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In Working-Class Pennsylvania, Union Reps and Football Stars Make Strong Case for Obama -- and Against McCain

Carl Davidson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Carl Davidson

Organized labor has set its sights on winning Western Pennsylvania for Barack Obama. AFL-CIO chief John Sweeny came to the IBEW Local 712 Hall in Va...

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Obama: No Surprise That Hard-Pressed Pennsylvanians Turn Bitter

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 05.25.2011

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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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Michelle Obama And Jill Biden Make Their Case In Hard-Pressed South Philly

Denise Dennis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Denise Dennis

"Only one team has an economic plan based on the middle class, with a plan for creating jobs at home, comprehensive health care for all Americans, a long-term energy plan, a plan for investment in education, and for ending the war."

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"Slash-And-Burn" Vs. "The Kitchen Sink"

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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In the final push before Tuesday's Pennsylvania primary, Democratic rivals Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton aggressively went after each other in a la...

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Pennsylvania Results, Video, Polls: Democratic Primary

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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** PENNSYLVANIA RESULTS: ** 99.44% Reporting Clinton 1,237,696 54.6% Obama 1,029,672 45.4% The latest delegate figures are here, or check out t...

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Pennsylvania Primary: Latest News, Polls On Democratic Race

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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** UPDATED 4/22 ** EXIT POLLS: Check over here for the latest coverage of Pennsylvania exit polls. Obama Office Burglarized: An Obama field office i...

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Bitterness, Bowling & Beer (And Guns)

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011

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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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Obama Exclusive (Audio): On V.P And Foreign Policy, Courting the Working Class, and Hard-Pressed Pennsylvanians

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mayhill Fowler

Here is the full audio from Senator Barack Obama's fundraiser hosted at a home in Pacific Heights, San Francisco on Sunday, April 6, 2008.

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The Power of Positive Polling

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chuck Todd said he was trying to "wean himself" off the daily national tracking polls because "a couple of them are very erratic sometimes" -- but still, these are the polls that show up every day across every platform in the media.

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Obama Campaign In Pennsylvania: A Tale Of Two Levittowns

Gene Koo | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gene Koo

I got my first overtly racist anti-Obama comment today while phoning central Pennsylvania. It was a 62-year-old man, who said, simply, "I'm not voting for the black man."

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Obama Gets Pennsylvania Boost From Expectations, Polls

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Cillizza writes for the Washington Post: With 19 days left before Pennsylvania Democrats (finally) go to the polls to pick between Barack Obama...

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