

Chicago Sun-Times | Lynn Sweet | Posted 05.25.2011

Oprah Winfrey is poised to campaign for White House hopeful Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) in Iowa and New Hampshire, the Chicago Sun-Times has learned. ...