Staff / TruthdigMay 10, 2008
The aftereffects of Tuesday's Democratic primaries in North Carolina and Indiana are registering in the ongoing contest for superdelegate supporters: By late Friday, Barack Obama's "super" group was just 166 short of the 2,025 delegates he needs to win the nomination. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigMay 9, 2008
Hillary Clinton has campaigned as if the Democratic nomination were hers by divine right. That's why she is falling short -- and that's why she should be persuaded to quit now, before her majestic sense of entitlement splits the party along racial lines. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Bernard Weisberger / TruthdigMay 8, 2008
Throughout the primary campaign, Democrats have been explaining, equivocating and ultimately fretting over the role of superdelegates, but those unelected power brokers are themselves the result of previous party contortions. Perhaps the time has come for a new model. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigMay 8, 2008
Hillary Clinton will surely stir controversy with racially charged comments that appeared Thursday in USA Today. The candidate noted an article "that found how Sen. Obama's support among working, hard-working Americans, white Americans, is weakening again, and how whites in both states who had not completed college were supporting me." "There's a pattern emerging here," she added. Audio update. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 8, 2008
Everyone from Tim Russert to Time magazine seems to have decided that there's absolutely no way Hillary Clinton can get the nomination. What happened? Sure, her chances of winning enough pledged delegates are nearly impossible, but wasn't that true after Pennsylvania? Wasn't it true before Pennsylvania? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigMay 6, 2008
Lately, the campaigns of both Democratic contenders have changed -- and those changes have made both stronger. Now there's a contest between the old Obama and the new Clinton. Updated. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 6, 2008
Monday found Democratic presidential contenders Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama working furiously to draw distinctions between their stances on key issues like rising gas prices and America's strained relations with Iran -- and, of course, to take shots at their opponent's positions in the remaining hours before Tuesday's Indiana and North Carolina primaries. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 5, 2008
As the Democratic convention draws closer, the candidates are making their cases more and more directly to the superdelegates. On the Sunday before the Indiana and North Carolina primaries, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton each made hour-long appearances on morning talk shows that few voters actually watch. It's the party insiders who never miss a "Meet the Press" who probably will decide the nomination, and the candidates know it. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 3, 2008
The man who made his mark on the last presidential election cycle with his campaign-sinking scream, DNC Chairman Howard Dean, was the bearer of good predictions for Democrats on Thursday's "Daily Show." He explained the super-cryptic superdelegate system, the controversial notion of "electability" and what it's like to be the candidate who missed out in '04 for "saying boo-ya at the wrong time." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Bill Boyarsky / TruthdigApr 25, 2008
When looking at Sen. Barack Obama's primary election results, I always check the white vote first. I imagine many Democratic National Convention superdelegates do, too. The reason is obvious: Obama is the first African-American with a strong chance of winning the presidency, and his prospects depend on whether whites will give him a vote. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 24, 2008
After yet another big push -- and facing more of the same -- Democratic candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are, unsurprisingly, feeling the strain of the long campaign trail. Meanwhile, top Dems Harry Reid, Howard Dean and Nancy Pelosi may make their own push -- to urge superdelegates to make their presidential preferences known by July 1. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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