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Johansson-Obama Link Is a Family Tie

Candidate's email buddy enjoys access to campaign operative: her brother

(Newser) - Scarlett Johansson's well-publicized e-correspondence with Barack Obama—“how can he return these personal e-mails,” she exclaimed—isn't all that mysterious, the New York Post reports. The actress’ twin brother, Hunter, works for Obama. He was community liaison for the Manhattan borough president until last week, when he took...

Clinton Wins by Losing
 Clinton Wins by Losing 
GLOSSIES
Jun 16, 2008 2:46 PM CDT

Clinton Wins by Losing

Her campaign made her an Evita, but where does she go from here?

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton won big by losing narrowly, shedding her toxic image and escaping her husband's ambiguous legacy to become a lionized figure for women, the left, and even some Republicans, John Heilemann writes in New York. "Although in the end she may wind up being dwarfed by Obama, for...

Obama Pokes Mac on Sexist Texan Bundler
Obama Pokes
Mac on Sexist Texan Bundler
ANALYSIS
Jun 16, 2008 12:32 PM CDT

Obama Pokes Mac on Sexist Texan Bundler

Camp questions timing of pitch to Clinton fans in view of rape blunder

(Newser) - Barack Obama's campaign isn’t missing a beat, Politico notes, on publicizing John McCain’s dealings with a man who once said of rape, “As long as it's inevitable, you might as well lie back and enjoy it.” Said an Obama rep of accepting $300,000 from Clayton...

A Vote for the Obama-Clinton 'Unity Ticket' ...
A Vote for the Obama-Clinton 'Unity Ticket' ...
OPINION
Jun 16, 2008 12:18 PM CDT

A Vote for the Obama-Clinton 'Unity Ticket' ...

Joining the final 2 solves more problems than it causes

(Newser) - The logic for Hillary Clinton as Barack Obama's running mate is simple, writes Ed Kilgore for Salon: "Obama doesn't have any obvious alternative option that will please everyone, much less provide the political payoff of an Obama-Clinton ticket.” Kilgore notes that rank-and-file Democrats support the pairing and refutes...

... and a Vote for Sticking With the Message of Change

Clinton on ticket torpedoes Obama's chances in swing states

(Newser) - Barack Obama has a plethora of reasons to reject Hillary Clinton as his running mate, Thomas Schaller writes in Salon, but the most important is consistency: "Obama's decision to cast himself as a fresh alternative to both the Bushes and the Clintons is reason enough for him to choose...

Obama's Electoral Math: Win Without Ohio, Fla.

Dem aims to keep Kerry states, add Virginia, Georgia, in Mountain West

(Newser) - Barack Obama is hardly giving up on Florida and Ohio, but campaign manager David Plouffe thinks the Democrat can win without them. “You have a lot of ways to get to 270,” Plouffe says. “Our goal is not to be reliant on one state on Nov. 4....

McCain's Web Connection Slow to Load
McCain's Web Connection
Slow to Load
Jun 16, 2008 11:16 AM CDT

McCain's Web Connection Slow to Load

Obama's 'stunning' online operation illustrates digital divide

(Newser) - Barack Obama, 46, is a known BlackBerry addict; John McCain, 71, has admitted he's a computer "illiterate." Needless to say, there’s a gulf between their online campaign operations. “It’s the difference between a horse and buggy and a NASA space ship,” one analyst tells...

Bush's 'Poison Pill' Haunts Both Parties
Bush's 'Poison Pill' Haunts
Both Parties
Opinion
Jun 16, 2008 9:28 AM CDT

Bush's 'Poison Pill' Haunts Both Parties

McCain backs tax cuts; Obama would roll back only for very rich

(Newser) - President Bush’s tax cuts have become the governmental equivalent of a corporate poison pill, Paul Krugman observes in the New York Times, aimed at hamstringing new stewardship. Both prospective replacements have tax plans very much haunted by the Bush cuts, with one-time critic John McCain promising not only to...

Obama as Manager: Crisp, Even, Big-Picture Guy

Senator lets top advisers take control on many issues

(Newser) - Barack Obama's not a micromanager, he's not an obsessor, and he's not a blamer, the New York Times notes in a piece on the Democratic candidate's developing style as commander in chief of his campaign. After losing the Pennsylvania primary, he took a firmer grip on the wheel of his...

Obama Slams Black Dads on Father's Day

'Too many fathers are AWOL,' he says at Chicago black church

(Newser) - Barack Obama sharply critiqued black fathers today at one of Chicago's biggest black churches, the New York Times reports. “Too many fathers are M.I.A, too many fathers are AWOL,” he said to a mostly black audience, including his wife and daughters. “I say this knowing...

