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  • April 2008

    • New Hillary Attack Ad Features bin Laden

      New York Times  |  Apr 22, 08 4:25 AM CDT

      New Hillary Attack Ad Features bin Laden

      (Newser) - Voters go to the polls today in Pennsylvania after a bruising last day of campaigning in which Hillary Clinton unleashed a particularly harsh attack ad that uses an image of Osama bin Laden. The TV spot shows news footage of Black Thursday, Pearl Harbor, the Berlin Wall and the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks to call into question Barack Obama's ability to lead in a crisis, reports the New York Times . More »

    • In Pa., Clinton Has a Math Problem

      Bloomberg  |  Apr 21, 08 2:17 PM CDT

      In Pa., Clinton Has a Math Problem

      (Newser) - Hillary Clinton must rack up unprecedented numbers in tomorrow’s Pennsylvania primary to challenge Barack Obama’s 800,000-vote lead in the national popular vote, Bloomberg reports. She needs a 25-point margin plus record turnout—2 million in a state where only 800,000 went to the polls in 2004—to have any hope of closing the gap and arguing that she's better positioned to take on John McCain. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • election 2008  • Democrats  • superdelegates  • Pennsylvania primary

    • Pressed in Pa., Obama Steps Up Attacks

      New York Times  |  Apr 21, 08 7:25 AM CDT

      Pressed in Pa., Obama Steps Up Attacks

      (Newser) - Lagging a day before the high-stakes Pennsylvania primary, Barack Obama has intensified his attacks on Hillary Clinton, painting her as a typical Washington insider, the New York Times reports. Clinton fired back, accusing Obama of dropping his hopeful message in favor of old-style politics himself. Clinton holds a 5- or 6-point lead over Obama in polls, down from 16 points a few weeks ago. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • election 2008  • Pennsylvania primary  • campaign tactics

    • Dems Shower Each Other With Attacks

      New York Times  |  Apr 20, 08 8:02 PM CDT

      Dems Shower Each Other With Attacks

      (Newser) - Democratic hopefuls blasted each other's tactics today as Tuesday's Pennsylvania primary fast approaches, the Caucus blog reports. Hillary Clinton called Barack Obama's campaign "negative" and released an ad saying he spreads “false charges” about her health care plan. Obama's camp rolled out an ad rejecting her claim that he takes money from PACs and lobbyists. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • Democrats  • poll  • Pennsylvania primary  • political advertising

    • Chelsea Swings Through Philly's Gay Clubs

      pennlive.com  |  Apr 19, 08 5:26 PM CDT

      Chelsea Swings Through Philly's Gay Clubs

      (Newser) - Chelsea Clinton met with wild and drunken support on her “gay pub crawl” through Philadelphia last night, the Patriot-News reports. “Chelsea, the gays love you!” cried one supporter. “We love your highlights,” shouted another. “Thank you, but that’s not why you should vote for my mom,” said Chelsea. “I grabbed her ass!” one woman shouted. More »

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      Hillary Clinton  • Pennsylvania primary  • gay  • Chelsea Clinton

    • Stephanopoulos Sticks Up for Tone of ABC Debate

      Talking Points Memo  |  Apr 17, 08 7:27 PM CDT

      Stephanopoulos Sticks Up for Tone of ABC Debate

      (Newser) - George Stephanopolous has drawn fire for posing too many "gotcha" questions at last night's Democratic presidential debate on ABC, but the pundit is sticking to his guns. Stephanopolous says he didn't focus on electability over policy issues by accident. "It's not only, who will be the best president, but who has the best chance of winning," he told Talking Points Memo. More »

    • ABC Debate Hosts 'Shoddy, Despicable'

      Washington Post  |  Apr 17, 08 6:22 AM CDT

      ABC Debate Hosts 'Shoddy, Despicable'

      (Newser) - No winner emerged in last night's Democratic presidential debate, but for one columnist the loser was clear: ABC News. Over the course of a commercial-crammed broadcast, moderators Charlie Gibson and George Stephanopolous dwelled on petty half-controversies to incite Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama to get nasty, writes Tom Shales of the Washington Post . More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • election 2008  • Democrats  • Pennsylvania primary  • presidential debate  • ABC News  • George Stephanopoulos  • Charles Gibson

