Obama Wins a Historic Victory June 3, 2008

Illinois Senator Barack Obama tonight secured enough delegates to claim the Democratic nomination for President. He laid some of the groundwork for the victory in Kansas and Missouri.
First, though, we have to note the truly historic nature of his triumph.
He is the first African-American to win a major party’s nomination for President. There [...]

Rules Committee Gives Dems a Boost for November June 1, 2008

The big story coming out of the Democratic National Committee’s Rules Committee meeting yesterday wan’t the victory it handed Senator Barack Obama.
The big story was that the Rules Committee succeeded in crafting compromises on the seating of the Florida and Michigan delegations that will satisfy all but the most diehard supporters of Senator Hillary Clinton.
It’s [...]

Rules Committee Meeting Is Next Big Test for Clinton and Obama May 20, 2008

The next battleground for Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will be in a Democratic National Committee meeting room.
Let’s face it. There’s not much guesswork in the remaining election contests. It appears that, as predicted, Obama will win in Oregon today and Clinton will win in Kentucky.
Puerto Rico will go for Clinton on June [...]

Superdelegates Will Start Moving to Obama May 6, 2008

Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton got a split verdict today in North Carolina and Indiana. That’s a result that will likely trigger a move of Democratic superdelegates toward Obama.
Sure, a handful of contests remain to be decided. Clinton’s problem is that the results can be predicted right now.
She will win in West Virginia, [...]

Clinton’s Pennsylvania Win Will Resonate in Indiana April 23, 2008

Hillary Clinton won another campaign-saving victory. This time she did it in Pennsylvania.
It appears, however, that her margin of victory may not reach double digits.
No matter. Her Keystone state victory will help her in Indiana on May 6.
Polls in the Hoosier state have shown a neck-and-neck race between Clinton [...]

Barack’s Boodle Advantage is Key in the Keystone State April 22, 2008

Barack Obama has revolutionized American political fundraising. He snaps his fingers and hordes of small donors cough up another ten or fifteen dollars for his campaign.
It’s given him a huge boodle advantage in Pennsylvania. He’s been able to outspend Hillary Clinton by a three-to-one margin on television.
That will probably save him from a [...]