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A House Divided

"A house divided against itself cannot stand." - Abraham Lincoln and Matthew 12:25

Can the Dems pull themselves together in time? Herewith the chronicle of their divisions.

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April 2008
- Pennsylvania: The Obama Referendum
  
  newser | Washington Post | Apr 22, 08 5:41 AM CDT
  
  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
  
  newser | New York Times | Apr 22, 08 4:25 AM CDT
  
  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
  
  newser | World Wrestling Entertainment | Apr 21, 08 5:20 PM CDT
  
  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
  
  newser | Chicago Tribune | Apr 21, 08 4:32 PM CDT
  
  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
  
  newser | Salon | Apr 21, 08 3:29 PM CDT
  
  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
  
  newser | Bloomberg | Apr 21, 08 2:17 PM CDT
  
  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
  
  newser | Politico | Apr 21, 08 10:36 AM CDT
  
  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 »
- Pressed in Pa., Obama Steps Up Attacks
  
  newser | New York Times | Apr 21, 08 7:25 AM CDT
  
  Lagging a day before the high-stakes Pennsylvania primary, Barack Obama has intensified his attacks on Hillary Clinton, painting her as a typical Washington insider, the New York Times reports. Clinton fired back, accusing Obama of dropping his hopeful message in favor of old-style politics himself. Clinton holds a 5- or 6-point lead over Obama in polls, down from 16 points a few weeks ago. More »
- Dems Shower Each Other With Attacks
  
  newser | New York Times | Apr 20, 08 8:02 PM CDT
  
  Democratic hopefuls blasted each other's tactics today as Tuesday's Pennsylvania primary fast approaches, the Caucus blog reports. Hillary Clinton called Barack Obama's campaign "negative" and released an ad saying he spreads “false charges” about her health care plan. Obama's camp rolled out an ad rejecting her claim that he takes money from PACs and lobbyists. More »
- 50 Ways to Leave Hillary's Camp
  
  newser | New York Times | Apr 20, 08 2:50 PM CDT
  
  As more longtime Clintonites succumb to Obamania and Hillary Clinton's superdelegate lead gradually diminishes, the former first couple is left to sift their friendships into past and present. But while the Clinton camp sees shifts toward Barack Obama as acts of betrayal, others consider them comeuppance for the Clintons' habit of collecting political allies and taking them for granted, reports the New York Times . More »
- Dems Complain About Rival's Complaining
  
  newser | Reuters | Apr 19, 08 11:02 AM CDT
  
  The Democratic candidates are down to grousing about each other's griping, Reuters reports. Hillary Clinton said Barack Obama's complaint about tough questions in their recent debate showed he couldn't take the pressure. "I'm with Harry Truman on this—if you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen," she said. "Speaking for myself, I am very comfortable in the kitchen." More »
- Hillary Slams MoveOn
  
  newser | Huffington Post | Apr 19, 08 9:52 AM CDT
  
  Hillary Clinton told a closed-door fundraiser that the Democratic "activist base" was to blame for her Super Tuesday losses, the Huffington Post reports. She singled out MoveOn.org for damage to her campaign. "They know I don't agree with them," Clinton said. "So they flood into these caucuses and dominate them and really intimidate people who actually show up to support me." More »
- McCain Made $259K in ’07
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 18, 08 2:55 PM CDT
  
  John McCain reported $259,000 in 2007 taxable income and $215,304 in 2006, the AP reports. The figures—modest in comparison to the Obama and Clinton tax returns—don’t include the income of his wife, Cindy, whose wealth has been estimated at $100 million. The presumptive Republican nominee gave $105,000 to charity last year and donated $177,000 in royalties from his books. More »
- It's Hillary to the Rescue on 'Colbert Report'
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 17, 08 9:47 PM CDT
  
