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Don't Get Cocky, Obama Cautions Supporters

19 days is a long time in electoral politics, candidate warns

Oct 16, 08 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Polls show that Barack Obama has a solid lead, nationally and in several swing states, over John McCain. But the Democrat warned supporters today to be wary of overconfidence, Reuters reports. “I've been in these positions before when we were favored and the press starts getting carried away and... More »

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Barack Obama • Democrats • fundraiser • confidence • New Hampshire primary • Barack Obama supporters • Election 2008

(Newser) - Barack Obama may be pulling slowly away from John McCain, but he's the overwhelming choice among the pre-K through 12th grade set. In a Scholastic poll, 57% of 250,000 students picked the Dem, USA Today reports. And don’t write it off as youthful inexperience —the poll has... More »

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Barack Obama • presidential politics • Scholastic • youth • Barack Obama supporters • Election 2008 • high school students • students

'I Need You,' Obama Writes to Vibe Readers

Music mag endorses Dem, who calls for voter registration

Oct 2, 08 12:56 PM CDT
(AP) - Barack Obama has a message for the readers of Vibe: "I need you." In a letter to be published in the November issue of the urban music monthly, Obama urges them to register to vote, saying, "We are at a defining moment in our history." The... More »

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Barack Obama • media • Obama 2008 • Barack Obama supporters • political endorsement • Election 2008 • Vibe

ANALYSIS

 Latinos Hold Trump 
 in Obama's 
 Nev. Strategy 

Dem hopes new, young voters in Reno, Las Vegas can buck GOP trend

Sep 30, 08 2:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama is gambling that Latino voters in Nevada’s big cities—Reno and Las Vegas—can deliver the state’s five electoral votes, Dan Hoyle writes in Salon. Economic woes, immigration crackdown, and the costly Iraq war are the draws in Reno, where Latinos make up 12% of voters.... More »

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immigration • Barack Obama • Latino voters • Latinos • Nevada • Barack Obama supporters • Reno, Nevada

ANALYSIS

Election May Come Down to Same Ol' States

Focus back on Ohio, Fla., Penn., Mich., despite Obama plans

Sep 15, 08 1:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - In the final 50 days, the biggest change in Barack Obama's camp is a return to old political strategy, the Washington Post reports. Partly because Sarah Palin's selection has solidified red/blue divisions of past years, Obama is targeting the same swing states—Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio, Florida—that determined the past... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Obama 2008 • red state • Barack Obama supporters • McCain 2008 • blue states • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • McCain-Palin

OPINION

Obama Assassination Fears Are Paranoid Fantasy

Liberals imagine candidate as martyr killed by Red State America

Sep 2, 08 4:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama supporters who worry about his assassination are indulging in condescending fantasy about the danger of the unwashed masses, writes Brendan O’Neill for Spiked. The so-called plot foiled in Denver never approached a real threat. But liberals are “feudal” snobs so caught up in America’s "... More »

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Barack Obama • assassination attempt • Camelot • Barack Obama supporters

GLOSSIES

 Black Museums 
 Fight for Funding 

Economy, depressing subject matter are issues; others cite little tradition in community

Aug 31, 08 9:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - As Barack Obama’s fundraisers pull in huge sums of money for his historic candidacy, African-American museums across the country are struggling for cash and visitors, Portfolio reports. Part of the problem may be the flagging economy, but for the likes of the National Slavery Museum, the subject matter can... More »

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African Americans • museums • Barack Obama supporters • African-Americans

Obama Turns Army Loose on Chicago's WGN

Supporters protest radio airtime for campaign critic

Aug 28, 08 1:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama's camp deployed its devoted followers to flood the phone lines of Chicago's WGN-AM last night during an appearance by writer Stanley Kurtz, an Obama critic. A WGN producer tells the Tribune the campaign's push generated “the biggest response we've ever got” during the 2-hour segment with Kurtz,... More »

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Barack Obama • campaign advertising • Barack Obama supporters • campaign staff • campaign etiquette • Stanley Kurtz • WGN

OPINION

Right's Ridicule of Obama 'Cult' Appeal Masks Jealousy

Conservatives 'freaked out' by rabid following

Aug 27, 08 11:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Conservative griping about Barack Obama’s supposed cult of personality is both misplaced and hypocritical, Jonathan Chait writes in the New Republic. Pundits’ case against the Democrat relies on willful misinterpretation of his slogans. “Did you know that McCain’s slogan, ‘Country first,’ could be translated via... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Jonathan Chait • cult • Barack Obama supporters

ANALYSIS

Democrats Take Aim at Romney

Critics, increasing fire, could see former
Mass. governor as
VP front-runner

Aug 26, 08 4:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - From the way Democrats are acting, they might believe Mitt Romney is the front-runner to become John McCain’s running mate, Alexander Burns writes in Politico. Denver is abuzz with attacks on the former Massachusetts governor: Barack Obama’s campaign manager called Romney a “job-killing machine,” and Deval... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Democratic National Convention • David Plouffe • Barack Obama supporters • Deval Patrick • vice presidential sweepstakes

