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The Veteran Adviser Who Won't Let Hillary Give UpHarold Ickes is sometimes described as Hillary Clinton's "not so secret weapon". He is also a master of cut-throat politics and comes from a distinguished family of Democratic insiders. ...continue |
Updated Delegate Count, Post-Indiana and North CarolinaNow that we know the general outcomes from last night's two primaries, the estimated delegate counts are becoming clearer. The latest estimated counts for the Democratic candidates are after the jump. (Updated May 8 at 12:30 p.m. EDT/9:30 a.m. PDT) ...continue |
Republican Hispanic Conference to Court Hispanic vote in OrlandoFlorida's Republicans will gather Saturday in Orlando to shore up support among Hispanics as the presidential election nears -- part of a long-term strategy to earn the community's votes for good. Among the heavy-hitters attending the Republican Hispanic Conference: Luis Fortuno, the front-runner gubernatorial candidate from Puerto Rico; U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez; and Orlando's own U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez. ...continue |
Clinton Aide's Remark Fuels Talk of a Smooth Exit Elections 2008Top aide to Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday that he expected the Democratic nomination to be decided by mid-June, the first clear signal from her campaign that Clinton no longer necessarily plans to battle Senator Barack Obama until the Democratic national convention in August. ...continue |
Obama: Florida Delegates Will CountBarack Obama, growing confident he will be the Democratic presidential nominee, promised a group of uncommitted superdelegates on Thursday that Florida's delegation will be counted at the party's national convention this summer. ...continue |
All Eyes on the Democrats' SuperdelegatesSuperdelegates have been a focus since it became clear that Obama and Clinton are so close in the delegate count that superdelegates may decide the race. ...continue |
With No Clinton Sweep, Hispanic Superdelegates Now Reconsider ObamaLast night, Sen. Hillary Clinton made a claim to victory and vowed to campaign for the rest of the month, despite Sen. Barack Obama's growing lead among delegates in the Democratic nomination battle. In Indiana, 99% of the returns indicate that Clinton eked out a victory. Obama beat Clinton by 14 percentage points in North Carolina -- a state Clinton needed to win to reverse the course of the primary marathon heading into its final lap. ...continue |
West Virginia Next Stop for CandidatesThe Democratic primary and caucus dance moves to West Virginia, as both candidates claim momentum after splitting North Carolina and Indiana. ...continue |
Clinton Vows to Continue White House BidDemocratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton, clinging to a slim lead over Barack Obama in Indiana's primary Tuesday, made a pitch for campaign donations. ...continue |
Michigan Dems Weigh Delegate ProposalsDemocratic leaders in Michigan are mulling two plans that would allow the state's delegates to be seated at the party's national convention, officials said. ...continue |
A Range of Scenarios Open for Democracts, After NC and IN Primaries.The Democratic presidential primaries in North Carolina and Indiana on Tuesday allocated almost as many delegates as all the six contests that remain, but that does not mean the rest will be irrelevant - or that the race will necessarily end with the last of them June 3. ...continue |
McCain Says 'No' to Judicial ActivismSen. John McCain, R-Ariz., Tuesday in North Carolina said a president should do away with judicial activism and nominate judges who observe the rule of law. He indicated that Justices John Roberts and Samuel Alito "would serve as the model" for his nominees, should that responsibility fall to him. ...continue |
Clinton Shifts From Policy to PopulismHillary Rodham Clinton began the campaign in pearls, assembling a team of fundraisers that included luminaries from New York's financial services industry. She's ending it in pickup trucks, Dairy Queens and fire stations, taking a 2-by-4 to "Wall Street money brokers" and vowing to break up oil-rich OPEC. ...continue |
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Obama Intent on Running Out the ClockBarack Obama looks like the quarterback of a football team intent on running out the clock to preserve its lead in a championship game. By spurning future debates, he seeks to prevent giving rival Hillary Clinton a way to change the course of the game. He is playing it safe. As football fans can attest, that's often risky strategy. ...continue |