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Bittergate: the Untold Story Behind the Story that Rocked the Obama Campaign

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 11.05.2009 | Books

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Mayhill Fowler

Obama's Bittergate remark -- which I broke and which is revisited in David Plouffe's new book -- was and still is one of the biggest stories of that historic presidential run. It is also still one of the least understood. Here's the untold story behind it.

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Gun Sales Soar On Obama Victory

NY Times | KIRK JOHNSON | Posted 12.08.2008 | Business

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DENVER -- Sales of handguns, rifles and ammunition have surged in the last week, according to gun store owners around the nation who describe a wave o...

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Sam Stein

Before Bitter-Gate: What Obama Said Hours Earlier About Guns

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.21.2008 | Politics

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It is a quintessential example of political irony. Just hours before Sen. Barack Obama uttered his now famous "bitter" comments, suggesting that sma...

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Defining Obama

Dylan Loewe | Posted 05.03.2008 | Politics

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Dylan Loewe

Obama is being described as unelectable, as incapable of connecting with working class voters, and as someone who might be uncomfortable with patriotism. Obama is being defined by others. It's time for him to do the defining.

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Jason Linkins

'Kansas' Author Frank Debuts With WSJ, Offers View Of 'Bittergate'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.03.2008 | Politics

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Portfolio's Jeff Bercovici, assessing the new redesign at the Wall Street Journal, notes more than just the changes in aesthetics - there's actually a...

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Krugman: Obama Clinging To A Stereotype

NY Times | Paul Krugman | Posted 04.26.2008 | Politics

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Will Barack Obama's now famous "bitter" quote turn out to have been a big deal politically? Frankly, I have no idea. But here's a different question:...

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Obama's "Small Town" Superdelegate Endorsement

Huffington Post | Posted 04.25.2008 | Politics

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Barack Obama's comments on small towns have not been lost on his campaign. On the heels of picking up three superdelegates yesterday, today they anno...

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Harry Reid On Dems Race: It Makes Me Bitter

Politico | Martin Kady II | Posted 04.23.2008 | Politics

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t was one of those typical questions from a reporter gaggle on Capitol Hill: Does Harry Reid think the protracted nomination fight between Barack Obam...

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Jason Linkins

Campaign AdWatch: Obama Hits Back At Clinton, Lobbyists

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.23.2008 | Politics

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On the last episode of Amargura Y Lagrimas, the searing, endless, telenovela of the Democratic primary, Hillary Clinton had gathered a handful of Penn...

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Jon Stewart Mocks Obama "Bitter" Controversy

Huffington Post | Posted 04.23.2008 | Media

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Last night on "The Daily Show," Jon Stewart mocked the controversy around Barack Obama's comments about "bitter" people in small town America (first p...

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Obama: "Hope And Anger Go Hand And Hand"

AP | BETH FOUHY | Posted 04.23.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON, Pa. — Democratic Sen. Barack Obama on Tuesday dismissed a voter's suggestion that when Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton called him elitis...

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Jason Linkins

Campaign AdWatch: Pennsylvania Yells At Obama

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.22.2008 | Politics

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Illinois Senator Barack Obama gave a talk about Pennsylvanians recently and used elitist code words like "cling to" and "bitter" because he's out of t...

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Bill Clinton Claims To See Nonexistent "I'm Not Bitter" Signs

Political Radar | Sarah Amos | Posted 04.22.2008 | Politics

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Former president Bill Clinton's campaign rally this morning at the junior high gym in Corydon, Indiana was a wealth of Hillary Clinton surrogates, amo...

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Bitterness, Bowling & Beer (And Guns)

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 04.22.2008 | Media

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Is it important that Obama respect the average American, from big cities to small towns? Of course — but there is more to determining that than just one misbegotten turn of phrase. Like, say, how he bowls.

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Clinton: Obama Blaming Voters For His Own Failures

Huffington Post | Posted 04.22.2008 | Politics

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Hillary Clinton appeared before the Alliance For American Manufacturing Forum today in Pittsburgh, and continued to attack Barack Obama for his "small...

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Jason Linkins

Clinton Heckled, Obama Cheered Over 'Bitter' Remarks

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.22.2008 | Politics

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The Clinton and Obama campaigns clearly have one thing in common in the wake of Barack Obama's "bitter" remarks: both sides believe the incident provi...

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Jason Linkins

Clinton, Obama Surrogates Bring 'Bitter' Battle Battering To Morning Shows

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.22.2008 | Politics

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The war of rhetoric over presidential hopeful Barack Obama's "bitter" comments continued on this morning's news shows, as surrogates and supporters sp...

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Jason Linkins

Noteworthy Political Scientist Says Clinton Was For Characterization Of Working-Class Voters Before She Was Against It

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.21.2008 | Politics

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Oh, noes! Would it crush anyone's beautiful velveteen pony to learn that Hillary Clinton hasn't always been a duck-hunting, beer-drankin', Senator-Sa...

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Clinton Pollster: Obama Comments "Fair Game" For Attack Ads

Election Central | Greg Sargent | Posted 04.20.2008 | Politics

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Hillary chief strategist Geoffrey Garin dramatically raised the stakes in the battle over Barack Obama's comments about small-town America, saying in...

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David Brody: Obama Comments No Big Deal

CBN | David Brody | Posted 04.20.2008 | Politics

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Maybe it's just me, but it seems that people may be making too much of Obama''s "controversial" comments that came out Friday about small town America...

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A Small Town Response To Obama's Talking "Off The Bus"

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 04.19.2008 | Home

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Karen Dalton-Beninato

The media is having a field day over Obama's words. But he lives in Chicago and was talking about sentiments he has heard across the Midwest. I've heard them too. All you have to do is ask.

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Sam Stein

Obama 'Small Town' Comments Draw Fire, Support

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.19.2008 | Politics

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** UPDATED APRIL 12 WITH RESPONSES FROM MCCAIN, OBAMA, PUNDITS, AND VIDEO OF FUNDRAISER ** Sen. Hillary Clinton drew sharp disagreements with Sen. Ba...

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Obama: No Surprise That Hard-Pressed Pennsylvanians Turn Bitter

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 11.17.2008 | Home

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Mayhill Fowler

Obama tells Californians it's natural that the economically disenfranchised heartland turns to guns, religion, and xenophobia.

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