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Are the Candidates' Wives Fair Game?

Paul Peete | Posted 06.21.2008 | Home

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Paul Peete

This is going to be a white-hot, bitterly contested election cycle, and even though the McCain campaign has forsworn dirty tactics, the 527s and right wing blogs and rumor mills will rush to attack Michelle Obama. But a word of caution is warranted: "Those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones."

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Clinton's Female Voting Bloc Becomes Key To Election Victory

New York Times | JODI KANTOR | Posted 06.15.2008 | Politics

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Now that a would-be first female president is ending her quest for the White House, the race is more about women than ever before. With Senator Hilla...

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The Sleazy GOP Attack Machine Kicks Into High Gear: Welcome to "F**K Whitey" and "RadicalVille"

Andy Ostroy | Posted 06.14.2008 | Politics

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Andy Ostroy

It's only been three days since Obama won the nomination, but the Republican venom against the candidate and his wife Michelle is already starting to spew.

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Clinton Won't Do Much for Obama as VP or on the Campaign Trail

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 06.14.2008 | Politics

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Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Clinton is a team player and while she won't get the VP nod, she'll hit the trail for Obama. Top Democrats will cheer her for it. Just be advised it won't do or mean much to or for him.

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Obama's Money Machine Instills Fear In Republicans

Huffington Post | Posted 06.13.2008 | Politics

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Politico previously reported that Obama's donor lists are so large that the Federal Election Commission is unable to process them with their current s...

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Obama Makes History, But Can/Will he Unite Democrats Against McCain?

Andy Ostroy | Posted 06.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Primaries, History, November, Super Delegates, Obama, Hillary Clinton, Mccain, General Election, Democrats, Nomination, Politics News
Andy Ostroy

Make no mistake: winning the Democratic nomination by the smallest of delegate margins and practically tying on the popular vote, is a far, far cry from being victorious in November.

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Ten Key Steps to Put Obama Over the Top In November

Robert Creamer | Posted 06.12.2008 | Politics

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Robert Creamer

Democrats must now focus on accomplishing ten critical tasks that are key to winning the presidency this fall.

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The Lingering Electability Issue

Andy Ostroy | Posted 06.07.2008 | Politics

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Andy Ostroy

While Clinton's lost me on the character front, I still have issues with Obama in terms of overall electability come November 4th.

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Obama, McCain Map Fall Strategies

New York Times | ADAM NAGOURNEY and JEFF ZELENY | Posted 05.19.2008 | Politics

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Senators John McCain and Barack Obama are already drawing up strategies for taking each other on in the general election, focusing on the same groups ...

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Clinton: Not Exactly The Great White Hope

Paul Jenkins | Posted 05.04.2008 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

Were Hillary the great rural white savior that her campaign is depicting, she would have been able to dispatch a presidential neophyte like Barack Obama.

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New Polls: Indiana Toss-Up

Daniel Nichanian | Posted 05.03.2008 | Home

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Daniel Nichanian

Indiana is a dead heat for the Democrats and, remarkably, may be up for grabs come November. What's more, the Obama camp told superdelegates that Ohio and Florida are not key to its general-election strategy.

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Pennsylvania Station 2008

Gloria Feldt | Posted 05.01.2008 | Politics

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Gloria Feldt

The superdelegates will go with whoever they perceive as a winner. Today it could be Clinton-- she's hung in there despite being badgered mercilessly to drop out.

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Thank God for Howard Dean

Mary Lyon | Posted 05.01.2008 | Politics

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Mary Lyon

He's unleashed what the party line must be, and finally, it's out there in public where it belongs: it's the Republicans we should be railing against, not each other.

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Pennsylvania Democrats for McCain!

Ari Melber | Posted 04.30.2008 | Politics

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Ari Melber

How many Obama supporters do you know who would pull the lever for McCain?

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Poll: Obama, Clinton Beat McCain In General Matchup

USA Today | Mark Memmott and Jill Lawrence | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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If the election were held today (and yes, we know it won't be), Democratic contender Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton would get 51% of the vote to Republic...

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AFL-CIO To Spend $53 Million Against McCain

Wall Street Journal | Brody Mullins | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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The fight between Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination could drag on for months, but one of the largest D...

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Poll: SurveyUSA Breaks Down General Election State-By-State

Huffington Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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SurveyUSA has conducted over 30,000 in all fifty state to compile a nationwide general election preview. Both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton beat o...

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Clinton Hits Obama Over General Election Funds

Politico | Mike Allen | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Clinton campaign officials said Sunday that heading into the climactic primaries on March 4, they will try to make a major issue of Sen. Barack Obama'...

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Obama Won't Pledge to Take Public Funds

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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DAYTON, Ohio — If Sen. Barack Obama becomes the Democratic nominee, he faces a financial dilemma: Use his vaunted fundraising operation for the ...

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Sam Stein

GOP Looks Ahead To Fight With Obama For White House

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Heading into the primary season, conventional wisdom held that Hillary Clinton was virtually the only figure who could rally a divided and relatively ...

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Huckabee Pulls Within 3 Of Rudy Giuliani

Rasmussen | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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If the current round of Huck-a-mania is nothing more that Mike Huckabee's fifteen minutes of fame, the former Arkansas Governor is certainly making th...

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