Monday, May 12, 2008

Election News

Superdelegates Put Obama Within Reach Of Goal

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama smiles as he arrives on stage for a primary night rally at North Carolina State University May 6, 2008 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Source: Win McNamee/Getty Images

Barack Obama's wave of superdelegate endorsements puts him within reach of the Democratic presidential nomination by the end of the primary season on June 3 — even if he loses half of the remaining six contests.

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  • Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., reacts to the crowd during a campaign rally in Logan, W. Va. Monday, May 12, 2008, in anticipation of the state's primary election Tuesday. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
    Analysis: Dems wonder about Clinton exit strategy AP - 1 hour, 16 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON - Once Hillary Rodham Clinton jumped into the presidential race with an "in it to win it" flourish. Now Democrats speculate endlessly about an exit strategy that she ponders privately, if at all.

  • Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., smiles while speaking at a town hall-style meeting in Charleston, W.Va., Monday, May 12, 2008, in anticipation of the state's primary election Tuesday. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
    Obama defends his patriotism, quarrels with McCain AP - 1 hour, 13 minutes ago

    CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Wearing a flag lapel pin, Sen. Barack Obama emphasized his patriotism and support for a strong and humane military Monday, while Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton implored West Virginians to sustain her hopes of somehow denying him the Democratic presidential nomination.

  • Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain speaks at the Vestas Training Facility in Portland, Ore., Monday May 12, 2008. (AP Photo/Greg Wahl-Stephens)
    McCain urges free-market principles to reduce global warming AP - 23 minutes ago

    PORTLAND, Ore. - John McCain broke with the Bush administration and Republican Party orthodoxy Monday as he not only declared global warming real, but reached out to Democrats and independents with a free-market solution that includes capping carbon-fuel emissions.

  • Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks at a town hall-style meeting in Charleston, W. Va., Monday, May 12, 2008, in anticipation of the state's primary election Tuesday.  (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
    Superdelegates put Obama within mathematical reach AP - 2 hours, 2 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON - Barack Obama's wave of superdelegate endorsements puts him within reach of the Democratic presidential nomination by the end of the primary season on June 3 — even if he loses half of the remaining six contests.

  • HRC courts media backlash, protest vote Politico - Sun May 11, 6:24 PM ET

    HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- There's a motivational shift afoot in Hillary nation.

  • Obama defends his patriotism, quarrels with McCain AP - 1 hour, 13 minutes ago
  • McCain urges free-market principles to reduce global warming AP - 23 minutes ago
  • Superdelegates put Obama within mathematical reach AP - 2 hours, 2 minutes ago
  • How to end a presidential campaign Politico - Mon May 12, 5:22 AM ET
  • Why Clinton's Continued Campaigning Is Good for the Dems at Newsweek - Mon, May 12, 2008
  • Evangelicals, Huckabee allied to sink McCain? at Chicago Sun-Times - Mon, May 12, 2008
  • Enemies of 'elite' Barack Obama show contempt for education at NY Daily News - Mon, May 12, 2008
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