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ANALYSIS

How the Air Came Out of Clinton's Tires

Poor Ind., NC showings sucked late momentum from her campaign

Jun 5, 08 1:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton’s campaign was happiest, and picked up the most steam, late in the game, as divisive staffers departed, the blue-collar vote moved into her column and the candidate found her comfort zone. The Washington Post examines the Democrat's final months, noting its rejuvenation after Texas and Ohio victories,... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Jeremiah Wright • Texas primary • Ohio primary • Indiana primary • North Carolina primary • Bittergate

Obama Appears To Gain in Texas Delegate Count

State convention tally would boost him past Clinton overall there

Mar 31, 08 12:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama apparently overtook Hillary Clinton in Texas’ pledged-delegate count after this weekend’s regional Democratic conventions netted him seven to nine more at-large delegates than Clinton, the Houston Chronicle reports. “We can confirm now that Barack Obama won Texas,” an aide said after the campaign's math gave... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Texas primary • pledged delegates • Texas caucuses

GOP Spoilers Are Fueling Clinton Surge

Conservative campaign to keep Democratic fight alive is working

Mar 17, 08 1:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Republicans for Clinton are turning up in surprising numbers, and not because they've stopped being Hillary haters, the Boston Globe reports. About 100,000 voted for her in Ohio, 119,0000 in Texas, and 38,000 in MIssissippi. Egged on by Rush Limbaugh, they're strategically voting in open primaries for... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Rush Limbaugh • Mississippi • Texas primary • crossover voters

Where's Paul? Still Running

And he's got no intention of dropping out of the race

Mar 6, 08 8:53 PM CST
(Newser) - John McCain has knocked out the last of his Republican opponents, right? Ron Paul begs to differ. "I'm still involved, nothing has changed," he told MSNBC after successfully defending his Texas congressional seat in the GOP primary. Paul has no plans to drop out and will resume traveling... More »

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Texas • GOP • House of Representatives • Ron Paul • Republican candidate • Texas primary • Election 2008 • Republican National Convention

Candidates Spin Tuesday: Math vs. Momentum

Superdelegates loom ever larger as Clinton barely narrows deficit

Mar 6, 08 1:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton's victories in Texas and Ohio changed little in the race for pledged delegates—by some estimates she netted only five—but Tuesday's primaries changed the dynamic of the Democratic contest, the Wall Street Journal reports. The candidates have divergent arguments: Barack Obama's team says the math favors him;... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democratic presidential primaries • Texas primary • Ohio primary • superdelegates • Pennsylvania primary • delegate count

Obama Claims Texas Caucus Win

Caucuses tip Lone Star delegate advantage

Mar 6, 08 7:19 AM CST
(Newser) - With caucus results still coming in last night, Barack Obama's camp projects a victory for their candidate in Texas delegates. While Clinton won the Tuesday primary by a thin margin, netting her 65 delegates to Obama’s 61, Obama appears to have prevailed in the caucuses later that night, giving... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Texas • caucus • Clinton 2008 • Obama 2008 • Texas primary • delegate count

Long Fight Threatens Dems

Clinton victories in Texas, Ohio presage  ugly, costly contest

Mar 5, 08 10:28 AM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton's victories in Texas and Ohio herald a long, ugly scrap for the Democratic nomination—and the big loser may be the party, reports Newsweek. It remains unknown how many delegates the New York senator won last night, but Clinton can now brush aside calls for her to end... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Democratic nomination • Democratic Party • Democratic presidential primaries • Texas primary • Ohio primary • Election 2008

Clinton: Dream Ticket Is Possible

But, of course, we still have to decide who's on top

Mar 5, 08 8:25 AM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton today hinted that she’d be willing to bury the hatchet and share a ticket with Barack Obama, the AP reports. “That may be where this is headed,” Clinton told CBS’ The Early Show, “but of course we have to decide who is... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democrats • Clinton 2008 • Obama 2008 • Democratic nomination • delegates • Texas primary • dream ticket • running mate • Ohio primary

Accusations Fly During Texas Two-Step Tussle

Obama lawyer hijacks Clinton camp's 'dirty tricks' conference call

Mar 5, 08 6:31 AM CST
(Newser) - The two-step voting process in Texas caused Democratic tempers to flare last night, the Washington Post reports. Both sides accused each other of trying to hijack the evening caucus which followed the day's primary vote. The Clinton campaign held a  conference call with reporters to level some dirty-tricks accusations at... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • caucus • Texas primary • Howard Wolfson • Bob Bauer

Hillary Wins in Texas, Ohio Built on Loyal Base

Women, Hispanics, seniors, working class & white men hand Hillary the edge

Mar 5, 08 4:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton pulled off victories in both Texas and Ohio largely by wooing back her Democratic base, according to Politico. Exit polls show that Hispanics and white women favored Clinton, while blacks favored Obama by a huge margin, and white men were split—similar to Super Tuesday. But white men... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democratic voters • Texas primary • Ohio primary • campaign issues

