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The Long, Slow Breakup of Wright-Obama



The Long, Slow Breakup of
Wright-Obama
ANALYSIS
May 1, 2008 10:20 AM CDT

The Long, Slow Breakup of Wright-Obama

Why the coolly focused candidate fumbled his toughest test

(Newser) - Barack Obama has a very long fuse, the New York Times notes, and so his break-up with his pastor and surrogate father has been playing out in slow motion, since even before the day he launched his presidential campaign. It took Jeremiah Wright's direct assault on Obama's credibility in his...

Ex-DNC Chair Switches to Obama Camp

Andrew abandons Clinton, tells superdels to 'heal the rift'

(Newser) - Joe Andrew, a superdelegate and the Democratic Party chair during Bill Clinton's presidency, has switched his allegiance from Hillary Clinton to Barack Obama, reports the AP. Andrew had endorsed Hillary on the day she announced her candidacy, but in a lengthy letter to other superdelegates he says they must rally...

GOP Support Hits 20-Year Low
 GOP Support Hits 20-Year Low 
May 1, 2008 3:54 AM CDT

GOP Support Hits 20-Year Low

But support for McCain remains strong

(Newser) - Voters are poised to embrace John McCain on a personal level even though their regard for the Republican Party has plummeted to an all-time low, according to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC poll. Only 27% of the electorate have positive views of the GOP—the lowest level in the poll's...

Obama Still Leads in Poll, But New Troubles Take Toll

He widens margin over Clinton, even as fewer expect him to be the nominee

(Newser) - Barack Obama increased his lead over Hillary Clinton in a national poll, but the newest Rev. Wright flap and his loss in Pennsylvania appears to have raised doubts about him in voters' minds, the New York Times reports. Democrats favor him over Clinton 46% to 38% in a Times/CBS poll,...

Clinton Gets Cold Shoulder From GOP
Clinton Gets Cold Shoulder From GOP
analysis
Apr 30, 2008 7:40 PM CDT

Clinton Gets Cold Shoulder From GOP

Republicans tuning her out as they focus attacks on Obama

(Newser) - Republican strategists are tuning out Hillary Clinton as they ramp up their attacks on Barack Obama, writes Jonathan Martin in Politico. The national party is increasingly focusing its ads and money on Obama, and John McCain's camp also puts a definite emphasis on him. A new daily email to reporters...

O'Reilly Interview: Clinton Glad Obama 'Finally' Spoke

She also gets in a subtle shot at Obama over his former pastor

(Newser) - In her first interview with longtime critic Bill O’Reilly, Hillary Clinton called Jeremiah Wright's comments “offensive,” “outrageous,” “off base” and “far out," ABC News reports. She also got a dig in at Barack Obama by saying she's glad he "finally" clarified...

Offended, Black Ministers Decry Wright's Comments

And are concerned that he's hurt Barack Obama

(Newser) - Jeremiah Wright's ideas don't "represent mainstream black thought on Sunday morning," black ministers and parishioners tell the Los Angeles Times—and they're worried that his recent comments are offensive and damaging to Barack Obama’s candidacy. “This didn’t have anything to do with the black church—...

Congress' Superdelegates Have Picked, But Stay Mum

Obama backer says they've swung his way, will announce after primaries

(Newser) - Most of the 80 unpledged Dem superdelegates in Congress have privately chosen a candidate, and one of Barack Obama’s key Senate surrogates claims most have swung his way, Politico reports. It’s “a matter of timing,” Missouri's Claire McCaskill said. “They would like someone else to...

Wright Tests Obama's Anger Management
 Wright Tests
 Obama's Anger 
 Management 
Opinion
Apr 30, 2008 10:40 AM CDT

Wright Tests Obama's Anger Management

Getting mad not candidate's style, but Wright furor is key measure

(Newser) - Barack Obama has spent his entire career trying not to be an Angry Black Man, but yesterday Jeremiah Wright forced him to tap his rage, Maureen Dowd writes in the New York Times. Wright, seemingly among the angriest of black men, had created a full-blown crisis for Obama, forcing the...

Pastor Strife Forces Obama to Get Tough

Forceful break with Wright signals change in tone at crucial juncture

(Newser) - Barack Obama's angry break with his former pastor marks a dramatic change in tone for the Democratic hopeful—and the party's superdelegates are paying close attention, the New York Times reports. Obama's forceful handling of the furor has impressed many but the revival of thorny racial issues ahead of next...

