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Roger Simon / The Politico:
Clinton targets pledged delegates — Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign intends to go after delegates whom Barack Obama has already won in the caucuses and primaries if she needs them to win the nomination. — This strategy was confirmed to me by a high-ranking Clinton official on Monday.
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philly.com:
John Baer: How Pa. extension benefited Clinton — HERE'S A LITTLE political banana peel. — Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign failed to file a full slate of convention delegate candidates for Pennsylvania's April 22 primary. — This despite the possibility the primary proves critical …
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Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Clinton Spokesperson Rules Out Pursuit Of Obama's Pledged Delegates — Hillary spokesperson Phil Singer is adamantly denying a report this morning in The Politico quoting an anonymous campaign official suggesting that the Clinton campaign will pursue Obama's pledged delegates. Singer sends me this:
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Hilzoy / The Daily Dish:
Pennsylvania Delegates: More Than You Want To Know — Via Matt Yglesias, it turns out that the Clinton campaign didn't manage to field a full slate of delegates in Pennsylvania: … My first reaction was to think: this probably has no practical effect, as long as the missing delegates are spread out among Congressional Districts.
Mosheh Oinounou / FOX Embeds:
Spousal Spat: Cindy McCain responds to Michelle Obama “proud” comments — Brookfield, WI — During her introduction of Sen. John McCain at a rally Tuesday, his wife Cindy took a shot at controversial comments made by another 2008 spouse yesterday. — “I am proud of my country. I don't know about you?
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Michelle Obama / CNN:
Cindy McCain, Michelle Obama in patriotism flap — (CNN) — Tuesday morning seemed to bring the debut of yet another McCain-Obama flap - this time, Cindy McCain and Michelle Obama. — As she introduced her husband John McCain, the likely Republican nominee, at a campaign event, Cindy McCain told the crowd I “am proud of my country.
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Jonathan V. Last / Weekly Standard:
Michelle's America — Mrs. Obama talks about herself and her country. — Madison, Wisconsin — Roughly 600 people gathered at the Capitol Theater in Madison's downtown Overture Center yesterday to listen to Michelle Obama make a pitch for her husband's presidential bid.
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:Feels Like The First Time — Does a hostility about one's own …
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
The courts and Congress affirmatively conceal and protect lawbreaking — In August, 2006, Judge Anna Diggs Taylor became the first federal judge ever to rule on the legality of the Bush administration's NSA warrantless spying program, and she ruled that the NSA program violated both statutory law …
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Obama Gaining Among Middle-Aged, Women, Hispanics — Also running even with Clinton among core Democrats — PRINCETON, NJ — The momentum in the Democratic nomination race has clearly swung toward Barack Obama. Not only has he won all of the post-Super Tuesday contests …
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Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Tracking Election 2008 — Based on polling conducted Feb. 16-18, 2008 — PRINCETON, NJ — Hillary Clinton has rebounded among Democrats in the Gallup Poll Daily tracking average for Feb. 16-18. She is now at 45% to Barack Obama's 46%. — Clinton was seven percentage points behind Obama in the Feb. 15-17 average.
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:Gallup Poll: Obama Gains Among Hispanics, Women And Middle-Aged
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Dick Polman's American Debate
Jennifer Parker / Political Punch:
Deval Patrick's Timeline Doesn't Mesh with Reality — Speaking to the New York Times Sunday, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick attempted to excuse his friend Sen. Barack Obama's lifting of part of his October 2006 “Just words” speech. — “In a telephone interview on Sunday …
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Will / Attytood:
A landmark day for bloggers — and the future of journalism — The George Polk Awards are kind of like the Golden Globes of American journalism . Not as well known as those Oscars of the news business, the Pulitzer Prize, the Polk Awards are nevertheless probably a close second in terms of prestige …
Big Tent Democrat / TalkLeft:
Ohio: Now A Contest Too — A new Survey USA poll: … This is more good news for the Democratic Party. Like Texas, this means the nomination can be won by Obama by winning a big contested state, leaving no doubt who “the people” have chosen. If Obama can win neither …
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CNN:
Castro resigns as president, state-run paper reports — HAVANA, Cuba (CNN) — Fidel Castro announced his resignation as president of Cuba and commander-in-chief of Cuba's military on Tuesday, according to a letter published in the state-run newspaper, Granma.
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Steven Walters / JSOnline:
Obama, on eve of vote, says the time is now — Senator touches on economy, security in Beloit — Beloit - In an emotional last-minute appeal to Wisconsin Democrats, presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama borrowed another phrase from slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr …
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Big Tent Democrat / TalkLeft:
What The Polls Predict — Chris Bowers has an excellent post analyzing what exactly can be gleaned from pre election polls in this contest. Chris' analysis demonstrates that Obama wildly overperformed polling in caucus states while Clinton overperformed polling in most primary states.
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Open Left
CNN:
Road to the White House — Please wait while we retrieve the data — Path to the Presidency — Our explainer lays out the steps a candidate must take to win the White House — Follow the Primaries and Caucuses — The Race So Far — Click on highlighted states for results, exit polls
Big Tent Democrat / TalkLeft:
Sexism From Howard Fineman — Yes, it's me again. The PC police guy. And predictably, I have a problem with this: … (Emphasis supplied.) Yep, predictably, I see stating that a female candidate is merely a dummy for her ventriloquist husband is sexist. — I am predictable that way.
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