Staff / TruthdigApr 23, 2008
Hillary Clinton has scored a big, if expected, victory in Pennsylvania, a win crucial to her big-state argument to superdelegates. According to exit data, Obama won over new voters while Clinton appealed to those who made up their minds in the aftermath of the ABC debate. Clinton needed a double-digit win and she nearly achieved that, beating Obama by 9.2 points. Updated. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 22, 2008
Speaking over the phone to Philadelphia's WHYY, Bill Clinton defended his controversial comments following the South Carolina primary, saying the Obama campaign had played the race card against him. After the interview, apparently neglecting to hang up, the former president could be heard using language not normally aired on public radio: "I don't think I should take any s--- from anybody on that, do you?" Update: Denial. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 20, 2008
The Barack Obama campaign's "culture clash" in Philadelphia goes beyond the unwillingness to pay out "street money." The L.A. Times details the many challenges of trying to wage a new kind of politics in the city where our nation's politics began. Update: "Ward leaders are pretty pissed." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Bill Boyarsky / TruthdigApr 20, 2008
Journalists are famous for their dogged drive to "get the story." But when it comes to situations like Wednesday's campaign debate in Philadelphia, they have the ability to make stories, too -- and the story ABC's pundits created that night buried the most important issues of the day, at Americans' expense. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 19, 2008
Why were so many journalists so aggravated by the latest presidential debate? According to Politico scribes John F. Harris and Jim VandeHei, it wasn't about George Stephanopoulos and Charlie Gibson's less substantive questions -- instead, the problem was that "this time there were more hard questions for Obama than for Clinton." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 17, 2008
With just five days left before Democratic primary voters go to polls to decide whom they want to be their presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton of New York and Barack Obama of Illinois are locked in a battle that is too close to call, the latest Newsmax/Zogby telephone poll shows. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 17, 2008
The Democrats met in Philadelphia Wednesday night for their 21st and probably finally debate The Washington Post's Tom Shales was horrified by what he saw, but not because of the candidates: "For the first 52 minutes Gibson and Stephanopoulos dwelled entirely on specious and gossipy trivia that already has been hashed and rehashed, in the hope of getting the candidates to claw at one another over disputes that are no longer news". Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 1, 2007
Judging by the rallying call for support that two key members of Hillary Clinton's campaign staff made to supporters following Tuesday's debate in Philadelphia, Team Hillary is well aware that she has had better debating moments -- and that her rivals will continue to pile on in coming weeks. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 1, 2007
In case you missed it (or are simply, and understandably, a bit maxed out on the whole debate thing), The Largest Minority's John Harrison has done his civic duty in lining up complete footage of the Democratic presidential debate in Philadelphia on Tuesday. This way, you can fast-forward through the boring bits! Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 1, 2007
No doubt aware of his need to snap into clearer focus as a candidate after months of relatively hazy public performances, Barack Obama issued a sharp critique of rival Hillary Clinton following Tuesday night's Democratic debate in Philadelphia. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 24, 2007
Former Sen. Mike Gravel's campaign released this video after the candidate was barred from NBC's upcoming debate in Philadelphia. Is it just a coincidence that the network is owned by GE, which has a profit incentive for war? Gravel doesn't seem to think so. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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