    • Democrats Face Off in Philly

      New York Times  |  Apr 16, 08 7:36 PM CDT

      Democrats Face Off in Philly

      (Newser) - Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama squared off in a Philadelphia debate tonight less than a week ahead of Pennsylvania's primary, and the recent flap over Obama's "bitter" comments took center stage early. Clinton noted that she's the granddaughter of a factory worker and that her family wouldn't "cling to religion" if it were upset with Washington, the New York Times reports. "That's a fundamental misunderstanding of the role of religion and faith," she said. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • election 2008  • Democrats  • Pennsylvania primary  • presidential debate

    • No Bittergate Bounce in Polls

      Talking Points Memo  |  Apr 15, 08 4:35 PM CDT

      No Bittergate Bounce in Polls

      (Newser) - Several new Pennsylvania polls confirm a slight shift in Hillary Clinton’s direction, but not one substantial enough to suggest Barack Obama’s “bitter” gaffe has deeply affected support. CNN’s poll of polls shows Clinton’s lead rising only two points (from a four- to six-point margin). Half of respondents disagree with Obama’s controversial comments—but only 33% of Dems say they were offended. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Pennsylvania primary  • Bittergate  • elitism  • polling

    • Obama Was Right About Pennsylvanian Bitterness

      Philadelphia Daily News  |  Apr 14, 08 4:31 PM CDT

      Obama Was Right About Pennsylvanian Bitterness

      (Newser) - Barack Obama was “basically right on target” about Pennsylvania bitterness, the product of one small-town household says: John Baer, in the Philadelphia Daily News , writes that the people he grew up around were, and still are, angry. And they have a right to be, Baer adds: Blue-collar Pennsylvanians see their interests ignored by gutless politicians beholden to special interests. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • Pennsylvania primary  • Bittergate  • elite

    • Obama Rips Clinton's Reaction to 'Bittergate'

      Associated Press  |  Apr 14, 08 4:46 AM CDT

      Obama Rips Clinton's Reaction to 'Bittergate'

      (Newser) - As Barack Obama reiterated that he regretted calling American heartlanders gun loving and bitter, he also lashed Hillary Clinton for her reaction backing hunting, AP reports. “She is running around talking about how this is an insult to sportsmen,” Obama told a Pennsylvania audience yesterday. “She’s talking like she’s Annie Oakley. She's out there like she's on the duck blind every Sunday." More »

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      Barack Obama  • Obama 2008  • Pennsylvania primary  • Indiana primary  • blue-collar vote  • small towns

    • Why 'Bittergate' Is So Bad for Obama

      Politico  |  Apr 13, 08 4:45 AM CDT

      Why 'Bittergate' Is So Bad for Obama

      (Newser) - The uproar over Barack Obama's description of small-town Americans as "bitter" has hit the candidate so hard that there's talk of a Hillary Clinton comeback, and Politico's Mike Allen can think of plenty of reasons why. For starters, Obama has alienated a swath of blue-collar voters just nine days before the Pennsylvania primary. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Obama 2008  • Pennsylvania primary  • Indiana primary  • blue-collar vote  • small towns

    • Obama: 'Bitter' Words Were Ill-Chosen

      Associated Press  |  Apr 12, 08 1:34 PM CDT

      Obama: 'Bitter' Words Were Ill-Chosen

      (Newser) - Barack Obama acknowledged today that he’d chosen his words poorly when he said small-town working-class voters are “bitter” and “cling to guns and religion.” “I didn’t say it as well as I should have,” Obama said, but he insisted that working-class frustration is real. Hillary Clinton–who called the comments “elitist and out of touch”–and John McCain immediately pounced. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Obama 2008  • Pennsylvania primary  • Indiana primary  • blue-collar vote  • small towns

    • Obama Clashes With Philly Pols Over Payouts

      Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 11, 08 2:44 PM CDT

      Obama Clashes With Philly Pols Over Payouts

      (Newser) - Barack Obama has been expected to do well in Philadelphia in this month's Pennsylvania primary, but a test of wills between his campaign and local party bosses might jeopardize his chances. The Philadelphia political scene has a long tradition of "street money"—payment to Democratic operatives who dispense $10, $20, and $50 bills to those who help get out the vote. But Obama's people won't pay up, writes the Los Angeles Times . More »

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      Barack Obama  • Democratic presidential primaries  • Democratic Party  • Pennsylvania primary  • Pennsylvania  • Philadelphia

    • Penn Ties Still Hurting Clinton in Pa.

