Posted on June 10th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
Marc Ambinder reports today that “multiple Democratic sources” say Hillary Clinton, “in a series of private conversations and conference calls, continues to urge her pledged delegates to vote for Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention.”
Clinton plans a series of calls with superdelegates, interest groups and state delegations over the next few days. (One of […]
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Posted on June 4th, 2008 by Gilbert Martinez
Yes. I’m not sure we will fix future primary seasons otherwise. It will also be good to get the Superdelegates on the record giving the nomination to the person who received fewer votes, which is really why they are all calling for Hillary to drop out. But going to Denver gives us time to evaluate […]
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Posted on June 3rd, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
AP News is all about jumping the gun today. First they broke with a story that Hillary would concede tonight (see below), and that was wrong. Now they are claiming that by their tally, “Obama effectively clinches nomination.”
The AP tally was based on public commitments from delegates as well as more than a dozen private […]
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Posted on June 3rd, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
If you scan through the headlines today you’ll find a wealth of confusion as the last primaries are getting under way in South Dakota and Montana. Obama is pushing to claim victory, and AP News reported that Clinton is set to concede (more on that to come).
Chris Cillizza notes that “American Research Group released surveys yesterday […]
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Posted on June 2nd, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
As I reported here earlier today, the Clinton campaign pushed back on the buzz that Hillary was readying to concede in New York tomorrow night with a strong message that she is not conceding. However, Marc Ambinder notes, while there are no plans for a concession tomorrow night, the Clinton campaign projects “that Clinton will […]
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Posted on June 2nd, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
There’s been rampant speculation in the media and blogosphere today that Hillary Clinton is preparing to concede, starting with the buzz about her plans to spend election night in New York tomorrow night down to Marc Ambinder’s musing on “Clinton Campaign staffers and former campaign staffers are being urged by the Clinton campaign’s finance department […]
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Posted on May 31st, 2008 by Alegre
Well as you might have guessed, I was at the protest in DC today as the DNC’s Rules and Bylaws Committee (RBC) met to decide what to do with the votes my family all cast back in Michigan, and those in Florida.
We turned up to make our voices heard in the hopes that the RBC […]
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Posted on May 31st, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
I’m still shaking my head in wonderment over the deal forged at the DNC’s Rules Committee Meeting today. In a nutshell, as Marc Ambinder notes, “Clinton nets 24 delegates out of the day.” Read Ambinder’s take on the closing moments of the meeting. Needless to say there are some unhappy campers all the way around. […]
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Posted on May 31st, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
The discussion over seating the delegates for Michigan and Florida at the DNC Rules Committee meeting is raging on today.
Carl Levin (above), Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, Ron Gettelfinger and Debbie Dingell weigh in on “why Michigan Democrats must be seated” in an OP/ED in the Detroit News today:
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Posted on May 30th, 2008 by Stuart O'Neill
As we discussed earlier today, Obama is finally getting some detailed Traditional Media attention. The WSJ says today:
As smart and credentialed as he is, Sen. Obama is often an indifferent speaker without a teleprompter. He has large gaps in his knowledge base, and is just as likely to dig in and embrace a policy misstatement […]
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Posted on May 27th, 2008 by Alegre
It’s a simple question for you - the members of the DNC’s Rules and Bylaws Committee, who’ll be deciding on the future of our party on Saturday.
Folks are talking about the tough decision you’ll have to make in DC on Saturday.
They say you might seat half the delegates from Florida and Michigan, thereby cutting the […]
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Posted on May 27th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
I got this in my inbox earlier today… I’m busy, busy… But, I think this video speaks for itself:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgyqWydgLz0
The Caucus has more on the protests planned for the upcoming rules committee meeting.
UPDATE: I highly recommend reading “Caucuses vs. Primaries : A Report” at TalkLeft.
UPDATE 2: Read Alegre’s post: So - Who’ll Be Next?
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