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Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Geoffrey Garin: Obama's Small-Town Comments Would Damage Him In General Election — And Super-Dels Should Consider Them — Hillary chief strategist Geoffrey Garin dramatically raised the stakes in the battle over Barack Obama's comments about small-town America, saying in an interview that they would be …
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Ezra Klein / American Prospect:
OBAMA TURNS ALL THOMAS FRANK ON US. — I'm not really sure what the big deal over Obama's comments in SF is supposed to be (save that the media and Clinton and McCain are saying they will be a big deal, and thus making them a big deal), but Marc Ambinder has the least hysterical rundown I've seen …
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Democratic And Republican Critics Blast Obama's “Small-Town” Comments Calling It Presidential Disqualifier — If someone wanted to see how early 21st century American politics operates, they need look no further than the current (growing) flap over politically flat-footed comments Senator Barack Obama …
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Noam Scheiber / The New Republic:
Clinton Campaign Further Strengthens the Democratic Party — In light of the Clinton campaign's response to Obama's ill-advised comments on small-town inhabitants, it's become obvious that Jon Chait and I were way off base arguing that the extended primary is killing the party.
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Victor Davis Hanson / The Corner:
The McGovernization of Obama — I still believe that by August, Obama, the half-term rookie Senator, will have become the second George McGovern. Cf. his latest declaration to the Marin County faithful (coming on the heels of the crazy anti-Semitic rant of Rev. Eric Lee, a prominent LA Obama supporter):
Dotcomabc / Political Radar:
Obama Explains ‘Bitter’ Comments, but Rivals Pile On — ABC News' Sunlen Miller and Eloise Harper report: Barack Obama, D-Ill., went further than he has before in admitting that he did not express himself as well as he could have in his initial comments at a San Francisco fundraiser this week about …
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Obama tries again: You know, I probably could have said it better — His team's had time now to sand down the edges of the spin, so here's the more polished version of last night's Cliff's Notes reading of “What's the Matter with Kansas?” The nut graf via ABC:
Hindrocket / Power Line:IS OBAMA'S CAMPAIGN OVER?
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Hillary hits Obama on faith, guns — Yesterday, Clinton hit Obama for calling Pennsylvanians “bitter,” ground on which he fairly ably engaged. — Today, she's onto the other half of his San Francisco remarks, in which he linked economic frustration to clinging to religion and guns …
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Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Obama Tries to Limit Fallout Over ‘Bitter’ Remark — MUNCIE, Ind. — Senator Barack Obama on Saturday rebutted criticism that has enveloped his campaign over a comment he made last Sunday that many working-class voters are angry and bitter over economic conditions in America …
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Associated Press:
Obama concedes remarks were ill chosen — MUNCIE, Ind. - Democrat Barack Obama on Saturday conceded that comments he made about bitter working class voters who “cling to guns or religion” were ill chosen, as he tried to stem a burst of complaints that he is condescending.
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CNN:
Clinton backer: Superdelegates need to consider ‘bitter’ remark — INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (CNN) — Sen. Evan Bayh, Hillary Clinton's top backer in the May 6 primary state of Indiana, argued Saturday that superdelegates need to evaluate Barack Obama's “bitter” remarks when deciding who to back for the Democratic nomination.
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:Obama on tradition — In Muncie, he takes another pass …
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Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:Opponents Call Obama Remarks ‘Out of Touch’
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Isaac Chotiner / The New Republic:Obama's None-Too-Bright Remarks
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Noam N. Levey / Los Angeles Times:
Clinton's record shows trade support — On the trail, the candidate has made a point of critiquing free trade agreements, saying they cost U.S. jobs. — WASHINGTON — Campaigning across Pennsylvania and other sections of the Rust Belt in recent months, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has stressed …
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Mark Z. Barabak / Los Angeles Times:Why Gov. Bill Richardson didn't endorse Clinton
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Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
Administration Set to Use New Spy Program in U.S. — Congressional Critics Want More Assurances of Legality — The Bush administration said yesterday that it plans to start using the nation's most advanced spy technology for domestic purposes soon, rebuffing challenges by House Democrats over the idea's legal authority.
Garry Wills / New York Review of Books:
Two Speeches on Race — Of the two speeches discussed here, Senator Barack Obama's speech at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on March 18, 2008, is available at www.barackobama.com and Abraham Lincoln's at the Cooper Union in New York on February 27, 1860, is available at showcase.netins.net.
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