      Bloomberg  |  Apr 9, 08 9:14 AM CDT

      Penn Ties Still Hurting Clinton in Pa.

      (Newser) - The demotion of Mark Penn in Hillary Clinton's campaign hasn't ended the problem the errant consultant is causing her in Pennsylvania, Bloomberg reports. Unions supporting Barack Obama have pounced on the strategist's advocacy of a Colombian free-trade deal, calling him pro-business and anti-worker. "She has to sever completely with Mark Penn," said Teamsters president James Hoffa. "Her credibility is at stake." More »

    • Keystone State Students Won't Boost Obama

      Politico  |  Apr 6, 08 5:46 PM CDT

      Keystone State Students Won't Boost Obama

      (Newser) - College kids' love for Barack Obama won't help him in the Keystone State, Politico reports. Many of Pennsylvania's 680,000 students hail from elsewhere and have voted absentee; among natives, a high number are Independent and therefore barred from the April 22 primary. Worse, attempts by Obama backers to enroll student voters may have come too late. More »

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      Barack Obama  • election 2008  • Pennsylvania primary  • Pennsylvania  • college student  • young voters

    • Obama Prods Pro-Gun Pa. Voters

      Politico  |  Apr 5, 08 8:52 PM CDT

      Obama Prods Pro-Gun Pa. Voters

      (Newser) - Barack Obama is aiming to win pro-gun votes in Pennsylvania by touting the Second Amendment, Politico reports. His camp emailed state gun clubs this week about “the right and traditions of sportsmen" as Obama courted Pennsylvania's pro-gun Democratic lawmakers. The NRA fired back at Obama—and Hillary Clinton, too—calling overtures “scripted rhetorical tricks.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • Pennsylvania primary  • gun control  • NRA  • Second Amendment

    • GOP Embraces Clinton as Obama Surges

      New Republic  |  Apr 4, 08 4:05 PM CDT

      GOP Embraces Clinton as Obama Surges

      (Newser) - As Barack Obama emerges as Democratic front-runner, Republicans appear to be recalibrating their compasses: Disparaging Obama and praising Hillary Clinton is an inevitable response to Obama's growing odds of winning, Jonathan Chait writes in the New Republic : Karl Rove & Co. “discredit” Obama by defining his “supporters out of the mainstream”—as academics and elites—and crediting his rival with populism just to show  he lacks it.   More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • John Kerry  • Pennsylvania primary  • blue-collar vote  • swing voters

    • Obama's $40M in March Doubles Clinton's Take

      Washington Post  |  Apr 3, 08 4:53 PM CDT

      Obama's $40M in March Doubles Clinton's Take

      (Newser) - Barack Obama raised $40 million in March to Hillary Clinton’s $20 million, and, Chris Cillizza writes in the Washington Post , financial perceptions could spell doom for the former first lady. While Clinton appears to have the money to compete right now, she’ll only keep raking it in if fence-sitting donors believe enough in her viability to make the investment. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • campaign fundraising  • superdelegates  • Pennsylvania primary

    • Obama Girl's Town Is Hot for Hillary

      McClatchy Newspapers  |  Apr 2, 08 1:28 PM CDT

      Obama Girl's Town Is Hot for Hillary

      (Newser) - Turns out that Obama Girl, aka Amber Lee Ettinger, hails from Hazleton, Pa., which is right in the heart of Clinton country. To get a sense of how her candidate’s message is getting through, McClatchy visited Ettinger’s family and neighbors in this former coal town near Scranton, Hillary’s family home. Turns out the town definitely does not share her crush on Obama. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • Pennsylvania primary  • Barack Obama supporters  • Hillary Clinton supporters  • working-class vote  • Obama Girl  • Hazleton

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