“OBAMA SUPPORTERS” DAILY NEWS Thursday April 03-2008

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WELCOME TO “OBAMA SUPPORTERS” DAILY NEWS

Thursday April 03-2008


008 The Movement and Upper Playground strike again ~ for Obama!

Esteemed DUer's, please consider taking a moment (or more) to graciously participate
by posting news and announcements about the Obama campaign on this thread. You can:

1. Post stories and announcements you find on the web. :think:

2. Re-post stories and announcements you find on DU,
providing a link to the original thread :applause:

3. Please "Recommend" for the Greatest Page :thumbsup:

4. Clinton supporters or “anti Obama posters please start your own
“Clinton Daily News Thread”.

Get your DU-o-matic codificator (to format your posts) here
Read the Daily News Archives here

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1. Judging Hillary's Judgment (her Iraq war vote was at odds w/ majority of Dems)

A critical question is why Clinton's judgment was flawed, when a majority of congressional Dems
with the same information reached an opposite and, as it turns out, accurate judgment of the wisdom of invading Iraq.

Judging Hillary's Judgment

Stephen B. Cohen, 04.02.2008 HuffPo

Undecided Democratic voters and uncommitted superdelegates should remember that Senator Hillary Clinton's 2002 vote to authorize the invasion of Iraq was at odds with the majority of congressional Democrats -- 60 percent in the House and nearly half in the Senate -- who unlike her opposed the 2002 Iraq War resolution. The 126 Democratic House members and 22 Democratic Senators voting against the invasion included: Nancy Pelosi, current House Speaker; David Obey, current chair of the House Appropriations Committee; Robert Graham, at the time, ranking Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee and its former chair; Carl Levin, current chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee; and Daniel Inouye, World War II veteran and current chair of the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee.
...
These members of Congress also predicted that the Iraq War would increase hostility toward the U.S. Congressman Obey emphasized that an invasion could unleash "an anti-U.S. backlash in the Arab world, a backlash that could generate thousands of new recruits for al Qaeda, Hamas, and other terrorist organizations." Senator Graham noted that a war on Iraq "leaves America more vulnerable to the number one threat facing us today, those international terrorist organizations" and that invading Iraq attacks "the wrong target." Senator Levin added that there would likely "be a reduction in the international support we are receiving for the war on terrorism."

Like other prominent Democrats, they understood that an invasion could destabilize the region. Former Vice President Albert Gore forecast that "the resulting chaos in the aftermath of a military victory in Iraq could easily pose a far greater danger to the United States than we presently face from Saddam." Senator Levin observed that the invasion could "undermine Jordan, Pakistan, and possibly even end up with a radical regime in Pakistan, a nuclear weapons nation."
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The Iraq War may be the greatest foreign policy blunder in U.S. history. It has produced tens of thousands of casualties, American and Iraqi, will cost as much as two trillion dollars, and has inspired the world's one billion Muslims to distrust, if not hate, the United States, thereby increasing the risk of terrorism. A critical question therefore is why Senator Clinton's judgment was flawed, when a majority of congressional Democrats with the same information reached an opposite and, as it turns out, accurate judgment of the wisdom of invading. One benchmark, in other words, for judging her judgment -- and also that of the acknowledged Republican presidential nominee, John McCain -- should be the actions of the majority of congressional Democrats who, along with a few Republicans, opposed our disastrous Iraq invasion from the start.

[Rocky2007]

43. Spot on!!!!!

:toast: :kick:

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2. Obama gains three key endorsements, poll shows him narrowing Clinton lead in Pennsylvania

Obama gains three key endorsements, poll shows him narrowing Clinton lead in Pennsylvania

The Associated Press: April 3, 2008

WASHINGTON: Barack Obama has notched three key endorsements, and a new poll shows him narrowing rival Hillary Rodham Clinton's lead in Pennsylvania's hard-fought primary contest, a pivotal race in the Democratic presidential nomination.

