Delegates

Memo to the Superdelegates: If You Want to Win

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 04.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Delegates, Mccain, Obama, Clinton, Primary, Superdelegates, Obama Electoral Votes, Hillary Electoral Votes, Electoral Votes, Politics News
Reese Schonfeld

When it comes to the general election, electoral votes are the only ones that count, and, as I write this, Hillary is 20% ahead in that critical category.

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Slouching Toward Denver

Matthew Mundy | Posted 04.24.2008 | Home

Read More: Pledged Delegates, Delegates, Democratic Nomination, Barack Obama, Senator Clinton, Indiana, Superdelegates, Super Delegates, North Carolina, Obama, Hillary Clinton, Democratic Convention, Home News
Matthew Mundy

For the Hillary-truthers, it's now the popular vote that matters. But Hillary won't win the popular vote. So this is the moment that matters for the party and for Hillary. Choose: ultimate victory or agonizing defeat.

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Democratic Delegate Count Update

Huffington Post | Posted 04.23.2008 | Politics

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via Real Clear Politics: After Tuesday's Pennsylvania Primary, the Democratic delegate count stands as follows: Obama: 1485 pledged, 235 super, 1720...

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A Big Win in Pennsylvania, But Not Nearly Big Enough To Change The Math

M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 04.23.2008 | Home

Read More: Delegates, Clinton, Pennsylvania Primary, Democratic Election, Democratic Primary, Superdelegates, Obama, Hillary Clinton, Pennsylvania, Barack Obama, Indiana, North Carolina, Election 2008, Off the Bus, Breaking Off the Bus News, Offthebus, Home News
M.S. Bellows, Jr.

Americans love both winners and quixotic heroes who do great things in a losing cause. Last night in Pennsylvania, Hillary Clinton was both: she won and so continues on in her sad adventure.

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Open Letter To PA Democrats: Vote For The Party And The Nation

Tom Douglas | Posted 04.20.2008 | Home

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Tom Douglas

I know Pennsylvanians and they don't tolerate B.S. It's time for Hillary to quit, before she fracks things up for all of us. PA voters should send her a clear signal with a resounding defeat tomorrow.

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Philadelphia: ABC's Bitter Tabloid Debate

Beverly Davis | Posted 04.17.2008 | Home

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Beverly Davis

This debate was about the moderators. What new information did we learn? Only that the tabloid questions aimed especially at Senator Obama didn't knock him off his mark.

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Sen. Obama, CA Progressives Thank You

Marcy Winograd | Posted 04.11.2008 | Politics

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Marcy Winograd

Thank you, Barack Obama, and thank you, grassroots activists, for urging a reconsideration of the delegate pruning announced just 24 hours earlier.

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Throw Out the Rove-era Election Map For November

Daniel Nichanian | Posted 04.10.2008 | Home

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Daniel Nichanian

Obama and McCain are both up in states mostly abandoned by their parties and down where previous nominees have been strong.

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Obama's "Big Tent" Campaign Cuts Out The Little People In California

Nathaniel Bach | Posted 04.09.2008 | Home

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Nathaniel Bach

I was excitedly telling everyone that I was running to be an Obama delegate from California to the Democratic National Convention, until the campaign cut me and 900 others from the list last night.

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State Of The Race: Superdelegates Moving To Obama

Daniel Nichanian | Posted 04.08.2008 | Home

Read More: Delegates, Pennsylvania, Clinton, Tom Harkin, Mark Wilcox, Superdelegate, Hillary Clinton, Obama, North Carolina, Margaret Campbell, Nomination, Home News
Daniel Nichanian

Hillary is not a "dead woman walking," yet. She's not yet a Ralph Nader or even a Mike Huckabee. There is still a coherent scenario that could lead to Clinton's nomination. But not for long.

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My Conversation with David Axelrod

Charlie Rose | Posted 04.04.2008 | Politics

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Charlie Rose

2008-04-04-axelrodrose.jpgI spoke to David Axelrod, Chief Strategist for the Obama campaign, last night about where he sees the race.

