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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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June 2008
- 'Dream Ticket' an Unlikely Nightmare
  
  Wall Street Journal | Jun 5, 08 7:07 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The champagne was barely uncorked at Barack Obama victory parties before Hillary Clinton's backers were pushing for her as veep choice, the Wall Street Journal reports, but the so-called "dream ticket" is looking unlikely. Dems on both sides point to a host of complications that could arise—especially when Bill Clinton and his undisclosed business dealings are thrown into the equation. More »
- For African Americans, Pride in a Breakthrough
  
  New York Times | Jun 5, 08 6:33 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - In his St. Paul victory speech, Barack Obama made no mention of the fact that he is effectively the first black presidential nominee of a major party. But in interviews with African Americans across the country, the New York Times discovered overwhelming pride in the Illinois senator's candidacy and optimism that race relations are improving. "Never in a million years would I have thought this was possible," said one woman in Harlem. More »
- Clinton Vows to Back Obama
  
  Reuters | Jun 4, 08 10:57 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Hillary Clinton has told supporters she will end her campaign Saturday and endorse Barack Obama, Reuters reports. A letter from the New York senator to her backers released today said she would make good on her promise to "strongly support" Obama if he won the Democratic nomination. She pledged to work for party unity as the 16-month race ends. More »
- 8 Democratic Senators, Pelosi Declare Race Over
  
  Talking Points Memo | Jun 4, 08 4:17 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Eight previously neutral senators declared the Democratic race over today, saying in a statement their party's “nominee for President has now been chosen.” Tom Harkin, Barbara Boxer, Tom Carper, Ken Salazar, Ron Wyden, Mary Landrieiu, Frank Lautenberg and Ben Cardin asserted, “Our focus is now on … giving Barack Obama every ounce of our support, every bit of our energy.” More »
- Obama Names Caroline, 2 Others for VP Search
  
  Associated Press | Jun 4, 08 3:28 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama today named Caroline Kennedy and two Washington insiders to lead the search for his running mate, the AP reports. The others are former Fannie Mae CEO Jim Johnson and Eric Holder, who was Bill Clinton’s No. 2 at the Justice Department. Kennedy and her uncle Ted endorsed Obama at a critical juncture in late January. The news comes as Hillary backers step up the push to put her on the ticket. More »
- McCain Dares Obama to 10 Informal Debates
  
  Time | Jun 4, 08 3:00 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain challenged Barack Obama today to fight mano a mano in a series of 10 intimate town-hall meetings between now and the Democratic primary in late August. The Republican's invitation, delivered in a speech and said to be modeled on a proposed Kennedy-Goldwater series, would be “free from the regimented trappings, rules, and spectacle of formal debates.” More »
- What Obama, Clinton Don't Get
  
  Time | Jun 4, 08 1:29 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Mark Halperin runs down what Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton aren’t counting on the day after the nomination was secured: For Obama: How intensely Clintonites feel about Hillary. Delaying his VP pick will only exacerbate the Obama-Clinton scrutiny. The sensitivity of the former first couple. The intense scrutiny he'll now face. How much distaste Camp McCain has for him. How the GOP has been waiting for this moment. How November will be about challenges facing the next prez. More »
- Pundits Blast McCain's 'Pathetic' Speech
  
  Huffington Post | Jun 4, 08 12:10 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - McCain’s pre-buttal to Obama’s clinching speech last night didn’t go down well on either side of the press corps aisle. A sampling of the negative reactions, via Huffington Post: Obamacan Andrew Sullivan laughs off Mac’s joust at Dem divisions, and says his “opening gambit in the general election was…underwhelming.” Lefty blogger Atrios can’t believe the bright green background which made McCain “look like the cottage cheese in a lime jello salad,” calling the aesthetics “dreadful.” More »
- Top Clintonites Push Hillary for Veep
  
  Los Angeles Times | Jun 4, 08 11:45 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Mere hours after Barack Obama secured the Dem nomination, key Clinton insiders stepped up lobbying for a VP slot for her. Former White House staffer Lanny Davis started a petition drive—without campaign coordination, he insists—at Womenforfairpolitics.com, the Los Angeles Times reports. “We must field the strongest possible ticket,” the letter to Obama on the site reads. Clinton “would be, by far the most qualified and strongest candidate to be your running mate.” More »
- Congrats Obama, Here's Your To-Do List
  
  Guardian (UK) | Jun 4, 08 11:14 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - It wasn’t easy, but a bruised Barack Obama has finally wrapped up the Democratic nomination. The Guardian ’s Michael Tomasky knows what he needs to do next: Redefine himself. Obama has a lot of time now to remind us why he inspired people in the first place. Define John McCain. The honeymoon should be over for the GOP nominee; Obama can attack him pointedly on Bush, Iraq, and his growing array of flip-flops. More »
- Superdel Win Signals Change Dem Honchos Believe In
  
  Ebony | Jun 4, 08 9:30 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama clinching the Democratic nomination is a major moment in history, Eric Easter writes in Ebony , and it is the superdelegate victory that signals the biggest shift in attitudes. The candidate's win among ordinary voters of all races is hugely significant, but it is the win in "the smoky backrooms of American power" that is the most telling sign that change has arrived. More »
- Don't Be Henpecked, Obama
  
  New York Times | Jun 4, 08 9:11 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - "What does Hillary want?" Hillary Clinton asked rhetorically last night at her rally in New York. Still a good question, writes Maureen Dowd, since apparently she's not going away anytime soon. Having given her surrogates the green light to push for an Obama-Clinton ticket, the New York Times columnist asks why Hillary is promoting herself for the vice-presidency—"a job she's already had and doesn't want again." More »
- How Obama Did It: The Delegate Strategy
  
  Washington Post | Jun 4, 08 8:29 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Last night was not a triumphant coronation for Barack Obama, whose campaign limped over the finish line in Montana and South Dakota. But the Illinois senator's victory over Hillary Clinton—one of the biggest upsets in US political history, writes the Washington Post —was never about glamorous wins in battleground states. Rather, the campaign fought delegate by delegate in an uphill "slog" against the establishment candidate. More »
- Dems Move to End Clinton Campaign
  
  Los Angeles Times |