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Click here to visit the new home of Politics Daily!As President Obama hits the campaign trail on behalf of Democrats in off-year elections, some Democrats say they are struggling with what they call the "Obama hangover," making it more difficult to recruit volunteers and generate the same level of enthusiasm, the Los Angeles Times reports. The Democrats are trying to win gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and Virginia, and a special election race in upstate New York for a seat that had been held by the Republicans. But incumbent New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine finds himself in a tight race, Virginia Democrat Creigh Deeds appears to be fading ...
We all know that it gets more expensive to run for president with every new election. In addition, the longer you remain competitive in a race, the more money you'll end up spending. So, it should come as no surprise that Hillary Clinton ended up spending a whole lot of her own money in her quest to become the Democratic nominee. How much, exactly? From Bloomberg news:Hillary Clinton formally wrote off the $13.2 million she lent her presidential campaign, helping to smooth the way for her Senate confirmation as U.S. secretary of state. Forgiving the debt moves Clinton closer to formally ...
A few of of Hillary Clinton's most ardent supporters have recently come out with statements that their candidate might deem a tad "off-message." The gist? Clinton has no shot at winning the nomination if she does not succeed in winning the popular vote. Here's PA. Congressman John Murtha:"She has to be ahead in the popular vote to have any chance at all of getting this nomination."And via NBC, comes word that New Jersey Governor John Corzine feels the same way:Gov. John Corzine, a Clinton superdelegate, just said on CNBC's Squawk Box that he reserves the right to change his vote from Hillary ...
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