Democratic Primary

Clinton Donors Threaten To Withhold Funds From DNC

New York Times | MICHAEL LUO and JOHN M. BRODER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


The New York Times reports on the latest behind-the-scenes conflict over the delegate stalemate in Florida and Michigan. Reflecting how tense the si...

Jason Linkins

Dr. Jack Kevorkian Announces Congressional Bid

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


As it has become all but apparent that the remainder of the election year promises the nation nothing but unremitting pain, it is with great cheer tha...

Sam Stein

Obama Camp: Our Popular Vote Lead Is Pretty Insurmountable Too

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Buttressed by a victory in last night's Mississippi primary, Senator Barack Obama's presidential campaign claimed on Wednesday that it not only had a ...

Grassroot Democrats Worry About Split In Party

Colorado Confidential | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Colorado Confidential

By Leslie Robinson It was about as grassroots as one can get in Democratic politics at the Garfield County Democratic convention and assembly in Rifl...

Obama May Not Release Pre-2006 Tax Returns

ABC's Political Punch | Jake Tapper | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, released his 2006 tax returns last year. This year his campaign has been hammering Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, for not...

Clinton "Insular," "Detached" Manager Of Campaign

NY Times | Adam Nagourney, Patrick Healy and Kate Zernike | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


The morning after Senator Barack Obama shook the Clinton campaign by winning five contests in one weekend, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's new campai...

The Primary Is A Great Democratic Opportunity

Dick Flacks | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Dick Flacks

The prolonged debate offers a real opportunity not only for Democratic electoral victory in the fall, but for democratic politics beyond.

Florida, Michigan Revote: News, Polls and Rumors

Huffington Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


**UPDATED** March 15 Clinton Supporters Stepping Up Pressure On DNC: The New York Times reports on the latest behind-the-scenes power struggle over t...

Clinton: "I Would Not Accept A Caucus"

US News | Kenneth Walsh | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


The day after her victories in Ohio, Texas, and Rhode Island, Sen. Hillary Clinton was scheduled to take some time off, but she went ahead and gave in...

DNC Source: Michigan Dems Will Caucus

The New Republic | S.V. Date | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


A member of the DNC's Rules And Bylaws Committee--the committee that stripped Florida and Michigan of its delegates for moving their primaries before ...

Jason Linkins

How The Democratic Party Can Survive The Road Ahead

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


The Democrats would be sitting pretty if the media were interested in leading a robust debate on issues, but what's already clear is that the media is poised to mainly report on process.

Jason Linkins

WSJ Reports: Here Come The 'Add-Ons'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Yesterday's Wall Street Journal reported on some sad news for the nation -- and we're not referring to the death of Dungeons And Dragons creator Gary ...

Exit Poll: Minority Of Voters Satisfied With Either Candidate As Nominee

LA Times | Peter Wallsten | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


In winning New Hampshire a few weeks ago, Hillary Rodham Clinton declared, "I found my own voice." But it was a much different voice in the closing da...

Hillary Hints At "Dream Ticket" With Obama

Huffington Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Hillary Clinton appeared on CBS's "The Early Show" to discuss her wins last night, as well as the state of the race. She offered an atypical response...

Clinton Says She's Pushing Ahead

AP | MIKE GLOVER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


TOLEDO, Ohio — Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton suggested Monday she'll press on with the campaign after Tuesday's crucial primaries, argu...

Jason Linkins

Slate's Delegate Counting Widget Lets Readers Experience The Pointlessness Of The Democratic Primaries

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


For those of you who just can't get enough of the soul-crushing pointlessness of the 2008 Democratic Primary process, Slate offers this new widget: a ...

Creator Of Mystery Site HillaryIs44 Revealed

Politico | Ben Smith | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


I wrote in December about a mysterious pro-Clinton, anti-Obama website called HillaryIs44, a site that floated sharply negative information about Obam...

Frank Rich: McCain Channels His Inner Hillary

NY Times | Frank Rich | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Before they were sidetracked into a new war against The New York Times, the Rush Limbaugh posse had it right about John McCain. He is a double agent. ...

Clinton: Obama's "Entire Campaign Is Based On One Speech"

Chicago Tribune | Rick Pearson and John McCormick | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Hillary Clinton belittled the sum and substance of Barack Obama's presidential bid Saturday as being based upon "one speech" opposing the Iraq war in ...

Obama On College Trips To Mexico: "I Can't Entirely Talk About It"

CBS News | Maria Gavrilovic | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Barack Obama took a break from the usual campaigning today, making a stop at the Texas-Mexico border and a local neighborhood festival. He was in the ...

Media Expert Decries Campaign Coverage

AP | BETH FOUHY | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


DALLAS — The founder of a prestigious institute on media and politics added his voice Saturday to the chorus of complaint over perceived press b...

Canadian Paper Stands By Story Criticizing Obama On NAFTA

CTV | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Allegations of double talk on NAFTA from the Obama and Clinton campaigns dominated the U.S. political landscape on Thursday. On Wednesday, CTV report...

Dems Iraq Plans Would Leave Tens Of Thousands In Iraq

Wall Street Journal | YOCHI DREAZEN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Despite the rhetoric of the Democratic presidential candidates, significant numbers of U.S. troops will remain in Iraq regardless who wins in November...

Sam Stein

Plouffe: Clinton Is "Behind The Eight Ball"

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


It's all about the pledged delegates, stressed David Plouffe, Sen. Barack Obama's campaign manager, on Friday. And if the upcoming primaries in Ohio a...

Clinton Rejects Supporter's Comments About Obama's Race

Dallas Morning News | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Hillary Rodham Clinton rejected comments Wednesday from one of her supporters, Dallas Hispanic leader Adelfa Callejo, who said that black politicians...