Clinton-Obama Tussle

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April 2007
- GOP Lags In Campaign Cash
  
  New York Times | Apr 5, 07 8:19 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Democratic presidential hopefuls have outperformed their GOP rivals at raising primary cash for the first time since 1976. In the first quarter the score was $79 mil to $51 mil, which seems portentous: Bob Dole's campaign manager confesses to the Times that the Dems "seem to have a lot more hunger for the White House right now than we do." More »
- Obama Raises $25 Million
  
  Politico | Apr 4, 07 4:31 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama has raised $25 million for his presidential bid, more than doubling his own projections for the quarter and falling just short of archrival Hillary Clinton’s $26 mil. Obama announced the figure to the Chicago Tribune today, revealing donations that have been far more diffuse than Clinton's—from 100,000 donors (vs. her 50,000). More »
- Don't Count Your Black Votes Yet, Barack
  
  Philadelphia Inquirer | Apr 4, 07 12:19 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Never mind his skin color—Barack Obama doesn't have a record that can guarantee black turnout, writes inquirer Harold Jackson. Prominent African American leaders like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton are still undecided, and Obama will have to court that constituency just like rival Hillary Clinton did. More »
- Edwards Gains on Clinton, Passes Obama
  
  CNN | Apr 4, 07 6:40 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John Edwards pushed past Barack and sliced into Hillary's comfortable lead in the latest New Hampshire poll, putting all three cadidates in a statistical dead heat. Clinton dropped from 35% of likely Democratic voters in February to 27%. Edwards rose from 16% to 21%, and Obama lost a point, from 2!% to 20%. More »
- Hillary Triples War Chest Record
  
  Washington Post | Apr 2, 07 7:10 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Hillary Clinton proved her fund raising prowess by nearly tripling the previous record for the first quarter of a presidential campaign, amassing $26 million in donations. Some $10 million appears to have been raised in the final 1 1/2 weeks of the quarter, the Washington Post reports, when Bill joined Hillary for huge galas around the country. More »
March 2007
- GOP Gains in Head-to-Head Matches
  
  Time | Mar 30, 07 9:32 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The smart money says the 2008 election is the Democrats' to lose, but a surprising Time poll has the Democratic front runners narrowly losing to the Repubican front runners in hypothetical head-to-head match-ups. Hillary Clinton loses to John McCain 42%-48%, and to Rudy Giuliani 41%-50%. Obama, behind Clinton in the polls, fares better: 43%-45% to McCain, 44%-45% to Giuliani. More »
- Techies Click With Obama
  
  Wall Street Journal | Mar 26, 07 12:40 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Silicon Valley techies are forsaking Hillary for Barack—and among the defectors are some of Bill's biggest fundraisers. Obama's is grabbing particular notice among the young and newly wealthy, with deep pockets and little political experience. "In the lexicon of high tech, Barack Obama is the next-generation solution," says one Obama fundraiser who once worked for President Clinton. More »
- YouTube Trickster Comes Clean
  
  Huffington Post | Mar 22, 07 8:17 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - An employe of the tech company that handles Barack Obama’s website admits making the notorious “Vote Different” YouTube video portraying Hillary Clinton as Big Brother – now one of the most watched videos on the web. Phil de Vellis writes on The Huffington Post that he created the attack ad to make a personal point about the future of presidential campaigns. More »