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Something strange happened to Chuck Hagel over the last couple of years: He started to turn into McCain. Not the McCain who's running for president this year, the McCain of old - the man who used to be a democrat's republican. Now Hagel's being discussed as a contender for Barack Obama's vice-presidential pick. A bold or political fantasy?Full Digg post: http://digg.com/politics/And_Obama_s_veep_is_a_Republican
http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/17/hagel_veep
YOUR HELP IS URGENTLY NEEDED Full Digg post: http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Obama_Campaign_Organizes_Flood_Relief
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/6/14/11500/3418/66/535887
Barack Obama effectively clinched the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday, based on an Associated Press tally of convention delegates, becoming the first black candidate ever to lead his party into a fall campaign for the White House.Full Digg post: http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/BREAKING_AP_Delegate_Tally_Obama_Clinches
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D912O5FG0&show_article=1
Prince George's County Executive Jack B. Johnson, a Democratic convention delegate pledged to support Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, said yesterday that he thinks Sen. Barack Obama has 'in a real sense' won the Democratic nomination and that he now plans to support Obama at the August convention.Full Digg post: http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/MD_Pledged_Delegate_Switches_Sides_Endorses_Obama
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/12/AR2008051202554.html?referrer=digg
Hoping to woo superdelegates, Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign has turned to the argument that she, not Sen. Obama, is the best Democrat to take on John McCain in the general election.Full Digg post: http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Obama_Seen_As_Stronger_Candidate_Versus_McCain
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/06/obama-seen-as-stronger-ca_n_100482.html
WASHINGTON — Barack Obama is closing in on Democratic presidential rival Hillary Rodham Clinton's advantage among superdelegates, building on his lead in the primary race even as he faces troubled times.Full Digg post: http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Obama_picks_UP_superdelegate_support
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/04/30/obama-closing-in-on-clint_n_99501.html
In a dramatic reversal, an Associated Press-Yahoo! News poll found that a clear majority of Democratic voters now say Sen. Barack Obama has a better chance of defeating Republican Sen. John McCain in November than Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.Full Digg post: http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Obama_overtakes_Clinton_in_electability_battle
http://news.yahoo.com/page/election-2008-political-pulse-obama-gains;_ylt=AnSj1jwgD_ig9njkf5FUNNGs0NUE
If the Democratic presidential race were a poker game, by now you'd have to suspect that Barack Obama's campaign is dealing from the bottom of the deck: Rarely a day goes by when it doesn't slap another ace down on the table.Full Digg post: http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Former_Clinton_Labor_Secretary_Robert_Reich_to_endorse_Obama
http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2008/04/heilemann_robert_reich_to_endo.html
Council member and newly-elected superdelegate Harry Thomas Jr., initially a supporter of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, is announcing in minutes that he will cast his vote at the Democratic National Convention in Denver for Sen. Barack Obama.Full Digg post: http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Clinton_superdelegate_switches_to_Obama
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/dc/2008/04/breaking_news_thomas_backs_oba.html
Michelle Obama appears as a guest of Stephen Colbert's on Comedy Central's The Colbert Report.Full Digg post: http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Michelle_Obama_on_The_Colbert_Report
http://youtube.com/watch?v=7AqmLH9z9Qw
Say what you want about Clinton's experience, she's a terrible leader. Her organization has been marred by incompetents + infighting. The icing on the cake was Mark Penn's firing this weekend. In stark contrast to this, is the campaign run by Senator Obama. He has expertly managed a massive political operation in a way no one has ever done before.Full Digg post: http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Obama_s_campaign_proves_he_s_a_better_executive_than_Clinton
http://www.eyesonobama.com/blog/content/id_13381/title_A-Better-Executive-Obama-or-Clinton/
An amazing story!
