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Clinton 2008

Though she led in the popular vote (so she claims), the champagne wishes and Presidential dreams are over for Hillary.

Love her or hate her (and many people fall into one or the other of these camps), Hillary Clinton ran neck and neck with Obama for the Democratic nomination. Her husband, who helped her top the fundraising charts for the first quarter (but not by nearly as big a margin as expected), was both one of her biggest assets and her biggest liabilities. She's won kudos in the Senate for hard work and bipartisan effectiveness, but in the end the numbers just weren't on her side.

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September 2007
- Clinton, Obama Oppose Primary Leapfrogging
  
  Washington Post | Sep 2, 07 12:32 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama joined three of their presidential rivals yesterday in pledging not to campaign in states that have defied Democratic primary rules by pushing their primaries to early 2008. In recent weeks, Michigan and Florida have announced votes before February 5, challenging the first dibs the party has reserved for Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Nevada. More »
- Hsu Surrenders; Campaigns Lick Wounds and Revisit Vetting
  
  Los Angeles Times | Sep 1, 07 9:09 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Fugitive financier Norman Hsu surrendered to a San Mateo, CA, court yesterday, and was released on $2 million bail, leaving political types to wonder how someone with an outstanding grand theft charge could slip under the radar of so many campaigns, especially the experienced hands who let him donate and raise more than $130,000 for Hillary Clinton, the LA Times reports. More »
August 2007
- How Hillary Can Shave Those Negatives
  
  New Republic | Aug 30, 07 5:28 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - After Karl Rove’s parting shot at Hillary Clinton’s negative ratings, political consultants weigh in on the hurdle—and conclude that her highest-ever figures aren't fatal. One consultant tells the New Republic the numbers aren’t locked in, and voters who once disliked the First Lady don’t yet know the presidential front-runner. More »
- Castro Casts Lot With Clinton-Obama
  
  Reuters | Aug 28, 07 3:27 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - One week after both Democratic hopefuls called for democracy in Cuba, Fidel Castro has called a Hillary Clinton-Barack Obama ticket “apparently unbeatable.” A Granma editorial attributed to the ailing revolutionary—who is rumored to be dead—says the US opposition he’s faced over the years is fodder for Florida’s Cuban exile community. More »
- Obama Has GOP Crossover Appeal
  
  Salon | Aug 24, 07 6:28 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Here's one race where Barack isn't trailing Hillary: the one for GOP defectors. In a recent poll, Iowa Republicans chose the freshman senator as their third-favored presidential candidate (after Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani), Salon reports. And in recent GOP focus groups, Obama’s crossover appeal was more than twice that of any of his Dem rivals. More »
- Giuliani Tops McCain With Vets
  
  New York Post | Aug 24, 07 1:29 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - In a new poll, military veterans like Rudy Giuliani best of the top-tier presidential hopefuls. Rudy beats ex-POW John McCain's favorable rating 64% to 52%, the Post reports. Surprisingly, the third place candidate is Barack Obama, at 44%, edging out Edwards (43%) and Thompson (40%). Clinton (37%) and Romney (33%) bring up the rear. More »
- Financial Woes Crucial Issue in '08 Election
  
  Politico | Aug 23, 07 3:51 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A new poll of AARP members shows that financial security will be a big factor in how 90% will vote in early 2008 presidential primaries, the Politico reports. Though many of the 5,000 potential voters aren't familiar with candidates' positions on financial and health issues, one pollster says, more than half are willing to base decisions on the candidates' stances. More »
- Congress' Only Iraq War Vet Backs Obama
  
  New York Daily News | Aug 22, 07 11:14 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The only Iraq War combat vet in Congress endorsed Barack Obama yesterday, saying, "I'm inspired by his call to action to change how business is done in Washington." Pennsylvania's Patrick Murphy, who served as a paratrooper in Baghdad in 2003 and 2004, has worked with Hillary Clinton on legislation; the move is seen as a snub, the Daily News reports. More »
- Dems Pal Around in Iowa
  
  Washington Post | Aug 19, 07 4:45 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - In a more-amiable-than-usual war of words, the Democrats debated this morning in Iowa, the locale of the pivotal first primary. Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and John Edwards dominated the 90-minute discussion moderated by ex-Bill Clinton aide George Stephanopolous, the Washington Post 's Chris Cillizza reports, playing it safe as the lower-tier contenders circled. More »
- Obama Brushes off Fall Debates
  
  Politico | Aug 18, 07 9:20 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama's campaign declared forum fatigue today, announcing that the presidential hopeful will decline requests to speak at debates and forums for the rest of this fall, beyond those they've already committed to. “Unfortunately, we simply cannot run the kind of campaign we want and need to," campaign manager David Plouffe wrote on the candidate's web site, "if our schedule is dictated by dozens of forums and debates.” More »
- Congress' Feminine Mystique May Wane in '08
  
  Wall Street Journal | Aug 15, 07 3:57 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - If Hillary Clinton is elected president next year, she could be deilvering her State of the Union before a dwindling number of women, the Journal reports. Many female governors and congresswomen face either tough re-election campaigns or term-limit boundaries in 2008, and after a surge in the early 1990s, the number of female office-holders could tumble. More »
- Clinton Elated Over White House Dig
  
  New York Daily News | Aug 15, 07 2:33 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A Bush spokeswoman has slammed a Hillary Clinton campaign ad in which the Senator says that many Americans, including combat troops, are invisible to the president. But the New York Daily News reports that advisers to Clinton are delighted by the shrill reaction, as they increasingly seek to paint their candidate as a thorn in Bush's side. More »
- Prying Eyes Won't Get to Hillary’s Papers
  
  Los Angeles Times | Aug 14, 07 2:03 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Nearly 2 million pages of documents from Hillary Clinton’s years as first lady are sealed at the Clinton Presidential Library, and an eager opposition is chomping at the bit to get to them. Archivists say the documents—including appointment logs and memos—won’t be released before next year’s election, but some hope Freedom of Information Act requests will beat that clock, the LA Times reported. More »
- Obama Needs to Try On a Blue Collar
  
  Newsweek | Aug 13, 07 12:35 PM CDT