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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: Can
He Make White
Men Jump?

Failure to woo subset turned key states to Hillary, pundits say

Mar 17, 08 8:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - White men have become key swing voters in the Democratic race, the Washington Post reports, and Barack Obama has failed to woo them. His success with the subset in Wisconsin and Virginia was a major breakthrough, pundits say, but he couldn't make white men jump in Texas and Ohio—turning... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Ohio primary • blue-collar vote • white men

Canada's US Envoy Urged
to Resign Over NAFTA-Gate

Ambassador admits speaking to reporter

Mar 12, 08 12:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - The scope of the Barack Obama NAFTA memo scandal widened again yesterday, with Canadian opposition legislators calling for the resignation of Canada's ambassador to the US after he was implicated, the Globe and Mail reports. Michael Wilson admitted speaking to the reporter who broke the story that the candidate was... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Canada • NAFTA • Stephen Harper • Democratic presidential primaries • Ohio primary • NAFTA-gate • Ian Brodie • Michael Wilson

Obama Backer Sees Red Over Role in Clinton Phone Ad

Teen shocked to see herself in Hillary spot

Mar 9, 08 7:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - A teenager who supports Barack Obama was stunned to see herself in the controversial "red phone" advertisement for the Hillary Clinton campaign. The spot that helped give Hillary a boost before the last primaries uses stock footage of a sleeping child that the teen made as an extra years... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Washington state • caucus • Ohio primary • red phone ad • Casey Knowles • Getty Images • stock footage

Canadian PM Widens Probe
of NAFTA Leak

Harper's chief of staff accused of releasing Obama memo

Mar 7, 08 9:26 AM CST
(Newser) - Amid cross-party outcry, the prime minister of Canada says he'll expand an investigation into the NAFTA leak that may have contributed to Barack Obama's loss in Ohio, reports the Globe and Mail. The opposition is calling for the head of Ian Brodie, PM Stephen Harper's chief of staff, who is... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Canada • NAFTA • Stephen Harper • Democratic presidential primaries • Ohio primary • NAFTA-gate • Jack Layton

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

Clinton Shifts to Keystone State

With Pennsylvania voting not until April 22, pro-Hillary governor noting Ohio parallels

Mar 5, 08 2:57 PM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton staffers are breaking out the champagne today (actually, they were already serving reporters mimosas yesterday), but they’re still sober enough to look seven weeks ahead, to Pennsylvania's April 22 primary. Keystone State Gov. Ed Rendell is a major Hillary booster, and put out a memo this morning... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Ed Rendell • manufacturing • Ohio primary • Pennsylvania primary

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

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
... More »

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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

Ohio Fears Chaos, Delays in Primary Vote

Dem hopefuls stump
as experts dread a ballot controversy

Mar 2, 08 8:04 PM CST
(Newser) - As Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama barnstormed across Ohio today, experts fretted that a delay in vote-counting on Tuesday may add to mistrust over the state's elections, the Columbus Dispatch reports. Predicted record turnout and the option to vote by ballot or touch-screen may confuse primary voters and remind the... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democratic presidential primaries • Ohio primary • Election 2008 • electronic voting

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

NAFTA Casts Wide Shadow on Ohio Vote

Clinton, Obama look
to score points
bashing trade pact

Mar 1, 08 5:50 PM CST
(Newser) - As Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama battle for votes in Ohio, each pushes a simple theme: NAFTA is bad. Ohio has been hit hard by free trade, which is why Obama reminds voters that Bill Clinton backed NAFTA. And both hopefuls have mined each other's comments for anything that favors... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Chrysler • Delphi • Cleveland • General Motors • Ohio • trade • Ford • working class • NAFTA • manufacturing • Ohio primary • Dayton, Ohio

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

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

Gay Voters Defect as Clinton Falters

Early support erodes ahead of crucial Tuesday primaries

Feb 29, 08 2:45 PM CST
(Newser) - As first lady, Hillary Clinton marched in New York's pride parade and cemented her standing as a defender of gay rights. But her stalwart support in the gay community is waning, Bloomberg reports. Although both Democratic candidates oppose gay marriage and support civil unions, only Barack Obama wants to repeal... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • gay rights • Bill Clinton • gays in the military • Ohio primary • gay vote

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