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 01:17 | 31/May/2008 |
| Out of town | |
| I'll be out of town for the next two weeks. The Note offers a full daily dose of politics. Or try the The Page for lighter fare...both brainchilds of the indispensible Mark Halperin .
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| 10:41 | 21/May/2008 |
| Kentucky Landslide | |
| Clinton wins Kentucky by 35 points, Obama wins Oregon by 16 (but votes are still being counted). A lopsided day, but one that won’t significantly affect the final game score. The Atlantic’s Marc Ambinder writes about the dark undertone of the Kentucky win: Of the 21 percent of Kentucky voters who said that race was a factor in their decision, abou...
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| 13:49 | 20/May/2008 |
| Oregon and Kentucky Primaries Today | |
| Primary day dawns in a few hours on Oregon and Kentucky. You can bet safe money that Obama walks away with Oregon, and Clinton with Kentucky. Polling says Obama’s win will be solid (about 4 points), and Clinton’s overwhelming (about 25). NPR has a helpful primer on why, reminding us that demographics is destiny. The projected Kentucky landslide...
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| 10:42 | 16/May/2008 |
| Canary in the Mine Shaft | |
| Republicans have lost their third straight special election for a Congressional seat, in heavily Republican-leaning districts. In Mississippi, the Republican candidate, Greg Davis, ran TV ads stressing that his Democratic opponent, Travis Childers, was endorsed by Barack Obama—as if Obama’s blessing transmitted a liberal contagion. It didn’t work...
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| 09:19 | 15/May/2008 |
| The Unkindest Cut | |
| Former presidential hopeful John Edwards endorses Obama at a Grand Rapids, Michigan event:“The reason I am here tonight is that Democratic voters in America have made their choice and so have I. There is one man who knows in his heart that it is time to tear down that wall and make one America, Barack Obama.” "Join me in sending Barack Obama to 1...
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| 10:47 | 14/May/2008 |
| Clinton's West Viriginia Win | |
| Clinton trounces Obama in West Virigina! I mean, Clinton trounces Obama in West Virginia. There are no exclamation points in the news, because her win in yesterday's primary (by a 2:1 margin) is no surprise. As The Politico's Roger Simon writes:If a tree falls in the forest when everybody expects it to fall, does it make a sound? Yes, says Hilla...
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| 12:51 | 8/May/2008 |
| Coming up Roses | |
| Despite media eulogies for her campaign, Clinton was cheery and confident Wednesday. Her course is unchanged—fight to seat the barred Florida and Michigan delegates, woo blue-color workers, and full sail forward. No doubt, she’s “in it to win it” in part for the money. Like a CEO paid in company stocks, Clinton’s personal finances depend on succe...
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| 19:07 | 7/May/2008 |
| The Morning After | |
| Guess there WERE surprises on the Republican side. In Indiana, 22% of Republicans went for the other guy—Huckabee, Paul, and Romney, in that order. In North Carolina, it was 26%. That’s a lot of voters casting a ballot against destiny, especially for a party known for its loyalty to the anointed. Bleary-eyed Americans woke to see the morning sho...
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| 09:33 | 7/May/2008 |
| Photo Finish in Indiana | |
| Obama has won the North Carolina primary (VERY) decisively—by 12%, exceeding expectations by 5%. Indiana remains too close to call: Clinton is ahead by 2%, but the votes haven’t been counted from Lake County, which is in western Indiana and the Chicago media market (meaning Obama is a hometown name). Statewide projections had Clinton ahead in by...
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| 12:04 | 6/May/2008 |
| Indiana and North Carolina Primaries | |
| Seis de mayo is here! Voting booths open in less than six hours in Indiana, where 72 delegates are up for grabs, and North Carolina, which will offer up 115. (Seems voters in both states are flattered by the national attention—this being the first competitive primary in a generation.)Thus ends a week and a half of nasty back-and-forthing. Clinto...
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