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Obama Claims Super Tuesday Delegate Win 

Democrats move
into virtual tie as
count continues

Feb 6, 08 8:17 AM CST
(Newser) - With delegate allocations still incomplete after last night's voting, Barack Obama claims to have taken a lead over Hillary Clinton in Super Tuesday delegates. Counts vary, but they all show the two candidates virtually tied. NBC gives Obama about 840 to Clinton's 830—“give or take a few,”... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Super Tuesday • Democratic nomination • delegates • superdelegates

(Newser) - One question hanging over Super Tuesday primaries was whether Barack Obama could attract white supporters across the country more effectively than he had in his South Carolina win. Obama answered that in the affirmative, losing white voters last night to Hillary Clinton by a much narrower margin of 44% to... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Super Tuesday • Latino voters • Democratic nomination • female voters • African-American voters • exit polls

Edwards to Quit '08 Race

Ends underdog bid overshadowed by fierce Obama, Clinton rivalry

Jan 30, 08 8:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Democratic hopeful John Edwards is ending his second quest for the presidency, reports the AP, capping a campaign in which he focused on progressive ideals and wrestled with the recurring cancer of his wife, Elizabeth. The former senator canceled campaign events last night for what was to be a major... More »

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cancer • health care • John Edwards • Hurricane Katrina • Elizabeth Edwards • presidential campaign • poverty • Democratic nomination • Election 2008

The Executive vs. The Visionary

Democratic race offers a competing views of the presidency

Jan 24, 08 11:29 AM CST
(Newser) - The choice between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama boils down to two fundamentally different views of the presidency, writes the New Yorker's George Packer—the political pragmatism of Clinton or the inspiration of Obama. Clinton embraces nuts-and-bolts governance and scoffs at political naivety. Obama has a far more visionary view,... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • White House • Bill Clinton • pragmatism • Democratic nomination • visionary • Election 2008 • Robert F. Kennedy

Bill Accuses Obama of  'Hit Job'

Confronts CNN reporter on race claims 

Jan 24, 08 7:20 AM CST
(Newser) - The bitter rivalry between the Clintons and Barack Obama took a toxic new turn yesterday as Bill Clinton, defending himself against accusations of injecting race into the campaign in South Carolina, accused Obama of "putting out a hit job" on him. During questioning by a CNN reporter, the former... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • race • South Carolina • Bill Clinton • CNN • Democratic nomination • hit job

Bookies Pay Out on Longshot Clinton Bets

At 100-to-1, Hillary's victory startles political gambling websites

Jan 10, 08 12:39 PM CST
(Newser) - Clinton supporters of an apolitical kind had reason to celebrate after her surprise win in New Hampshire: bettors on a Hillary victory reaped huge payoffs after her odds dropped to a low of 100-to-1. Bloomberg reports that the Dublin-based Intrade had made an Obama result a near certainty, leaving contrarians... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Intrade • Democratic nomination • New Hampshire primary • Internet gambling • bettors • gamblers • bookies • odds • payoffs

Republicans Don't Like Their Candidates

76% say they might
still shift support; most awaiting 'wow' moment

Dec 11, 07 3:52 PM CST
(Newser) - No Republican candidate is viewed favorably by even half of the GOP electorate, according to a new poll that also found 76% of respondents might still change their candidate. The survey found Mike Huckabee overtaking Mitt Romney nationally, and statistically tied with Rudy Giuliani. Hillary Clinton, meanwhile, holds a substantial... More »

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Mitt Romney • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Rudy Giuliani • Bill Clinton • Mike Huckabee • Oprah Winfrey • Democratic nomination • Republican candidate

Class Appeal: Why Dennis Kucinich Keeps Hanging On

Cleveland's finest won't give up the good fight

Nov 4, 07 5:16 AM CST
(Newser) - It's a truism that Dennis Kucinich doesn't fit the coiffed presidential mold. He is plainspoken, pro-union, vegan; his wife has a tongue ring. Kucinich is "poor beyond corruption and honest as spit, hauling balls big enough to … choke Dick Cheney," Esquire's Scott Raab writes of a man... More »

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New Hampshire • Dennis Kucinich • Democratic nomination • Election 2008

Iowa Dems Will Caucus Jan. 3

Join state GOP on January 3; New Hampshire still undecided

Oct 29, 07 7:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iowa Democrats voted yesterday to move their caucuses up from Jan. 14 to Jan. 3, following state Republicans who picked the date earlier this month in an effort to counter pressure from states trying to elbow in on their traditional early-primary status. Campaign officials welcomed the announcement, saying they “... More »

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Iowa • Democratic nomination • Iowa caucus • presidential election

Is Hillary Eyeing Evan Bayh as Potential Veep?

Indiana senator boasts solid legislative and executive experience

Sep 25, 07 8:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - When Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh endorsed Hillary Clinton yesterday, they looked suspiciously like a ticket, says Politico's Roger Simon, speculating that Bayh could be the front-runner’s running mate if she wins the Democratic primary. Bayh was a two-term governor of Indiana before joining the Senate, giving him a rare... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Evan Bayh • Tom Vilsack • Democratic nomination • running mate • Election 2008

Obama, Edwards Should Swap Campaigns

Each is running the wrong race to beat
Hillary, writer argues

Sep 25, 07 6:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton’s place at the head of the Democratic table becomes more assured by the day, and Barack Obama and John Edwards must exchange strategies for any chance at an upset, New Republic blogger Noam Scheiber argues. The two have it backward: Edwards’ best bet is to run as... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John Edwards • Democrats • electability • Democratic nomination • presidential race

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