Obama Sells Afghanistan in a Buyers’ Market
President Obama says we need more troops in Afghanistan to prevail there. Here's why Americans will buy Read More
Niall Stanage
Not a Fairy Tale: Bill and Barack in Florida
KISSIMMEE, Fla. – There was no talk of fairy tales, nor of Jesse Jackson’s long-ago presidential candidacy here yesterday, as Bill Clinton appeared at Barack Obama’s side before a huge crowd at a late-night rally.
Obama and Clinton came to the stage together shortly after 11 p.m., the Illinois senator’s arm draped supportively around the former Read More
Obama Cancels Events to Visit Sick Grandmother in Hawaii
Barack Obama's campaign just announced that he is canceling events in Des Moines and Madison scheduled for Thursday in order to be with his ailing grandmother.
He will go to Indianapolis Thursday and then leave for Hawaii in the early afternoon. He will be back on the trail Saturday. On the campaign plane, spokesman Robert Read More
Photo of Obama Wearing a Hat With Big Ears: Priceless
ORLANDO—Hillary Clinton was here to greet Barack Obama when his campaign plane touched down shortly after 5 p.m. The New York senator then ascended the steps as Obama was disembarking and greeted the man who defeated her in the Democratic primary with apparent warmth. Their brief conversation before they got into separate SUVs for the Read More
Obama on What It Takes to Offend Sarah Palin
From Barack Obama just now, at his event in Tampa: "It's getting so bad that even Senator McCain's running mate denounced his tactics last night. As you know, you really have to work hard to violate Governor Palin's standards on negative campaigning."
Axelrod on the Powell Endorsement, Why McCain and Palin Are Good for Obama
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.—Barack Obama's chief strategist David Axelrod said this afternoon that the endorsement of his candidate by Colin Powell had "slammed the door" on attempts by Republicans to suggest that there is something less than patriotic about the Democratic presidential contender.
Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin on Thursday referred to "pro-America areas" of the Read More
Obama Says He’s Optimistic About Virginia
FREDERICKSBURG, Va.—Barack Obama seemed to be on the verge of paying for 12,000 rain-soaked people to have their clothes cleaned here last night—but he soon thought better of squandering his money that way.
“I’d like to cover everybody’s dry cleaning bill tonight, but I can’t cause I gotta use it on the campaign,” Obama told the Read More
The Other Kinnock Lesson: Sold-Out Stadium Speeches Aren’t Always a Good Thing
DENVER—Joe Biden spoke, and it was a success. But the ghost of a balding Welshman could yet come to haunt the Democratic convention.
Neil Kinnock, the former leader of the British Labor Party, is best known in American circles as the man from whom Biden borrowed some rhetoric during his abortive bid for the presidency in Read More
A Why-Am-I-Here Moment for John McCain
Anyone who doubts the possibility of a landslide victory for Barack Obama in November probably didn't see John McCain on the stump this week.
The problem with Mr. McCain's appearances in Maine and New Hampshire on Monday and Tuesday was not merely that the crowds he attracted were smaller or less ardent than those who Read More
The Unity Event
UNITY, N.H. – A remarkable event, and well-staged.
Hillary Clinton showed up in a blue pantsuit. Barack Obama was jacketless, with a blue tie.
Clinton was first to the mic, in front of a lively crowd of thousands gathered on gently sloping grass next to the local elementary school. A large old-style sign, perhaps 25 feet tall, Read More
Axelrod on Bill Clinton: ‘We Hope to Establish a Close Relationship’
David Axelrod has appeared in the press enclosure here at the Unity event. He says Hillary will be a "huge force in bringing about the change we all want."
And her husband?
"We would welcome him. You know, there are only four living presidents and he has so much to offer here. We hope to establish a Read More
An Obama Stumps for a Shaheen
MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Michelle Obama did her part for Democratic unity here today, referring to Hillary Clinton as an "extraordinary woman" at a round-table event with former New Hampshire Governor Jeanne Shaheen.
"Because of Hillary Clinton's work, the issues of importance to women and working families are more at the forefront than ever before," Obama Read More
Obama on the Game That Didn’t Change
RALEIGH, N.C. – Barack Obama, propelled to within touching distance of the Democratic nomination by an emphatic win in North Carolina and a stronger-than-expected showing in Indiana, made light of Hillary Clinton’s hopes for a “game-changing” result during his victory speech here last night.
“Today, what North Carolina decided is that the only game that needs Read More
Michelle Obama: Iraq Vote Is ‘Exhibit A’
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – In a long, impassioned speech last night, Michelle Obama tried one last time before the primary here to combat the idea that she and her husband were elitists, and excoriated Hillary Clinton for her gas-tax “holiday” proposal and her 2002 vote on Iraq.
The personal slights aimed at her family seemed to irk Read More
Clinton Versus China, OPEC, An Oncoming Train
HIGH POINT, N.C.—Sounding a sharply populist note the day before the North Carolina and Indiana primaries, Hillary Clinton tore into China, OPEC, oil companies, "Wall Street bankers" and predatory lenders during a 35-minute speech at the train station in this town of 100,000 around noon today.
In the process, she sought once again to portray Read More