OPINION

3 Takes on Today's Showdown

Writers try calling the race ahead of time

Mar 4, 08 12:35 PM CST
(Newser) - March 4 has been a long time coming, and now political writers can’t be bothered to wait until the polls close in Ohio and Texas. Three early takes on today’s results:
  • Josh Marshall sees a late-in-the-game turn in Hillary Clinton’s favor, and expects “minor or
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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Canada • NAFTA • Texas primary • Ohio primary

Clinton's
Strategy:
Pray for Rain

Without a clear course, campaign eyes bad Obama press, Fla. revote

Mar 4, 08 10:50 AM CST
(Newser) - With delegate math and the campaign narrative both against her, Hillary Clinton’s current strategy is simply to hope for the best, Politico reports. “Some other, yet unknown, turn of events” must conspire to help her out—and Clintonites are looking to Barack Obama’s recent spate of bad... More »

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Florida • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Texas primary • Ohio primary

Clinton Yuks It Up on Daily Show

Candidate talks to Jon Stewart via satellite on primary eve

Mar 4, 08 5:11 AM CST
(Newser) - On the eve of primary contests that could sink or save her campaign, Hillary Clinton turned up on The Daily Show for some good-natured ribbing from host Jon Stewart. "Tomorrow is perhaps one of the most important days of your life, and you've chosen to spend the night before... More »

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television • Hillary Clinton • Comedy Central • Jon Stewart • The Daily Show • Texas primary • Ohio primary

Dallas Morning News Endorses Huckabee

Influential paper calls on voters to send
GOP elite a message

Mar 2, 08 4:31 PM CST
(Newser) - While acknowledging success for Mike Huckabee is "mathematically impossible," the Dallas Morning News today endorsed the ex-Arkansas governor. The editorial board praised his “good-natured approach to politics” and acknowledged that its continuing support is more symbolic than practical, calling a vote for Huckabee “a good investment... More »

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John McCain • Mike Huckabee • Republican nomination • newspaper endorsement • Texas primary • Election 2008 • conservatism • Dallas Morning News

Obama Up by 4 in Texas;
Clinton Leads by 1 in Ohio

Both states 'way too close' to call: pollster

Mar 2, 08 10:46 AM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton trails Barack Obama by 4% in Texas and holds a statistically meaningless 1-point lead in Ohio just two days ahead of what could be defining contests in both states, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Houston Chronicle poll released today. But "it's way too close in both states to say... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • poll • Democratic nomination • John Zogby • Texas primary • Ohio primary

Clinton Trying to Undercut Texas Vote: Obama

Clinton camp denies report that it will sue over caucus system

Mar 1, 08 5:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s camp yesterday accused Hillary Clinton of unfairly slamming the upcoming Texas primary-caucus vote, McClatchy Newspapers reports. The issue arose over a report that Clinton may sue over caucus voting numbers being reported early. “I think they’re afraid of what the caucus results might be,”... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • caucus • Texas primary • voting process • Texas Democratic Party

Obama Riffs on Clinton Scare Ad

Candidates trade Texas ads playing on experience ahead of vital vote

Mar 1, 08 7:28 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama threw Hillary Clinton's "red phone" ad right back at her yesterday—with a twist, the Chicago Tribune reports. Clinton's ad showed sleeping children, with a voice intoning that it's 3am, and a phone is ringing the White House. “Who do you want answering the phone?” Barack's... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Texas • advertising • Ohio • children • campaign advertising • Texas primary • Ohio primary • Iraq war

Clinton Rolls Out 'Nuclear Option' TV Spot

'Red phone'-style ad asks: Who will keep your children safe?

Feb 29, 08 3:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton today debuted an ad hinting at dire consequences of electing a commander in chief who isn’t “tested," ABC News reports. "It's 3am and your children are asleep," a voice says over images of sleeping infants. "There's a phone in the White House,... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Lyndon Johnson • children • Barry Goldwater • political advertising • Gary Hart • Texas primary • Ohio primary • campaign commercials • red phone ad • Walter Mondale • Roy Spence • daisy ad

OPINION

With End Near, Clinton Plays It Smart, Safe

As candidate takes shelter in denial,
voters seem unmoved

Feb 29, 08 12:18 PM CST
(Newser) - In what looks increasingly like the twilight of her campaign, Hillary Clinton is stumping as though Barack Obama doesn’t even exist, writes Walter Shapiro of Slate. She’s campaigning as a smart policy nut, moving one supporter to say, "I will always feel safe with this woman as... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Clinton 2008 • Texas primary • Ohio primary • Election 2008

Obama Calls on Both
Camps to Simmer Down

Final debate before March 4 vote is tonight

Feb 26, 08 5:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama said today that both Democratic campaigns should chill out. “It is important for me as well as Sen. Clinton to communicate to our staffs as well that we’re both trying out for quarterback, but we’re on the same team,” said Obama. He noted that... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • debate • Chris Dodd • negative campaigning • Texas primary • Ohio primary

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