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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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Democratic voters stories: 18 news summaries

Franken Is 'Likely to Win' Recount: Expert

Badly filled-out ballots could spell victory in Minnesota Senate race

Nov 18, 08 6:47 AM CST
(Newser) - Bumbling Democratic voters in Minnesota are likely to hand Al Franken a win, a political scientist tells the Huffington Post. The professor estimates that as many as 10,000 voters voided their ballots by circling a name or marking an X instead of filling in a circle. But Minnesota considers... More »

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Democratic voters • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • Senate race • ballots • Election 2008 • recount

ANALYSIS

 Dems Win Registration Wars 

New swing-state voters look like Obama backers; independents add numbers, too

Oct 6, 08 1:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - With voter registration closing in many states today, it appears Barack Obama has largely succeeded in his attempt to make over the electorate, the Washington Post reports. Some 4 million new voters have registered across a dozen battleground states, with new Democrats greatly outnumbering new Republicans. In Florida, Obama has... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Republican voters • Democratic voters • Obama 2008 • Bruce Springsteen • McCain 2008 • Election 2008 • young voters • battleground states • new voters

 Housing Bill Funds
 Democratic Ally

Group sets out to register the poor

Jul 31, 08 9:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nestled in the housing bill President Bush signed yesterday is an acronym Republicans don’t like one bit: ACORN. The Wall Street Journal reports that the group is among the many housing-related nonprofits the bill hands cash to, but Republicans grumble that it does more than housing. It’s also... More »

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Congress • Latino voters • Democratic voters • activist • African-American voters • minority vote • the Hispanic vote • low income voters • voter registration • housing legislation • black voters • Acorn

Poll Highlights Obama's
Race Dilemma

Many white Democrats would rather vote for McCain

May 24, 08 9:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama will need to defeat not only John McCain but prejudice within his own party if he is to win the presidency, a Newsweek poll finds. Pollsters divided respondents into two categories, based on answers to questions on race-related topics. Among white Democrats who scored low on the poll's... More »

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Barack Obama • poll • Democrat • Democratic voters • Election 2008

analysis

 Edwards' Endorsement
 Is No Game-Changer 

Move was inevitable, says Newsweek analyst

May 15, 08 9:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - John Edwards’ endorsement of Barack Obama may “hammer another nail into Clinton’s subterranean coffin,” but it won’t do much to sway primary voters, Andrew Romano writes in Newsweek. Had Edwards taken a pro-Obama stand a few months ago, it might have helped the senator with blue-collar... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John Edwards • Democratic voters • Democratic nomination • endorsement • political endorsement • blue-collar vote • Election 2008

Hispanic Dems Could Make GOP Nervous in Fla.

Sunshine State might not be such a sure bet for McCain in Nov.

May 5, 08 11:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Registered Democrats will take a lead among a crucial demographic for the first time this week: Hispanic Floridians. The GOP has lost ground in its traditional stronghold for the last 2 years, and its slide might give the Democrats a shot at the critical state and its 27 electoral votes... More »

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Florida • Democrats • Republican • Republican voters • Democratic voters • Hispanic • Florida voting • voter registration

 Clinton to Dems:
 Back Obama
 If He Wins 

Not John McCain, Hillary pleads

Apr 30, 08 4:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton is strongly urging her supporters to back Barack Obama if he wins the Democratic nomination. Polls have demonstrated that many Clinton and Obama supporters have become so firmly entrenched that they'd prefer to vote for John McCain over a Democratic rival. That would be "the height of... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democrat • Democratic voters

Consider Pulling Plug, NM Gov. Tells Hillary

Richardson insists he
is loyal, but Carville compares him to Judas

Mar 23, 08 6:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson advised Hillary Clinton today to consider quitting if she trails Barack Obama at convention time, Bloomberg reports. But Richardson, who has endorsed Obama, insists his heart is still with Hillary, CNN reports. “I’m very loyal to the Clintons,” said Bill Clinton’s... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Bill Richardson • Democrats • Democratic voters • James Carville • endorsement • Hillary Clinton supporters • Barack Obama supporters

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

Cracks Begin to Show in Clinton's RI Stronghold

'There must be something I'm missing,' one backer says

Mar 2, 08 8:24 AM CST
(Newser) - Rhode Island, where Hillary Clinton enjoys a long-established support base, may not end up being the decisive (though tiny) landslide the senator has expected. Loyal Clinton backers seem to be wavering in the wake of Barack Obama's 11 straight victories, the Washington Post reports. "There must be something I'm... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democratic voters • Rhode Island • Brown University • Craig Robinson • Election 2008

