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DNC Convention = War

With both Barak Obama and Hillary Clinton's camps becoming entrenched, is there any way to avoid a brokered convention?

Everyone knows that approximately 300 superdelegates will determine who the Democratic nominee is. It remains unclear, however, whether they will listen to DNC Chairman Howard Dean and pledge their support to a candidate as soon as the primaries are over. It also remains unclear if the Michigan and Florida delegations will be seated in Denver.

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  • April 2008
    • Bill Resumes Central Role in Hillary's Campaign

      Bill Resumes Central Role in Hillary's Campaign

      (Newser) - Despite controversial remarks on more than one occasion, Bill Clinton has moved to the forefront of his wife’s campaign, the Wall Street Journal reports. In what some insiders call the “Billification” of Hillary Clinton’s presidential bid, the ex-President is pushing for sharper attacks on Barack Obama amid an aggressive stumping schedule. “We’re not quitters,” he reportedly tells his wife. More »

    • Edwards Fans Move Decidedly Toward Obama

      Edwards Fans Move Decidedly Toward Obama

      (Newser) - Donors to John Edwards, as well as his congressional backers, have noticeably chosen Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton—a fact which, combined with the expected landslide in North Carolina’s primary, could lead Edwards to tap the Illinois senator, the Hill ’s Alexander Bolton argues. Nine US representatives have switched to Obama, to none for Clinton; Obama's attracted three times as many ex-Edwards donors. More »

    • Between Barack and a Hard Place

      Between Barack and a Hard Place

      (Newser) - Hillary Clinton can’t win the Democratic nomination, Charlie Cook concedes in the National Journal , but if she keeps winning primaries, she’s stuck in “political purgatory:" She can’t quit, either. The primary system is such that for all Clinton's big-state victories and the media flak buffeting Barack Obama, she can’t possibly turn the ship around—but she can't go home either. More »

    • Obama Needs 'Act II'

      Obama Needs 'Act II'

      (Newser) - Act I was his grand entrance, and Act III will be his acceptance speech at the party convention, but now Barack Obama needs an Act II, Peggy Noonan writes in the Wall Street Journal —and the subject of the act should be America. John McCain carries love of country “in his bones,” but Obama hasn’t closed the deal because ordinary voters don’t yet get the “content” and “fullness” of his patriotism. More »

    • Clinton Strategist Blasts 'Unfair' Obama Camp

      Clinton Strategist Blasts 'Unfair' Obama Camp

      (Newser) - Hillary Clinton's campaign isn't the rough one, top aide Geoff Garin writes in the Washington Post, railing against what he calls "the direct, personal character attacks that the Obama campaign has leveled against Clinton from the beginning of this race." In addition, he charges, the candidate "has joined the character assault from time to time." More »

    • Reid, Pelosi Talk Tough to Superdelegates

      Reid, Pelosi Talk Tough to Superdelegates

      (Newser) - Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, and Howard Dean plan to coordinate demands that uncommitted Democratic superdelegates endorse a candidate—and well before August's convention. Senate Majority Leader Reid said yesterday that “this matter will be over no later than July 1,” Congressional Quarterly reports. House Speaker Pelosi added that the party's nominee needs to start the general-election battle before August. More »