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Clinton-Obama Tussle

"Are there three people in this debate, not two?" -John Edwards

The feud between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama is getting intense...so intense that it could cost the Democrats a White House victory. Clinton has called Obama a "frustrated" former "slumlord," while Obama has criticized Clinton's "different kind of politics" and "looseness with the facts." Whose side are you on?

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April 2008
- 'Bitter' Voters Hand Obama 9-Point Lead
  
  Gallup | Apr 13, 08 7:29 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama is holding a 9-point lead over Hillary Clinton despite the uproar over "Bittergate." He is ahead by 50% to 41%, a margin he has maintained with little change for the past week, including Friday and yesterday. Meanwhile, he and Clinton are both in statistical dead heats with John McCain. Any fallout from Obama's remark, that some rural Americans are "bitter," should be perceptible in the coming days, Gallup reports. More »
- 'Bittergate' Flares Up on Sunday Shows
  
  Chicago Tribune | 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. One GOP strategist called it "a general election nightmare" for Obama and the Democrats. More »
- The Real Reason She Won't Quit
  
  Politico | Apr 13, 08 3:11 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Hillary Clinton stubbornly refuses to drop out because she knows Barack Obama will lose in November—but she won’t come out and say it, write John Harris and Jim Vandehei in Politico. While many believe Clinton is “in kitchen-sink mode,” in fact, she’s holding back from pointing to Obama weaknesses that John McCain will exploit in the general election. More »
- Why 'Bittergate' Is So Bad for Obama
  
  Politico | Apr 13, 08 4:45 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The uproar over Barack Obama's description of small-town Americans as "bitter" has hit the candidate so hard that there's talk of a Hillary Clinton comeback, and Politico's Mike Allen can think of plenty of reasons why. For starters, Obama has alienated a swath of blue-collar voters just nine days before the Pennsylvania primary. More »
- Clinton Camp 'Ticked Me Off': Richardson
  
  Los Angeles Times | Apr 12, 08 3:34 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Bill Richardson says negative ads and arm-twisting phone calls from the Clinton camp pushed him to back Barack Obama last month, the Los Angeles Times reports. The New Mexico governor, labeled a "Judas" after supporting Obama, says he almost backed Hillary until her "3 a.m." ads came out—and Clintonites called saying he owed her support. "That really ticked me off," he said. More »
- Obama: 'Bitter' Words Were Ill-Chosen
  
  Associated Press | Apr 12, 08 1:34 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama acknowledged today that he’d chosen his words poorly when he said small-town working-class voters are “bitter” and “cling to guns and religion.” “I didn’t say it as well as I should have,” Obama said, but he insisted that working-class frustration is real. Hillary Clinton–who called the comments “elitist and out of touch”–and John McCain immediately pounced. More »
- Obama Slammed for Calling Small Towners 'Bitter'
  
  Reuters | Apr 12, 08 6:16 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama is catching flak for comments made to an audience of wealthy Californians about small towners, Reuters reports. Talking about people in towns where jobs have vanished, the candidate said, "It's not surprising they then get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy toward people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations." More »
- Media Can't Agree on Superdelegate Count
  
  Politico | Apr 11, 08 6:23 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Media can't settle on a superdelegate count these days because many of the mucky-mucks refuse to name a candidate, Politico reports. Current figures all have Clinton leading Obama—and she needs the votes badly—but media estimates vary from 256-225 to 221-209. “This is an art rather than a science," the New York Times ’ political editor said. More »
- Obama Says McCain All Talk on CEO Pay
  
  Talking Points Memo | Apr 11, 08 4:28 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama grilled John McCain on CEO compensation today and continued laying into the public financing system for campaigns. He railed against execs who “make more in one day than their workers make in one year” and called for legislation requiring corporations to let shareholders set pay. He said McCain has “opted for continuing the do-nothing approach of the Bush years” on the issue, reports Talking Points Memo. More »
- McCain Swerves, Says Feds Should Guarantee Mortgages
  
  New York Times | Apr 10, 08 5:10 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain reversed his laissez-faire policy on the mortgage crisis today, saying government should indeed help subprime mortgage holders get guaranteed 30-year mortgages. “There is nothing more important than keeping alive the American dream to own your home,” the Republican said. McCain was criticized for his earlier stance that neither banks nor borrowers should be rewarded for acting irresponsibly. More »
- Mac's Tour Aims at Dem Strongholds
  
  Slate | Apr 10, 08 4:29 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain is planning a tour to visit core Democratic constituencies—inner cities, Appalachia, the black South—in what John Dickerson, in Slate, sees not as a direct appeal for votes, but rather a campaign to beam his authenticity, via the media, to the country’s independents. A McCain advisor says informal settings will allow citizens to “praise, chastise and argue with him.” More »
- Dems Launch $40M Assault on McCain
  
  Politico | Apr 10, 08 10:33 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - David Brock, the once-right-wing journalist who led an assault on Bill Clinton in the early '90s, is taking the lead in a Democratic attack campaign against John McCain, Politico reports. The Brock-helmed group Progressive Media USA is planning a $40-million media blitz aimed at McCain; the group currently has $7.5 million in commitments. More »