“Today, what North Carolina decided is that the only game that needs Read More
Hillary Clinton won Indiana, barely, giving her as many states on the day as Obama got.
But the result made clear one thing: It doesn't matter anymore.
Ever since she fell hopelessly behind Obama in the pledged-delegate and popular-vote counts during a string of February defeats, Clinton has clung to Read More
Barack Obama's campaign just released the remarks he's prepared for tonight's primary night rally in Raleigh, N.C., in which he said his campaign stands "less than two hundred delegates away from securing the Democratic nomination ...."
He called Hillary Clinton a "formidable opponent," and congratulated her for her victory in Indiana, and expressed confidence that the Read More
Barack Obama is winning. North Carolina is his, comfortably, and his delegate-count continues to climb ever closer to a requisite primary-ending majority.
So why has his campaign felt like a long march over broken glass?
“It is painful to watch,” said an influential Obama supporter and delegate in an interview the day before the North Carolina and Read More
A pair of outright wins by Hillary Clinton on Tuesday could prompt immediate chaos, with already-jittery Democrats questioning anew Barack Obama’s general election viability and Clinton potentially moving into position to run the table in the remaining contests and to reverse some of the crucial metrics that have favored Obama and sustained his perceived inevitability Read More
The personal slights aimed at her family seemed to irk Read More
I traveled back and forth from Charlotte, the largest city in Read More
In the process, she sought once again to portray Read More
Though it was not clear exactly what studies he was Read More
In contest after contest this primary season, we have seen the illusion of momentum, created by the spillover effect from recent results and whatever the dominant media narrative of the moment happens to be. So, for Read More
The North Carolina Democratic Party has just announced that the proposed April 27 presidential debate in North Carolina has been officially cancelled. The star-crossed debate would have been hosted by CBS News--and would have been Katie Couric's first opportunity to prove herself as a debate moderator on a national stage.
From the web site Read More
On Friday, before he got sidetracked, Senator Barack Obama suggested that he might bow out of a proposed April 27 debate in North Carolina to be hosted by CBS News and moderated by Katie Couric and Bob Schieffer, reports the Charlotte Observer.
"In a telephone interview with the Observer to discuss his economic plan, Read More
Get ready, Katie!
After much back and forth, the Clinton campaign has just announced that they have agreed to a CBS-hosted debate in North Carolina, on Sunday, April 27.
We're hearing from sources that the debate is slotted to run for an hour and a half, immediately following CBS News' 60 Minutes. Read More
Contrary to some news reports, North Carolina's seven uncommitted House Democrats are not ready to endorse Barack Obama, according to the former chair of the state's Democratic Party.
"I can assure you that that is false," said Tom Hendrickson, the former Democratic official and a Clinton supporter. "I've talked to members of Congress. Read More
DR. SELMAN: How have you been?
GEORGE: We had a prior commitment this evening. We just went to a party at Erica Jong’s. HILLY: We have to admit we had a few drinks. GEORGE: I had one. Hilly had three. HILLY: I didn’t have three! I had two large glasses of wine. [GEORGE holds up Read More
