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On Voter Crossover In Clinton County, IN

Will Mari | Posted 05.10.2008 | Home

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Will Mari

This the reddest county in Indiana and sidewalks and illegal immigration are the issues that matter. Concern is that too many Republicans will vote Democratic as spoilers and not weigh in on local races.

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Candidate Webcast Stars Signal Way Ahead For Newspapers

Rachel Sterne | Posted 05.09.2008 | Home

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Rachel Sterne

During this political race newspaper webcasts are succeeding-- and telling a story. Obama's web presence feeds the webcasts. He brought in tens of thousands of surfers in Indiana; Clinton a few hundred.

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Obama Files F.E.C. Complaint Against Pro-Clinton "Swiftboat" Group

M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 05.08.2008 | Home

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M.S. Bellows, Jr.

In filing the FEC complaint, the Obama camp is sending a message that "Swiftboat"-style groups will not be free to ignore the revised laws governing such groups as the general election heats up.

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Exhausted Clinton Clunks In Webcast Interview

Dan Treul | Posted 05.07.2008 | Home

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Dan Treul

An exhausted Senator Clinton trudged through a webcast interview with the editorial board of the Indianapolis Star, trotting out talking points and contradicting herself. Was it so bad it was good?

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Superdelegates Still Splitting Support: Clinton Picks Up Two; Obama Three

Erin Medlicott | Posted 05.07.2008 | Home

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Erin Medlicott

Reflecting recent seesawing in the race for the Democratic nomination, which seemed all but won by Obama two weeks ago, Party superdelegates, far from tipping the race, are still divided.

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Tate Donovan: Fired Up For Obama And Phone Banking Indiana

Reny Monk | Posted 05.04.2008 | Home

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Reny Monk

Professors, actors, millionaires: Was it a Gilligan's Island remake? No. These were some of the people at the L.A. farmers market phone banking for Obama. I asked them what they were thinking.

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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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Slouching Toward Denver

Matthew Mundy | Posted 05.02.2008 | Home

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Matthew Mundy

For the Hillary-truthers, it's now the popular vote that matters. But Hillary won't win the popular vote. So this is the moment that matters for the party and for Hillary. Choose: ultimate victory or agonizing defeat.

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Dems On North Carolina GOP Attack Ad: "Racist Gutter Politics"

Beverly Davis | Posted 05.01.2008 | Home

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Beverly Davis

On the first day of early primary voting in North Carolina, the GOP has unleashed its first attack ad against Obama and two of his local political supporters. The ad is being denounced on both sides of the aisle.

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A Big Win in Pennsylvania, But Not Nearly Big Enough To Change The Math

M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 04.30.2008 | Home

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M.S. Bellows, Jr.

Americans love both winners and quixotic heroes who do great things in a losing cause. Last night in Pennsylvania, Hillary Clinton was both: she won and so continues on in her sad adventure.

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Taverngate: Hillary's Foreign "Whisky"

M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 04.29.2008 | Home

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M.S. Bellows, Jr.

Down here in Lynchburg, we've been following the Whiskeygate story with interest, and we're just puzzled as to why Sen. Clinton is drinking a Canadian brand instead of a good American whiskey.

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Clinton Downs A Beer And A Bump To Impress The Cool Kids, And This Dad's Not OK With That

M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 04.22.2008 | Home

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M.S. Bellows, Jr.

Clinton is not a bump-and-a-brew kind of gal. She's just not. But she is a political animal, so she downed a boilermaker at a place called Bronko's in IN to gain popularity with people with whom she has nothing in common.

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Supreme Court Hears Voter ID Law Challenge

Associated Press | Mark Sherman | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Democrats and Republicans square off before the Supreme Court Wednesday over a law that requires voters to produce photo identification before they ca...

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Supreme Court Faces Most Important Voting Decision Since Bush V. Gore

Washington Post | Robert Barnes | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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The Supreme Court will open the new year with its most politically divisive case since Bush v. Gore decided the 2000 presidential election, and its de...

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U.S. Rep. Julia Carson Dies After Battle With Lung Cancer

Indianapolis Star | Mary Beth Schneider | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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U.S. Rep. Julia Carson died at home this morning following a battle with lung cancer. She was 69. Carson's death comes just weeks after she announced...

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