(Via Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire.)
Is this the start of a drum beat? Following yesterday’s declaration by Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT) that Sen. Barack Obama has already won the Democratic presidential race, Vermont Public Radio reports that Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) is calling on Sen. Hillary Clinton to drop out.
Said Leahy: “There is no way that […]
(Via Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire.)
According to analysis by CQ MoneyLine, John Edwards’ former donors broke toward Sen. Barack Obama by a 2-to-1 margin over Sen. Hillary Clinton in February, the first full month after Edwards dropped out of the Democratic presidential nomination fight.
The analysis “identified 287 former Edwards contributors who donated to Obama for the […]
(Via OpenLeft.)
Naming a Vice-President is particularly key, as it would accomplish many goals at once. First, obviously, it would make him look like the presumptive nominee. Second, it would provide him with a powerful new surrogate on the campaign trail, one who could possibly match Bill Clinton. Third, the right vice-presidential choice could actually secure […]
(Via Open Left.)
The funniest thing about the Liebercrat letter threatening Nancy Pelosi and the DCCC is the inflated sense of influence these donors think they have. 20 big donors threaten to pull their support for the DCCC, eh? Let’s just assume for a moment that all 20 maxed out to the DCCC in 2005-2006, collectively […]
(Via The Huffington Post.)
Democratic Party chief Howard Dean says Barack Obama, Hillary Rodham Clinton and their supporters should beware of tearing each other down, demoralizing the base and damaging the party’s chances of winning the White House in November.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Dean also said he hopes the Democratic nominee will be […]
(Via CNN.com.)
MoveOn.org, a grassroots powerhouse that supports Sen. Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination, launched a fundraising drive Thursday to counter Sen. Hillary Clinton’s wealthy supporters.
Her supporters have recently argued with their checkbooks that superdelegates should vote their conscience at the Democratic National Convention in August.
MoveOn’s drive sets up a face-off that illustrates the […]
(Via Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire.)
The Los Angeles Times: “Campaign sources indicate Obama hopes to roll out a series of such
endorsements and announcements during the long run-up to the
Pennsylvania primary April 22 to create a sense of momentum. There’s
still former Sen. John Edwards out there and, of course, former senator, former vice president and former presidential […]
(Via The Huffington Post | Full News Feed.)
Ever since Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton started running for president, her team has argued that she is more electable than Senator Barack Obama: more experience, as first lady and senator; more spine, after years fighting Republicans; and more popular with key voter blocs, like women, Hispanics and the […]
(Via Balloon Juice.)
Nobody who pays the faintest attention thinks that Shiite Iran has or wants anything to do with the Sunni radicals in al Qaeda. For one thing bin Laden’s Iraq branch spends more energy slaughtering Shiites than it does attacking us. Sounds like a great program for Shiite Ayatollah Khamenei to promote, […]
