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McKinnon Confirms He'll Leave McCain if Obama Wins more similar news »
The National Journal runs an interesting interview with GOP media strategist Mark McKinnon who says he still leave Sen. John McCain's campaign if Sen. Barack Obama wins the Democratic nomination.
"Well, this goes back to a memo that I wrote to the campaign when I came
aboard more than a year and a half ago, and I simply let them know that
I had spent time with Obama and read his book and I like the guy. I
think he has strong character and a fascinating life story, and I
disagree with him fundamentally on issues like Iraq and trade and a
number of others. But I just flashed forward to the improbable
scenario, at that time seemingly improbable, that John McCain and
Barack Obama might face off against one other. And I just told them at
the time that I thought that I would be uncomfortable being on the
front lines -- being as aggressive as you need to be in a presidential
campaign -- and not only that I would be uncomfortable, but that it
would be bad for the campaign, and that if that circumstance were to
come to be, that I would just take a step to the sidelines and continue
to support John McCain 100 percent and be No. 1 fan and cheerleader.
But just kind of take myself out of the front lines."
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ARG Poll: Clinton Up By Double Digits in Pennsylvania more similar news »
A new American Research Group poll in Pennsylvania shows Sen. Hillary Clinton leads Sen. Barack Obama, 51% to 39%.
Key findings: Obama leads among men 51% to 38% and Clinton leads among women 61% to 30%. Clinton leads among white voters 60% to 30% and Obama leads among African American voters 83% to 11%. Obama leads 46% to 43% among likely primary voters under 50 and Clinton leads 60% to 32% among likely primary voters 50 and older.
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Gore Weighs In more similar news »
In his first statement on the matter in months, Al Gore said that he expects the Democratic presidential nomination
fight will "resolve itself" before the party's convention in late
August, according to the Associated Press.
Said Gore: "What have we got, five months left? I think it's going to resolve itself. But we'll
see."
Gore didn't elaborate on how he expects the nomination to be decided before the convention in Denver.
Political Insider: Gore to the rescue?
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Obama Begins Push in Pennsylvania more similar news »
Sen. Barack Obama's bus tour of Pennsylvania "will alert the political universe that he is indeed making a run at a state that some thought he might duck," the New York Times reports.
"Certainly for Mrs. Clinton, it is do or die. For Mr. Obama, the mission is less stark but no less urgent. A strong showing, if not a victory, would keep his accumulated lead in delegates and in the popular vote more or less intact. And it would puncture Mrs. Clinton's argument to superdelegates that he is a flawed candidate who cannot compete in the big closely contested states."
Said one Obama backer: "We win if we lose by only five points. The immediate goal is for us not to lose by 10 points. But if she loses by a point, she's out."
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Leahy Urges Clinton to Quit Race more similar news »
Is this the start of a drum beat?
Following yesterday's declaration by Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT) that Sen. Barack Obama has already won the Democratic presidential race, Vermont Public Radio reports that Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) is calling on Sen. Hillary Clinton to drop out.
Said Leahy: "There is no way that Senator Clinton is going to win enough delegates to get the nomination. She ought to withdraw and she ought to be backing Senator Obama. Now, obviously that's a decision that only she can make frankly I feel that she would have a tremendous career in the Senate."
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Casey to Endorse Obama in Pennsylvania more similar news »
Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) plans to endorse Sen. Barack Obama for president today in Pittsburgh, "sending a message both to the state's primary voters and to undecided superdelegates who might decide the close race for the Democratic presidential nomination," according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
"The endorsement comes as something of a surprise. Casey, a deliberative and cautious politician, had been adamant about remaining neutral until after the April 22 primary. He had said he wanted to help unify the party after the intensifying fight between Obama and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton."
"The endorsement also comes at a crucial time for Obama, who has been trailing Clinton in Pennsylvania polls by double-digit margins but who also has bought at least $1.6 million worth of television advertising statewide in the last week, more than double Clinton's expenditure."
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Dean Wants Nomination Settled By July 1 more similar news »
In an interview on CBS News, DNC Chairman Howard Dean said he wants superdelegates to make their decisions by July 1.
Said Dean: "Well, I think the superdelegates have already been
weighing in. I think that there's 800 of them and 450 of them have
already said who they're for. I'd like the other 350 to say who they're
at some point between now and the first of July so we don't have to
take this into the convention."
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Edwards Donors Favor Obama more similar news »
According to analysis by CQ MoneyLine, John Edwards' former donors broke toward Sen. Barack Obama by a 2-to-1 margin over Sen. Hillary Clinton in February, the first full month after Edwards dropped out of the Democratic presidential nomination fight.
The analysis "identified 287 former Edwards contributors who donated to Obama for the first time during his record-breaking $56 million month. Collectively, though, the former Edwards donors amounted to a small fraction of Obama's haul, sending in $200,000. In comparison, Clinton banked $114,000 from 138 Edwards donors who had not given to her in past months as she piled up a personal-best $35 million in February."
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IA Poll: Obama Opens Wide Lead in North Carolina more similar news »
A new InsiderAdvantage poll in North Carolina finds Sen. Barack Obama leading Sen. Hillary Clinton, 49% to 34%.
Key finding: "A modest but significant portion of whites are
drifting from Clinton back into the 'undecided' column."
Said pollster Matt Towery: "If she loses badly here, regardless of any modest gains in
the national delegate count, her candidacy may be done unless her
primary victories in Florida and Michigan somehow end up being seated
at the national nominating convention."
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