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Glossies

 Plouffe: This Was About Obama 

Still ostentation averse, Plouffe credits teamwork and focus

Dec 14, 08 11:02 AM CST
(Newser) - Stepping out from behind the curtain where he directed Barack Obama's earth-shaking campaign, David Plouffe quietly professes pride in the historic achievement to Lloyd Grove in Portfolio, and talks about a race where stability and consistency won the day and "Clinton might have won the nomination if she had... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • caucus • David Plouffe • campaign manager • Election 2008

Obama Backer Sees Red Over Role in Clinton Phone Ad

Teen shocked to see herself in Hillary spot

Mar 9, 08 7:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - A teenager who supports Barack Obama was stunned to see herself in the controversial "red phone" advertisement for the Hillary Clinton campaign. The spot that helped give Hillary a boost before the last primaries uses stock footage of a sleeping child that the teen made as an extra years... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Washington state • caucus • Ohio primary • red phone ad • Casey Knowles • Getty Images • stock footage

UPDATED

Obama Wins 7 Delegates in Wyo.

Clinton Scores 5, blasts rival for lacking Iraq pullout plan

Mar 8, 08 5:17 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama easily won the Wyoming caucuses today and added 7 delegates to his tally, Chris Cillizza reports in his Washington Post blog. Obama won 61% of the vote and Hillary Clinton won 38%, scoring 5 delegates. Obama campaign chief David Plouffe called the victory "a very important win"... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democrats • Wyoming • caucus • presidential race • Election 2008 • Iraq war • Casper, Wyoming

Wyoming Democrats in the Spotlight

Only 12 delegates at stake, but candidates pull out the stops

Mar 8, 08 9:21 AM CST
(Newser) - This is what the 2008 presidential election has come to: even the least populous state in the Union gets to be the center of the political universe for its 15 minutes. Wyoming Democrats caucus today after being wooed as never before, the Los Angeles Times reports. And the Dems—all... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Wyoming • caucus • caucusgoers • Election 2008

Obama Claims Texas Caucus Win

Caucuses tip Lone Star delegate advantage

Mar 6, 08 7:19 AM CST
(Newser) - With caucus results still coming in last night, Barack Obama's camp projects a victory for their candidate in Texas delegates. While Clinton won the Tuesday primary by a thin margin, netting her 65 delegates to Obama’s 61, Obama appears to have prevailed in the caucuses later that night, giving... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Texas • caucus • Clinton 2008 • Obama 2008 • Texas primary • delegate count

Accusations Fly During Texas Two-Step Tussle

Obama lawyer hijacks Clinton camp's 'dirty tricks' conference call

Mar 5, 08 6:31 AM CST
(Newser) - The two-step voting process in Texas caused Democratic tempers to flare last night, the Washington Post reports. Both sides accused each other of trying to hijack the evening caucus which followed the day's primary vote. The Clinton campaign held a  conference call with reporters to level some dirty-tricks accusations at... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • caucus • Texas primary • Howard Wolfson • Bob Bauer

Clinton Trying to Undercut Texas Vote: Obama

Clinton camp denies report that it will sue over caucus system

Mar 1, 08 5:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s camp yesterday accused Hillary Clinton of unfairly slamming the upcoming Texas primary-caucus vote, McClatchy Newspapers reports. The issue arose over a report that Clinton may sue over caucus voting numbers being reported early. “I think they’re afraid of what the caucus results might be,”... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • caucus • Texas primary • voting process • Texas Democratic Party

Hillary Superdelegates Hold Firm

Dem leaders worried insiders could snatch nomination from popular vote

Feb 27, 08 12:39 PM CST
(Newser) - House Democrats who support Hillary Clinton appear to be rejecting calls to switch their support to Barack Obama if circumstances give the super delegates the deciding votes, the Hill reports. Despite charges that it would be anti-democratic to defy voters in their home states, many who talked to the Hill ... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • primary • Democratic National Convention • caucus • superdelegates • pledged delegates • Emanuel Cleaver • Bill Pascrell • Gregory Meeks • Hank Johnson

Poll Sees Texas Dead Heat, Slight Clinton Lead in Ohio

Races close ahead of March 4 primaries

Feb 22, 08 4:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are running neck and neck in Texas, while Clinton holds a significant but tenuous lead in Ohio, according to a Washington Post-ABC News Poll. Heading into the crucial March 4 primaries, Clinton leads Obama 48% to 47% in Texas, and 50% to 43% in Ohio... More »

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Iraq • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democrats • Texas • primary • Ohio • caucus • US economy • Latinos • Hispanic • Washington Post ABC poll • independents • African-American voters • white men • white women • senior citizens

Anti-Obama Asians Accused of Racism

They vastly prefer Clinton, but bigotry charge sparks outrage

Feb 20, 08 8:13 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama's low support among Asian-Americans is sparking cries of racism, Time reports. "On a gut level my reaction is that at least some Asian-Americans are uncomfortable voting for a black candidate," one analyst said. But some Asians resent the charge: A recent CNN show on the topic... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • racism • caucus • Hawaii • Election 2008 • Asian-Americans • African-Americans

Clinton's Texas Roots—Are They Too Old?

