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Clinton Slips to New Low in Poll

37% approval rating worst of campaign; Obama appears to weather pastor storm

Mar 27, 08 6:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton is suffering some of the worst poll numbers of her political career, according to an NBC/Wall Street Journal poll. Clinton chalked up a personal approval rating of just 37%, the lowest since March 2001, two months after her election to the Senate. And of Clinton, Barack Obama, and... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Democratic nomination • female voters • African-American voters • Jeremiah Wright • NBC/WSJ Poll • personal approval • pastor controversy • white voters

28% of Hillary Fans Would Pick Mac Over Obama

And, poll finds, 19% of Barack-backers would rather go Republican

Mar 26, 08 1:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - In a troubling sign for Democratic odds of overcoming the primary bloodbath, a poll finds 28% of Hillary Clinton supporters say they would vote for John McCain over Barack Obama, and 19% of Barack boosters would go GOP over Clinton. It’s great news for the crossover-friendly Republican, the Chicago ... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • poll • Democratic nomination • Democratic presidential primaries • desertion • Gallup

Superdelegates Should Hold Superprimary: Tenn. Gov.

Superdelegate says Democratic party needs to settle nomination soon

Mar 26, 08 9:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Democrats should hold a superdelegate superprimary to settle the race before the summer, says Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen. “You’re going to spend this whole summer—and lots of money and time and effort—trying to convince people that whoever isn’t eventually nominated, isn’t electable,” says... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • presidential primaries • Democratic nomination • Democratic Party • superdelegates • Phil Bredesen

Obama Erases Clinton's Lead With Speech

New Gallup poll puts Dems on equal footing; both trail McCain

Mar 25, 08 9:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new Gallup poll puts the two Democratic presidential candidates on even footing nationally, with Barack Obama holding a statistically negligible 1-point lead over Hillary Clinton. The poll, conducted after Obama's widely praised speech on race, suggests that the Illinois senator has erased the damage done by the Jeremiah Wright... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • race • poll • Democratic presidential candidates • Democratic nomination • Jeremiah Wright • Gallup poll

Obama Wins
in Iowa, Again

He nets 7 delegates over Clinton as Edwards backers shift in second-round voting

Mar 15, 08 10:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama netted seven more delegates in Iowa tonight, two months after the state held its caucuses, the AP reports. How so? Some of the delegates who originally backed John Edwards shifted to Obama during the state's county conventions, the second part of Iowa's election process. These are generally of... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John Edwards • Iowa • Democratic National Convention • Democratic nomination • Iowa caucus • Hillary Clinton supporters • Barack Obama supporters • convention delegates

'SNL' Staffers Not Laughing
at Hillary Bias Claims

Show tries to be equally unfair to all candidates

Mar 13, 08 1:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - “Saturday Night Live” staffers are getting serious over accusations of a pro-Clinton bias, with producer Lorne Michaels telling the Los Angeles Times any perception of bias is a "major concern" and assuring “there’s no agenda.” The show’s send-up of a media crush on Barack... More »

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Saturday Night Live • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Tina Fey • Democratic nomination • Lorne Michaels • Seth Meyers • Amy Poehler • media bias • Weekend Update • media frenzy

Dems Queue Up Keystone Plans

Clinton to spend less, get personal; Obama to stump elsewhere, but hopes time helps in Pa.

Mar 12, 08 1:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have staked out very different strategies ahead of the April 22 Pennsylvania primary—with the pre-vote lull the longest the Democrats have faced since the run-up to Iowa. Camp Clinton won't shower Pennsylvania with the same lavish expenses it did in Hawkeye country, instead focusing... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democratic nomination • Iowa caucus • Pennsylvania primary • April 22

Dem Fight Risks Fracturing Party's Base

McCain's GOP support grows even as Clinton, Obama numbers split

Mar 12, 08 12:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - The continuing squabbling between the Democratic presidential candidates is taking a toll within the party and dividing groups considered crucial to a victory in November, polls show—even as more Republicans are lining up behind John McCain, the Wall Street Journal reports. "It is alarming and sickening," one... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Democratic nomination • female voters • African-American voters • Election 2008 • Donna Brazile • young voters

OPINION

Hill's Bad Press Rallies Women

Women support Clinton when going gets tough

Mar 9, 08 1:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - The press may be ganging up on Hillary Clinton—but that’s good news for her campaign, writes Deirdre Depke in Newsweek. When women sense an affront to the senator, they come out for her in droves, as they did in New Hampshire, Ohio, and Texas. The best course for... More »

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Saturday Night Live • Hillary Clinton • Democratic nomination • female voters • Election 2008 • media bias

Superdelegates Waiting to Pick Sides

Batch of party elites could pick the next nominee

Mar 9, 08 10:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton lost Wyoming yesterday, but today the Washington Post has some welcome news for the Democratic underdog: Many superdelegates say they’ll wait until the end of the primaries to chose a candidate. “You’re going to see a lot of delegates remaining uncommitted,” said one... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Denver • Democratic National Convention • Bill Clinton • Pennsylvania • Mississippi • Democratic National Committee • Democratic nomination • superdelegates • pledged delegates • Wyoming primary • Mile High City

Long Fight Threatens Dems

Clinton victories in Texas, Ohio presage  ugly, costly contest

Mar 5, 08 10:28 AM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton's victories in Texas and Ohio herald a long, ugly scrap for the Democratic nomination—and the big loser may be the party, reports Newsweek. It remains unknown how many delegates the New York senator won last night, but Clinton can now brush aside calls for her to end... More »

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OPINION

How Hard Will He Hit Back?

