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After Potomac Primary, March 4 Looms Large

DC, Md. and Va. vote Tuesday, then a bit of a breather for candidates

(Newser) - With Feb. 5 gone and the Democratic race still undecided, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are looking to Tuesday's so-called Potomac Primary, then another big day March 4. Three states vote Saturday, but Tuesday offers bigger prizes in DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Obama is the odds-on favorite in heavily black...

Hillary Mulls Another Loan to Campaign

Clinton put $5M into coffers in January, eyes Obama's deep pockets

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton lent her campaign $5 million in January and is considering another gift to keep it competitive with Barack Obama's wealthier campaign. Obama raised $32 million to Clinton’s $13.5 million in January, the AP reports, and though her camp trumpeted a fantastic fund-raising day today, the New ...

Contests Underscore Hard-to-Heal Divisions

Democratic, GOP leaders must unite divided party before winning heart of the nation

(Newser) - Super Tuesday results highlighted the deep divides between voters on both the Democratic and Republican sides, Politico points out. Race and gender divided Dems, while the GOP is clearly splitting into hard-line conservatives versus the rest of the party. White women and Latinos went for Clinton, while white men...

Pundits Mull Dems' Race the Day After
Pundits Mull Dems' Race
the Day After
OPINION
Feb 6, 2008 1:52 PM CST

Pundits Mull Dems' Race the Day After

It might look bright for Obama, but he'll have to play expectations right

(Newser) - Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are deadlocked after yesterday's nearly national vote. Here are four takes on their race:
  • Upcoming votes favor Obama heavily, Noam Scheiber argues. Primaries in black-heavy Louisiana, Virginia, Maryland and DC—and several caucuses—should break for him. Clinton has a March 4 firewall in
...

Jewish Voters Aren't Feeling Obama
Jewish Voters Aren't Feeling Obama
Feb 6, 2008 11:35 AM CST

Jewish Voters Aren't Feeling Obama

Smear campaign aside, more US Jews trust in Hillary

(Newser) - More US Jews are looking askance at Barack Obama and opting for Hillary Clinton, unsure of Obama's devotion to Israel. The New Republic looks beyond a recent email campaign—which claimed Obama was a Muslim and anti-Semite—to uncover the roots of an estimated 2-1 preference for Hillary and continuing...

Cautious TV Wins Super Tuesday
Cautious TV Wins Super Tuesday
Feb 6, 2008 10:47 AM CST

Cautious TV Wins Super Tuesday

Chastened by mistakes on New Hampshire, 2004, stations stay calm

(Newser) - It was a chastened, circumspect TV news machine that creaked into action last night, the New York Times reports. After trusting ultimately incorrect polls in New Hampshire, pundits seemed terrified of making bold calls—a strategy that worked out, since the primary bonanza settled nothing. The biggest gaffe came from...

Obama Claims Super Tuesday Delegate Win

Democrats move into virtual tie as count continues

(Newser) - With delegate allocations still incomplete after last night's voting, Barack Obama claims to have taken a lead over Hillary Clinton in Super Tuesday delegates. Counts vary, but they all show the two candidates virtually tied. NBC gives Obama about 840 to Clinton's 830—“give or take a few,”...

Clinton Wins 'Comeback,' But No Slack

Next few primaries favor Obama; race moves to superdelegates

(Newser) - With Barack Obama still very much in the race after Super Tuesday, Hillary Clinton turned away from her rival momentarily to take aim at the Republicans last night. "I won't let anyone Swift Boat this country's future," Clinton announced to followers. But she can't afford to take the...

Obama Cuts Clinton’s White Lead; Hillary Wins Latinos

(Newser) - One question hanging over Super Tuesday primaries was whether Barack Obama could attract white supporters across the country more effectively than he had in his South Carolina win. Obama answered that in the affirmative, losing white voters last night to Hillary Clinton by a much narrower margin of 44% to...

Clinton Nails California, Obama Grabs Heartland

Neither candidate strikes decisive blow

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton took the big prize of California and dominated in the Northeast, while Barack Obama claimed his home turf of Illinois and fared well across the nation in Super Tuesday voting, the Washington Post reports. Neither struck a decisive blow. Clinton also won New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Arizona,...

