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OPINION

Dems Need a 'Superconvention'

Earlier superdelegate event could fix Dems' drama: Politico

Feb 24, 08 3:22 PM CST
(Newser) - With a tight race and a “crazy quilt of anti-democratic rules” that govern the Dems’ race for the nomination, we need a fair and transparent way to settle the matter. How? Try a July “superconvention,” writes Dan Gerstein in Politico. Superdelegates would gather to hear speeches from... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democratic National Convention • Democratic National Committee • Democratic nomination • superdelegates • Election 2008

Clinton Spending Vexes Donors

Supporters ask why consultants are paid so much for failing campaign

Feb 22, 08 10:52 AM CST
(Newser) - The $25,000 Hillary Clinton's sputtering campaign dropped at Vegas' posh Bellagio last month is raising eyebrows among those cutting her the checks, reports the New York Times. Add $5 million for the very strategists who engineered her string of recent failures, and donors looking over her latest campaign finance... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Bellagio • campaign fundraising • Democratic nomination • Hillary Clinton supporters • political donors • Mark Penn • Howard Wolfson • campaign finance report • political strategists • presidential election

OPINION

Clinton Fails
to Turn Tide
in Debate

She needed a big
night, but it's mostly business as usual

Feb 22, 08 8:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton had to tread a difficult line in last night's debate—make a dent in Obama's credibility and momentum without sounding too negative—and she seemed to fall short of making any real headway, writes Wayne Slater of the Dallas Morning News. Clinton tried repeatedly to make the case... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • presidential debate • Democratic nomination • negative campaigning • Texas primary • presidential election

Now Hillary's Accused of Plagiarizing Edwards

Obama camp claims Clinton lifted from Edwards

Feb 22, 08 7:19 AM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton wisecracked last night that Barack Obama was promising "change you can Xerox"—prompting the Obama camp to suggest Clinton may have cribbed part of that speech from John Edwards, writes Isaac Chotiner in the New Republic. It was the latest battle in the heated war of... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John Edwards • Texas • plagiarism • Democratic debate • Democratic nomination

OPINION

Clinton Camp: How Low
Can She Go?

Some want victory
at all costs; others
look to legacy, 2012

Feb 20, 08 12:43 PM CST
(Newser) - With Hillary Clinton’s campaign down to its last moves, her advisers are duking it out over how negative the candidate should go, MSNBC reports. Pollster Mark Penn wants to go ahead full throttle, while communications director Howard Wolfson and ad guru Mandy Grunwald are concerned that Hillary might damage... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Wisconsin • Democratic nomination • negative campaigning • Mark Penn • Howard Wolfson • Mandy Grunwald

Obama, Clinton Skip Courtesies

Congratulations are out, while stepping on toes is in for 2008

Feb 20, 08 11:17 AM CST
(Newser) - Perhaps the super-long primary season has made candidates forgetful, but the Democrats were not at their most courteous last night, as Hillary Clinton failed to congratulate Barack Obama on his Wisconsin victory, and Obama took the stage in Texas while Clinton was still speaking in Ohio. No rules govern either... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Democratic nomination • Wisconsin primary • etiquette • congratulations • campaign etiquette • snub

Hawaii Expects Record Turnout

Obama's sis stumps for native son; Chelsea campaigns for mom

Feb 19, 08 8:51 AM CST
(Newser) - It's caucus day in the Aloha state, and Hawaiian election officials are expecting a record turnout, writes the Honolulu Advertiser—due in part to interest in native son Barack Obama, as well as the competitiveness of the race for the nomination. Neither candidate left wintry Wisconsin, which also votes today,... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Hawaii • Chelsea Clinton • Democratic nomination • Daniel Inouye • Maya Soetoro-Ng • Hawaii caucus • Aloha state

Clinton, Obama Home In on Wisc.

Primary shapes up as test of momentum

Feb 18, 08 4:06 PM CST
(Newser) - Tomorrow's primary in Wisconsin won’t decide the Democratic nomination, but Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are fighting tooth and nail anyway, Politico reports, airing their first negative ads of the campaign and taking shots at each other through aides. At stake is momentum: Obama doesn’t want to break... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Wisconsin • Ted Kennedy • Hawaii • health care reform • Democratic nomination • Democratic presidential primaries • attack ad • Wisconsin primary • Election 2008

Obama Quietly Courts Edwards

Meets with Edwards, seeks endorsement

Feb 18, 08 3:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Democratic contender Barack Obama secretly visited former campaign rival John Edwards yesterday, seeking his endorsement, according to the Chicago Tribune. The media usually travels everywhere with Obama, but he managed to shake his entourage in Chicago on a day when his campaign said all events were canceled because of bad... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John Edwards • Chapel Hill • campaign • Democratic nomination • convention • endorsement • delegates

Clinton, Obama Bicker About How to Count Superdelegates

He says obey voter will; she wants autonomy

Feb 17, 08 9:55 AM CST
(Newser) - As superdelegates appear ever more likely to play a deciding role in the Dems' hotly contested primary battle, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are pushing very different visions of how they should decide how to vote, the Washington Post reports. Obama wants them to follow the will of voters in... More »

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Florida • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Michigan • Democratic nomination • superdelegates • Election 2008

