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Booed by Voters, Clinton Plows Ahead

Candidate endures heckling at West Virginia speech

May 8, 08 3:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton had on her game face in West Virginia yesterday, but the crowd at the hastily arranged rally wasn't helping her keep her faltering campaign alive amid a torrent of talk that it's time for her to drop out. The crowd booed her proposal for a gas tax holiday,... More »

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ANALYSIS

 Dems' (Next) Last Stop: Oregon 

With highest delegate count remaining, May 20 primary sure to attract attention aplenty

May 7, 08 3:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Oregon’s primary, usually a non-event, is shaping up to get an unusual amount of attention this time around, the Oregonian reports. The state has 52 delegates at stake—huge among remaining contests—and is likely to be crucial for the Democrats in the fall as well. Says a state... More »

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Oregon • Clinton 2008 • Obama 2008 • Democratic presidential primaries • Oregon primary

 Confident Obama Looks Beyond Primaries

He predicts party will reunite for the general election

May 6, 08 9:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama tonight portrayed himself as the likely Democratic candidate and predicted the party will reunite once the primaries end, CNN reports. Analysts saw the speech as a direct appeal to superdelegates, a kickoff to the general election. After his resounding victory in North Carolina, Obama rejected the notion that... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democrats • Democratic presidential primaries • Election 2008

Hillary's Superdelegate Hunter Holds Firm

Ickes is determined to win nomination for Clinton

May 4, 08 7:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - You can thank or blame one Democrat for the rise of superdelegates and demise of the party's winner-take-all primaries—but strategist Harold Ickes, who negotiated the primary system 20 years ago, is likely too busy to hear you. He's calling up superdelegates for Hillary Clinton, and using such a nasty... More »

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Democratic presidential primaries • Hillary Clinton supporters • superdelegates • Harold Ickes

 'Change' Falls Flat
 With Hoosiers 

Voters clinging to 'traditional values' could require Democrats to tweak approach

Apr 24, 08 2:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Despite the ubiquitous use of “change” as a rallying cry in the Democratic primaries, the New York Times notes, the candidates might want to reconsider using it ahead of Indiana's May 6 primary. Although they’re dissatisfied with the economic toll taken by the decline in manufacturing, voters generally... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Indiana • manufacturing • Democratic nomination • Democratic presidential primaries • delegates • change • Indiana primary

ANALYSIS

Hillary Win Leaves Dems Unmoved, Barack Weaker

Pennsylvania primary changed nothing, party operatives agree

Apr 23, 08 7:38 AM CDT
(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... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democratic nomination • Democratic Party • Democratic presidential primaries • Pennsylvania primary • Election 2008

ANALYSIS

Steadfast Coalition Delivers 55-45%
Clinton Win

Women, whites, working-class were key

Apr 23, 08 4:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton conquered Pennsylvania with the same coalition that drove her to victory in Ohio: white women, blue-collar workers and older voters. And once again, voters who decided in the last days of the primary skewed heavily toward the New York senator, reports Politico. The only surprise in her 55-45%... More »

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Indiana Pols Avoid Obama/ Clinton Decision

Host of factors makes five House Dems wary of May 6 endorsement

Apr 14, 08 2:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Indiana is poised to become a major battleground in the Democratic presidential race, but Indiana’s Democratic House representatives look like they’re ducking the firefight. Four of the five are in their first terms, seemingly unwilling to risk angering party brass or alienating voters. Indiana’s contest looks incredibly... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democrats • Indiana • House of Representatives • Evan Bayh • Democratic presidential primaries • Andre Carson • political endorsement • Indiana primary • Baron Hill • Brad Ellsworth • Joe Donnelly • Pete Visclosky

'Bittergate' Flares Up on Sunday Shows

Bob Casey defends Obama from attacks
left and right

Apr 13, 08 5:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - "Bittergate" erupted on talk shows today as pundits hammered Barack Obama for calling some rural voters "bitter," the Swamp blog reports. “He’s going to have to do some more explaining about this,” Clinton ally James Carville said. "It's big," said George Will.... More »

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Barack Obama • James Carville • George Will • Democratic presidential primaries • Meet the Press • Election 2008 • Bittergate

Media Can't Agree on Superdelegate Count

Tally varies as superdelegates hedge their bets

Apr 11, 08 6:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Media can't settle on a superdelegate count these days because many of the mucky-mucks refuse to name a candidate, Politico reports. Current figures all have Clinton leading Obama—and she needs the votes badly—but media estimates vary from 256-225 to 221-209. “This is an art rather than a... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democratic presidential candidates • Democratic presidential primaries • delegates • superdelegates • Election 2008 • delegate count

