Super Tuesday

Democratic Candidates Face A Long Haul

Daniel Nichanian | Posted 02.06.2008 | Home

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Super Tuesday is gone and has resolved nothing. As of yesterday, there was an end in sight; now, no one knows how long this could last and if there ar...

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Obama, the Internet and the Decline of Big Money and Big Media

Micah Sifry | Posted 02.06.2008 | Politics

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If not for the internet, and all the campaign- and voter-generated activism it has enabled, Hillary would already be the Democratic Party's presumptive nominee.

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America's Not Ready for A Black President? Sometimes "No" Means "Yes"

Lee Camp | Posted 02.06.2008 | Politics

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If we can handle something as groundbreaking as Dippin' Dots, then comparatively a black president is no problem at all.

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Big Republican Tent, Big Fight

Lou Dubose | Posted 02.06.2008 | Home

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Conservatives are struggling to come to terms with a presidential candidate who doesn't share the nativism of Tom Tancredo, voted against tax cuts, sp...

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Democrats Pose Greater Peril to Obama or Clinton than GOP

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 02.06.2008 | Politics

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A dirty secret little of the campaign just may be that in this age of supposed gender enlightenment when men profess profusely that they have no problem backing a woman for president, many secretly do.

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Why the Super Tuesday Tie is Good for Democracy

Warren Goldstein | Posted 02.06.2008 | Politics

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Instead of the big money and party brokers having locked up the nominations early on both sides, in this season the voters--remember them?--turn out to be key.

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Obama Camp Claims Win Among Super Tuesday Delegates

Politico | Mike Allen | Posted 02.06.2008 | Politics

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The Politico reports: In a surprise twist after a chaotic Super Tuesday, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) passed Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) in ne...

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New Mexico Still Undecided

Associated Press | Posted 02.06.2008 | Politics

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With turnout far exceeding expectations, Democratic rivals Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton were separated by roughly 100 votes early Wednesday...

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Huckabee Declares It A Two-Man Race

ABC News | Jake Tapper | Posted 02.06.2008 | Politics

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His campaign thought dead and now resurrected, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee greeted his supporters ebulliently after winning contests in West Vi...

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Catching Up With Meghan McCain

Off The Bus | Posted 02.06.2008 | Home

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Former HuffPost editor E.A. Hanks caught Meghan McCain on the phone yesterday to chat about life aboard the Straight Talk Express. Check out Hanks'...

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What About The White Guys?

Catherine Crier | Posted 02.06.2008 | Politics

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Pundits focus on women, African Americans and Latinos. What about the white male? In the privacy of the voting booth, where will the white men go in November? Hillary Clinton should be worried.

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How Clinton Beat The Kennedys

Washington Post | Anne E. Kornblut and Lyndsey Layton | Posted 02.06.2008 | Politics

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Sen. Barack Obama won the Kennedys, key members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation and support from the charismatic African American govern...

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McCain Wins -- Without Conservatives

ABC News | Gary Langer | Posted 02.06.2008 | Politics

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Republican John McCain won a sweeping victory on Super Tuesday even without winning the conservative base of his party, while Hillary Clinton and Bara...

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Josh Marshall: Dems Headed To The Convention

Talking Points Memo | Josh Marshall | Posted 02.06.2008 | Politics

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Before we give way to the night, let me try to pull together some rough thoughts on what happened here tonight. It's probably best to start with the i...

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Kos: A Huge Night For Obama

Daily Kos | Markos Moulitsas | Posted 02.06.2008 | Politics

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Obama has, at this point, won 11 states, of 22 in play. Worst-case scenario, he's already won half. If he picks up Alaska, which I suspect he will, he...

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The Long Wait: Why We Want An Answer

Dorothy Bendel | Posted 02.06.2008 | Home

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As the sun rises on "the morning after" we have to accept that we won't get our answer as soon as we would like. But a few weeks or months is a small price to pay when we consider how much our country just might change for the better.

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Super Tuesday Results: The Morning After

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 02.06.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain padded his commanding delegate lead in the Republican presidential race Wednesday and urged conservative critics t...

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Hallelujah, Immigrant Bashing Didn't Work! Latinos To Decide Next President

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 02.06.2008 | Politics

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Clinton's strength among Latinos has proved to be her margin of victory in the Super Tuesday popular vote, especially as the late California vote becomes evident.

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Obama Wins Big on Independents

Ari Melber | Posted 02.06.2008 | Politics

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Obama won independents by 15 points in Clinton's home state, and by 30 points in California. In the swing state of Missouri, independents flocked to Obama by a decisive 37 points.

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Barack Obama: "We're In This Together"

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 02.06.2008 | Politics

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A social movement is brewing the likes of which this country hasn't seen in decades and Barack Obama is trying to lead it, and channel it into electoral gain for the Democratic Party.

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Obama's Race-Based Appeal Wins Over Sleepy White Folks

236.com | Posted 02.06.2008 | Politics

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Barack Obama got some big wins on Super Tuesday night with some strong support from what is clearly one of his core constituencies: isolated white peo...

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Target: McCain

Oliver Willis | Posted 02.06.2008 | Politics

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Sens. Clinton and Obama: In order to counteract that and also demonstrate to primary voters your national appeal, it's time to brutally compare yourselves and the Democratic party versus John McCain and his party.

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Super Tuesday Fallout: Where The Race Goes From Here

HuffingtonPost.com | Thomas B. Edsall | Posted 02.06.2008 | Politics

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Hillary Clinton's strength among core Democratic constituencies -- women, Latinos and working class whites -- pushed her to victory in the mega-state ...

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Clinton's Latino Advantage Decreases, Obama Surges as Latinos Vote Beyond Black and White

Roberto Lovato | Posted 02.06.2008 | Politics

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Latinos delivered a loud and historic message to the candidates and pundits and to the country as a whole: the black-white electorate of yesteryear is dead.

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This Is What America Is About

Jonathan Diamond | Posted 02.06.2008 | Politics

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I have voted consistently in elections local and national without fail for nearly 30 years. I have never been prouder to cast a ballot than I was yesterday morning, my children at my side.

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