Obama-Clinton Tension Runs High in Denver

Neither side is feeling the love as convention kicks off

Aug 25, 08 10:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Months after Hillary Clinton announced her support for Barack Obama, tensions between the two camps have flared again, Politico reports, and behind-the-scenes sniping in Denver is intense. Bill Clinton is unhappy with his speech assignment—Wednesday night's theme, securing America's future, leaves him little room to revisit the successes of... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democratic National Convention • Bill Clinton • Hillary Clinton supporters • Barack Obama supporters

Denver Gears Up for Democratic Convention

City has enlisted 25,000 volunteers, raised millions for DNC

Aug 24, 08 6:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Democratic convention is ready to roll in Denver tomorrow despite a few hiccups, like the 1,500 anti-war marchers who gathered outside the Pepsi Center today, the Denver Post reports. But the "Recreate 68" protesters dispersed when asked by police, returning the spotlight to the Democrats' mega-plan—which... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Democratic National Convention • protests • anti war movement • Obama 2008 • Democratic nomination • Hillary Clinton supporters • Barack Obama supporters • protesters

 Sunday Pundits 
 Dissect Biden Pick

Biden dominates Sunday talk shows

Aug 24, 08 4:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - The newly announced Obama/Biden ticket predictably dominated the talk shows today. Politico gives the run-down:
  • Obama VP adviser Caroline Kennedy told Meet the Press she hoped Joe Biden would prove to be as sage a pick as her father's choice of LBJ.
  • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi turned Biden's
... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Barack Obama • John McCain • Joe Biden • Rudy Giuliani • Fox News • vice president • Obama 2008 • NBC News • Meet the Press • Barack Obama supporters • McCain 2008 • Election 2008 • ABC News

 Caroline: UK Ambassador?

If Obama wins, Kennedy gets Ambassadorship in London

Aug 22, 08 12:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Should Barack Obama win the presidency, he will reward Caroline Kennedy’s efforts by appointing her ambassador to Great Britain, predicts the Mandrake gossip column in London's Daily Telegraph. The payback would place JFK’s only surviving child in the position once held by her grandfather, patriarch Joe. He shot... More »

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Barack Obama • London • Joe Kennedy • Britain • Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg • Barack Obama supporters • political endorsement • ambassador • Obama administration

 Stars Come Out for Obama

Fete raises $200K with $2,300 tix

Aug 22, 08 9:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - With $2,300 checks, celebrities including Jamie Foxx, Lucy Liu, and Isaiah Washington showed their support for Barack Obama last night at a swanky Beverly Hills shindig, the AP reports. The Black and White Gala raised $200,000 for the Obama campaign from the deep pocketbooks of the likes of... More »

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Los Angeles • Isaiah Washington • celebrity • Obama 2008 • fundraiser • Jamie Foxx • endorsement • Barack Obama supporters • Lucy Liu

Pro-Obama Site Aims to Convince Undecided Gays

Activists target undecided 15% with LGBTforObama.com

Aug 21, 08 11:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Activists are launching a website to line up support for Barack Obama among the 15% of still-undecided lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered voters, the Advocate reports. LGBTforObama.com emphasized the Democrat’s gay-friendly record, and spotlights “a star-studded lineup of bloggers.” The founder conceived the project to stop... More »

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John McCain • Barack Obama supporters • LGBT • gay vote

Early Voting Law May
Help Obama in Ohio

One-step voting window could boost youth turnout

Aug 13, 08 4:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - An Ohio voting law that allows residents to register and vote simultaneously one month before the election may benefit Barack Obama, the AP reports. With one-stop voting available on college campuses Sept. 30 to Oct. 6, thousands could be added to the voter rolls—and Obama leads McCain 2-to-1 among... More »

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Barack Obama • Democrats • Ohio • voting • youth • Barack Obama supporters • voting process • young voters • voter registration

Clooney: I'm Not Part of Obama's Brain Trust

Refutes story, says
he's 'spent more time with Sen. McCain'

Aug 13, 08 2:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - George Clooney supports Barack Obama, but unlike Scarlett Johansson he's not claiming to be a campaign consultant or in regular contact. The actor today refuted an LA Times story saying he “frequently text messages” the candidate, People reports. “I have never texted or emailed Sen. Obama,” Clooney... More »

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Barack Obama • celebrity • text message • George Clooney • Barack Obama supporters

Clinton: I'm With You, Obama!

Tense week for Democrats ends as Hillary reminds voters to back ex-rival

Aug 8, 08 6:00 PM CDT
(AP) - Hillary Rodham Clinton told an exuberant crowd Friday she wants Barack Obama to win the White House, even though he dashed her own presidential dreams—and she wants her supporters to vote that way, too. "Anyone who voted for me or caucused for me has so much more in... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • White House • Hillary Clinton supporters • Barack Obama supporters • Election 2008

Coloradans Exhaust Ticket Supply for Obama Speech

60K apply for state's allotment of about 30K at Denver stadium where Dem will accept

Aug 8, 08 1:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Colorado’s allotment of seats for Barack Obama’s Aug. 28 acceptance speech is accounted for, the Denver Post reports, with 60,000 people applying in 24 hours to be part of the bloc of about 30,000. There will be 60,000-75,000 seats available at Denver’s Invesco... More »

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Barack Obama • Denver • Democratic National Convention • Democratic National Committee • Barack Obama supporters • Invesco Field

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