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Analysis

 Palin Will Be the 2012 Nominee 

Winner-take-all primaries favor unpopular Palin

Nov 16, 09 11:39 AM CST
(Newser) - She may be hugely polarizing, but Sarah Palin’s the odds-on favorite to win the GOP presidential nomination in 2012, thanks to the party’s winner-take-all primary system. The party establishment may not want Palin, but if she can maintain, say, 35% support in a multi-candidate field, she could win... More »

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ANALYSIS

Robocall Master Bought Palin's Fancy Clothes

Jeff Larson helped savage McCain in ugly 2000 SC primary

Oct 23, 08 2:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Republican National Committee’s $150,000 spree on Sarah Palin’s wardrobe is so last news cycle, but, in the Atlantic, Joshua Green notes that the man swiping the credit card is GOP operative Jeff Larson. Larson is most notable for his role as a partner in the robocalling... More »

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 Bill: I Made
 Mistakes but
 I'm No Racist

'There were things I wish I hadn't said,' he tells ABC

Aug 4, 08 6:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Speaking in his first broadcast interview since the Democratic primaries, Bill Clinton conceded he made mistakes during his wife's presidential campaign, but declared to ABC News: “I am not a racist.” He said he has regrets about the campaign, but “not the ones you think"—though... More »

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Barack Obama • Bill Clinton • racism • Democratic presidential primaries • South Carolina primary

Obama Relies on
Volunteers to Sway Texas

His campaign got a relatively late start in crucial state

Mar 1, 08 12:50 PM CST
(Newser) - Volunteers, not the paid staff Barack Obama has relied on to win previous primaries, are at the core of his campaign in Texas, reports the Wall Street Journal. It's "like a baling wire and duct tape thing," says his campaign chief in the state. A year ago, it... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Texas • Clinton 2008 • Obama 2008 • Iowa caucus • Democratic presidential primaries • South Carolina primary • Ohio primary • campaign staff

Bill Admits He Is Unlike 'Any Other Spouse'

Playing offense for Hillary was inapt, ex-prez says

Feb 8, 08 2:21 PM CST
(Newser) - Bill Clinton said yesterday he took the wrong approach in defending his wife before the South Carolina primary. “The mistake that I made is to think that I was a spouse like any other spouse," he said in an interview with a TV reporter in Maine. "I... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Bill Clinton • South Carolina primary

Michelle Grounds Barack's Vision

Mrs. Obama's real-life rags-to-riches story gives Barack gravitas

Jan 27, 08 6:59 PM CST
(Newser) - Michelle Obama hit the campaign trail full-time last week, and she is proving a formidable force in her own right, Time reports. As Democratic campaigns grow more vicious, presidential hopeful Barack needs someone to lean on—and Michelle’s proud role as a self-proclaimed "working-class girl" who could be... More »

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Barack Obama • Michelle Obama • Obama 2008 • South Carolina primary

Will Edwards Be Obama's AG?

His camp denies the rumor; either way, 3rd-place finisher
stays in race

Jan 27, 08 5:15 PM CST
(Newser) - He doesn't have a single primary win yet, but as John Edwards continues his bid for the presidency, rumors are swirling that the trial lawyer is more likely to end up as attorney general in an Obama administration. "Illinois Democrats" have been quietly circulating the rumor, claims Robert Novak,... More »

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OPINION

Obama Proves Appeal Across Racial Lines

Black backing, broad support and failed Clinton attacks win race

Jan 27, 08 8:26 AM CST
(Newser) - The Clintons threw their worst at Obama during the past week in South Carolina, hoping they'd rattled him, but in fact he emerged from this test of mettle with new strength, Patrick Healy writes in the New York Times. Obama's landslide rested on a high turnout of black voters, but... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • South Carolina • South Carolina primary • African-American voters • Southerners

UPDATED

Obama Wins SC in a Rout

He cruises on strong biracial support; Clinton finishes second over Edwards

Jan 26, 08 11:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama scored a resounding triumph in the South Carolina primary last night, with massive support from black voters and stronger-than-expected backing from whites. Obama got 55% of the vote, more than doubling Hillary Clinton (27%) and tripling the state's native son, John Edwards (18%). Election officials said a record... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John Edwards • Democrats • presidential race • South Carolina primary

Race Takes Center Stage in SC 

Racist call to State newspaper shines light on primary's racial angle

Jan 26, 08 4:15 PM CST
(Newser) - As South Carolina hits the polls today, one word looms large: race. This is, after all, the first primary state with a notable black population, which pollsters say will help boost Barack Obama to a double-digit victory. It’s also home to a newspaper that got an angry phone call... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • race • African Americans • South Carolina • racism • vote • South Carolina primary • African-Americans

