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NEWS ABOUT: Bittergate

Bittergate stories: 9 news summaries
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

OPINION

Clinton's Victory Demeans Uplifting Politics

NY Times columnists is sickened by Democrat's pandering

Apr 24, 08 3:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton prevailed in Pennsylvania by dragging Barack Obama's bipartisan, hopeful vision through the muck, proving politics is “frequently mean and irrational,” Gail Collins writes in the New York Times. Clinton showed that the playing field is dirty, and that even the junior senator from Illinois would go... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Bosnia • negative campaigning • Pennsylvania primary • Bittergate

OPINION

George Will Knows the Working Class?

Scribe slams GOP pundit for his stance
on 'Bittergate'

Apr 18, 08 7:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - George Will knows blue collar America? Probably not, Jonathan Chait writes in the New Republic, but the "fabulously wealthy, bow tie-wearing, pretentious" pundit still blasted Barack Obama for saying rural voters "cling to" firearms and religion. And Will is not alone—US leaders have long treated blue collar... More »

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Barack Obama • working class • George Will • blue-collar vote • Bittergate

OPINION

The Debate
Was No Good
for Anyone

The pundits agree, and then split on blaming the inquisitors

Apr 17, 08 1:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - The pundit class agrees for once: No one (at least in the Democratic Party) benefited from last night’s angry debate. But the left and the right disagree on who’s at fault:
  • The first half was “garbage time,” Jonathan Cohn writes in the New Republic, with
... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • debate • moderate • Bittergate

 The Boss Thinks
 Barack Rocks 

Springsteen deems Obama 'head and shoulders above the rest'

Apr 16, 08 12:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rocker Bruce Springsteen endorsed Barack Obama today, calling the candidate “head and shoulders above the rest.” The Boss cited Obama’s leadership on the war, economic and racial justice, and the environment, the New York Times reports; he also criticized the “bitter” flap, saying Obama's opponents were... More »

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Barack Obama • John Kerry • Bruce Springsteen • Democratic nomination • endorsement • political endorsement • Bittergate

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

Bitter Schism Dominates
Faith Forum

Dems try to close
God Gap, but debate
cleaves to politics

Apr 14, 08 6:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Secular politics won the day at last night's "Compassion Forum" in Pennsylvania, the LA Times reports, despite the Democratic contenders' resolve to present a united front on faith. Hillary Clinton used her pulpit at Messiah College to sermonize against her rival's comments on "bitter" religious voters, again calling... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • religion • Pennsylvania • faith • Bittergate • compassion forum • Messiah College

'Bittergate' Flares Up on Sunday Shows

Bob Casey defends Obama from attacks
left and right

Apr 13, 08 5:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - "Bittergate" erupted on talk shows today as pundits hammered Barack Obama for calling some rural voters "bitter," the Swamp blog reports. “He’s going to have to do some more explaining about this,” Clinton ally James Carville said. "It's big," said George Will.... More »

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Barack Obama • James Carville • George Will • Democratic presidential primaries • Meet the Press • Election 2008 • Bittergate

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