MILWAUKEE Representative John Lewis, an iconic figure from the Civil Rights era and one of Senator Hillary Rodham Clintons most prominent black supporters, said Thursday night that he planned to cast his vote as a superdelegate for Senator Barack Obama in hopes of preventing a fight at the Democratic convention.
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Big stories today in both the AP and on the front page of the NY Times had headlines about a “Black” superdelegate who supported Clinton but now shifting to Obama. Buried within each story is the fact that 2 white women superdelegates who supported Clinton are also dropping their support.
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I just received an email from the Obama campaign with instructions on how we can help to win the hearts and minds of the superdelegates! They are asking for you to submit your story via their form, which they will compile and relay to the superdelegates. Click through to see the story I submitted, […]
After eight losses in a row and no victories in sight this month, Hillary Clinton’s campaign renewed calls Wednesday for the votes in Florida and Michigan to count toward delegates that would help her catch Barack Obama.
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Having pretty much locked up his own party’s nomination, John McCain has turned his attacks to Barack Obama, a sure sign that his camp would prefer to face Hillary Clinton in the fall.
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When I am this party
s nominee, my opponent will not be able to say that I voted for the war in Iraq; or that I gave George Bush the benefit of the doubt on Iran; or that I supported Bush-Cheney policies of not talking to leaders that we dont like……
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While final vote counting in New Mexico was underway, it has now come out that the HRC camp “borrowed” full ballot boxes before they were counted! Lawyers are being sent in as we speak.. can you say.. Ballotgate?
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I now support Barack Obama because he has brought about a new wave of hope and energy to this country, especially among our young people, who represent our future. People want to see change. Barack can help unite this country and help us embrace our diverse nation.”
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Former Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee endorsed Democratic Sen. Barack Obama on Thursday, saying he is the best presidential candidate to restore the nation’s credibility.
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Fox News Radio host Tom Sullivan took a call from a listener who stated that when listening to Barack Obama speak, “it harkens back to when I was younger and I used to watch those deals with Hitler, how he would excite the crowd and they’d come to their feet and scream and yell.” Sullivan […]
