I don’t know that I would have made that claim a month ago, and certainly not before the Pennsylvania vote. But now, after Obama lost another high profile contest (PA) to Clinton, and especially in light of the newly fueled Reverend Wright controversy, I don’t see how anyone still sees momentum for this candidate? I see momentum [...]
In a Democratic Primary in North Carolina if it was held yesterday, 04/29/08, one week till votes are counted, the 15-point lead that Barack Obama has had for two months is obliterated, now standing at 5 points, Obama 49%, Clinton 44%. If the Democratic Primary was held in Kentucky today Hillary Clinton decisively defeats Barack Obama, [...]
This afternoon Obama responded to the Rev. Wright interview from yesterday, changing his reaction to the controversial speech of his minister. When Obama first responded to Wright’s rantings, he claimed he had never heard them preached before, but could not disown him, comparing Wright to a family member. Now Obama is claiming that perhaps he [...]
Over the weekend, the Obama campaign suffered a further disaster: the Reverend Jeremiah Wright finally seized his 15 minutes of fame.
Lured by the irresistible glow of the spotlight, the reverend launched a media blitz that took him from a softball interview with Bill Moyers on Friday, to a speech to a Detroit meeting of the [...]
During the April 16 debate between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, moderator George Stephanopoulos brought up “a gentleman named William Ayers,” who “was part of the Weather Underground in the 1970s. They bombed the Pentagon, the Capitol and other buildings. He’s never apologized for that.” Stephanopoulos then asked Obama to explain his relationship with Ayers. Obama’s answer: “The notion that somehow as a consequence [...]
Obama said:
I’m outraged by the comments that were made and saddened over the spectacle that we saw yesterday…I find these comments appalling. It contradicts everything that I’m about and who I am.
What Obama was really saying:
Damn it! Now, people will learn more about sermons I heard, with which I agreed and support while at church.
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Obama said:
What [...]
It seems one reason both Wright and Obama are in this mess is they share a way of thinking about themselves and their respective projects. Obama expressly said that Wright represents the “black community.” Wright says an attack on him is an attack on the “black Church.” Obama often suggests that a vote for him [...]
Was just talking to a shrewd friend. His take on the turn of events in the campaign and how it has affected Hillary Clinton (quoting roughly): “Hillary has shown a Nixonian resilience and she’s morphing into Scoop Jackson. She’s entering the culture war as a general. All of this has made her a far more [...]
Many years ago, a great hitter named Paul Waner was nearing the end of his long career. He entered a ballgame with 2,999 hits — one hit away from the landmark total of 3,000, which so many hitters want to reach, but which relatively few actually do reach.
Waner hit a ball that the fielder did [...]
Here are the facts, not the spin:
State Sen. Obama helped secure thousands in state money for a Chicago entrepreneur who had paid him as a legal adviser.
Robert Blackwell, the Chicago entrepreneur, also became an Obama donor.
Obama’s Ethics disclosure forms do not make the link clear.
William Ayers Employed Barack Obama for eight years.
The Los Angeles Times [...]
Much has been made of Barack Obama’s potential to put traditionally Republican states in play for the upcoming November election. Yet, there is a strong distinction between garnering new votes and securing votes in the most crucial states. It may well be true that Obama can narrow the margins of the 2004 election in states [...]
North Carolina Gov. Michael F. Easley will endorse New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton ’s bid for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination, a source close to the Clinton campaign confirmed Monday afternoon.
Easley could give Clinton a modest boost as she seeks to narrow a significant gap in the polls in a state in which the frontrunner for the Democratic [...]
Taken two hours before the polls closed in PA
55% of Americans say Clinton should remain in the race, even if she should lose in Pennsylvania.
Among Democrats, 59% say Clinton should remain in the race if she loses the Keystone State; 39% say she should drop out.
Among Republicans, 49% say Clinton should remain in the race [...]