Gender and Race Aside, Age Pushes to Fore

Boomers, seniors split on whether to support fellow oldster

(Newser) - Now that a primary season fraught with racism and sexism has ended, the nation now gears up to face its general-election gremlin: ageism. While John McCain, 71, may joke that the primary qualification to be president is "to be very, very, very, very old," the New York Times...

Obama Gets Personal With Voters

Senator aims to shed pure-rhetoric image

(Newser) - Seeking to shake criticism that he’s nothing more than a talented orator, Barack Obama has spent the week meeting voters face-to-face, the New York Times reports. His massive primary-campaign rallies were energizing, but also “isolating,” said his chief strategist. So instead the presumptive Democratic nominee has hosted...

Bolting Clinton Fans? It's a GOP Myth
 Bolting Clinton Fans?
 It's a GOP Myth  
OPINION
Jun 15, 2008 6:27 AM CDT

Bolting Clinton Fans? It's a GOP Myth

Democratic unity flies in face of GOP & media storyline

(Newser) - John McCain's aggressive courtship of Hillary Clinton's female supporters shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, Frank Rich writes in the New York Times. "The fictional scenario of mobs of crazed women defecting to Mr. McCain" rather than Barack Obama fits right in with the "new bogus narrative"...

Voters May Yet Warm Up to Michelle Obama

Would-be first lady reaches out to women by hosting The View

(Newser) - Nicknamed "the closer," Michelle Obama is known for winning over voters—but many still have not warmed up to her, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. A recent poll shows that 42% of voters have an unfavorable view of her and 25% are "very unfavorable." The first...

NRA Targets Obama, but Does Anyone Care?

Gun control issue largely off the table, experts say

(Newser) - The NRA is aiming both barrels at Barack Obama, but the gun rights group is no longer a formidable GOP weapon, the LA Times reports. Congress hasn’t passed gun control laws in 14 years, and Democrats are terrified to touch the issue, scarred from old campaigns. In other words,...

Obama's Rise Sparks Affirmative Action Debate

Candidate's success has some calling for a rethink of equality policies

(Newser) - Barack Obama's ascent to the verge of the presidency has stoked the debate on affirmative action, the Wall Street Journal reports. Some wonder how far an African-American will have to rise for the playing field to be declared level, while others point to continued inequality and argue that Obama doesn't...

Candidates Spar Over Debate Schedule

Obama wants five, McCain wants 13

(Newser) - Camp Obama and Camp McCain are jousting over debates, with both candidates, New York Times blogger Michael Falcone jokes, appearing to feel “a little rejected.” Obama has suggested five forums: three traditional debates and two town halls, one on the economy and another on foreign policy. A rep...

Don't Be So Happy to See Bush Go, Europe
Don't Be So Happy to See Bush Go, Europe
OPINION
Jun 13, 2008 5:00 PM CDT

Don't Be So Happy to See Bush Go, Europe

He's been a useful villain—and things may not be better under Obama or McCain

(Newser) - President Bush might be touring Europe to yawns and boos, but its citizens and pundits alike will miss their favorite political punching bag when he’s gone, Gerard Baker writes in the Times of London. “They'll miss, first, having a villain in the White House,” Baker explains. “...

Senate Seats Most Likely to Flip (Only 1 to GOP)
Senate Seats Most Likely to Flip (Only 1 to GOP)
ANALYSIS
Jun 13, 2008 1:51 PM CDT

Senate Seats Most Likely to Flip (Only 1 to GOP)

New Dems from VA, NM, CO likely

(Newser) - The GOP's best case-scenario sees the party losing only three Senate seats this fall. Washington Post blogger Chris Cillizza runs down the races most likely to flip a vote:
  1. Mississippi: Trent Lott replacement Roger Wicker has never been elected statewide, and Barack Obama's coattails should draw in the large black
...

'The Time Has Come' for Sam Nunn as VP
'The Time Has Come'
for Sam Nunn as VP
OPINION
Jun 13, 2008 12:18 PM CDT

'The Time Has Come' for Sam Nunn as VP

The perennial could-be is perfect for Obama

(Newser) - The timing is finally right for Sam Nunn to be installed on a Democratic presidential ticket, Michael Crowley asserts in the New Republic . The former senator from Georgia—bandied about as a potential VP in  ’88, ’92, 2000 and 2004—is “tailor-made for the veepstakes,” Crowley...

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