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Pennsylvania primary stories: 63 news summaries

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 New Hillary Attack Ad
 Features bin Laden 

Hillary invokes terrorist to cast doubt on Obama's readiness

Apr 22, 08 4:25 AM CDT
(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... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • advertising • Democratic presidential candidates • political advertising • campaign commercials • Pennsylvania primary

In Pa., Clinton Has a Math Problem

Only 'blowout numbers' can help case against Obama, experts say

Apr 21, 08 2:17 PM CDT
(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—... More »

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

 Pressed in Pa.,
 Obama Steps 
 Up Attacks 

Her lead shrinking, Clinton notes his departure from positivity

Apr 21, 08 7:25 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

 Dems Shower
 Each Other
 With Attacks 

Clinton, Obama swing hard as Pa. primary nears

Apr 20, 08 8:02 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

 Chelsea Swings
 Through Philly's
 Gay Clubs 

Enamored crowd follows her on 'gay pub crawl'

Apr 19, 08 5:26 PM CDT
(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... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Chelsea Clinton • Pennsylvania primary • gays

Stephanopoulos Sticks Up
for Tone of ABC Debate

Focus on electability mirrored campaign trail chatter, pundit says

Apr 17, 08 7:27 PM CDT
(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,... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • ABC • presidential debate • Democratic debate • Democratic presidential candidates • George Stephanopoulos • Pennsylvania primary • ABC News

ANALYSIS

 ABC Debate Hosts 
 'Shoddy, Despicable' 

'Barely news,' gets even worse, says Shales

Apr 17, 08 6:22 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

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 Democrats Face Off in Philly  

Clinton, Obama look for advantage 6 days ahead of primary

Apr 16, 08 7:36 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

ANALYSIS

 No Bittergate Bounce in Polls  

Obama loses a bit of Pennsylvania steam, but voters not deeply moved 

Apr 15, 08 4:35 PM CDT
(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... More »

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Barack Obama • polling • Pennsylvania primary • Bittergate • elitism

OPINION

Obama Was Right About Pennsylvanian Bitterness

Real insult comes from decades of neglect by politicians, columnist writes

Apr 14, 08 4:31 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

Obama Rips Clinton's Reaction to 'Bittergate'

'She's talking like
she's Annie Oakley'

Apr 14, 08 4:46 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

ANALYSIS

 Why 'Bittergate' Is
 So Bad for Obama 

'Elitist' remarks could be turning point of campaign, Politico argues candidate's 'Dean Scream?'

Apr 13, 08 4:45 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

Obama: 'Bitter' Words Were Ill-Chosen

But working class frustration is real,
candidate argues

Apr 12, 08 1:34 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

Obama Clashes
With Philly Pols
Over Payouts

Candidate won't pay 'street money,' riling local Democrats

Apr 11, 08 2:44 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

Penn Ties
Still Hurting
Clinton in Pa.

Pro-Obama unions attack Hillary for not dumping strategist

Apr 9, 08 9:14 AM CDT
(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... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democratic presidential candidates • Democratic nomination • Pennsylvania primary • Election 2008 • Teamsters • James P. Hoffa

Keystone State Students Won't Boost Obama

Voter drive came too late to register them
as Democrats

Apr 6, 08 5:46 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

 Obama Prods
 Pro-Gun Pa.
 Voters 

Hopeful plays down liberal image to tout individual rights

Apr 5, 08 8:52 PM CDT
(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—... More »

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

OPINION

GOP Embraces Clinton as Obama Surges

And as Barack tries on his blue collar, righty suggests running mate

Apr 4, 08 4:05 PM CDT
(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
... More »

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

ANALYSIS

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

Money isn't everything, Hillary camp reminds— but it's still a big deal

Apr 3, 08 4:53 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

 Obama Girl's
 Town Is Hot for Hillary

Hazleton, Pa., doesn't share YouTube star's crush

Apr 2, 08 1:28 PM CDT
(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’... More »

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

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