The Hillary Endgame

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May 2008
- Three Former SEC Heads to Endorse Obama
  
  Wall Street Journal | May 14, 08 2:00 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Three former heads of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including President Bush appointee William Donaldson, will endorse Barack Obama today, joining with former Fed chair Paul Volcker to say the candidate will take a “reasoned approach” to “balanced regulatory reform.” Donaldson said he was especially impressed by Obama’s recent comment that he would overhaul regulations for any business that borrows from government. More »
- Does W. Va. Blowout Really Hurt Obama?
  
  Slate | May 14, 08 11:06 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama's West Virginia loss by a whopping 30 points probably won’t cost him the Democratic nomination, writes John Dickerson in Slate. But the loss does put a chink in Obama’s argument that he can unite disparate groups, since, apparently, these powers have failed him among at least one key voting block—the blue-collar whites that are Hillary Clinton's base. More »
- Clintons Are Reliving Their Worst Ordeal: Impeachment
  
  New Republic | May 14, 08 10:11 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - For Bill and Hillary Clinton, 2008 is smacking of 1998, as the struggle to stay in the presidential race looks remarkably like the battle to survive impeachment, argues Michael Crowley in the New Republic . The former first couple is under siege again, and again is willing to “ride out any crisis”—wrapping themselves in the mantle of populism and indicting the press. More »
- Obama Hamstrung by 'Nearly Nominee' Status
  
  New York Times | May 14, 08 4:17 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama is feeling like a winner but unable to start campaigning like one, the New York Times reports. The almost-nominee can't go after John McCain the way he would if he had the nomination sewn up for fear of infuriating Hillary Clinton's supporters, aides say. He also is still unable to completely write off Clinton's challenge for the Democratic nomination. More »
- Exit Polls Show Big Divisions Among Democrats
  
  CNN | May 13, 08 7:28 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Early exit polls in West Virginia suggest that Democrats have much healing to do when the primary season ends, CNN reports. Only 25% of Hillary Clinton supporters said they would be satisfied if Barack Obama won the nomination, and only 38% of Obama supporters said they'd be satisfied with Clinton as the nominee. More telling, 36% of Clinton supporters said they would vote for Obama if he's the nominee, but 35% said they'd jump ship for John McCain. The economy was voters' No. 1 issue. More »
- Clinton Wins Big in W. Virginia
  
  Charleston Gazette | May 13, 08 6:47 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Hillary Clinton won a decisive—and expected—victory tonight in West Virginia, the Charleston Gazette reports. With 95% of returns in, Clinton led 67% to 26%, and her camp hopes a big margin of victory will raise new doubts in superdelegates' minds about Barack Obama's ability to win over white voters. The state is nearly all white and has a high percentage of the working-class voters that have eluded Obama during the primary season. More »

Stories

Three Former SEC Heads to Endorse Obama

Does W. Va. Blowout Really Hurt Obama?

Clintons Are Reliving Their Worst Ordeal: Impeachment

Obama Hamstrung by 'Nearly Nominee' Status

Exit Polls Show Big Divisions Among Democrats

Clinton Wins Big in W. Virginia