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Polls Show Democrats Drawing Together Behind Obama

Daniel Nichanian | Posted 06.18.2008 | Home


Daniel Nichanian

An eagerly anticipated set of swing-state polls suggest Obama's support is reaching toward the levels boasted by Clinton last month, signaling a unifying Democratic base.

Does Obama have a thing for Michigan?

Dan Treul | Posted 06.16.2008 | Home


Dan Treul

If Obama aims to win without having to carry Florida and Ohio, then Michigan and its 17 electoral votes will be critical, which explains the campaign's preference for staging big announcements there.

Lanny Davis Outlines Michigan, Florida Compromise

Politico | Lanny Davis | Posted 05.26.2008 | Politics


Here are two important neutral principles that should guide the Democratic National Committee's Rules Committee when they meet May 31 to decide whethe...

Sam Stein

How Obama Ended Up On (And Off) The Michigan Ballot

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.22.2008 | Politics


It's an argument Sen. Hillary Clinton has made countless times. Asked why the unofficial results of the Michigan primary should be considered legitima...

Obama's Florida Compromise: Delegates Count For Half

Election Central | Eric Kleefeld | Posted 05.22.2008 | Politics


Barack Obama is now floating a compromise on the Florida situation, telling the St. Petersburg Times that one idea would be to cut the delegations' si...

Axelrod On Florida, Michigan: We'll Go More Than Halfway

Politico | Ben Smith | Posted 05.22.2008 | Politics


NPR just sent out a press release with excerpts of an interview Obama Chief Strategist David Axelrod gave "All Things Considered" host Michele Norris,...

Thomas B. Edsall

Opposition Grows To Clinton's Delegate Cause Celebre

HuffingtonPost.com | Thomas B. Edsall | Posted 05.22.2008 | Politics


In a last ditch stand, Hillary Clinton is trying to turn the seating of the disputed Florida and Michigan delegations into a cause celebre, posing que...

Sam Stein

Clinton Camp Pushes Ahead With 2210 Argument

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.14.2008 | Politics


On a conference call with reporters on Wednesday, Sen. Hillary Clinton's chief spokesman Howard Wolfson acknowledged that the campaign had recalibrate...

Michigan Democrats: Split Delegates 69-59

AP | KATHY BARKS HOFFMAN | Posted 04.29.2008 | Politics


LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Democrats working to get the state's delegates seated at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday suggested split...

Sam Stein

Obama Camp: Using Popular Vote Metric Just Ain't Gonna Work

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.23.2008 | Politics


As the Clinton campaign turns its focus towards securing the popular vote in the Democratic primary, the response from the Obama campaign has been, an...

Judge: Michigan's Dem Primary Unconstitutional

Detroit News | Gordon Towbridge | Posted 03.26.2008 | Politics


A federal judge on Wednesday ruled Michigan's presidential primary law unconstitutional and blocked the state from giving voter lists from the Jan. 15...

Can Clinton Win The Popular Vote?

Politico | Ben Smith | Posted 03.21.2008 | Politics


The apparent collapse of planned new votes in Florida and Michigan could push victory on a key symbolic measure -- the primary season popular vote -- ...

Report: Michigan Revote Unlikely To Happen

WWJ Radio | Posted 03.18.2008 | Politics


It's appearing more and more likely there will not be a re-do of the Democratic presidential primary election. WWJ Lansing Bureau Chief Tim Skubick r...

Clinton Donors Threaten To Withhold Funds From DNC

New York Times | MICHAEL LUO and JOHN M. BRODER | Posted 03.15.2008 | Politics


The New York Times reports on the latest behind-the-scenes conflict over the delegate stalemate in Florida and Michigan. Reflecting how tense the si...

Florida, Michigan Revote: News, Polls and Rumors

Huffington Post | Posted 03.07.2008 | Politics


**UPDATED** March 15 Clinton Supporters Stepping Up Pressure On DNC: The New York Times reports on the latest behind-the-scenes power struggle over t...

Max Follmer

Price Tag Precludes Re-Vote In Michigan And Florida

HuffingtonPost.com | Max Follmer | Posted 02.11.2008 | Politics


The controversial Florida and Michigan Democratic primaries will most likely not be rescheduled, as some activists have recently demanded, according ...


 

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