  Hillary Clinton poked a little fun at her own image as a problem-solver tonight on the Colbert Report , the AP reports. While taping, Colbert complained about a litany of tech problems and cried out, "Are you telling me there is no one in this theater who can fix the mess we're in?" In walks Clinton. "I can," she said, making quick work of the glitches. "I just love solving problems. Call me anytime. Call me at 3am." More »
- Stephanopoulos Sticks Up for Tone of ABC Debate
  
  newser | Talking Points Memo | Apr 17, 08 7:27 PM CDT
  
  George Stephanopolous has drawn fire for posing too many "gotcha" questions at last night's Democratic presidential debate on ABC, but the pundit is sticking to his guns. Stephanopolous says he didn't focus on electability over policy issues by accident. "It's not only, who will be the best president, but who has the best chance of winning," he told Talking Points Memo. More »
- McCain Expands Fan Club
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 17, 08 4:56 PM CDT
  
  John McCain has been quietly winning back Republicans unhappy with the Bush era—and can even claim the support of many moderate Democrats. A new poll shows 20% of the electorate remains undecided, but McCain is now virtually tied with either Democrat—a far better result than the 13-point lead enjoyed last November by unnamed Democrat over unnamed Republican, the AP reports. More »
- The Debate Was No Good for Anyone
  
  newser | New Republic | Apr 17, 08 1:12 PM CDT
  
  The pundit class agrees for once: No one (at least in the Democratic Party) benefited from last night’s angry debate. But the left and the right disagree on who’s at fault: The first half was “garbage time,” Jonathan Cohn writes in the New Republic , with the moderators creating “a long infomercial about Obama’s electability issues.” Cohn is shocked that ABC’s finest hit so many nonsense issues—the Weathermen, the lapel pin, Bittergate—and Clinton didn’t hold up well either. More »
- Blue-Collar Philly Paper Taps Obama
  
  newser | Philadelphia Daily News | Apr 17, 08 12:25 PM CDT
  
  The Philadelphia Daily News endorsed Barack Obama today, calling the Democratic choice one “between the past and the future” and saying the campaign season has been a great indication of eventual governing style. Obama's performance proves his administration will be “well-managed, inclusive … freer of the corrupting influence of big-money donors and corporate interests.” The paper says Obama’s vision is “badly” needed. More »
- 'A Bitter Man Who Clings to His Guns?'
  
  newser | Boston Globe | Apr 17, 08 11:46 AM CDT
  
  While the Democratic candidates were grinding away at each other last night, some other normally stiff shirts were loosening up at the Radio and Television Correspondents annual dinner in DC. The high points: Dressed in hunting hat and shades (no naked lady), Dick Cheney spoofed Barack Obama’s blue-collar gaffe (“Obviously you’re not the kind to look down on a bitter man who clings to his guns”) and Hillary Clinton’s whiskey shot (“Looked like she replaced Mark Penn with Johnnie Walker.’) More »
- 'Screw 'Em,' Hillary Said of Working-Class Whites in '95
  
  newser | Huffington Post | Apr 17, 08 8:14 AM CDT
  
  Hillary Clinton has criticized Barack Obama for talking down to low-income voters, but the Huffington Post digs up a quote from 1995 that appears to offer a different stance. Strategizing on how to win back working-class voters in the South, she told her husband: "Screw 'em. You don't owe them a thing, Bill. They're doing nothing for you; you don't have to do anything for them." More »

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Democratic presidential hopefuls Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., left, and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., shake hands at the end of the Democratic presidential debate in Austin, Texas, Thursday, Feb.... (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., walks from a Senate vote on the budget, Thursday, March 13, 2008, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., points to a questioner during a news conference in Chicago, Wednesday, March 12, 2008. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., addresses the crowd at Soldiers and Sailors Hall in Pittsburgh, Friday, March 14, 2008. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., speaks at a town hall meeting in Medford, Ore., Saturday, March 22, 2008. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., reacts to supporters' cheers during a campaign rally in Evansville, Ind., Thursday, March 20, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., speaks during a town hall meeting at Hempfield Area High School in Greensburg, Pa., Friday, March 28, 2008. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., addresses an overflow crowd in the parking lot of Sara's Diner during a campaign stop in Fort Wayne, Ind, Friday, March 28, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Democratic presidential hopefuls Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., left, and Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., shake hands after a Democratic presidential debate in this Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2008 file photo. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., speaks to press on the plane as he headed from Chicago to Washington, Thursday, March 13, 2008. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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