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March 2008
- NAFTA Casts Wide Shadow on Ohio Vote
  
  Christian Science Monitor | Mar 1, 08 5:50 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - As Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama battle for votes in Ohio, each pushes a simple theme: NAFTA is bad. Ohio has been hit hard by free trade, which is why Obama reminds voters that Bill Clinton backed NAFTA. And both hopefuls have mined each other's comments for anything that favors global trade, the Christian Science Monitor reports. More »
- Obama Riffs on Clinton Scare Ad
  
  Chicago Tribune | Mar 1, 08 7:28 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama threw Hillary Clinton's "red phone" ad right back at her yesterday—with a twist, the Chicago Tribune reports. Clinton's ad showed sleeping children, with a voice intoning that it's 3am, and a phone is ringing the White House. “Who do you want answering the phone?” Barack's rejoinder, with almost identical imagery: “When that call gets answered, shouldn’t the president be the one—the only one—who had the judgment and courage to oppose the Iraq war from the start?” More »
February 2008
- Clinton Rolls Out 'Nuclear Option' TV Spot
  
  ABC News | Feb 29, 08 3:25 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Hillary Clinton today debuted an ad hinting at dire consequences of electing a commander in chief who isn’t “tested," ABC News reports. "It's 3am and your children are asleep," a voice says over images of sleeping infants. "There's a phone in the White House, and it's ringing. Something is happening in the world. Your vote will decide who answers that call." More »
- Obama Up by 6 in Texas, Down by 2 in Ohio
  
  Reuters | Feb 29, 08 12:53 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Ahead of Tuesday’s crucial primaries, Barack Obama leads Hillary Clinton in Texas, 48% to 42%, and trails in Ohio, 44% to 42%, Reuters reports. “All the momentum is with Obama,” said pollster John Zogby. “The question is whether she can stem the tide.” In Ohio, Clinton retains strong leads among women, older voters, Democrats, Catholics, and union members. More »
- Clinton's Ohio Lead Narrows
  
  Los Angeles Times | Feb 26, 08 5:12 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Hillary Clinton is still leading in Ohio ahead of the critical March 4 primary, but Barack Obama is catching up, writes the Los Angeles Times . Buckeye State Democrats now back Clinton over Obama 51% to 40%, according to a new Quinnipiac poll—compared with 55% to 34% less than two weeks ago. Another poll from the University of Cincinnati gives Clinton an even narrower advantage of 8 points—47% to 39%—ahead of tonight's debate in Cleveland. More »
- Wounded Hillary Marches On
  
  New York Times | Feb 24, 08 5:30 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - With Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign on the ropes, morale is low and advisers are screaming at each other in back rooms, the New York Times reports. While the candidate appears resolute, she no longer expresses the supreme confidence she once did and has stopped prefacing sentences with "when I'm president." Some advisers regret using Bill Clinton so much and concede Hillary's race may end after the Texas and Ohio Democratic primaries. More »
- Poll Sees Texas Dead Heat, Slight Clinton Lead in Ohio
  
  Washington Post | 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 »
- Clinton Camp Unveils Victory Blueprint
  
  Washington Post | Feb 21, 08 3:04 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - As Barack Obama continues to bask in the glow of a string of impressive primary victories, Team Clinton is pulling out the stops to capture important wins in Ohio, Texas and Pennsylvania. Clinton advisers have hardly given up hope. They're optimistic Hillary can accomplish the latest victory blueprint: nail pending debates against Barack, exploit the extra time to convincingly re-present her appeal to voters, and win over the super delegates they believe will ultimately determine the Democratic nomination. More »
- Teamsters Endorse Obama Over Clinton
  
  Chicago Tribune | Feb 20, 08 3:31 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The Teamsters union endorsed Barack Obama today, giving him a chance to make further inroads into Hillary Clinton's base of blue-collar workers. Obama met with Teamsters chief Jim Hoffa today, who afterward gave Obama the backing of the 1.4-million-member union, the Chicago Tribune reports. The move could help in Ohio and Pennsylvania, two big upcoming primaries. More »
- Obama, Clinton Skip Courtesies
  