Obama Clashes
With Philly Pols
Over Payouts

Candidate won't pay 'street money,' riling local Democrats

Apr 11, 08 2:44 PM CDT
(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... More »

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Barack Obama • Pennsylvania • Philadelphia • Democratic Party • Democratic presidential primaries • Pennsylvania primary

Opinion

Why Clinton Should be Winning

If primaries were winner-take-all, she'd have a tidy lead

Apr 7, 08 11:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama is beating Hillary Clinton in the delegate count only because of the eccentricities of the Democratic Primary system, argues Sean Wilentz on Salon. Like it or not, the general election will be a winner-take-all affair, and if the primaries were conducted the same way, Clinton would lead Obama... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Clinton 2008 • Obama 2008 • Democratic presidential primaries • superdelegates • delegate count

Leahy to Clinton:
You're Out

Influential Democrat wants peace; Dean suggests deadline

Mar 28, 08 2:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Continued sniping with Hillary Clinton is hurting Barack Obama's chances of winning the White House, and "she ought to withdraw and she ought to be backing Senator Obama," Sen. Pat Leahy told Vermont Public Radio in an interview aired today. The harsh assessment coincided with a suggestion from... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democratic National Convention • Howard Dean • Patrick Leahy • Democratic nomination • Democratic presidential primaries • superdelegates

Superdelegates Ask: Which Candidate Has the Coattails?

Undecided Pa. Dems look to own reelection

Mar 27, 08 9:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ten of Pennsylvania's superdelegates have yet to back a Democratic presidential candidate ahead of the April 22 primary. And while Clinton is expected to win the balloting, Bloomberg writes, some—especially several freshman congressmen up for reelection—are concerned that her "high negatives" might inspire more Republicans to come... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democratic nomination • Democratic presidential primaries • superdelegates • Pennsylvania primary • re-election • coattails

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

 Reid: Race Will
 End Before
 Convention 

Big Dem expects Michigan, Florida delegates to play role—without new votes

Mar 26, 08 11:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - The top Senate Democrat says his party's presidential nomination will be wrapped up before the Aug. 25-28 convention. “It will be done,” majority leader Harry Reid declared of the race between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama—adding mysteriously, Politico reports, that he’d spoken to party chairman Howard... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Harry Reid • Democratic National Convention • Howard Dean • Democratic presidential primaries • Michigan primary • Florida primary

OPINION

They're Just
Not That
Into You

Clinton must dominate next 3 primaries
or face the music

Mar 24, 08 8:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Clinton-Obama slugfest resembles the “drawn-out and painful break-up of a relationship,' Michael Tomasky writes in the Guardian—and the sparring couple might be on its last rounds. "Mark down May 7," he suggests. "That's the date by which Clinton should be one of two... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Bill Clinton • breakup • Democratic presidential primaries • Pennsylvania primary • Indiana primary • North Carolina primary

OPINION

In Democrats' Primary Mess, Democracy Is Real Loser

Front-loaded slate had too many vote too soon

Mar 24, 08 2:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Info on the Democratic candidates is pouring out, too late for most voters to get much out of it, Walter Shapiro complains in Salon. "Most Democratic voters will have chosen between Clinton and Obama back in February," he gripes, and the voting that produced Obama's delegate lead is... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democratic presidential primaries • Democratic campaign • superdelegates • poll numbers

Pa. Voters Like Tried-and-True Clinton Name

Keystone state
prefers 'heritage'
and Hillary by 12%

Mar 23, 08 4:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Keystone state voters prefer old-school to bling, Politico reports—which is why they favor Hillary Clinton by 12 points in the state's April 22 primary. “If you are going to introduce a brand new product, you don’t come to Pennsylvania,” one analyst said. “We are much... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • voters • Democratic presidential candidates • Democratic presidential primaries • Pennsylvania primary

 Campaigns Hit
 the Road; the
 Road Hits
 Back 

Weddings, funerals, Democratic staffers' personal lives fall by the wayside

Mar 17, 08 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Forty-two states have voted, and the Democratic Party isn't much closer to having a presidential nominee than it was on New Year's Day. Election fatigue is walloping campaign workers who planned to pack up on Super Tuesday and are still working 6 weeks later. “People are being held hostage... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • campaign trail • Democratic presidential primaries • fatigue • campaign staff • John Davis

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