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Stephanopoulos Sticks Up for Tone of ABC Debate

Focus on electability mirrored campaign trail chatter, pundit says

(Newser) - 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,...

McCain Expands Fan Club
 McCain Expands 
 Fan Club 
Apr 17, 2008 4:56 PM CDT

McCain Expands Fan Club

GOP's disenchanted, independents and even some Democrats on board: poll

(Newser) - 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...

Forget Bush; Brown Talks to Candidates
 Forget Bush; Brown 
 Talks to Candidates 
updated
Apr 17, 2008 1:46 PM CDT

Forget Bush; Brown Talks to Candidates

British PM looking ahead to better relations with successor

(Newser) - Gordon Brown pointedly met with all three US presidential candidates before meeting with President Bush today. Britain’s unpopular prime minister seems eager to look to the future, Reuters reports, lest he be labeled “Bush’s poodle” as predecessor Tony Blair was. Brown said he wouldn’t endorse any...

The Debate Was No Good for Anyone
The Debate
Was No Good
for Anyone
OPINION
Apr 17, 2008 1:12 PM CDT

The Debate Was No Good for Anyone

The pundits agree, and then split on blaming the inquisitors

(Newser) - 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
...

Blue-Collar Philly Paper Taps Obama
Blue-Collar Philly Paper Taps Obama
Apr 17, 2008 12:25 PM CDT

Blue-Collar Philly Paper Taps Obama

Daily News says his campaign proves his promises have merit

(Newser) - 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...

'A Bitter Man Who Clings to His Guns?'

Romney jokes on why he left race

(Newser) - 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
...

'Screw 'Em,' Hillary Said of Working-Class Whites in '95

She was bemoaning setbacks in South

(Newser) - 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...

ABC Debate Hosts 'Shoddy, Despicable'
 ABC Debate Hosts 
 'Shoddy, Despicable' 
ANALYSIS
Apr 17, 2008 6:22 AM CDT

ABC Debate Hosts 'Shoddy, Despicable'

'Barely news,' gets even worse, says Shales

(Newser) - No winner emerged in last night's Democratic presidential debate, but for one columnist the loser was clear: ABC News. Over the course of a commercial-crammed broadcast, moderators Charlie Gibson and George Stephanopolous dwelled on petty half-controversies to incite Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama to get nasty, writes Tom Shales of...

Obama Earns $3.9M in Royalties
 Obama Earns $3.9M in Royalties 
Apr 16, 2008 10:08 PM CDT

Obama Earns $3.9M in Royalties

His book sales continue to soar

(Newser) - Barack and Michelle Obama earned $4.2 million last year, mostly from royalties from Obama's two books, Dreams From My Father and the Audacity of Hope. The Obamas' newly released returns for 2007 show they paid $1.4 million in federal taxes and gave $240,370 to charity, USA Today...

Democrats Face Off in Philly
 Democrats Face Off in Philly  
updated
Apr 16, 2008 7:36 PM CDT

Democrats Face Off in Philly

Clinton, Obama look for advantage 6 days ahead of primary

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama squared off in a Philadelphia debate tonight less than a week ahead of Pennsylvania's primary, and the recent flap over Obama's "bitter" comments took center stage early. Clinton noted that she's the granddaughter of a factory worker and that her family wouldn't "cling...

Why Italy's Obama Lost
 Why Italy's 
 Obama Lost 
ANALYSIS
Apr 16, 2008 4:50 PM CDT

Why Italy's Obama Lost

Veltroni’s personality wasn't enough to overcome frustration with left

(Newser) - An Italian politician who aggressively modeled his campaign on Barack Obama’s fell to once-and-future prime minister Silvio Berlusconi this week—and the shallowness of Walter Veltroni’s message is to blame, Dominic Standish argues in Spiked. He appropriated the slogan “Yes we can” and even re-named his party...

