Bruce Springsteen publicly endorsed Barack Obama today, the latest in a series of celebrity endorsements for the Illinois senator, and one that could prove significant in building the presidential candidate’s support amongst white, working-class males. In the announcement posted on his website, Springsteen said that Obama “speaks to the America I’ve envisioned in my music […]
Mark Penn, the controversial chief strategist and adviser to the Clinton campaign, has resigned, effective immediately. Penn, who has maintained a close relationship with the Clintons since guiding President Clinton’s reelection campaign in 1996, has recently proven a political embarrassment to Sen. Hillary Clinton, after it was discovered the lobbyist was privately representing the very […]
With a strong victory in the Mississippi primary last night for Senator Barack Obama and the delegate count looking increasingly grim for Senator Hillary Clinton, the race for the Democratic nomination is getting nasty. Earlier this week, former Congresswoman and Clinton supporter Geraldine Ferraro sparked a firestorm of controversy for saying that Obama was “lucky” […]
It didn’t take long to set the tone at last night’s Democratic Debate in Cleveland, Ohio.
Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama opened what many are calling the most contentious debate yet with a particularly heated exchange over the candidates’ respective health care plans.
Ignoring the intervention of moderator Brian Williams, Clinton and Obama dueled an incredible […]
The New York Times reported today that “morale is low” amongst Hillary Clinton’s campaign staffers, as the group attempts to rally an electoral comeback against frontrunner Barack Obama. With campaign insiders and political analysts alike calling March 4’s Texas and Ohio contests vital to the success of either campaign, the New York Times report paints […]
What better a place for a photo op than the Cheese State? Senator Barack Obama got just that tonight with a victory in the Wisconsin primary, advancing his winning streak over rival Senator Hillary Clinton to nine.
Up until today’s very contest, many polls and analysts had given Clinton the advantage in a historically conservative state […]
With all of the issues being discussed in the 2008 election, the one issue none of the candidates will touch may be one of the most important.
After eight consecutive victories, including wins in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. last night, Senator Barack Obama has wrestled the advantage from former front-runner Senator Hillary Clinton in the race for the Democratic nomination.
Just hours after announcing the departure of her campaign manager, Senator Hillary Clinton suffered the last of a series of weekend defeats that left rival candidate Barack Obama with crucial momentum heading into the nation’s final nominating contests. On Saturday, Obama scored victories in Louisiana, Nebraska, Washington and the Virgin Islands, and today completed a […]
President Bush used a morning speech before the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington to rally a divided Republican Party and all but explicitly endorse Senator John McCain (R-AZ) as the man to succeed him in 2009.
“The stakes in November are high,” said the president. “…Prosperity and peace are in the balance. So with […]