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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Laura recently wrote about the possibility of a “unity ticket” for the Democrats - Barack Obama choosing Hillary Clinton as his running mate.
Ted Kennedy is one who doesn’t think it’s possible, and he said so in some less-than-kind words on “Political Capital With Al Hunt”:
Obama should choose a running mate who “is in tune with […]

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After Tuesdays election results, Senator Obama will most likely be the Democratic nominee. This was confirmed by Tim Russert, which you can read about here. A new Time Magazine cover out today, features a smiling Obama with the headline that reads, “And the Winner* is”. (note the asterisk *Really, were pretty sure this time.) So, […]

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Hillary Clinton’s campaign recently received some massive loans from her biggest supporter: Hillary Clinton.
Clinton’s personal injection of $6.4 million - on top of the $5 million she loaned herself in January - is just one of many signs that her campaign’s demise is imminent.
Barack Obama’s camp has pointed out Clinton’s loans and campaign manager David […]

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I’m obsessed with the number five today. Five days until the West Virginia primary. Time Magazine’s Top-Five Mistakes Clinton made. Five opponents possibly taken down by Obama. Yeah, I’m stretching it, but I thought this would be a great opportunity to make a top-five list of my favorite political cartoons of the presidential race so […]

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With Hillary Clinton’s chances at presidency evaporating, I’ve sat here last two hours wondering how this could have happened; especially against an opponent who argued that experience isn’t an advantage. In February, former president Bill Clinton said of this argument “It’s been very effective. It’s already taken four good candidates out. It would have taken […]

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