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Greensboro, N.C. Celebrates Re-Opening of Obama HQ

Wes Isley | Posted 07.18.2008 | Home

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While Obama staff and volunteer Fellows weren't allowed to speak to me, I found the rest of the crowd eager to share. I wanted to find out why they support Obama and what issues mattered to residents here.

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Polls Show Close Race In North And South Carolina

Talking Points Memo | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics

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A new set of polls from the Carolinas show that both of these states could be close this Fall, despite the fact that neither has voted Democratic sinc...

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Poll: Obama Putting North Carolina In Play

Election Central | Eric Kleefeld | Posted 06.12.2008 | Politics

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Barack Obama's promise to make a play for North Carolina -- a state that has consistently voted Republican since 1980 -- might just have some potentia...

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A "Hard Working White American" Speaks

Reny Monk | Posted 05.09.2008 | Home

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"I voted for Jesse Helms and was proud to do it. I voted for Fared Ali... and he's as Black as any man I ever seen... It comes down to if they're gonna do the right thing for the country."

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Evidence scant that Wright hurt Obama much in Ind., N.C.

AP | ALAN FRAM | Posted 05.08.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The reaction _ or lack of it _ by Indiana and North Carolina voters to the Rev. Jeremiah Wright's incendiary comments emphasizes ho...

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Throw Obama and Clinton Into the Cage for Some Mixed Martial Arts, and Never Mind About Old What's-His-Name, McCain!

Shira Levine | Posted 05.07.2008 | Politics

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Forget the superdelegates, says actor John Leguizamo. There's a quicker and less painful solution to choosing the Democratic nominee: Mixed Martial Arts.

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Hillary Will Drop Out by June 15

Lawrence O'Donnell | Posted 05.07.2008 | Politics

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A senior campaign official and Clinton confidante has told me that there will be a Democratic nominee by June 15. He could not bring himself to say the words "Hillary will drop out by June 15," but that is clearly what he meant.

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Game, Set, Match: North Carolina and Indiana Settled the Democratic Nomination

Robert Creamer | Posted 05.07.2008 | Politics

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Barack will most likely lose West Virginia and Kentucky, but each one will contribute more delegates to the final number he needs to clinch the nomination.

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Game-Changers and Groundhog Days: The Most Exciting Super Tuesday Yet!

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.07.2008 | Media

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It was interesting listening to the pundits try to puzzle everythig through as suddenly, somewhere south of midnight, Indiana surged for Obama, leaving the mayor of Gary, Indiana with some serious bragging rights (and giving Keith Olbermann an excuse to cite The Music Man).

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Obama's Coming. Clear the Way.

Dylan Loewe | Posted 05.07.2008 | Politics

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What is unclear is whether Hillary can possibly move the race forward. Whatever path to the nomination she once envisioned has entirely evaporated, a reality not lost on the remaining superdelegates.

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Why Couldn't Hillary Close the Deal?

RJ Eskow | Posted 05.07.2008 | Politics

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Before yesterday's primaries she had already lost the nomination process according to any objective measure not invented by her own campaign. It's still over. She's still through.

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Obama's Clinton Dilemma

Ian Welsh | Posted 05.07.2008 | Politics

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To be crass and point out the unpalatable truth, there isn't a lot in it for Hillary to back Obama in a more than pro-forma "going through the motions" fashion.

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Turning Point for Obama, Limbaugh Winning Indiana for Hillary

Tom Hayden | Posted 05.06.2008 | Politics

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Hillary needed two wins. She failed utterly. But she will not stop, not on her own. The superdelegates should intervene tomorrow to send Hillary a message. Out now.

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It's As Good As Over! (updated)

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 05.06.2008 | Politics

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The task now is for the Democratic party to unite around its presumptive nominee -- Barack Obama -- and get ready to take on McSame in the fall.

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Indiana, North Carolina Primary Results: HuffPost Bloggers Weigh In

Huffington Post | Posted 05.06.2008 | Politics

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Lawrence O'Donnell: Hillary Will Drop Out by June 15: A senior campaign official and Clinton confidante has told me that there will be a Democratic n...

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Liveblogging the North Carolina and Indiana Primaries

Bob Cesca | Posted 05.06.2008 | Politics

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Obama pushed through and managed to reclaim momentum against the most popular Democratic brand in the world. And now, he's going to be widely regarded as the presumptive nominee.

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Obama Struggles With Working Class Whites, Dems Emotionally Divided

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.06.2008 | Politics

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Coming into the North Carolina and Indiana primaries, an emphasis was placed on two questions: Could Barack Obama win over the small town vote and, to...

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The Primary Day Ritual

Al Giordano | Posted 05.06.2008 | Politics

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The media talking heads will ask aloud why Obama can't "close the deal" (in Clinton's own words) and what is numerically a defeat for Clinton will get spun as a Clinton victory.

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North Carolina, Indiana Primaries: Full Results, Exit Polls

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.06.2008 | Politics

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INDIANA RESULTS - 99% Reporting Clinton 638,192 51% Obama 615,753 49% NORTH CAROLINA RESULTS - 99% Reporting Obama 889,513 56% Clinton 657,616...

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Obama, Clinton Turn Up Populist Charm With Campaign Settings

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.06.2008 | Politics

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Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are chasing the elusive white middle class voter in Indiana (as well as North Carolina), and their campaigns are work...

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In NC Obama Proves He Has The Right Stuff (In Spite Of Wright)

Reny Monk | Posted 05.06.2008 | Home

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As I listened to him answer questions, though, all I could think of was those people who leave long, rambling messages on my voice mail, then forget to leave their name and number.

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Arcade Fire And Superchunk Host Obama Concert

The Uptake | Posted 05.05.2008 | Home

Local indie band Superchunk and indie hotness of the moment - Arcade Fire - get the groove on for Obama in Carrboro, North Carolina.

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Obama Buys Cake For North Carolina Voters

AP | Posted 05.05.2008 | Politics

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DURHAM, N.C. — Barack Obama dropped in on a busy coffee shop in downtown Durham, N.C., on Monday and bought 15 slices of cake, announcing to tho...

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Clintons Tagteam North Carolina Undecideds; Little Sign Of Obama

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 05.05.2008 | Home

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Obama counting on a win in North Carolina has been both a plus--because he had the freedom to spend less time here--and a minus, because the consequence has been that, unlike the Clinton campaign, his has been a North Carolina fly-over, a drive-through.

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Michelle Obama Wants "A President With Some Sense"

Reny Monk | Posted 05.03.2008 | Home

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She may have done little to elucidate Barack's policy positions, but I learned she doesn't like Billary and doesn't give a piss who knows it. That she's not political is one of her best assets.

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