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Barack Obama and the Unmaking of the Democratic Party

Sean Wilentz | Posted 05.23.2008 | Politics

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The Obama campaign and its sympathizers have begun to articulate what they mean by their vague slogan of "change" -- nothing less than usurping the historic Democratic Party, by rejecting its historic electoral core.

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Where Is Hillary's Race Speech?

Trey Ellis | Posted 05.21.2008 | Politics

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Surely her last-ditch message to superdelegates cannot be an argument that America is too racist to elect a black president. That just cannot be the legacy of her historic campaign.

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The Bosnian Sniper Math of Clinton's Popular Vote Claim

Paul Loeb | Posted 05.21.2008 | Politics

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Every time Hillary claims she has a popular majority, she's shattering whatever ceasefire exists and making it that much more likely that her supporters stay home come November.

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Why the Long Primary Battle with Clinton Will Actually Help Obama Win in November

Robert Creamer | Posted 05.21.2008 | Politics

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Listen to the talking heads drone endlessly about Obama's drubbing in Kentucky and Clinton's superior appeal among working class whites in Appalachia, and it is hard not to believe that the continuing primary battle won't hurt Obama in the fall.

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The Ho-Hum Obama Revolution

Richard Gizbert | Posted 05.21.2008 | Home

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There is something extraordinary occurring in American politics, and the nonchalant media coverage of a seismic event, such as what happened in Portland, ought not to mask that.

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The Clinton Vote And The Racist Tipping Point

John K. Wilson | Posted 05.21.2008 | Home

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Last night's primary results demonstrate again that the issue underlined by the Clinton campaign is not race but racism. "White working class" does not mean racist-- not in Oregon or Vermont or Iowa.

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Obama's Sexist Victory in Oregon

Nathaniel Bach | Posted 05.21.2008 | Home

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Given Clinton's recent major and undeniable race-inflected victories, the increasing charges of sexism, particularly against Obama himself, are misguided at best. This is no way to advance party unity or women's rights.

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Clinton calls victory in Kentucky a vote of confidence

AP | SARA KUGLER | Posted 05.20.2008 | Politics

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Hillary Rodham Clinton cast her victory in Kentucky as an overwhelming vote of confidence Tuesday and said she's still running...

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Exit poll: Whites help Clinton in KY, not OR

AP | ALAN FRAM | Posted 05.20.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — White voters played a decisive role in Hillary Rodham Clinton's lopsided victory Tuesday in Kentucky's Democratic presidential prim...

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Another E-mail Worth Reading -- A Retired Rear Admiral Visits American Legion and VFW Posts, Hears About Reaction to Clinton and Obama

Lanny Davis | Posted 05.20.2008 | Politics

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The Democratic Party has its work cut out for it with Vets if Hillary does not get the Democratic nomination. Senator Obama has zero traction in the VFW and American Legion Halls.

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Election Dispatch: Scottsville, Ky.

R.T. Eby | Posted 05.20.2008 | Home

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All but one of the Democrats I talked to at the courthouse voted for Clinton. All of them will vote for the Democratic Party ticket in November, they said, even if Obama is the nominee.

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McAuliffe Makes Predictions Based On Flawed Karl Rove Maps

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.20.2008 | Politics

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On today's Morning Joe, Hillary Clinton campaign chair came on to issue a bold statement: "Go to HillaryClinton.com. Send some money." Also, McAulif...

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Watch for the Race Chasm Today in OR and KY

David Sirota | Posted 05.20.2008 | Politics

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The Oregon results may explode the idea that Obama cannot win white working-class voters. But if both Oregon and Kentucky go the way they are expected to go, it will further confirm the Race Chasm.

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Obama Iowa Rally Planned For Tuesday

Huffington Post | Posted 05.17.2008 | Politics

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On Saturday the Obama campaign announced that they would be holding a rally in Des Moines, Iowa on Tuesday, May 20, the night of the Kentucky and Oreg...

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Undecided KY Superdelegate: Race Is A Good Thing, Of Course

Sandy Kaczmarski | Posted 05.16.2008 | Home

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"I'll tell you today this is the best thing for the Democratic Party. The excitement has been tremendous. It's not over yet. We need to vote this out and have everybody get their say in."

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Obama Using Cross Flyer In Kentucky

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.14.2008 | Politics

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CBN's David Brody reports on a new Obama flyer in Kentucky showing the candidate in front of a large illuminated cross: I have been telling Brody Fil...

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The NRA On Sen. John McCain, Then And Now

Paul Helmke | Posted 05.14.2008 | Politics

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Sen. John McCain is scheduled to speak before the NRA convention in Louisville this Friday, May 16, 2008, and I suspect he might have to perform a hig...

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Obama In Kentucky And West Virginia: Why Will He Lose?

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.12.2008 | Politics

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Barack Obama is now the presumed nominee of the Democratic party. His lead in delegates, popular vote and states won cannot by broken by Sen. Clinton...

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Obama Pro-Coal Ad Panders To Kentucky Voters

Pol Watchers | Ryan Alessi | Posted 05.12.2008 | Politics

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Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama launched a new TV ad this weekend featuring an Illinois miner praising the the him for work on coal iss...

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Will Obama Lose West Virginia, Kentucky Because He's Black?

The Carpetbagger Report | Posted 05.11.2008 | Politics

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Given every metric, Barack Obama is obviously well positioned to win the Democratic presidential nomination. And yet, on Tuesday, he's going to lose t...

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Kentucky Polls: Democratic Primary Latest Results

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.07.2008 | Politics

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MAY 6: Clinton holds a massive lead before the upcoming Kentucky primary: Hillary Clinton: 56% Barack Obama: 31% MAY 6 SurveyUSA's latest Kentucky ...

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Obama Flier Panders To Kentucky Voters Over Coal

Gristmill | Kate Sheppard | Posted 05.06.2008 | Politics

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Hillary Clinton has been pilloried for pandering to working class voters with her gas-tax holiday proposal. But she's not the only one telling working...

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