Obama Surges in National Poll

He opens 16-point lead, seen as having best shot against McCain

Feb 26, 08 8:17 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama has opened up a lead of 16 points over Hillary Clinton among voters nationwide and is seen as the candidate with the best chance to beat John McCain, according to a new poll from CBS and the New York Times. Obama had a lead of 54% to 38%... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Bill Clinton • conservative • poll • Democratic voters • Democratic nomination • Republican nomination • female voters • bipartisanship • male voters • inspiring • caring • change

OPINION

Clinton's Numbers Spell Trouble

Hillary's Florida win bares problematic voting patterns, say the Nation

Jan 30, 08 3:58 AM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton took half the Democratic vote in Florida's primary but the numbers should still give her as much to worry about as to celebrate, writes the Nation. She took only a quarter of the black vote and came behind John Edwards in some rural counties—an ominous sign ahead... More »

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Florida • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John Edwards • Democratic voters • Florida primary

SC Expects Record Turnout

Intense race may make Dems more competitive in general election here

Jan 26, 08 11:44 AM CST
(Newser) - Democratic officials are expecting record voter turnout for today’s South Carolina primary because of sunny skies and appealing candidates, the State says. But make no mistake: Dems don’t expect to win the Palmetto State come November. No Democrat has won a Southern state since Bill Clinton in... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • weather • John Edwards • Democratic voters • South Carolina primary • voter turnout

Voters Sweat Economy, Slam Bush: Exit Polls

Voters share concerns about Bush, markets

Jan 9, 08 11:30 AM CST
(Newser) - New Hampshire exit polls picked the brains of yesterday’s voters, finding not only that women helped Hillary Clinton and independents boosted John McCain, but also that the economy was foremost in most voters’ minds—and Republicans weren’t giving Bush backers a free pass. While two-thirds of Granite State... More »

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Mitt Romney • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Republican voters • Democratic voters • New Hampshire primary • independent voters • Election 2008 • Iraq war

Did Hillary's Tears Win
the Race?

Softer, emotionally accessible Clinton may have won over voters

Jan 9, 08 8:17 AM CST
(Newser) - Did Hillary Clinton's emotional waterworks help her win New Hampshire? Some columnists think so. The image of the often-steely Clinton getting teary-eyed in a coffee shop Monday—splashed on newspapers and replayed obsessively on television yesterday—may have been enough to soften her image, especially with female voters, a critical... More »

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women • Democratic voters • Clinton 2008 • female voters • New Hampshire primary

Obama Team Tries Walk In Reagan’s Shoes

Sunshine campaign must come from behind, advisers say

Jul 25, 07 2:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - It’s not just GOP hopefuls who are looking to Reagan’s electoral model: A Barack Obama pollster admits it’s “heresy,” but his campaign wants to ride charisma and good feeling to the presidency—just like the Gipper. Politico says Obama can win if his hopeful message... More »

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Barack Obama • Democratic voters • Democratic presidential primaries

YouTube Asks, Dems Respond

Voters call the shots as candidates answer their questions directly

Jul 24, 07 6:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Voters put questions directly to the Democratic presidential candidates last night, thanks to 3,000 citizens who submitted questions to YouTube. CNN selected and played 39 of the homemade videos, in which regular Americans—including a lesbian couple, a singer, and a snowman—created an unprecedented debate format. The candidates... More »

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health care • YouTube • gay marriage • South Carolina • presidential debate • race relations • Democratic voters • CNN • Iraq war • presidential election

GOP Voters Undecided, Unhappy

'None of the above' leads Republican hopefuls; Dems heavily favor Clinton

Jul 17, 07 4:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani has the support of 21% of Republicans in a new poll—down from 27% in June, which is bad enough, and second to the most popular option: none of the above. John McCain stands fourth, a notch below undeclared candidate Fred Thompson, in the most recent AP-Ipsos poll,... More »

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Mitt Romney • Sam Brownback • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • John Edwards • Rudy Giuliani • Fred Thompson • GOP • Mike Huckabee • Republican voters • Democratic voters • AP Ipsos poll • African-American voters • presidential election

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