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  • May 2008

    • Brown, Clinton Suffer Same Fate

      Times (UK)  |  May 8, 08 10:50 AM CDT

      Brown, Clinton Suffer Same Fate

      (Newser) - In the last few weeks, two giants of center-left politics—Hillary Clinton in America and Gordon Brown in Britain—have seen their electoral chances reduced to near impossibility. Both have struggled as uncharismatic politicians in a media age. But for one columnist in London's Times , their trajectories have more important parallels: not least, their support for the war in Iraq, the unspoken element in both of their downfalls. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • Iraq  • Gordon Brown  • Democratic Party  • Tony Blair  • Democratic presidential candidates  • Labour Party  • Labour  • triangulation

    • Michigan Settles on Delegate Plan

      Detroit News  |  May 8, 08 8:33 AM CDT

      Michigan Settles on Delegate Plan

      (Newser) - The Michigan Democratic Party agreed yesterday to a plan to split its delegates to the August convention: The state wants to award 69 to Hillary Clinton and 59 to Barack Obama, who did not appear on the ballot in the primary, which was voided because it broke party rules. Michigan would also seat 29 superdelegates, reports the Detroit News . More »

  • April 2008

    • Democratic Voters Flock to Register

      Washington Post  |  Apr 28, 08 2:29 PM CDT

      Democratic Voters Flock to Register

      (Newser) - Democrats are attracting new voters in record numbers, even as the GOP's ranks dip or remain flat. In the seven states that most recently held primaries, more than 1 million new voters registered as Democrats; North Carolina and Indiana have seen triple the Democratic enrollment they did before the 2004 primaries. The Washington Post pays a call on some North Carolina newbies. More »

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      Election 2008  • Democratic Party  • Indiana primary  • North Carolina primary  • voter registration

    • Race Looms Large After Obama Loss

      New York Times  |  Apr 24, 08 8:25 AM CDT

      Race Looms Large After Obama Loss

      (Newser) - Until recently, Barack Obama seemed to have quashed concerns about the chances of an African-American winning the White House. But as he inches closer to the nomination, more Democrats are beginning to ask whether white and other non-black voters will elect a black man in November. The question has taken on new urgency since Obama's loss in Pennsylvania, writes the New York Times . More »

    • Hillary Win Leaves Dems Unmoved, Barack Weaker

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Apr 23, 08 7:38 AM CDT

      Hillary Win Leaves Dems Unmoved, Barack Weaker

      (Newser) - Hillary Clinton's 10-point win in Pennsylvania leaves the Democratic Party in the same quandary it was in before the primary, writes Carolyn Lochhead in the San Francisco Chronicle, but with the pressure ratcheted up. While the race did not much improve Clinton's chances, it did expose Barack Obama's possible weaknesses as a general election candidate. More »

    • Clinton Celebrates Pa. Win

      MSNBC  |  Apr 22, 08 9:51 PM CDT

      Clinton Celebrates Pa. Win

      (Newser) - Hillary Clinton savored her win in the Pennsylvania primary tonight, pitching herself in her victory speech as the toughest Democratic contender for the job. She dismissed calls for her to drop out of the race, adding, "The American people don't quit and they deserve a president who doesn't quit, either."  She pledged to stand up for ordinary citizens, for people who "never waver in the face of adversity, who stand for what they believe and never stop believing in America." More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • Democratic Party  • Pennsylvania primary  • Pennsylvania  • Democratic campaign

    • McGovern? Hart? Dems May Yet Repeat Sorry History

      Salon  |  Apr 21, 08 3:29 PM CDT

      McGovern? Hart? Dems May Yet Repeat Sorry History

      (Newser) - The postwar legacy of Democratic candidates is one of failure, Andrew O’Hehir writes in Salon, with so many lost campaigns that any seasoned observer could lay out sorry futures for Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Whether Obama and Clinton are McGovern and Muskie or Hart and Mondale, the party's "unresolved internal struggles have time and again undermined its ability to win elections." More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • Democratic Party  • George McGovern  • Gary Hart  • Walter Mondale

    • Hillary Slams MoveOn

      Huffington Post  |  Apr 19, 08 9:52 AM CDT

      Hillary Slams MoveOn

      (Newser) - Hillary Clinton told a closed-door fundraiser that the Democratic "activist base" was to blame for her Super Tuesday losses, the Huffington Post reports. She singled out MoveOn.org for damage to her campaign. "They know I don't agree with them," Clinton said. "So they flood into these caucuses and dominate them and really intimidate people who actually show up to support me." More »

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      Hillary Clinton  • Democratic Party  • Democratic caucus  • activists  • MoveOn.org

    • Voters Back Fight to the End

      Washington Post  |  Apr 16, 08 2:56 AM CDT

      Voters Back Fight to the End

      (Newser) - The majority of Democrats want Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama to battle to the bitter end rather than concede, a Washington Post -ABC News poll has found. The poll also shows Obama has opened a national10-point lead over Clinton among Democrats, and most say he is now the more electable of the two as negative opinions of both Clintons increase. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • poll  • Democratic nomination  • Democratic Party  • Democrat

    • Obama Clashes With Philly Pols Over Payouts

      Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 11, 08 2:44 PM CDT

      Obama Clashes With Philly Pols Over Payouts

      (Newser) - Barack Obama has been expected to do well in Philadelphia in this month's Pennsylvania primary, but a test of wills between his campaign and local party bosses might jeopardize his chances. The Philadelphia political scene has a long tradition of "street money"—payment to Democratic operatives who dispense $10, $20, and $50 bills to those who help get out the vote. But Obama's people won't pay up, writes the Los Angeles Times . More »

    • Can Howard Dean Keep the Dems Together?

      New York Times  |  Apr 2, 08 7:18 AM CDT

      Can Howard Dean Keep the Dems Together?

      (Newser) - Since his crash-and-burn run for president four years ago, Howard Dean has served as a decidedly low-key Democratic Party chairman, slowly building up state organizations while staying out of the limelight. Yet as the Clinton-Obama race wears on, many are wondering if Dean has the political acumen—or even the will—to rally a party in danger of fracturing. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • Democratic nomination  • Democratic Party  • Democratic presidential candidates  •