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Throw Out the Rove-era Election Map For November

Daniel Nichanian | Posted 04.18.2008 | Home

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Daniel Nichanian

Obama and McCain are both up in states mostly abandoned by their parties and down where previous nominees have been strong.

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Obama's "Big Tent" Campaign Cuts Out The Little People In California

Nathaniel Bach | Posted 04.17.2008 | Home

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Nathaniel Bach

I was excitedly telling everyone that I was running to be an Obama delegate from California to the Democratic National Convention, until the campaign cut me and 900 others from the list last night.

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State Of The Race: Superdelegates Moving To Obama

Daniel Nichanian | Posted 04.16.2008 | Home

Read More: Delegates, Pennsylvania, Clinton, Tom Harkin, Mark Wilcox, Superdelegate, Hillary Clinton, Obama, North Carolina, Margaret Campbell, Nomination, Home News
Daniel Nichanian

Hillary is not a "dead woman walking," yet. She's not yet a Ralph Nader or even a Mike Huckabee. There is still a coherent scenario that could lead to Clinton's nomination. But not for long.

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Democrats Face Deadlock Over Michigan And Florida Delegates

New York Times | JOHN M. BRODER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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With the two Democratic presidential candidates in near-deadlock and battling for every delegate, party leaders and the rival campaigns started search...

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Florida And Michigan Governors: Give Us Our Delegates

New York Times | Sarah Wheaton | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Florida's Republican governor and Michigan's Democratic governor have one major gripe in common: the national parties have punished both of their stat...

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Clinton Adds a Half Delegate

AP | STEPHEN OHLEMACHER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's half delegate has a new friend _ one of equal stature no less. The Democrats Abroad, a group sanctio...

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Clinton Faces Daunting Delegate Deficit

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton must win 57 percent of the remaining primary and caucus delegates to erase Barack Obama's le...

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Clinton Targets Pledged Delegates

Politico | Roger Simon | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign intends to go after delegates whom Barack Obama has already won in the caucuses and primaries if she needs the...

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A Whole New Delegate Battle

CNN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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In the frantic race for the Democratic nomination, where every delegate counts, states like Hawaii, Wisconsin and Washington are now playing a bigger ...

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MoveOn Petition Seeks To Sway Superdelegates

Politico | Ben Smith | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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The group launches a petition drive to keep super-delegates on the sidelines, calling on them "to let the voters decide between Clinton and Obama--and...

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Clinton Has Lead With Party Insiders

AP | STEPHEN OHLEMACHER and JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Hillary Rodham Clinton retains her lead among suddenly critical Democratic Party insiders even as Barack Obama builds up his delega...

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Obama Leads Clinton by Only 2 Delegates

AP | STEPHEN OHLEMACHER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Three days after the voting ended, the race for Democratic delegates in Super Tuesday's contests was still too close to call. With ...

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Obama Calls Out Super Delegates: "Party Insiders" Shouldn't Decide Race

Politico | Ben Smith | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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From Politico's Ben Smith: Obama, at his Chicago press conference just now, lays out his path to the nomination, which depends first on having a majo...

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Bowers: Super Delegates To Determine Nominee

Open Left | Chris Bowers | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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It can no longer be avoided: super delegates will determine the Democratic Presidential nominee this year. Here is the current situation: * With ...

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Sam Stein

Exclusive: Sen. Bill Nelson To Endorse Hillary Clinton

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Senator Bill Nelson, D-FL, will endorse Sen. Hillary Clinton for president, according to several sources with knowledge of his plans. Nelson was expe...

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