Pennsylvania Primary

Letter from Penny in Pennsylvania: Forget You, Barack

Heather Robinson | Posted 04.21.2008 | Politics


Heather Robinson

Since you have got bigger and better> things to do than speak with me in person, I'm writin' this letter. I will always love you Barack, but I WILL NOT be there on Tuesday.

The "Other" Big Event Tomorrow

John Kerry | Posted 04.21.2008 | Politics


John Kerry

From the economic value of Internet activity to the social value of the new models of organization, the free flow of information on the Internet is a vital part of this nation's future.

Some Last-Minute Obama Thoughts, After Canvasing in PA

Chris Durang | Posted 04.21.2008 | Politics


Chris Durang

Our list was of registered Democrats. We were meant to remind them to vote on Tuesday. And most importantly, if they were undecided, to engage them in conversation.

Jason Linkins

Hillary Clinton Ad Features Osama Bin Laden: Campaign AdWatch

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.21.2008 | Politics


Today's polling indicated a slight upward trend for Senator Hillary Clinton in Pennsylvania, with most numbers tacking above the margin for error. St...

Pennsylvania Outcome Won't Sway Superdelegates But Money Will

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 04.21.2008 | Politics


Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Politics being politics, money and favoritism are making a mockery of the ideal of letting superdelegates decide a nominee purely on their conscience and the best interests of the party.

Pennsylvania, and the Anonymous Few Dying Half a World Away

Mike Barnicle | Posted 04.21.2008 | Politics


Mike Barnicle

Too few of these dreary, predictable politicians who live in the world's most insecure town, Washington D.C., ever pause to think about what might happen to young men like Francis Xavier Kane.

No More Spin: Clinton, Pennsylvania And The Party

M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 04.21.2008 | Home


M.S. Bellows, Jr.

The results of Pennsylvania's primary should be evaluated with the best interests of the party in mind. Let's determine if Clinton should stay in the race and tell the spinmeisters to take a hike.

In PA: It's Poll Numbers Versus The Crowds

Kelly Nuxoll | Posted 04.21.2008 | Home


Kelly Nuxoll

In PA, Clinton invokes an embattled country and promotes a transactional social contract, where hard work will be rewarded. Obama affirms people's experience and asks that we work together.

Clinton Needs Record Margins And Turnout To Catch Obama

Bloomberg | Catherine Dodge and Kristin Jensen | Posted 04.21.2008 | Politics


To overtake Barack Obama in the nationwide popular vote, Hillary Clinton needs a bigger win in tomorrow's Pennsylvania primary than she has had in any...

Obama reports $51M to start April; McCain raised $15M

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 04.20.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Barack Obama raised $41 million in March and had $42 million available to spend against Democratic rival Hillary Rodham Clinton in ...

White Men

Nora Ephron | Posted 04.20.2008 | Politics


Nora Ephron

This is an election about whether the people of Pennsylvania hate blacks more than they hate women. And when I say people, I don't mean people, I mean white men. How ironic is this?

A Day With Hillary: Middle-Aged Undecided White Men

The Uptake | Posted 04.20.2008 | Home


The Uptake

On the ground in Pennsylvania, you can sense much tenuous support and find many waffling voters. The most enigmatic include those in the bullseye of the campaigns: white male undecideds.

Polishing the Rust Belt

The Uptake | Posted 04.20.2008 | Home


The Uptake

Lehigh Valley, PA, is in transition: recession and recovery exist side by side. People want more change. So small business owners in this corner of the Rust Belt at least are leaning toward Obama.

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

Huffington Post | Posted 04.20.2008 | Politics


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

Latest Gallup National Democratic Tracking Poll: Obama-Clinton Now in Dead Heat -- Will the Pundits and Media Analyze Why?

Lanny Davis | Posted 04.20.2008 | Politics


Lanny Davis

If Obama loses Pennsylvania and his demographic base is the same -- blacks, upper class liberal professionals, and college students -- then the issue of electability should be even more of concern for Democrats.

Hillary Mugabe

Giles Slade | Posted 04.20.2008 | Politics


Giles Slade

Experienced pols like Robert Mugabe and the Clintons rarely go gently into the good night.

Stupid Is As Hillary (and Charlie, George, and Tim) Does

Steven G. Brant | Posted 04.20.2008 | Politics


Steven G. Brant

Hillary can't see that her time -- the time of her world view on politics -- is coming to an end. The inability to see something new as having real significance is a fatal flaw in a leader.

Pennsylvanians Revel In The "Bitter" Truth

Laura J. Mansfield | Posted 04.20.2008 | Home


Laura J. Mansfield

"Bitter? No, why should I be bitter? I'm an American." That's how they were feeling after the Obama rally in Harrisburg, PA, today, the week of the primary. "Not Bitter, no. I'm reinvigorated!"

Clinton Camp Rolls Out Anti-Obama Robocalls In PA

MSNBC | Lauren Applebaum | Posted 04.19.2008 | Politics


The Clinton campaign is using robocalls to tell Pennsylvanians Obama is not the candidate for them. In less than 24 hours, voters living in Lower More...

Clinton And Obama Trade Insults As They Storm Through Pennsylvania

McClatchy Newspapers | Margaret Talev and William Douglas | Posted 04.19.2008 | Politics


Barack Obama on Saturday accused rival Hillary Clinton of internalizing "a lot of the strategies and tactics that have made Washington such a miserabl...

Chelsea Clinton Stops Traffic On Gay Pub Crawl

MSNBC | Posted 04.19.2008 | Politics


Chelsea Clinton stopped traffic Friday night as she wandered the streets of Philadelphia on a gay bar crawl, winning rave reviews for both her politic...

What Really Went Down in Pittsburgh

Scott Paul | Posted 04.19.2008 | Politics


Scott Paul

The important news for Pennsylvanians on Monday was that both candidates committed to a new direction on trade -- one that won't encourage further outsourcing of manufacturing jobs.

Clinton, Obama press for advantage ahead of pivotal primary

AP | BETH FOUHY and LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 04.19.2008 | Politics


WEST CHESTER, Pa. — Barack Obama cast his Democratic presidential rival Saturday as a game-player who uses "slash and burn" tactics and will say...

Our "Working Class" Press

Peter Smith | Posted 04.19.2008 | Media


Peter Smith

A lot of inside the beltway talking heads have claimed a special understanding of working class voters lately. I would submit that if, as a journalist, you have to explain your working class bona fides, then you probably don't have them.

They Were Undercover Campaign Volunteers

Jay Rosen | Posted 04.19.2008 | Home


Jay Rosen

Two Philadelphia City Paper writers chose to go undercover to find out how the volunteer operations for Obama and Clinton actually worked. Ethical? Maybe. Revealing? Absolutely.


 

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