The Obama campaign returned a $100.00 donation check to a donor with a letter explaining why. The letter left the individual even more committed to Obama.Full Digg post: http://digg.com/politics/Obama_Didn_t_Want_My_Money
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/4/7/124812/3285/604/491642
With the Republican Nomination locked up for John McCain and his cross-party rivals duking it out, one would think that the GOP campaign staff would focus on raising money, finding a vice-president, and establishing a foundation of support.Full Digg post: http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Is_McCain_Fanning_the_Obama_Clinton_Flames
http://noozeez.com/clinton-mccain-obama/
Barack Obama has quickly made up the deficit he faced with Hillary Clinton earlier this week, with the latest Gallup Poll Daily tracking update on Democratic presidential nomination preferences showing 48% of Democratic voters favoring Obama and 45% Clinton.
Full Digg post: http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Gallup_Obama_recaptures_edge_over_Clinton
http://blogs.usatoday.com/onpolitics/2008/03/gallup-obama-re.html
(CNN) -- A majority of Democrats would like to see Barack Obama rather than Hillary Clinton win their party's presidential nomination, according to a national poll out Monday.
Full Digg post: http://digg.com/politics/POLL_Majority_of_Democrats_Support_Obama
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/17/poll.democrats/index.html
As the national finance chairman for Sen. Obama's campaign, Penny Pritzker has become a powerful force in the primaries. Over the past year, she and her team have raised more than $188 million- the largest sum ever amassed for a primary race. Full Digg post: http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Barack_Obama_s_Money_Maven
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120554763760338773.html?mod=hpp_us_inside_today
He filibustered telecom immunity, and now he's supporting Obama. His progressive credintials will likely give Obama a bigger boost coming into the March 4th primaries and caucuses.Full Digg post: http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Sen_Chris_Dodd_Has_Just_Endorsed_Obama
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gpX0l1Q8Tuizuh_axZJMThV8xEBgD8V222F82
Political cartoon perfectly summarizes this campaign. Ironically, Obama's not the black knight.Full Digg post: http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Monty_Python_and_Barack_Obama
http://cagle.com/working/080220/brookins.jpg
Tonight in Wisconsin Barack Obama responded to the charges by the Clinton campaign that his candidacy is just based upon "words and hopeful and that he lacks the "substance" that would enable him to be an effective leader. From C-SPAN. Vote Obama on Tuesday and make it 9 straight victories!
Full Digg post: http://digg.com/politics/Barack_Obama_Just_Words
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cd-AJeJvBE
To those who have known the candidate since boyhood, it’s not just those “dreams from my father” that make Obama a contender, but also his mother’s daring, his grandmother’s grit, and his own relentless drive. Full Digg post: http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Raising_Obama
http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2008/03/obama200803
The national executive board of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) endorsed Barack Obama Thursday evening.Full Digg post: http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/The_SEIU_Picks_Obama
http://www.motherjones.com/mojoblog/archives/2008/02/7234_breaking_seiu_e.html
While Obama was winning over Virginians he was not supposed to have a prayer with, McCain was losing some voters he must have.
Full Digg post: http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Purple_Obama
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080303/moser
Do you live in the following states? WA, ID, NV, UT, CO, ND, MN, IA, NE, KS, MO, AK LA, AL, GA, SC, VA, MD, ME, CT?