Young voters, arcane system may rob her
of decisive win

Feb 18, 08 7:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton's deep Texan ties may win her next month's primary, but only if young voters feel the same bond, the Washington Post reports. Her romance with the state dates back 35 years and has won her a base “broader than in any other state that I can think... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Latino voters • caucus • George McGovern • Texas primary

Clinton's Black Allies Defecting

John Lewis may switch vote; another House member already has

Feb 15, 08 8:09 AM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton is starting to lose the support of prominent black leaders—and superdelegates— who previously backed her. Rep. John Lewis, a Georgia Democrat who carries great influence in Congress, says he's now tilting toward Barack Obama. Another Georgia Democrat, David Scott, already switched, the AP reports. “Something is... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John Kerry • primary • Democratic National Convention • Ted Kennedy • caucus • campaign • Democratic nomination • endorsement • Jim Clyburn • delegates • superdelegates • David Scott • Jesse Jackson Jr. • John Lewis • Emanuel Cleaver

OPINION

Maine Caucus Hardly Vision
of Democracy

Tough sledding for ill, elderly in process Times scribe sees as ungainly

Feb 14, 08 4:47 PM CST
(Newser) - In order to vote in the South Portland, Maine, caucus Sunday, Democrats had to squat for three hours on high-school gym bleachers, braving speeches by local candidates and on behalf of presidential contenders before they could dash to their candidate’s corner. The New York Times’ Gail Collins hung in... More »

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Texas • voting • Maine • caucus

Huck Refuses
to Concede Washington

Claims voting 'irregularities,' is sending in lawyers

Feb 11, 08 3:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Mike Huckabee's campaign is crying foul after Washington Republicans called the state's GOP caucus for rival John McCain with 87% of the vote counted—and stopped counting the rest. The impact of calling an election before all votes are counted is "seismic," said a statement from the Huckabee... More »

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John McCain • Mike Huckabee • Washington • Ron Paul • caucus • voting irregularities

Huckabee Wins Louisiana, McCain Takes Washington

Victories upset blow
to McCain

Feb 10, 08 4:30 AM CST
(Newser) - GOP presidential contender Mike Huckabee topped off his win at the Kansas Caucuses yesterday with another surprise upset in the Louisiana primary, edging out frontrunner John McCain 43% to 42%. With  87% of precincts in the Washington caucus reporting, McCain leads 26% to Huckabee's 24%, and AP has called the... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Louisiana • Mike Huckabee • Washington • Kansas • caucus

Romney Wins Maine Caucuses

He will likely earn 18 delegates in lightly contested contest

Feb 2, 08 10:38 PM CST
(Newser) - Mitt Romney easily won the lightly contested Maine caucuses tonight. Though the caucuses amount to a nonbinding preference poll,  Romney will likely gain all of the state's 18 delegates to the national convention, the AP reports.  With about 70% of precincts reporting in, Romney had 52%, McCain 21%,... More »

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Mitt Romney • Maine • Olympia Snowe • Ron Paul • caucus

Dems Do Their Math on Feb. 5 Primary States

Candidates pay heed
to delegates, not just overall state wins

Jan 23, 08 4:39 PM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton is all but ceding Saturday's South Carolina primary to Barack Obama, just one variation of the political calculus Democratic presidential candidates are using ahead of Super Tuesday primaries February 5, the Washington Post reports. Clinton will spotlight states with personal history—Arkansas and New York—and two with... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John Edwards • California • Super Tuesday • New York • caucus • Latinos • Democratic presidential primaries • independents • Election 2008

Super Tuesday May Be Super Confused

40% of voters will
pick, but race could
stay muddled

Jan 21, 08 7:01 PM CST
(Newser) - Some 70 million voters in 24 states will make their presidential primary picks in two weeks, but pundits doubt whether Super Tuesday will resolve 2008's muddled race in either party, McClatchy Newspapers report. "No one has ever seen anything like this," said one Bush-Cheney adviser. A political science... More »

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Super Tuesday • primary • US states • Republican Party • caucus • Democratic Party • delegates • election

McCain, Clinton Lead Polls on Eve of Votes

Candidates hope for edge in SC primary, Nev. caucuses

Jan 18, 08 2:50 PM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton and John McCain lead their fields 1 day before important contests in Nevada and South Carolina, Reuters reports. In Nevada, a Reuters/Zogby poll puts Clinton up 42% to 37% over Barack Obama, with John Edwards at 12%. In South Carolina, the poll has John McCain at 29%, ahead... More »

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Mitt Romney • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • John Edwards • Mike Huckabee • caucus • Nevada

UPDATED

Romney Wins in Wyoming

Thompson, Hunter each win one state delegate

Jan 5, 08 4:23 PM CST
(Newser) - Mitt Romney won the Wyoming Republican caucuses today by netting eight of the state's twelve delegates, Reuters reports. Fred Thompson racked up three delegates and California Rep. Duncan Hunter won one. "This is just the beginning," Romney said. "The people of Wyoming took the first step towards... More »

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Mitt Romney • Fred Thompson • Wyoming • caucus • Republican candidate • Election 2008

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