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The Race in Recap
By David Knowles - Politics DailyThis weekend brought us a slew of articles dissecting what happened in the Democratic race for the nomination. But the good people at Slate have put together the definitive post-mortem. For all of you Monday morning quarterbacks, it's worth a look back at all of the incredible twists and turns of this historic contest. Enjoy: ...
SuperDelegate Avalanche as Polls Close
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyThe Obama campaign sent this press release via email at 10:05 pm: 26.5 Superdelegates Endorse Barack Obama As polls close in the final two contests, Democratic leaders from across the country pledge their votes to Obama CHICAGO, IL-With polls now closed in the final two contest of this historic race for the Democratic nomination, 26.5 superdelegates pledged their votes for Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention in Denver. The superdelegates hail from every region of the country and every level of the Democratic Party leadership.So, this is the proverbial fork. Brief commentary, ...
Obama Effectively Clinches Nomination
By David Knowles - Politics DailyThe AP is reporting that the flood of superdelegates has now put Obama over the top. From their story:The AP tally was based on public commitments from delegates as well as more than a dozen private commitments. It also included a minimum number of delegates Obama was guaranteed even if he lost both of the final two primaries in South Dakota and Montana later in the day.So there you have it. History was made today.All day long a steady stream of superdelegates had been going Obama's way. The Chicago Tribune reported that at least 25 superdelegates were "poised" to endorse Obama after tonight's ...
Clinton Campaign: She Won't Concede
By Liza Porteus Viana - Politics DailyClinton campaign chairman Terry McAuliffe said "absolutely not" when asked by CNN just before 11:30 a.m. today, if Hillary Clinton will be conceding to Barack Obama tonight."They are 100 percent reporting incorrectly," McAuliffe said when asked if AP was misreporting the story. According to AP, Clinton will acknowledge that Obama has the number of delegates needed to clinch the Democratic nomination if - or rather, when - he reaches the number of delegates needed. The AP cited two senior campaign officials. But McAuliffe said he didn't know who those two officials were that formed the basis ...
Big Hillary Speech Tonight
By Dave - Politics DailyHuffington Post: Hillary Clinton has summoned top donors and backers to attend her New York speech tomorrow night in an unusual move that is being widely interpreted to mean she plans to suspend her campaign and endorse Barack Obama - if not that night, within a day or two. Obama and Clinton spoke Sunday night and agreed that their staffs should begin negotiations over post-primary activities, according to reliable sources. In addition to seeking Obama's help in raising money to pay off some $20 million-plus in debts, Clinton is known to want Obama to assist black officials who endorsed her ...
Obama's Magic Number
By David Knowles - Politics DailyThis weekend was more dizzying than a David Copperfield performance. O.K., maybe not, but it was eventful nonetheless. The Rules and Bylaws Committee apportioned delegates from Florida and Michigan. Puerto Rico held its primary. And a few superdelegates have stepped forward and declared. The upshot? Barack Obama's new magic number is 2,118 delegates. He is now 39.5 delegates shy of clinching the nomination. Hillary Clinton now has 1,916 delegates. There are 31 delegates still up for grabs in Montana and South Dakota. ...
Hillary's from Mars, Barack's from Venus
By David Knowles - Politics DailyFight! Fight! Fight! That's been Hillary Clinton's mantra in the primary election. Indeed, if one word seemed to sum up her existence it was "fighter." She launched her campaign with assurances that she knew how to fight Republicans. Then regularly proclaimed she'd fight for hardworking Americans. Along the way she promised to wipe Iran off the map if it started something with Israel, and also likened herself to that other great white hope, Rocky Balboa. Even now, as the final contests will shut the door on her presidential bid, her supporters are urging her to Fight! Fight! Fight!Barack ...
No Quit in Clinton
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyFresh off another lopsided win over Sen. Barack Obama in the Puerto Rico Democratic primary, Sen. Hillary Clinton is carrying her campaign through the finish line and making plans to keep on running. The Democratic primary season officially ends on Tuesday with the last two primary states of Montana and South Dakota. But thanks to the ruling of the Rules and Bylaws Committee of the Democratic National Committee on Saturday, Sen. Obama now cannot secure the magic number of delegates needed to clinch the nomination by winning primary contests. Sen. Clinton's campaign sees that as a new ...
Carville: Obama Will Beat McCain
By David Knowles - Politics DailyIn two different interviews today--one with ABC's Diane Sawyer, and another with TPM's Greg Sargent--Hillary Clinton loyalist James Carville undercut a key rationale for Clinton staying in the race. According to Carville, Barack Obama will beat John McCain in the fall contest. True, he thinks that Hillary would win by a greater margin, but he believes that the Illinois Senator would as well:Asked if he thought Obama would beat McCain, Carville said, "I think he will. I think Democrats will win in November... There's a crushing desire for change in this country. No one has seen a party or brand ...
Hillary's SuperDelegate Junk Mail
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyThe Clinton campaign sent out a press release yesterday, along with 16 pages of attachments, announcing that they had sent their best pitch to all of the superdelegates. WHY HILLARY IS THE STRONGEST CANDIDATE *In a letter and memo sent to superdelegates today, Hillary lays out the case for why she is the strongest candidate to put together a winning coalition and beat John McCain in the Fall. I took a thorough look at the documents, which included a letter to the Supes, an 11 page presentation, and a map key. I have to say, this packet makes some good points, but none of them has a lot to do ...
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