McCain Easily Takes NJ, Clinton Wins a Tough Battle

McCain benefited from GOP moderates

(Newser) - John McCain will easily take all of New Jersey's 52 Republican delegates in tonight's primary voting, AP reports, winning strong support from the state's moderates. Hillary Clinton is projected by NBC to win a far tougher battle for the larger Democratic electorate.

Obama Wins Easily in Georgia
Obama
Wins Easily
in Georgia
Feb 5, 2008 6:08 PM CST

Obama Wins Easily in Georgia

He gets 86% of blacks, 43% of whites; GOP too close to call

(Newser) - Barack Obama easily won the Georgia primary today on a wave of strong black support and stronger-than-expected white support, NBC reports. Georgia is the first of 20-plus states to be called for Democrats on Super Tuesday. Exit polls gave Obama 86% of the black vote and 43% of the white...

Emotion Trumps Reason in Super Tuesday Voting

Hopefuls are triggering anxiety, hope to gain voters

(Newser) - Voters go with their gut in the ballot booth—this researchers know—but Super Tuesday is an acute study in heart over mind, Newsweek reports. With no party loyalty at stake and the Democrats' policies so alike, emotion rules: Barack Obama is trying to rouse voters with hope, while Hillary...

Eight Questions Super Tuesday Might Answer

What Super Tuesday may settle

(Newser) - The Washington Post runs down the major lessons to be learned fro Super Duper Tuesday:
  • Will either race end? The GOP candidate will almost definitely be decided; the Democratic nominee won't.
  • How do we score victories? The GOP has winner-take-all primaries; the Democrats will debate delegate count, popular vote, and
...

Invigorating, Unprecedented, Unforgettable
Invigorating, Unprecedented, Unforgettable
OPINION
Feb 5, 2008 12:31 PM CST

Invigorating, Unprecedented, Unforgettable

Analogies fail; there's never been an election like this one

(Newser) - Commentators have cast about for historical precedents for the 2008 race—Carter v. Ford in 1976, Hayes v. Tilden in 1876—but for the editor of Guardian America, the truth is simpler: There has never been an election like this one. As 24 states go to the polls, Michael Tomasky...

Candidates Plunge Into Tsunami
Candidates Plunge Into Tsunami
Feb 5, 2008 10:29 AM CST

Candidates Plunge Into Tsunami

Where the four frontrunners stand today

(Newser) - On the biggest primary voting day in American history, the Times offers snapshots of the four major campaigns:
  • Hillary Clinton is uneasy with the crucial tool of talking about herself and performs far better on small stages than on big ones.
  • Mitt Romney has finally settled on a pitch as
...

Clinton: In my White House, I'll Wear the Pantsuits

Hoarse hopeful banters with Letterman on Super Tuesday eve

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton showed off her lighter side in a Super Tuesday eve appearance on David Letterman, joking to the talk-show host that in her White House, "we'll know who wears the pantsuits." Clinton said she was hoarse from rooting for the Giants in a Minneapolis sports bar, and...

Super Delegates Will Crown Dem Nominee
Super Delegates Will Crown
Dem Nominee
OPINION
Feb 4, 2008 10:06 PM CST

Super Delegates Will Crown Dem Nominee

Blogger runs math, fears party choice will 'lack legitimacy'

(Newser) - So-called super delegates will end up crowning the Democratic presidential nominee, Open Left’s Chris Bowers blogs. Even if Hillary Clinton wins a whopping 937 delegates to Barack Obama’s 862 on Super Tuesday, she would have to score 76% of the rest to win the nod. That's where 796...

Hillary's Health Plan Covers 22 Million More
Hillary's Health Plan Covers 22 Million More
OPINION
Feb 4, 2008 8:53 PM CST

Hillary's Health Plan Covers 22 Million More

Her mandated policy trumps Obama's, NYT 's Paul Krugman writes

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have health plans that sound similar but are vastly different in effect, the New York Times' Paul Krugman writes. Obama wants to make coverage affordable in the hope that Americans will sign up—a change that seems unlikely considering current coverage patterns. But Hillary's plan...

Hillary Keeps Quiet About Corporate Years

Hopeful heralds her non-profit work over high-paying gigs

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton trumpets her non-profit work on the campaign trail rather than the 15 years she spent representing big companies for a corporate law firm, McClatchy Newspapers reports. She did do much public service work in Little Rock, but also sat on corporate boards (like Wal-Mart's) and battled disgruntled workers...

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