Poll: McCain Ties Obama, Beats Clinton Narrowly

Republican is trusted more than either Democrat on economy

(Newser) - John McCain is tied with Barack Obama and has a 5-point edge over Hillary Clinton in a Reuters poll out today—an improvement for the Democrats. On economic stewardship, the Republican had a 3-point margin over Obama and a 5-point margin over Clinton. The pollster said the Dems continue hurting...

The Boss Thinks Barack Rocks
 The Boss Thinks
 Barack Rocks 
Apr 16, 2008 12:25 PM CDT

The Boss Thinks Barack Rocks

Springsteen deems Obama 'head and shoulders above the rest'

(Newser) - Rocker Bruce Springsteen endorsed Barack Obama today, calling the candidate “head and shoulders above the rest.” The Boss cited Obama’s leadership on the war, economic and racial justice, and the environment, the New York Times reports; he also criticized the “bitter” flap, saying Obama's opponents were...

Voters Back Fight to the End
 Voters Back
 Fight to the End 
Apr 16, 2008 2:56 AM CDT

Voters Back Fight to the End

Obama opens 10-point lead, but Dems want both to keep running

(Newser) - The majority of Democrats want Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama to battle to the bitter end rather than concede, a Washington Post-ABC News poll has found. The poll also shows Obama has opened a national10-point lead over Clinton among Democrats, and most say he is now the more electable of...

No Bittergate Bounce in Polls
 No Bittergate Bounce in Polls  
ANALYSIS
Apr 15, 2008 4:35 PM CDT

No Bittergate Bounce in Polls

Obama loses a bit of Pennsylvania steam, but voters not deeply moved

(Newser) - Several new Pennsylvania polls confirm a slight shift in Hillary Clinton’s direction, but not one substantial enough to suggest Barack Obama’s “bitter” gaffe has deeply affected support. CNN’s poll of polls shows Clinton’s lead rising only two points (from a four- to six-point margin). Half...

BET Founder: 'Ferraro Said It Right' on Obama

Bob Johnson agrees race is factor in Dem frontrunner's success

(Newser) - BET founder and Hillary Clinton supporter Bob Johnson repeated Geraldine Ferraro’s claim that Barack Obama wouldn’t be a top White House contender if he weren’t black. "Geraldine Ferraro said it right," the billionaire told the Charlotte Observer yesterday. "The problem is, Geraldine Ferraro is...

Obama Senior's Long-Lost Political Writing Surfaces

Elder Barack critiqued Kenyan socialism

(Newser) - A mid-'60s treatise on Kenyan socialism has been causing a stir in the 2008 US presidential election, Politico reports, because of its author—Barack Obama Sr. Titled “Problems Facing Our Socialism,” conservative bloggers believe the paper reveals the elder Obama’s hidden communist leanings. But the scholarly paper...

Dems Sue to Cap McCain Spending

Federal lawsuit charges public financing dodge

(Newser) - The Democratic National Committee yesterday filed a federal lawsuit to limit the amount John McCain can spend on his campaign before the GOP national convention. In apparent violation of federal law, McCain's once-foundering campaign used expected federal matching funds as collateral for a bank loan, but then opted out of...

Holdout Superdelegates Play Wait-and-See in Pa.

Last 7 uncommitted pols may stall until after primary

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama face off in Pennsylvania next Tuesday not only for 158 pledged delegates, but also for seven undeclared superdelegates, many of whom are awaiting the outcome of the primary. Fourteen Pennsylvania superdelegates have sided with Clinton and five with Obama, the Wilkes-Barre Citizens' Voice reports. The...

Obama Was Right About Pennsylvanian Bitterness
Obama Was Right About Pennsylvanian Bitterness
OPINION
Apr 14, 2008 4:31 PM CDT

Obama Was Right About Pennsylvanian Bitterness

Real insult comes from decades of neglect by politicians, columnist writes

(Newser) - Barack Obama was “basically right on target” about Pennsylvania bitterness, the product of one small-town household says: John Baer, in the Philadelphia Daily News, writes that the people he grew up around were, and still are, angry. And they have a right to be, Baer adds: Blue-collar Pennsylvanians see...

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