Clinton to Dems: Back Obama If He Wins

Not John McCain, Hillary pleads

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton is strongly urging her supporters to back Barack Obama if he wins the Democratic nomination. Polls have demonstrated that many Clinton and Obama supporters have become so firmly entrenched that they'd prefer to vote for John McCain over a Democratic rival. That would be "the height of...

Snarl Suits Obama; Will Wright Bark Back?

Former pastor wants Barack to lose, Guardian columnist writes

(Newser) - In throwing Jeremiah Wright “to the dogs,” Barack Obama today finally showed the anger he’s too long denied his public, Michael Tomasky sighs with relief in the Guardian—but only time can tell how hard Wright will work to sink the Democratic candidate. The even-tempered Obama—“...

Dear Michelle: Let Him Light Up
 Dear Michelle: Let Him Light Up 
OPINION
Apr 29, 2008 3:08 PM CDT

Dear Michelle: Let Him Light Up

Barack needs a cigarette to get his cool back, scribe pleads with Mrs. O

(Newser) - Please, Michelle Obama, can’t Barack have just one cigarette? Your husband “looks tired, and he’s been awful on TV,” declares Paul Devlin at The Root. The “future of the free world depends on” a puff or two, as the Democratic front-runner needs to regain his...

Left Out of Prez Debates, New Orleans Goes Online

Google, YouTube step in after official commission's snub

(Newser) - Overlooked by the commission that schedules presidential debates, New Orleans has enlisted Google and YouTube in organizing its own forum, the Times-Picayune reports. The Sept. 18 event, 8 days before the first official debate, is intended to bring the political spotlight to the beleaguered city. Gov. Bobby Jindal touted it...

'Outraged' Obama Blasts Away Ties to Wright

Pastor's appearances 'show of disrespect to me,' says 'saddened' Democrat

(Newser) - Barack Obama fired back at Jeremiah Wright today, calling his former pastor’s media tour a “spectacle,” and saying his “rants” give “comfort to those who prey on hate.” In all but severing ties with Wright, the Boston Globe reports, Obama said the reverend had...

Clinton Preparing For O'Reilly Factor Debut

Interview to air tomorrow and Thursday comes ahead of NC, Ind. primaries

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton will sit down for the first time with Bill O’Reilly tomorrow, the Los Angeles Times reports. After months of a virtual Democratic boycott of Fox News, and days after Barack Obama sat down with Chris Wallace, the former first lady will face the network’s most famous...

10 Takes on What Obama Should Do
 10 Takes on What Obama
 Should Do 
OPINION
Apr 29, 2008 11:51 AM CDT

10 Takes on What Obama Should Do

Pastor's return makes it impossible for candidate to embrace him

(Newser) - Six of 10 pundits Salon asked what Barack Obama should do about the Jeremiah Wright problem say the candidate must get rid of the reverend. Andrew Sullivan calls Wright’s latest remarks “bitter and racist” and “a provocation"; he must be "clearly and irrevocably disowned." Martin...

Clinton, Obama Split on Federal Gas Tax 'Vacation'

Hillary wants to suspend it; Barack says that's shortsighted

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton has joined John McCain's call for a summer holiday from the federal gasoline tax, but Barack Obama says the move will hurt more than it helps, the New York Times reports. Clinton says she’d pay for it with a windfall-profits tax on the oil companies. “Middle-class...

Clinton Backer Behind Wright Speech

Journalist wanted to protect pastor's reputation from Obama

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton can't be sorry to have Jeremiah Wright back in the news. So it’s interesting that the pastor’s defiant speech and press conference yesterday was scheduled and organized by Barbara Reynolds, an ordained minister, ex-USA Today editor, and ardent Clinton supporter. Reynolds wrote on her blog that...

What the Candidates Should Be Talking About
What the Candidates Should Be Talking About
OPINION
Apr 28, 2008 8:23 PM CDT

What the Candidates Should Be Talking About

LA Times editors take a break from nonsense and turn to issues

(Newser) - Quick, before the public completely loses interest: Let’s leave aside “guns, bitterness, race, religion, geriatric radicals and other trivia,” and turn to real presidential political issues, Los Angeles Times editors write. They pose some questions that most need answering:
  • For John McCain: You voted against giving workers
...

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