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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Wisconsin primary

Wisconsin primary stories: 6 news summaries
ANALYSIS

How Obama Won Blue Collars in Wisconsin

Repeat in Indiana
could wrap things up

May 1, 08 7:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Given Barack Obama’s much-ballyhooed problems with white, working-class voters, it's instructive to remember that he clobbered Hillary Clinton in Wisconsin by 17 points in February, notes Mike Madden in Salon. If he can reconnect with those voters in Indiana—another state close to his Illinois home—he could wrap... More »

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Barack Obama • Illinois • blue-collar vote • Wisconsin primary • Indiana primary

Obama, Clinton Skip Courtesies

Congratulations are out, while stepping on toes is in for 2008

Feb 20, 08 11:17 AM CST
(Newser) - Perhaps the super-long primary season has made candidates forgetful, but the Democrats were not at their most courteous last night, as Hillary Clinton failed to congratulate Barack Obama on his Wisconsin victory, and Obama took the stage in Texas while Clinton was still speaking in Ohio. No rules govern either... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Democratic nomination • Wisconsin primary • etiquette • congratulations • campaign etiquette • snub

Hillary Coalition Collapses as Barack Lures Working Class

He wins white men
3-2 in Wisconsin

Feb 20, 08 5:48 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama's 17-point victory in Wisconsin contains a major warning for Hillary Clinton: not only did the Illinois senator win among his usual coalition of well-educated, young and black voters, but he also captured the vote of the working class, particularly men. The "durable coalition" that Clinton strategist Mark... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Wisconsin • demographics • Democratic presidential primaries • exit polls • Wisconsin primary • Election 2008

10 Key Factors in Wisconsin Vote

Here's what may tip the results either candidate's way

Feb 19, 08 5:48 PM CST
(Newser) - With Wisconsin voting winding down, "it's anybody’s state,” says Slate’s Chadwick Maltin. Here are five reasons Clinton could win. (Obama's follow):
  1. The demographics are perfect: 90% are white, and most are lower-income moderates.
  2. Polls here are seesawing, and they’re due to swing in
... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • poll • Wisconsin primary • the independent vote

Clinton, Obama Home In on Wisc.

Primary shapes up as test of momentum

Feb 18, 08 4:06 PM CST
(Newser) - Tomorrow's primary in Wisconsin won’t decide the Democratic nomination, but Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are fighting tooth and nail anyway, Politico reports, airing their first negative ads of the campaign and taking shots at each other through aides. At stake is momentum: Obama doesn’t want to break... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Wisconsin • Ted Kennedy • Hawaii • health care reform • Democratic nomination • Democratic presidential primaries • attack ad • Wisconsin primary • Election 2008

Service Union to Back Obama

Endorsement of powerful SEIU likely to help with Texas' Latinos, in blue-collar Ohio

Feb 14, 08 6:44 PM CST
(Newser) - The giant Service Employees International Union will endorse Barack Obama in the Democratic presidential nomination race, Politico reports, with the move expected tonight or tomorrow. The union's national front had remained neutral in the primary campaign, though many of its state committees had backed now-departed John Edwards. The SEIU has... More »

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Latino voters • labor unions • Texas primary • Ohio primary • Service Employees International Union • blue-collar vote • March 4 primaries • Wisconsin primary

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