The writing has been on the wall for a while, but Republican spokespeople have stated over and again that the party isn’t in that bad of shape; in a down swing sure, just a little, but nothing too serious.
Well, frankly that’s not true and we know it.
Politico sees it:
For the past 18 months, ever […]

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“It is time for me to step aside so that history can blaze its path,” said John Edwards when he dropped out of the presidential race in January.  After months of speculation, it is finally clear that Edwards thinks Barack Obama will be the one making history.
Edwards will endorse Obama’s bid for the Democratic nomination […]

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The necessary number of delegates a candidate needs to clinch the Democratic nomination has changed slightly, from 2,025 to 2,026.
This change in math occurred yesterday, as Democrat Travis Childers won a seat in the House in a special election in Mississippi. And, as Kos points out, he won by 8 points in a very […]

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New numbers, same result: With 94% of precincts reporting, CNN shows that Clinton has 67% of the vote (226,812) and Obama has 26% (87,466). 16 delegates go to Clinton and 7 go to Obama, with 5 delegates so far unaccounted for.

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CNN’s numbers for West Virginia: with 20% of precincts reporting, Hillary Clinton has 63% of the vote (47,562) to Barack Obama’s 30% (22,824).
And of course, Clinton is the projected winner.
Clinton’s main argument stemming from her West Virginia win is that, historically speaking, a candidate needs to win the state to also win the White House.
Ok, […]

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All signs point to Sen. Hillary Clinton scoring a huge victory in West Virginia’s primary today. The demographics are great for her - lots of older voters and blue-collar workers, and a small black population - and Sen. Barack Obama is spending the day all the way over in Missouri, hardly attempting to challenge […]

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The New York Times reported Senator Obama’s basic acknowledgment of his loss tomorrow in WV.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Senator Barack Obama acknowledged in a speech on Monday that Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton would probably win Tuesday’s Democratic primary in West Virginia as both candidates traveled the state to make last-minute appeals to voters.
“I am extraordinarily […]

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Former candidate for the nomination, John Edwards was on CBS’ “Face the Nation” yesterday where, while he has not endorsed a candidate, he made it clear that things aren’t looking good for Senator Clinton.
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton “has to be really careful that she’s not damaging our prospects” by staying in the contest against Senator […]

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West Virginia, the Mountain state, is the next on the chopping block in this Democratic primary race. Yet, with only 28 delegates up for grabs and his lead now seemingly apparent according to all of the metrics used, Illinois Senator, Barack Obama seems to have already conceded the state to his opponent, New York Senator, […]

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For as long as the Democratic Party race to the nomination has been going on, Senator Hillary Clinton has maintained a firm grasp on her super-delegate lead.
There was a time when Sen. Clinton had over 100 more super-delegates than Senator Barack Obama. When the delegate lead went to Sen. Obama, along with the popular vote […]

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