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Hillary Got The Whites-Who-Won't-Vote-Black Vote

John K. Wilson | Posted 05.01.2008 | Home


John K. Wilson

The numbers tell the story: Hillary Clinton's margin of victory in Pennsylvania was due to racist white Democratic voters who openly opposed Barack Obama because he is black.

On The Clinton Point Spread

Barnett Zitron | Posted 04.30.2008 | Home


Barnett Zitron

One thing is for sure: Hillary's best friend in Pennsylvania (even better than Gov. Rendell and the crowds of older voters) is the state's closed primary and inflexible voting regulations.

Pennsylvania Notebook: Citizen Reports On The Pivotal Primary

John Tomasic | Posted 04.30.2008 | Home


John Tomasic

We're posting this updating digest of OffTheBus reports from on the ground in Pennsylvania. A theme has already emerged on the challenges faced by voters and officials to properly record and tally ballots.

GOP Strategist Says Racism Would Give McCain 15% Edge on Obama

Greg Mitchell | Posted 04.29.2008 | Politics


Greg Mitchell

I've always wondered if the real reason the Clintons think Obama is "unelectable" is not the ability to handle the 3 a.m. phone call -- but the color of his skin.

Hillary Clinton On Countdown: I Believe In Deathbed Conversions

Huffington Post | Posted 04.29.2008 | Politics


On Countdown With Keith Olbermann Monday night, Hillary Clinton was asked by the MSNBC host why she sat down with Richard Mellon Scaife, the architect...

Clinton Needs Record Margins And Turnout To Catch Obama

Bloomberg | Catherine Dodge and Kristin Jensen | Posted 04.28.2008 | Politics


To overtake Barack Obama in the nationwide popular vote, Hillary Clinton needs a bigger win in tomorrow's Pennsylvania primary than she has had in any...

Clinton And Obama Trade Insults As They Storm Through Pennsylvania

McClatchy Newspapers | Margaret Talev and William Douglas | Posted 04.27.2008 | Politics


Barack Obama on Saturday accused rival Hillary Clinton of internalizing "a lot of the strategies and tactics that have made Washington such a miserabl...

I Was A Clinton Volunteer

Tom Namako | Posted 04.26.2008 | Home


Tom Namako

It's simple, grassroots, startup ideas that have poked holes in the Clinton 1990s-style carefully crafted mass-media-ready messages. Internet news. Facebook. Hordes of young community volunteers.

Bittergate-Wake Pennsylvania Polls Trickling In

Daniel Nichanian | Posted 04.23.2008 | Home


Daniel Nichanian

A Penn. Poll suggests that only 50 percent of Clinton supporters now say they will vote for Obama in the general, versus 26 percent who say they'll vote for McCain. Among union households, that number dips as low as 32 percent.

Power Broker Vernon Jordan's Backstage '08 Role

Newsweek | Howard Fineman | Posted 04.20.2008 | Politics


If you are Vernon Jordan, it's hard to lie low. But for now, he's trying. At 6 feet 4, a figure of bespoke suits and regal bearing, the 72-year-old la...

Throw Out the Rove-era Election Map For November

Daniel Nichanian | Posted 04.18.2008 | Home


Daniel Nichanian

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

The Obama Feminists: Why Young Women Are Supporting Obama

BlackAndBrownNews | Posted 04.18.2008 | Home


BlackAndBrownNews

Young women don't believe the Democratic nominee must have a body like our own. We're looking beyond race and gender toward political vision, leadership style and basic values.

Tuesday Polls On Clinton's Do-Or-Die Contests

Daniel Nichanian | Posted 04.17.2008 | Home


Daniel Nichanian

If Clinton doesn't win Pennsylvania, she can't expect to win any of the states voting in May. All of last week's polls, however, show a dramatic tightening of the PA race, Obama even leading in one.

Obama On Hardball: Watch The Highlights

Huffington Post | Posted 04.10.2008 | Politics


Barack Obama was the special guest on the Hardball College Tour Wednesday. The whole transcript is here. Right off the bat, it was pretty clear who th...

Murtha: Obama And Clinton Have Same Position On War

Huffington Post | Posted 04.09.2008 | Politics


On Hardball Tuesday, Pennsylvania Rep. Jack Murtha, a Hillary Clinton supporter, weighed in on the Democrats and their positions on the war. Murtha sa...

Dean Wants Superdelegates To Make Up Their Minds

Huffington Post | Posted 04.09.2008 | Politics


Speaking on MSNBC Tuesday, Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean told Norah O'Donnell that he hoped the remaining undecided superdelegate...

Lou Dobbs Says Anti-Clinton Media Bias "Worsening"

Huffington Post | Posted 04.08.2008 | Media


Lou Dobbs, speaking with Clinton surrogate Lanny Davis, Obama supporter Jim Zogby, and Washington Post media critic Howard Kurtz, gave his viewers an ...

Bill Clinton Tells Democrats To "Chill Out"

AP | Posted 04.07.2008 | Politics


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Hooked on Hillary

Nora Ephron | Posted 04.07.2008 | Politics


Nora Ephron

I used to love Hillary and I no longer do, but unlike what usually happens when love dies, I still think about her far too much.

Obama: Clinton Can Run "As Long As She Wants"

AP | DEVLIN BARRETT and BETH FOUHY | Posted 04.06.2008 | Politics


JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — Barack Obama refused Saturday to go along with other Democrats who are calling for Hillary Rodham Clinton to step away from the...

HE'S BACK: Bill Clinton's Campaign Remarks

Posted 03.30.2008 | Politics


The New York Times reports that a top aide to Barack Obama accused former President Bill Clinton of employing "divisive attacks" to promote his wife's...

Clinton On The "Anchors Of The Electoral Map"

Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Hillary Clinton on Saturday reinforced her campaign's talking point that she was a stronger candidate because she had won Ohio and Florida, crucial "a...

Obama Gets It Out In The Open: Looking To Get Past Rezko, Wright and Turn Up Heat On Hillary.

Chicago Sun-Times | Lynn Sweet | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


In an extraordinary day in his more than yearlong quest for the presidency, Sen. Barack Obama on Friday sought to put behind him two raging controvers...

Eliot and Bill: Soul Mates

Marc Cooper | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Marc Cooper

The media has turned downright skittish in noting the similarities between Eliot and Bill. Would it somehow be unfair to muddy the Clinton campaign with such uncomfortable associations?

Former White House Aides: Clinton Overstates Foreign Policy Role

McClatchy Newspapers | William Douglas | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Sen. Hillary Clinton claims that her experience in dealing with foreign affairs qualifies her to handle a crisis call at 3 a.m. and be commander in ch...