  CNN | Feb 20, 08 11:17 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Perhaps the super-long primary season has made candidates forgetful, but the Democrats were not at their most courteous last night, as Hillary Clinton failed to congratulate Barack Obama on his Wisconsin victory, and Obama took the stage in Texas while Clinton was still speaking in Ohio. No rules govern either issue, CNN allows, but both snubs were significant breaches of protocol. More »
- Obama Makes Inroads in Ohio, Texas
  
  Los Angeles Times | Feb 18, 08 11:19 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Hillary Clinton's staunchest allies include Hispanic and working-class voters, and those are exactly the assets Barack Obama is targeting in the must-win states of Ohio and Texas, the Los Angeles Times reports. He's using young voters as a wedge: In a radio ad aimed at young Latino Texans, the announcer says “Obama is talking to me.” More »
- Dems Take Aim at Big Business
  
  Wall Street Journal | Feb 16, 08 1:07 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, heading into primaries in states struggling with joblessness and the mortgage crisis, are sharpening their attacks on big business, the Wall Street Journal reports. Both are lambasting oil companies, corporate tax cuts, and health insurers. Tuesday’s Wisconsin primary will be a test of which candidate has gained the populist high ground once held by John Edwards. A bigger test comes March 4 in Ohio. More »
- Clinton Leads Obama by Double Digits in Ohio, Pa.
  
  Reuters | Feb 14, 08 12:44 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Hillary Clinton leads by wide margins in Ohio and Pennsylvania, two primary states on which her campaign has staked its comeback, according to new polls on the Democratic race. The New Yorker leads Barack Obama in the Buckeye State by 55% to 34% and in Keystone country by 52% to 36%. The polls spanned February 6-12, a period beginning after Super Tuesday but ending before the Potomac Primary. More »
- Obama Delegate Lead Dicey for Clinton
  
  New York Times | Feb 14, 08 9:10 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama has taken a lead of more than 100 delegates in the race for the Democratic nomination, leaving Hillary Clinton with a deficit she's not likely to make up unless she wins Texas and Ohio with a landslide, the New York Times reports. With dwindling options, aides say she'll push aggressively to seat disqualified delegates from Florida and Michigan, where she won the primaries unopposed, a move likely to be highly divisive. More »
- Harsh Reality: Clinton May Lose
  
  New York Times | Feb 12, 08 9:35 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - With a string of losses swinging momentum away, Hillary Clinton’s campaign staff and supporters are slowly realizing she could actually lose. “She has to win both Ohio and Texas comfortably, or she’s out,” a superdelegate supporting the onetime frontrunner told the New York Times. Other superdelegates say they might jump ship if Barack Obama looks stronger. More »
- Obama Agrees to Debates in Ohio and Texas
  
  Dallas Morning News | Feb 8, 08 8:33 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Yielding to pressure from the Clinton camp, Barack Obama accepted two of four proposed debates in advance of the March 4th primaries yesterday, one in Ohio and one in Texas. Obama is favored in the eight contests to be held between now and March 4, but he trails in Texas and Ohio. His team prefers rallies to debates as a way to win supporters, the Dallas Morning News notes. More »
- Team Obama Prepares for Stalemate
  
  Bloomberg | Feb 7, 08 10:54 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama's campaign is preparing for a deadlocked contest with Hillary Clinton and forecasting a virtual tie in the race for Democratic delegates, according to an internal memo. Bloomberg reports Obama's advisers envision him winning 19 of 27 remaining primaries but giving Texas, Ohio, and Pennsylvania to Clinton. That scenario would give Obama a lead in delegates but not an outright majority. More »

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NAFTA Casts Wide Shadow on Ohio Vote

Obama Riffs on Clinton Scare Ad

Clinton Rolls Out 'Nuclear Option' TV Spot

Obama Up by 6 in Texas, Down by 2 in Ohio

Clinton's Ohio Lead Narrows

Wounded Hillary Marches On

Poll Sees Texas Dead Heat, Slight Clinton Lead in Ohio

Clinton Camp Unveils Victory Blueprint

Teamsters Endorse Obama Over Clinton

Obama, Clinton Skip Courtesies

Obama Makes Inroads in Ohio, Texas

Dems Take Aim at Big Business

Clinton Leads Obama by Double Digits in Ohio, Pa.

Obama Delegate Lead Dicey for Clinton

Harsh Reality: Clinton May Lose

Obama Agrees to Debates in Ohio and Texas

Team Obama Prepares for Stalemate