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Election 2008

Competition is hot for the highest office in the land. Will it be Barack Obama or John McCain? Just so long as it isn't George...

The most diverse crowd of presidential hopefuls ever hit the campaign trail for 2008. On the left, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton geared up for a close race; John Edwards rounded out the top three on the Democratic side, with Al Gore playing the role of potential spoiler. Months later, the charismatic-but-inexperienced junior senator emerged as the delegate winner. Meanwhile, on the right, the Reaganites held out hope for a definitive Fred Thompson run. Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani became early favorites, only to bow out, with the others, in favor of John McCain.

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April 2008
- Obama Manager Speaks Softly, Spins Ably
  
  New Republic | Apr 22, 08 5:59 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - David Plouffe isn’t your typical political operative, but Barack Obama’s campaign manager is the genius who’s winning the ground war and the media contest. He’s obsessed with crunching numbers, the commander of a “nerd army,” and knows how to stay understated until it's time to strike. The New Republic takes his measure. More »
- Battle for Democratic Women Moves to NC
  
  News & Observer (Raleigh) | Apr 22, 08 4:45 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Weeks after the Democratic nomination is usually in the bag, one consistent subplot of this year's campaign is surfacing in North Carolina: Women are split over their choice. Thirteen percent are still undecided, minor compared to the 12% of men who haven’t chosen—but a huge number compared to previous years. A big Clinton lead among women evaporated by late January, the Raleigh News & Observer r eports. More »
- Willie Horton Mastermind Takes Aim at Obama
  
  Time | Apr 22, 08 3:42 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The right-wing activist who derailed Michael Dukakis' presidential bid with the infamous 1988 Willie Horton ad has set his sights on Barack Obama. Floyd Brown’s first anti-Obama spot highlights the senator’s opposition to expanding death penalty use against gang criminals—in a year when inner-city violence raged in Chicago. The ad will run in North Carolina before the primary; Brown has set up several front groups to depict Obama as soft on crime and terrorism. More »
- Pennsylvania: When a Win Is Not a Win
  
  Los Angeles Times | Apr 22, 08 1:00 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Polls agree that Hillary Clinton should win the popular vote today in Pennsylvania, but watchers say that victory won't be clear-cut. Adam Nagourney in the New York Times and Peter Wallsten in the Los Angeles Times predict that while an outright Clinton loss would end her candidacy and a 10-point spread would boost her enormously, a single-digit win will be tough to interpret. More »
- McCain Helped Donor Developer Win Contracts
  
  New York Times | Apr 22, 08 11:55 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain has repeatedly done favors a wealthy Arizona real estate developer who is a major donor, sponsoring legislation that swapped public land for his land and stepping in to speed a lucrative land deal with the Pentagon that netted him $20 million in a quick flip. The relationship with Donald Diamond could “pose a test” for Mac, the New York Times posits in an expose, since the candidate’s reputation is staked on renouncing political favoritism. More »
- Demos to Watch in Pa. Vote
  
  Wall Street Journal | Apr 22, 08 11:29 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Some of the election season’s most intriguing demographics will be out in force in today’s Pennsylvania primary. The Wall Street Journal breaks down who they are and how they might vote in November. Working-class white males mostly went red in 2006, supporting Republicans by a 14-point margin. Increased economic worries could swing some, but will they cross gender or racial lines? More »
- Dream Ticket Is the Candidates' Worst Nightmare
  
  New York Times | Apr 22, 08 10:20 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Despite Democratic dreams of a shared ticket, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton may not be able to stand each other long enough to share a campaign. It’s been the first question in several debates, and will be for either as the freshly crowned nominee, but when the Times privately queried the candidates’ aides, the response was laughter. More »
- Pennsylvania: The Obama Referendum
  
  Washington Post | Apr 22, 08 5:41 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - As Pennsylvanians go to the polls on what could be the decisive day of the Democratic primary, one columnist sees today's vote not as a race between two candidates, but a referendum on one. Barack Obama has appeared as both populist and elitist, crusader and policy wonk, black and post-racial. Which Obama voters choose to see today will define his fate, writes EJ Dionne in the Washington Post . More »
- New Hillary Attack Ad Features bin Laden
  
  New York Times | 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 of the 9/11 attacks to call into question Barack Obama's ability to lead in a crisis, reports the New York Times . More »
- Candidates Climb Into the Ring
  
  World Wrestling Entertainment | Apr 21, 08 5:20 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The three presidential candidates have each recorded a stilted video for tonight's episode of Raw, the WWE show that attracts 5 million viewers a week. In the segments, intended to promote voter participation, the candidates do some grandstanding with goofball quotes, including Clinton referring to herself as "Hillrod," the AP reports. More »
- Clintonites: Obama's Copying Us
  
  Chicago Tribune | Apr 21, 08 4:32 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Hillary Clinton's campaign is fuming at what it perceives as Barack Obama's plagiarism of its policy ideas, the Chicago Tribune reports. "I came up with that a year ago,” Clinton said of the stimulus package her rival is boosting. Obama's formula, her advisers argue, is glomming onto a Clinton idea, adding extra millions, and pitching it as his own. More »
- McGovern? Hart? Dems May Yet Repeat Sorry History
  
  Salon | Apr 21, 08 3:29 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The postwar legacy of Democratic candidates is one of failure, Andrew O’Hehir writes in Salon, with so many lost campaigns that any seasoned observer could lay out sorry futures for Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Whether Obama and Clinton are McGovern and Muskie or Hart and Mondale, the party's "unresolved internal struggles have time and again undermined its ability to win elections." More »
- In Pa., Clinton Has a Math Problem
  
  Bloomberg | 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—to have any hope of closing the gap and arguing that she's better positioned to take on John McCain. More »
- Mac Will Run With Public Funds
  
  Politico | Apr 21, 08 10:36 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain will use public funds to finance his 2-month general-election campaign, Politico reports today. McCain's decision to take the $84.1 million available once he's officially nominated in September comes after the GOP candidate gave back $3.2 in donations pegged to the home stretch. McCain has raised $72 million thus far—to $236 million for Barack Obama and $195 million for Hillary Clinton. More »