Barack Obama
Hillary ahead of O in May 15 National Gallup Poll! WAKE UP before it's too late!
Submitted by Nick Kelly on May 16, 2008 - 3:52pm.
Barack Obama | Breaking Political News | Gallup Poll | Hillary Clinton | Superdelegates | Democratic politics

If voters in Oregon and Kentucky show their good sense and pay no attention to the pundits, Hillary can still win the nomination; and she can lead the Democratic Party to victory in November! Despite every effort by the Obama campaign and the media
Obama’s grassroots support in Colorado fades. Hillary’s holds.
Submitted by Nick Kelly on May 15, 2008 - 2:10pm.
Barack Obama | Colorado | Federico Pena | Firsthand Accounts | Hillary Clinton | Mannie Rodriguez | Wellington Webb | Democratic politics

Last week I attended a meeting of local Hillary supporters at Mannie Rodriguez's place to review what took place at the Colorado CD 6 Convention on May 3. Last Saturday I attended the CD 2 convention. At both conventions there was a drop-off of support for Barack Obama, while Hillary Clinton’s support held steady.
At CD 2, there were 272 Hillary delegates seated, which was all the delegates she won in the district. There were 556 Obama delegates seated, which was about 50 short of the delegates he had won in the district.
Update on Obama's power grab
Submitted by mad4clark on May 14, 2008 - 9:44pm.
Barack Obama | Democratic politics

From Politco....
Obama: Don't fund independent groupsBy: Ben Smith
May 13, 2008 07:34 PM ESTSenator Barack Obama’s campaign is steering the candidate’s wealthy supporters away from independent Democratic groups, calling into question what had been expected to be the groups’ central role in this year’s Democratic offensive against Senator John McCain.
Why Nominate Someone Who Has Less Than Half the Party Supporting Them?
Submitted by Nick Kelly on May 11, 2008 - 11:36pm.
Barack Obama | DNC | Magic Number | Superdelegates

I just posted a diary over at MyDD asking whether people think its a good idea for the Democratic Party to nominate someone with less than half the support of the Democratic Party.
Obama says stop donating to Vote Vets?
Submitted by mad4clark on May 8, 2008 - 9:22am.
Barack Obama | Franco | Power Grab | Democratic politics

It's amazing what you find in comments on other blogs.
I was over on riverdaughter this morning looking at her latest post...which is terrific by the way...and in reading the comments, followed a link to a very disturbing post by Matt Stoller on Open Left.
It looks like he has deleted the specific reference to Vote Vets but it was captured in the original comment at RD.....
taxismom, on May 7th, 2008 at 11:45 pm Said:
Want to win in November? Walk-out unless the "magic number" is 2,209 votes.
Submitted by Nick Kelly on May 7, 2008 - 6:45pm.
Barack Obama | Magic Number | Suffrage | Democratic politics

Warning! This diary is not for the faint of heart. I say every vote must count or we should walk out.
Obama wants every vote in Indiana and North Carolina "desperately". BEWARE!
Submitted by Nick Kelly on May 6, 2008 - 12:45pm.
Barack Obama | Breaking Political News | Obama Campaign Signage inside Indiana Polling Place | Democratic politics

UPDATE: Does he want them "desperately" enough for his campaign to break the law? Rate this video up now!
UPDATE 2: Apparently that video was taken at Crooked Creek Baptist Church in Washington Township.
Legitimate questions of Obama’s judgment? How Right You Are, Mr. Ambassador.
Submitted by Nick Kelly on May 4, 2008 - 4:32pm.
Anthony Rezko | Barack Obama | Breaking Political News | Chicago Housing | Health Care | Iraq | Democratic politics

What are the top three reasons someone might doubt Senator Obama's judgment? I know what mine are. What are yours?
"Take a good look at her. She will probably be President of the United States
Submitted by Nick Kelly on April 26, 2008 - 4:47pm.
Barack Obama | FDNY | Hillary Clinton | IWR vote | Joint Chiefs | Democratic politics

one day." Classmate Nancy Wanderer at Hillary's Wellesley Commencement, May, 1969.
That quote occurs at nine and a half minutes into this excellent video of Hillary's early years. In addition to shedding great light on how Hillary early on learned to be such a fighter, and how she became a supporter of progress for all people, this video also contains a brief description of the time Hillary and Bill first met:
Bad News for Sen. Obama - The Right Wing Assault Won't Start In August After All
Submitted by Nick Kelly on April 23, 2008 - 2:11pm.
Barack Obama | Democratic politics

It's already begun, and it is getting attention. For example, look at this "Willie Horton" type ad that is currently in third position on today's most watched YouTube political and news videos
The National Campaign Fund released and exclusive campaign ad to Newsmax.TV.
The political operative behind the Willie Horton ad that helped defeat Michael Dukakis in the 1988 presidential race has a new ad targeting Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama.

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