The Clinton campaign believes all these states which voted for Barack Obama aren't "significant" states according to Clinton pollster, Mark Penn, only Illinois fits that description. Show Hill what is significant and vote Obama!Full Digg post: http://digg.com/politics/Clinton_All_Obama_Wins_Besides_Illinois_Insignificant
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/178464.php
At 4:00 PM Pacific Time Tuesday CNN projected that Barack Obama won the Virginia primary by a substantial margin. While this contest was expected to go in Obama's favor, it could close the delegate gap between Clinton and Obama.Full Digg post: http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Barack_Obama_Wins_Virginia_Primary_By_a_Substantial_Margin
http://thefreshpolitical.blogspot.com/2008/02/obama-wins-virginia-by-substantial.html
A 17 year old Obama supporter in Maryland paved the way for herself and 50,000 other teens to vote in the the upcoming Feb 12th primary.Full Digg post: http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/17yo_Obama_Supporter_Helps_50_000_Others_Vote_in_MD_Primary
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/20/AR2008012002366.html?hpid=topnews
Despite claims from the Clinton camp they expected to win Maine, it looks like Obama has taken it. Yes we can!Full Digg post: http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Obama_wins_Maine
http://edition.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/state/#ME
Sen. Barack Obama won caucuses in Nebraska and Washington state and battled Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Louisiana primary Saturday night in a bid to chip away at her slender delegate lead in their historic race for the Democratic presidential nomination.Full Digg post: http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Obama_wins_Neb_AND_Wash_state
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080210/ap_on_el_pr/campaign_rdp
Little old ladies, college kids, a waitress from my favorite restaurant, and the pizza guy. This volunteer's account sums up a national sentiment about our possible next president.Full Digg post: http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/The_Obama_Volunteer_Vibe_Punks_and_Billionaires_2
http://www.divinecaroline.com/article/37963/43618
Sen. John McCain became the likely Republican nominee after Mitt Romney decided to suspend his campaign Thursday. Now, the Democrats are debating who would do better against the Arizona Republican. Obama leads McCain while Clinton is tied with McCain.Full Digg post: http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Analysis_Obama_has_advantage_in_head_to_head_with_McCain
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/08/20008.matchups.schneider/index.html
Washington Governor Chris Gregoire endorses ObamaFull Digg post: http://digg.com/politics/Breaking_Washington_Governor_Chris_Gregoire_endorses_Obama
http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/samgrahamfelsen/CGMrL
LIVE blog fundraising. Obama has exceeded the amount the Clinton campaign loaned itself in a matter of hours and the drive is still on. Can we exceed Ron Paul's $6 mill record?Full Digg post: http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Obama_5_3_mm_in_24_hrs_and_counting_breaking_Paul_record
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/2/6/21551/00927/43/451515
Today's "super Tuesday" is almost a nationwide primary, and is a very important day in America's presidential race. In the small, hope that I might help sway some of my readers to vote for Barack Obama, here are ten of my personal reasons for supporting Barack Obama as our next president.Full Digg post: http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/10_Reasons_Why_I_Support_Barack_Obama_for_President
http://blog.obiefernandez.com/content/2008/02/ten-reasons-why.html
Though Obama and Clinton would score easy points against McCain, Obama has an advantage. McCain can accuse Clinton of being just as complicit in the drive to war because she voted for the resolution that authorized the Iraq War. Whereas, Obama can say McCain showed poor judgment in going into Iraq and McCain has no defense to that.Full Digg post: http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Why_Obama_Is_Far_More_Likely_to_Beat_McCain
http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2008/02/01/obama-more-likely-to-beat-mccain/
California First Lady Maria Shriver is the surprise guest at the Oprah Winfrey/Caroline Kennedy/Michelle Obama rally at UCLA -- and she's come out for Barack Obama. She just took the stage to thunderous applause, saying, ''I'm standing here not because I'm cousins with her,'' she said, looking at her cousin, Caroline. Full Digg post: http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/California_First_Lady_Maria_Shriver_Endorses_Obama
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=14&entry_id=23955
The doors opened at 7 a.m., and organizers had planned for about 8,800 people. They were reconfiguring the arena and opening up additional space to let even more people in. The crowd was estimated at more than 14,000 by the Associated Press.Full Digg post: http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Panoramic_shot_14_000_strong_Obama_crowd_in_Boise
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2090/2237513684_576b50833f_o.jpg
