South Carolina Primary

Obama Better be Ruthless

Diane Francis | Posted 09.12.2008 | Politics


Diane Francis

When dealing with such a totally ruthless opponent, kicking and biting and scratching and whatever else is necessary must be deployed.

Sam Stein

Once Smears, McCain's Daughter, POW Service Now Lauded By Bush

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.02.2008 | Politics


George Bush received a standing ovation by the crowd at the Republican Convention on Tuesday, in an address that said as much about the evolution of t...

Black Voters are Obama's Catch 22

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 06.03.2008 | Home


Earl Ofari Hutchinson

The Democrat who squirmed the longest on the hot seat during the Democratic presidential primary slog was not named Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama...

Extended Primary Season Could Be A Boon To the Democrats

Gene Koo | Posted 02.26.2008 | Home


Gene Koo

Many Democratic party loyalists fret that an ongoing battle between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama will tear party unity and delay vital fundraising. But there are upsides to an extended nominating contest.

Anatomy Of An Election Day GOTV Operation: A Basic Primer

Gene Koo | Posted 02.19.2008 | Home


Gene Koo

Without volunteers' hard work, many potential votes would be left out on the field. Organizing matters. And so, too, do the volunteers on election day.

Max Follmer

Flatlining To Frontrunner: A Media Retrospective On McCain

HuffingtonPost.com | Max Follmer | Posted 01.31.2008 | Politics


John McCain's re-emergence to lead the GOP presidential field following back-to-back primary victories in South Carolina and Florida has brought the n...

Letter To The South Carolina Voters Who Let John Edwards Down

Russell Shaw | Posted 01.30.2008 | Politics


Russell Shaw

When it comes to enacting policies that would get your town running again, your guns, your hunting dog, your preacher, your bass boat, your Mama, Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh aren't going to help you.

Bill Got it Right About Jackson and Obama

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 01.29.2008 | Politics


Earl Ofari Hutchinson

There was nothing demeaning, disrespectful, or racially offensive in what Clinton said about Jackson, and absolutely nothing that impugned Obama.

Obama's Stump Lines Echo Malcolm X

Politico | Ben Smith | Posted 01.28.2008 | Politics


Carrie Budoff Brown noticed a rather off-message echo in Obama's stump speech last week, and writes that Obama added to his stump speech in South Caro...

Democrats, The Fault Lies Not In Our (Media Pundit) Stars, But In Ourselves

Tony Sachs | Posted 01.28.2008 | Politics


Tony Sachs

What kind of Kool-Aid are we Democrats drinking to think that Obama or Clinton have a snowball's chance in heck of being elected president this November?

Bill Clinton Effect? Obama Won Majority Of SC Voters Who Decided At The Last Minute

Rasmussen Reports | Posted 01.27.2008 | Politics


Barack Obama won South Carolina's Democratic Presidential Primary by an overwhelming margin on Saturday. As expected, Obama won overwhelming among Af...

Clinton Shrugs Off SC Loss: "It's A Step By Step Process"

McClatchy Newspapers | Matt Stearns | Posted 01.27.2008 | Politics


Hillary Rodham Clinton remained unbowed Sunday following her landslide loss to Barack Obama in the South Carolina primary, dismissing any notion of Ob...

Big Dawg Clinton: Use 'em or Lose 'em?

Marc Cooper | Posted 01.27.2008 | Home


Marc Cooper

After Saturday's whuppin' in South Carolina, will the Hillary campaign finally snap the muzzle down on Bill? Or has Big Dawg strayed completely out of control?

Thomas B. Edsall

This Now Becomes A Real Delegate Fight

HuffingtonPost.com | Thomas B. Edsall | Posted 01.27.2008 | Politics


Barack Obama's landslide 28-point win in South Carolina - 55.4 percent to Hillary Clinton's 26.5 percent and John Edwards' 17.6 percent - establishes ...

Supporters Respond to Obama's Message of Unity and Change

Kelly Nuxoll | Posted 01.26.2008 | Home


Kelly Nuxoll

COLUMBIA, SC--It wasn't just Obama talking about unity and change tonight. Supporters that filled the Columbia convention center--as well those who w...

Clinton to Obama: "Oh, Just Get Out of My Way, You Horrible Little Man"

Bill Barol | Posted 01.26.2008 | Politics


Bill Barol

It may be good politics to spin tonight's electoral thumping as a small zit on the otherwise smooth face of Hillary's inevitability. But it's disrespectful, it seems to me, to voters and to the process.

Obama Won More Votes Than McCain And Huckabee Combined

The Daily Dish | Andrew Sullivan | Posted 01.26.2008 | Politics


That's a staggering fact, as a reader reminds me: In last week's SC GOP primary, McCain and Huckabee (the top 2 finishers), got 147,283 and 132,4...

Sam Stein

Clyburn: Voters "Recoiled" From Use Of Race

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.26.2008 | Politics


Speaking after Sen. Barack Obama's victory in South Carolina, Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., all but credited the wide-margin of victory to a backlash ...

South Carolina A Rout For Obama

AP | DAVID ESPO and CHARLES BABINGTON | Posted 01.26.2008 | Politics


COLUMBIA, S.C. — Barack Obama routed Hillary Rodham Clinton in the racially charged South Carolina primary Saturday night, regaining campaign mo...

The Race-pectations Game

Robert Schlesinger | Posted 01.26.2008 | Politics


Robert Schlesinger

Maybe -- just maybe -- South Carolina of all places isn't the best state to use as a test for Barack Obama can win appeal to both black and white voters.

Could Edwards Beat McCain? The Polls Won't Tell Us

Leslie Savan | Posted 01.26.2008 | Home


Leslie Savan

If I didn't know better, I'd say that by cutting off the race's possibly strongest Democrat--first from media coverage and now from polls--the corporate media could be misleading us toward another Republican administration.

Obama Wins in SC, Regaining Momentum

AP | DAVID ESPO and CHARLES BABINGTON | Posted 01.26.2008 | Politics


COLUMBIA, S.C. — Barack Obama routed Hillary Rodham Clinton in the racially charged South Carolina primary Saturday night, regaining campaign mo...

Thomas B. Edsall

Obama's South Carolina Test: How Many White Votes Will He Get?

HuffingtonPost.com | Thomas B. Edsall | Posted 01.26.2008 | Politics


The crucial number in Barack Obama's expected victory in the South Carolina primary today will be the percentage of white voters who cast ballots for ...

Candidates Gear Up For South Carolina Primary

New York Times | Julie Bosman | Posted 01.26.2008 | Politics


As Democrats headed on Friday toward the finish line of their first primary in the South, the candidates spent the day trying to widen their appeal to...

South Carolina Primary Preview: Edwards Threatening Clinton For Second

The State | RODDIE A. BURRIS | Posted 01.26.2008 | Politics


Watch John Edwards. With only a day left before Saturday's S.C. Democratic presidential primary, the former U.S. senator from North Carolina and S.C....