Clinton's attack plan worked; Obama must respond

Mar 5, 08 9:53 AM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton scored her dramatic comeback in last night's primaries by getting tough—even nasty—with her opponent, Josh Marshall writes on TPM, and the question is now whether Barack Obama has it in him to fight that kind of fight. "Can he take this back to Hillary Clinton,... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democratic nomination • negative campaigning • delegates • superdelegates

Clinton: Dream Ticket Is Possible

But, of course, we still have to decide who's on top

Mar 5, 08 8:25 AM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton today hinted that she’d be willing to bury the hatchet and share a ticket with Barack Obama, the AP reports. “That may be where this is headed,” Clinton told CBS’ The Early Show, “but of course we have to decide who is... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democrats • Clinton 2008 • Obama 2008 • Democratic nomination • delegates • Texas primary • dream ticket • running mate • Ohio primary

Fla. Governor, DNC Chair Talk Primary Do-Over

Crist, Dean agree on importance of seating delegates

Mar 3, 08 1:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Florida Gov. Charlie Crist wants to redo his state’s Democratic primary, and DNC chair Howard Dean is “very willing to listen to the people of Florida.” Crist, a Republican, isn't committing any funding, however, and officials have said the state won’t pay for a $4 million... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Super Tuesday • Democratic National Convention • Howard Dean • Charlie Crist • Democratic nomination • Florida primary

Obama Up by 4 in Texas;
Clinton Leads by 1 in Ohio

Both states 'way too close' to call: pollster

Mar 2, 08 10:46 AM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton trails Barack Obama by 4% in Texas and holds a statistically meaningless 1-point lead in Ohio just two days ahead of what could be defining contests in both states, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Houston Chronicle poll released today. But "it's way too close in both states to say... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • poll • Democratic nomination • John Zogby • Texas primary • Ohio primary

Clinton Stumps on SNL

Dem pokes fun at herself, campaign

Mar 2, 08 10:34 AM CST
(Newser) - She was supposed to be campaigning in Ohio last night—but instead Hillary Clinton was live from New York. Like last week, Saturday Night Live opened with a debate sketch parodying a recent Clinton-Obama debate, with the Dems played by SNL regulars. The real Hillary appeared immediately... More »

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Saturday Night Live • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Rudy Giuliani • NBC • Democratic nomination • Democratic presidential primaries • Amy Poehler

UPDATED

Obama Rakes in $50M, Clinton $35M in February

Democrats flush with cash heading into crucial primaries

Feb 28, 08 9:14 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama's campaign will have raised roughly $50 million by the time February ends, the New York Times reports. The record figure overshadows Hillary Clinton's tally of about $35 million for the month, her highest total yet. "It's an extraordinary number for us," said Clinton's campaign chief. The... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • donation • campaign fundraising • Democratic nomination • online donations

OPINION

Dem Debate Oddly Like
'SNL' Parody

Clinton sees Barack coddling; NYT writer says she has a case

Feb 27, 08 11:28 AM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton was so taken by last week's "Saturday Night Live" sketch that had moderators fawning over Barack Obama in a debate between the two candidates that she brought it up in the real debate last night. And the debate lived up to the SNL spoof, Alessandra Stanley writes... More »

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Saturday Night Live • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Vladimir Putin • MSNBC • Tim Russert • debates • Democratic nomination • Brian Williams • political spin • Ohio debate • Alessandra Stanley

Obama Surges in National Poll

He opens 16-point lead, seen as having best shot against McCain

Feb 26, 08 8:17 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama has opened up a lead of 16 points over Hillary Clinton among voters nationwide and is seen as the candidate with the best chance to beat John McCain, according to a new poll from CBS and the New York Times. Obama had a lead of 54% to 38%... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Bill Clinton • conservative • poll • Democratic voters • Democratic nomination • Republican nomination • female voters • bipartisanship • male voters • inspiring • caring • change

3 in 4 Voters Expect Obama Nomination: Poll

Dems prefer him by 12 points in national survey

Feb 25, 08 6:03 PM CST
(Newser) - A whopping three in four US voters say the Democrats will pick Barack Obama as presidential nominee, according to a USA Today/Gallup poll released today. Expectations for the Illinois senator beat the poll's error margin for the first time and even bested John McCain's numbers over Mike Huckabee: Only 61%... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Mike Huckabee • poll • Democratic nomination

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