Pennsylvania Primary

Chelsea Clinton Stops Traffic On Gay Pub Crawl

MSNBC | Posted 04.27.2008 | 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...

Clinton, Obama press for advantage ahead of pivotal primary

AP | BETH FOUHY and LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 04.27.2008 | 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...

They Were Undercover Campaign Volunteers

Jay Rosen | Posted 04.26.2008 | 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.

I Was An Obama Volunteer

Mike Newall | Posted 04.26.2008 | Home


Mike Newall

I wanted an up-close-in-action glimpse of this idea of "empowered democracy," the supposedly self-transformational precept pumping through the bloodlines of Obama's candidacy.

Pennsylvania Primary Won't Sway Superdelegates

USA Today | Fredreka Schouten | Posted 04.26.2008 | Politics


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WSJ: Clinton Needs Double-Digit Win In Pennsylvania To Hold Off Obama

Wall Street Journal | Amy Chozick | Posted 04.26.2008 | Politics


With Sen. Hillary Clinton widely expected to win Pennsylvania's Democratic primary on Tuesday, most of the focus is on the margin. Anything less than ...

Jason Linkins

Stephanopoulos Once Criticized The Tactics He Put To Use In Debate

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.25.2008 | Politics


ABC News' George Stephanopoulos can continue to defend his decision to lead off his debate with an hour's worth of questions that mined the electoral ...

PA Officials: No Trouble With Touchscreens

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 04.25.2008 | Home


Jacob Soboroff

Trouble experienced with Sequoia touchscreen voting machines in New Jersey doesn't seem to bother Pennsylvania officials, even though the same machines will be used there next Tuesday.

Jason Linkins

Unprecedented Number Of Americans Witness Debate Atrocity

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.25.2008 | Politics


Read more reactions from Huffington Post bloggers to ABC's Pennsylvania Democratic debate Faced with sharp criticism from all quarters not named Davi...

Your Debate Review In ABC's allotted 30 Seconds

The Uptake | Posted 04.25.2008 | Home


The Uptake

ABC News told news organizations that they can only use 30 seconds of video from Wednesday night's debate between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Is that all we need?

Jason Linkins

David Brooks Praises ABC, Debate, Because He Lacks The Good Sense God Gave A Box Of Tulip Bulbs, Apparently

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.25.2008 | Politics


David Brooks appears to be one of the few people nonsensical enough to actually laud ABC's mix of jive-ass wankery that was on display in last night's absurd debate.

Ed Rendell: Early Debate Questions Weren't Real

Open Left | Chris Bowers | Posted 04.25.2008 | Politics


I went to the spin room after the debate, looking for someone from ABC in order to ask them about the questions in the first half of the debate. Unfor...

Jason Linkins

Hannity Spoonfed Left-Field Debate Question To Stephanopoulos

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.24.2008 | Politics


UPDATE: ABC News' has disputed this account of events, saying that the impetus for last night's Weather Underground queries stemmed from an April 10th...

Hillary And The Commies

Marc Cooper | Posted 04.24.2008 | Home


Marc Cooper

During Wednesday night's debate, George Stephanopoulos didn't flinch from trying to smear Obama by association with former '60s radical Bill Ayers. Too bad George didn't ask Hillary about her summer spent working for a law firm run by Communists.

Jason Linkins

Worst. Debate. Ever.

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.24.2008 | Politics


Read more reactions from Huffington Post bloggers to ABC's Pennsylvania Democratic debate Going into tonight's debate in Philadelphia, the two milli...

Jason Linkins

Clinton, Obama Work To Manage Expectations In Pennsylvania Pre-Game

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.24.2008 | Politics


Campaign surrogates from both camps in the Democratic primary were out in force this morning, and the big takeaway is expectations management. A flur...

But I Want to Think Obama Understands Small Town Concerns

Carlotta Cooper | Posted 04.24.2008 | Home


Carlotta Cooper

Don't tell me about how Sen. Obama grew up. His statements demonstrate he doesn't understand small town life or rural voters. Sen. Clinton is the one connecting with us. He could learn from her.

The Alabama of Pennsylvania Mirrors New Hampshire

Jennifer Donahue | Posted 04.23.2008 | Home


Jennifer Donahue

It's anybody's guess how the state will shake out a week from today. But listening to voters in Pennsylvania, I'd guess it won't turn on the word "bitter," "gun" or "God."

Jason Linkins

Campaign AdWatch: Obama Hits Back At Clinton, Lobbyists

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.23.2008 | Politics


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

Bitterness, Bowling & Beer (And Guns)

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 04.22.2008 | Media


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.

Clinton: Obama Blaming Voters For His Own Failures

Huffington Post | Posted 04.22.2008 | Politics


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

Bittergate: It's Not About Mayhill Fowler

Linda Hansen | Posted 04.21.2008 | Home


Linda Hansen

Are we bitter in Povertyland, USA? Hell, yes. That's what the story was about. We've been hung out to dry so long, we feel like ragged, abandoned laundry. All those election year promises? Please.

Obama's PA Strategy: The Rendell Way

Laura J. Mansfield | Posted 04.19.2008 | Home


Laura J. Mansfield

Obama has to follow Gov. Rendell's path to victory in PA: Win huge in Philadelphia, a large margin in the suburbs, break even in Allegheny County, and hold on for dear life in the rest of the state.

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

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 04.19.2008 | Home


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.

Obama: No Surprise That Hard-Pressed Pennsylvanians Turn Bitter

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 11.17.2008 | Home


Mayhill Fowler

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