Clinton's Black Allies Defecting

John Lewis may switch vote; another House member already has

Feb 15, 08 8:09 AM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton is starting to lose the support of prominent black leaders—and superdelegates— who previously backed her. Rep. John Lewis, a Georgia Democrat who carries great influence in Congress, says he's now tilting toward Barack Obama. Another Georgia Democrat, David Scott, already switched, the AP reports. “Something is... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John Kerry • primary • Democratic National Convention • Ted Kennedy • caucus • campaign • Democratic nomination • endorsement • Jim Clyburn • delegates • superdelegates • David Scott • Jesse Jackson Jr. • John Lewis • Emanuel Cleaver

Big Biz Takes Stock of Obama

Democrat's limited record friendlier than CEOs might think

Feb 14, 08 2:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s Potomac victories put him into stronger position to claim the Democratic presidential nomination, something business leaders are just wrapping their heads around, Business Week reports. So far, they’re not sure what an Obama administration might mean, but he’s earned kudos from billionaire Warren Buffett, former... More »

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Barack Obama • Warren Buffett • Democratic nomination • endorsement • Barack Obama supporters • Paul Volker • corporate America • big business • Election 2008 • US Chamber of Commerce

Clinton Leads Obama by Double Digits in Ohio, Pa.

Blue-collared Buckeye State a 'demographic fit' for Hillary

Feb 14, 08 12:44 PM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton leads by wide margins in Ohio and Pennsylvania, two primary states on which her campaign has staked its comeback, according to new polls on the Democratic race. The New Yorker leads Barack Obama in the Buckeye State by 55% to 34% and in Keystone country by 52% to... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Ohio • Pennsylvania • Democratic nomination • Buckeye State • Keystone State • Pennsylvania primary

OPINION

The Playbook for a Comeback

Strategists outline how they'd take back momentum for Clinton's campaign

Feb 13, 08 12:43 PM CST
(Newser) - Can she get back on her feet before she’s counted out? The Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza asked Democratic strategists how Hillary Clinton could regain momentum in her faltering campaign. The four-point play:
  • Follow Bill’s “It’s the economy, stupid” lead: Put out a "white
... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Wisconsin • Bill Clinton • US economy • Democratic nomination • Obama-mentum • blue-collar vote

OPINION

Hillary-Leaning Super Delegates May Cut, Run

Party loyalty to Clintons is already strained, IOUs collected

Feb 13, 08 9:56 AM CST
(Newser) - The Clinton campaign is fraught with worries after eight straight Barack Obama victories, and as Hillary loses momentum she may also be bleeding superdelegates, writes the AP's Ron Fournier. Even the most devoted Clinton allies aren't likely to stick around long if it looks like the Good Ship Hillary is... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Bill Richardson • Democratic National Committee • Democratic nomination • Hillary Clinton supporters • superdelegates

Obama Has the Big Mo—
But Can He Be Stopped?

His campaign is claiming a lock on the nomination, but don't count Hillary out yet

Feb 13, 08 9:17 AM CST
(Newser) - With a week of sweeping victories, culminating yesterday in Potomac wins that show him cutting into the heart of Hillary Clinton's base, newly crowned front-runner Barack Obama now has a strong case that the Dems should coalesce around his candidacy, Adam Nagourney writes in the New York Times. He now... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Iowa • Texas • South Carolina • Ohio • Democratic nomination • Potomac Primary

Harsh Reality: Clinton May Lose

Backers nervous as she heads into must-win situation in Texas and Ohio

Feb 12, 08 9:35 AM CST
(Newser) - With a string of losses swinging momentum away, Hillary Clinton’s campaign staff and supporters are slowly realizing she could actually lose. “She has to win both Ohio and Texas comfortably, or she’s out,” a superdelegate supporting the onetime frontrunner told the New York Times. Other... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Texas • Ohio • Clinton 2008 • Democratic nomination • superdelegates

Potential Bellwether Va. Shades From Red to Blue

Longtime GOP state among moderates flirting with Democrats

Feb 11, 08 3:44 PM CST
(Newser) - Virginia will have its critical primary moment tomorrow, but the state may play an even bigger role in November—that of a red state turning blue, reports the Wall Street Journal. The former Confederate seat has voted Republican in every election but one since 1952, but lately has elected... More »

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immigration • Virginia • Democratic nomination • red state • Potomac Primary • the suburban vote • suburban sprawl • blue states

Clinton Manager Calls It Quits

Campaign chief mum on motive after Obama sweeps 4 races; will remain as adviser

Feb 10, 08 3:37 PM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton's campaign manager quit today, reports ABC News, giving no explanation in an email to staffers other than the campaign "has required enormous sacrifices from all of us and our families." Patti Solis Doyle will stay on as a senior adviser, but passes the torch to Maggie... More »

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Hillary Clinton • presidential campaign • Bill Clinton • Democratic nomination • Patty Solis Doyle • Maggie Williams • campaign manager • campaign staff

Obama Stronger Rival Against McCain: Poll

More independents would back Barack than Hillary in McCain match

Feb 8, 08 5:02 AM CST
(Newser) - Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama would have a better chance than Hillary Clinton of beating John McCain in a general election, according to a new Time magazine poll. Obama outdid McCain 48% to 41% in a theoretical match-up, while Clinton and McCain tied at 46% each. Pollsters chalk up the... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Democratic presidential candidates • Democratic nomination • Election 2008

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