SC Expects Record Turnout

Intense race may make Dems more competitive in general election here

Jan 26, 08 11:44 AM CST
(Newser) - Democratic officials are expecting record voter turnout for today’s South Carolina primary because of sunny skies and appealing candidates, the State says. But make no mistake: Dems don’t expect to win the Palmetto State come November. No Democrat has won a Southern state since Bill Clinton in... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • weather • John Edwards • Democratic voters • South Carolina primary • voter turnout

Obama Needs Big SC Win

South Carolina's primary tests Obama's cachet among African-American voters

Jan 26, 08 9:53 AM CST
(Newser) - With a double-digit lead over Hillary Clinton going into today's South Carolina primary, and Clinton having turned her attention to Super Tuesday states, Barack Obama can’t just win today, he must dominate, reports the Wall Street Journal. In a state where some 50% of registered Democrats are African-American, anything... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • South Carolina primary • African-American voters

Key Black Leaders Back Clinton in SC

Clyburn stays out of it as 2 prominent women urge looking past race

Jan 25, 08 5:11 PM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton won endorsements today from two influential black women in South Carolina, who both asked African Americans to look past their enthusiasm for Barack Obama, the AP reports. Clinton has concentrated on wooing white voters there, but today she visited historically black Benedict College, where dean Stacey Franklin Jones... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • African Americans • South Carolina primary • Jim Clyburn

Edwards Gains on Clinton in SC

In new polls, Obama maintains lead as runners-up move into statistical tie

Jan 25, 08 1:00 PM CST
(Newser) - South Carolina may yet smile on native son John Edwards, polls taken since Monday's debate indicate. A Zogby poll released yesterday and a Clemson University Palmetto Poll out today show the ex-senator in a statistical tie with Hillary Clinton—both well behind Barack Obama, reports The State. Common to... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John Edwards • poll • Democratic Party • South Carolina primary • Election 2008

Obama Grabs Double-Digit Lead in SC

Barack out in front 42% to 25%; race a key
factor in contest

Jan 23, 08 4:36 AM CST
(Newser) - Presidential hopeful Barack Obama holds a 42% to 25% lead over Hillary Clinton in the upcoming South Carolina primary, finds a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released today. Race looks to be a key factor, with African-Americans, who made up just over half the poll sample, favoring Obama over Clinton 65% to 16%.... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democrats • South Carolina • poll • South Carolina primary

UPDATED

Dem Debaters Get Feisty

Policy talk devolves into bickering between Clinton, Obama

Jan 21, 08 8:35 PM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama drowned out policy talk in a South Carolina presidential debate tonight as they bickered over Ronald Reagan and what Obama called Clinton's "corporate" past, CNN reports. On economic policy, they wrangled over Senate votes as much as subprime bailout plans. “This kind of... More »

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Huckabee Sets Sights on Texas, Newly Relevant

Sidekick Norris
calls McCain too old
to be president

Jan 21, 08 8:48 AM CST
(Newser) - The odds are increasingly good that despite Super Tuesday's upgrade to "Duper," no obvious winner in either party will emerge by February 5. That means the March 4 Texas primary, largely written off earlier, may play a critical role in deciding nominees for both parties. Huckabee hosted the... More »

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John McCain • Mike Huckabee • Republican nomination • Chuck Norris • South Carolina primary • Texas primary

Thompson Isn't Out of It—Yet

Disappointing result for GOP hopeful SC but he's not giving up yet

Jan 20, 08 5:25 AM CST
(Newser) - GOP presidential hopeful Fred Thompson said yesterday he needed a win in South Carolina to keep his campaign alive, but he hasn't officially pulled out—yet—despite a distant third-place 16% of the vote to frontrunner John McCain's 33%. But the writing seems to be on the wall, reports the... More »

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Republican • Fred Thompson • conservative • Mike Huckabee • South Carolina primary

Rain Turns Out for GOP SC Primary, Too

Bland candidates, not weather, may keep voters at home

Jan 19, 08 11:11 AM CST
(Newser) - Today's forecast for parts of South Carolina calls for up to 3 inches of snow, but analysts say if turnout is low in today’s GOP primary, it’ll be because of the candidates, not the weather. Times have changed: “People would have walked through broken glass in their... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Fred Thompson • Mike Huckabee • Republican presidential primaries • independent voters • South Carolina primary

Huckabee Aims to Strike Balance

After SC, ex-preacher must reach beyond evangelical base

Jan 19, 08 9:39 AM CST
(Newser) - As he looks beyond South Carolina, Mike Huckabee strives to balance his evangelicalism with a more secular image, hoping to win support across the spectrum, the New York Times reports. Though a Christian vote even bigger than Iowa's could carry him in today's primary, the ex-preacher will soon face voters... More »

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Mike Huckabee • evangelicals • Republican candidate • Republican presidential primaries • South Carolina primary • Southern Baptist • Election 2008

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