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Dame Hillary Clinton: the Black Knight

Chip Collis | Posted April 23, 2008 | Off The Bus

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Just as with some infectious diseases, there are three sub-types of Clinton talking points. Type One is the regular, clearly partisan snottiness that constantly spews out of the mouths of people like Howard Wolfson and is spread by a host of surrogates with feverish eyes and fixed smiles. Type Two,...

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Illinois Rep: At Least Eight Superdelegates Secretly Supporting Obama

Progress Illinois | Mose Buchele | April 7, 2008 03:28 PM

Rep. Jan Schakowsky says she knows of "at least eight" superdelegates who plan on voting for Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention, but have not yet made their decisions public. Schakowsky, an Obama supporter, brought up these undeclared (but...

It Won't Be Gore, Will It?

Nathaniel Bach | Posted April 1, 2008 | Off The Bus

Here's the thing about a 6-week lull between nominating contests: political journalists, bloggers, and pundits need something to talk about. And in the Internet age, they need a lot to talk and speculate about, even if that something is spinning out endless "could be" scenarios. Enter Joe Klein, who wrote...

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Time Mag Cover: "How Al Gore Could Save The Democrats"

Huffington Post | March 27, 2008 09:08 AM

With Democrats beginning to voice fears about a long summer of two candidates sniping over electability, the name of unofficial party elder Al Gore has resurfaced. Gore was tossed around early and often as a potential nominee, complete with his...

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Obama, Not Clinton, Pressing For Florida Delegate Solution

The Buzz | March 27, 2008 08:46 AM

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The Hillary Clinton campaign has yet to express any interest in negotiating a solution to Florida's delegate mess, but a couple key Barack Obama staffers - delegate operations director Jeff Berman and political director Matt Nugen called state Democratic chairwoman...

Southern Dem Warns Party To Avert Disaster

Politico | Jonathan Martin And Mike Allen | March 26, 2008 10:17 AM

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Democrats are increasingly nervous about their party's protracted nomination fight, and some prominent figures are publicly warning that the party needs to act fast to avoid disaster. Chief among these voices is Phil Bredesen, the two-term governor of Tennessee who...

DNC Official: Clinton Pursuing "Tonya Harding" Option

ABC's Political Punch | Jake Tapper | March 26, 2008 09:20 AM

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l just spoke with a Democratic Party official, who asked for anonymity so as to speak candidly, who said we in the media are all missing the point of this Democratic fight.... "Her securing the nomination is certainly possible -...

Congressman Sees Gore As Nominee If Race Goes Until August

TCPalm | Mark Tomasik | March 26, 2008 09:14 AM

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U.S. Rep. Tim Mahoney, whose district includes much of Martin and St. Lucie counties, is hoping he won't have to attend the Democratic Party national convention in Denver in August. If he does go, that will mean the Democrats still...

McCain Benefits From Protracted Democratic Race

Huffington Post | March 24, 2008 06:08 PM

Despite assurances by Sens. Clinton and Obama that everything will come out rosy in November, Democrats are becoming more and more concerned that the protracted infighting is only benefiting Sen. McCain. The New York Times points out that even the...

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Denver Short On Funds For Democratic National Convention

LA Times | DeeDee Correll | March 21, 2008 10:20 AM

The long and winding fight for the Democratic presidential nomination is giving a fundraising migraine to the Mile High City. As the host city, Denver must raise $40.6 million by June 16 for the party's Aug. 25-28 convention. This week,...

Obama Expresses Support For Superdelegate Primary

Political Radar | Sunlen Miller | March 20, 2008 10:29 AM

Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., expressed support of a proposal floated by Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen to hold a superdelegate primary in an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper. The idea calls for a two-day superdelegate primary in June to reach a...

Clinton Has Not Gained A Superdelegate Since Super Tuesday

MSNBC News | Mark Murray | March 17, 2008 10:29 AM

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By our count, the Clinton campaign hasn't publicly announced the support of a new superdelegate since just after February 5. Indeed, since Super Tuesday, Obama has gained 47 new superdelegates, while Clinton has lost seven (including Eliot Spitzer). Does Clinton...

Florida House Dems Object To Revote

Politico | Ben Smith | March 12, 2008 08:40 AM

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For a moment, it looked like party leaders were marching toward a Florida revote. But Obama's campaign signaled today that the mechanics would be an obstacle, and Florida's congressional delegation just took a hard line against a re-vote in a...

Joe Trippi: Democratic Primary Will Go To Convention

New York | John Heilemann | March 10, 2008 01:17 PM

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Last night, Democratic strategist Joe Trippi sat down to discuss the Democratic primary with New York's John Heilemann from his home on the eastern shore of Maryland. The architect of Howard Dean's 2000 primary insurgency, most recently a senior adviser...

Hillary Clinton: Pledged Delegates Can Switch Candidates

Huffington Post | March 10, 2008 09:01 AM

In an interview with Newsweek, Hillary Clinton raised the specter of pledged delegates, nominated by voters, switching their votes at the Democratic Convention. How can you win the nomination when the math looks so bleak for you? It doesn't look...

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80 Superdelegates Will Wait Till Convention To Choose Sides

Washington Post | Dan Balz | March 9, 2008 11:45 AM

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's trio of victories over Sen. Barack Obama last week appears to have convinced a sizable number of uncommitted Democratic superdelegates to wait until the end of the primaries and caucuses before picking a candidate, according to...

Dems Fret Over Prolonged Bitter Fight

Huffington Post | March 5, 2008 12:27 PM

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The Associated Press has noticed concern among Democratic party loyalists over a long, possibly hostile, nomination process: "Despite Obama's impressive victories in February, Clinton's comeback is based on sowing political seeds of doubt," said Donna Brazile, a Democratic strategist and...

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Clinton Strategy: Convince Superdelegates Obama Is "Paper Tiger"

Washington Post's The Trail | Peter Baker | March 4, 2008 05:29 PM

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Forget Wii. The real computer game for those of us mesmerized by Ohio and Texas today is located over on the site of our corporate cousin, Slate. As Dan Balz mentions in this morning's "8 Questions" that could be answered...

Brokaw: Obama Has 50 Superdelegates Set To Endorse Him

Huffington Post | March 4, 2008 10:53 AM

UPDATED 3/05 Prominent Backer Says Obama Has 50 New Superdelegates, reports the Political Wire: Rep. Lacy Clay (D-MO), Sen. Barack Obama's Missouri co-chairman and pledged Obama superdelegate, said Obama will gain the support of 50 undecided Democratic superdelegates later this...

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Clinton Targets Pledged Delegates

Politico | Roger Simon | February 19, 2008 08:29 AM

Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign intends to go after delegates whom Barack Obama has already won in the caucuses and primaries if she needs them to win the nomination. This strategy was confirmed to me by a high-ranking Clinton official on...

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