Bill Gates has only made one presidential-candidate campaign donation this season, and it was to Barack Obama. Meanwhile, although Steve Jobs' wife Laurene has given nice sums to each of the three leading Democratic candidates, Barack appears to be the apple of her eye, if you calculate that in terms of dollars.Full Digg post: http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Obama_1_In_Gates_and_Jobs_Households
http://gizmodo.com/350866/obama-1-in-gates-and-jobs-households-donation+wise
Martha Raddatz of ABC news on Charlie Rose said that every soldier she spoke to is for Obama. They all feel that Obama will give America the strongest foreign standing because of his leadership ability. Former Bush adviser also confirm that his son in military also are supporting Obama. Watch the 2 min video yourself. Full Digg post: http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/ABC_Every_Soldier_I_talked_to_is_for_Obama
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1435522760162795549&q
It's time. Now. Before February 5th. If you wait, it'll be too late. You've won the popular vote, an Oscar and a Nobel Prize, and now it's time for you to give something backFull Digg post: http://digg.com/political_opinion/Al_Gore_Your_Country_Needs_You_Endorse_Barack_Obama_Now
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jason-rothenberg/al-gore-your-country-nee_b_83784.html
Exploiting a deep well of voter revulsion over partisan gridlock in Washington, Sen. Barack Obama is promising to do something that has not been done in modern U.S. politics: unite a coalition of Democrats, Republicans and independents behind an agenda of sweeping change.Full Digg post: http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/GOP_Doubts_Fears_Post_Partisan_Obama_2
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/06/AR2008010602402.html?nav=rss_email/components
"Senator Obama unequivocally opposes giving retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies and has cosponsored Senator Dodd's efforts to remove that provision from the FISA bill. Granting such immunity undermines the constitutional protections Americans trust the Congress to protect."Full Digg post: http://digg.com/politics/Obama_Supports_Dodd_on_Filibuster
http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/17/obamas-statement-on-dodd-and-filibuster/
Obligatory hilariously artless Taibbi quote:
"Obama is a dynamic, virile presence, a stark contrast to the bloated hairy shitbags we usually elect to positions of power in this country .Moreover, he completely lacks that air of grasping, gutter-scraping ambition sickness that follows most presidential hopefuls around like a rain cloud."Full Digg post: http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Obama_s_Surge_are_some_things_in_politics_still_not_rigged
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/17652931/obamas_moment
Obama faces many challenges in what he calls his "improbable candidacy," but few are as complex or emotional as the politics of race. Racial politics are a key source of his campaign's energy, but they could also be his undoing. Obama wants to be the nation's first black president. One eye-catching measure of Obama's broad support is hisFull Digg post: http://digg.com/politics/Across_The_Divide_How_Barack_Obama_Is_Shaking_Up_Old_Assumptions
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19651719/site/newsweek/page/0/
Sen. Barack Obama announced on Sunday he had raised $32.5 million for his presidential campaign in the past three months, the biggest quarterly fund-raising for any Democrat ever in a pre-election year.Full Digg post: http://digg.com/politics/Obama_Breaks_All_Records_Raises_32_500_000_in_3_Months
http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSN0135051620070701
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama laid out list of political shortcomings he sees in the Bush administration but said he opposes impeachment for either President George W. Bush or Vice President Dick Cheney. "I think you reserve impeachment for grave, grave breeches, and intentional breeches of the president's authority," he said.Full Digg post: http://digg.com/politics/Obama_Bush_Cheney_impeachment_not_acceptable
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/28/america/NA-POL-US-Obama-No-Impeachment.php
Barack Obama's letter to Howard Dean requesting that all video form the Democratic Presidential debate be released under a Creative Commons (Or other public domain) license. The letter also reinforces Obama's stance on matters of copyright and freedom of speech.Full Digg post: http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Obama_requests_presidential_debates_be_CC_licensed
http://www.lessig.org/blog/archives/003763.shtml
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama ridiculed Vice President Dick Cheney on Friday for saying Britain's decision to pull troops from Iraq is a good sign that fits with the strategy for stabilizing the country.Full Digg post: http://digg.com/politics/Obama_ridicules_Cheney_s_Iraq_comments_2
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1131AP_Obama_2008.html?source=mypi
I know that even a successful war against Iraq will require a US occupation of undetermined length, at undetermined cost, with undetermined consequences.I know that an invasion of Iraq without a clear rationale and without strong international support will only fan the flames of the Middle East.I am not opposed to all wars.I’m opposed to dumb wars.Full Digg post: http://digg.com/politics/Full_text_of_Barack_Obama_s_2002_Speech_Against_the_Iraq_War
http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Barack_Obama's_Iraq_Speech
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