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Deja Vu: 2008 as 1968

Stephen B. Cohen | Posted 03.26.2008 | Politics

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Stephen B. Cohen

The 2008 superdelegates, like the unelected delegates in 1968, once again could split the party and help elect a Republican.

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We Are Here Because Of Ashley

Karen Russell | Posted 03.18.2008 | Politics

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Karen Russell

The cynics will continue to blather on about Rev. Wright and the politics of guilt by association. Others, like me, will be inspired by Obama's call to action and continue this provocative and healing dialogue on race.

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There Shan't Be Blood: An Outline to a Democratic Drama in 3 Acts

Will Bower | Posted 03.12.2008 | Home

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Will Bower

Is there a chance for a happy ending to the Democratic nominating drama?

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Worries About a Florida Primary Do-Over Through Vote By Mail

Rick Hasen | Posted 03.08.2008 | Politics

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Rick Hasen

The worst-case scenario for a Florida do-over is that the race is exceedingly close, and credible questions are raised about the fairness of the voting process.

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The Math

Mark Kleiman | Posted 03.08.2008 | Politics

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Mark Kleiman

Obama is never going to win a mud-fight with people who think that mud-slinging is "the fun part." But he doesn't have to.

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It's the Delegates, Stupid!

Robert Guttman | Posted 03.07.2008 | Politics

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Robert Guttman

There's something troubling when a candidate who is behind in the delegate count talks about putting the person who is currently ahead in the race on her ticket in second place as the vice-presidential candidate.

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Nickel and Diming Our Way to a Democratic Nominee

Edward Ugel | Posted 03.07.2008 | Politics

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Edward Ugel

My issue lies with both campaigns. All I see are folks who care more about winning than about being right or doing right by and for their party. The Democratic party is tearing itself apart from within.

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Democrats Face Deadlock Over Michigan And Florida Delegates

New York Times | JOHN M. BRODER | Posted 03.06.2008 | Politics

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With the two Democratic presidential candidates in near-deadlock and battling for every delegate, party leaders and the rival campaigns started search...

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Florida And Michigan Governors: Give Us Our Delegates

New York Times | Sarah Wheaton | Posted 03.05.2008 | Politics

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Florida's Republican governor and Michigan's Democratic governor have one major gripe in common: the national parties have punished both of their stat...

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Midnight At The Ping Pong Presidential Primary

Gloria Feldt | Posted 03.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Superdelegates, Delegates, Ohio Primary, Hillary Clinton, Paul Begala, Texas Primary Results, Barack Obama, Democratic Nominee, Politics News
Gloria Feldt

I might be super sappy, having cut my teeth in grassroots Texas politics three eventful decades ago, but I do believe both candidates keep getting better at their game.

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The Campaign of Magical Thinking

Jennifer Nix | Posted 03.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Magical Thinking, Delegates, Harold Ickes, Democratic Nomination, Ohio, Superdelegates, Fear-Mongering, Texas, Democrats, Clinton, Obama, Politics News
Jennifer Nix

With Clinton's inevitability turned to dust and her losses in 11 straight contests pointing to the likely end of her campaign, her staffers are busying themselves with ominous tasks to fend off the shock.

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Clinton Adds a Half Delegate

AP | STEPHEN OHLEMACHER | Posted 02.27.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's half delegate has a new friend _ one of equal stature no less. The Democrats Abroad, a group sanctio...

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Clinton Faces Daunting Delegate Deficit

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 02.20.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton must win 57 percent of the remaining primary and caucus delegates to erase Barack Obama's le...

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Republican Slime Machine Goes After Obama with New Plagiarism Charges

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 02.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Delegates, Just Words, Convention, Republican Smear Machine, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Presidential Primary, Plagiarism, Dirty Politics, Republican National Committee, Karl Rove, Rnc, Deval Patrick, David Axelrod, Politics News
Blake Fleetwood

It's as if they were just waiting for Obama to become the frontrunner. Following the "Just Words" borrowing from Gov. Deval Patrick (D-MA), the Repu...

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