Obama accumulated new backing from a former congressman whose powerhouse foreign policy credentials were seen as a boost against Clinton and McCain criticism of the Illinois senator's limited security resume.

Lee Hamilton, the ex-Indiana representative who was the top Democrat on the commission investigating the Sept. 11 attacks, threw his backing to Obama as did Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal.

Obama also snagged backing from the National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees, an affiliate of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, which has endorsed Clinton. The Philadelphia-based union claims about 150,000 members nationwide.

more at the link

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3. Clinton Slipping on Trust

Clinton Slipping on Trust

Blunders About Past Weaken Credibility; Move to Shift Focus
By AMY CHOZICK April 1, 2008; Page A6

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- In the weeks before the Pennsylvania primary, Sen. Hillary Clinton not only lags Sen. Barack Obama in the race for delegates, she also is losing ground in her effort to convince voters that she is trustworthy.

...According to the survey, 29% of the approximately 1,000 respondents said they had a very negative opinion of Sen. Clinton compared with 15% for Sen. Barack Obama and 12% for Sen. John McCain, the likely Republican nominee.

A Pew Research survey released last week shows 29% of Democratic voters describe Sen. Clinton as "phony," compared with 14% for Sen. Obama.

The New York senator suffered a setback last week when she admitted to overstating the danger she had faced on a 1996 trip to Bosnia as first lady. The incident sparked allegations that she had exaggerated her role on other issues, such as the Northern Ireland peace process, opposing the North American Free Trade Agreement and bringing health insurance to children.

Everhart Flenory, 67, a retired steelworker in New Kensington, Pa., said he used to be a Clinton supporter but plans to vote for Sen. Obama in the state's April 22 primary. "I've lost all my love for the Clintons," Mr. Flenory says. "Why'd she have to lie?"

... more at the link

[Cha]

26. I'm thinking a lot of people feel this way..

"Everhart Flenory, 67, a retired steelworker in New Kensington, Pa., said he used to be a Clinton supporter but plans to vote for Sen. Obama in the state's April 22 primary. "I've lost all my love for the Clintons," Mr. Flenory says. "Why'd she have to lie?"

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4. Endorsement mini thread

There are so many endorsements coming now that if anyone has an endorsement just add it to this subthread rather than eating up a lot of posts


Most, but not all, of the information is from Demconwatch and you can find updates during the day here


http://demconwatch.blogspot.com/2008/01/superdelegate-list.html

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6. Pres. Carter stumps everyone on who he is for ?

Former President of the United States, Jimmy Carter has hinted that he might cast his vote for Senator Barack Obama to aid his emergence as the candidate for the Democrats in America’s bid to elect a new President.

Carter, who is a Super Delegate from Georgia State, gave this hint at a media interaction after the Carter Center Awards for Guinea Worm Eradication in Abuja yesterday.
Carter, who was accompanied by his wife Rosalynn, did not profess a direct support for Obama but rather choose to make a veiled statement.

“We are very interested in the primaries. Don’t forget that Obama won in my state of Georgia. My town which is home to 625 people is for Obama, my children and their spouses are pro- Obama.
My grandchildren are also pro- Obama. As a Super Delegate, I would not disclose who I am rooting for but I leave you to make that guess," he said.

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8. DNC Melcher (MT) endorsed Obama

http://www.kxmb.com/News/224840.asp


AP-MTMelcher-Obama,0108 Second Montana superdelegate lines up behind Obama Eds: APNewsNow. Will be led.

By MATT GOURAS Associated Press Writer HELENA, Mont. (AP) Former U.S. Sen. John Melcher says he is going to cast his key Democratic Party superdelegate vote for Barack Obama.

Melcher is one of eight Montana superdelegates who can vote for whoever they please at the party's national convention this summer.

Melcher says he chose Obama because he believes the Illinois senator has been against the Iraq war since the start.

One other Montana superdelegate, Ed Tinsley, earlier announced support for Obama.

All the others including Gov. Brian Schweitzer and U.S. Sens.

Max Baucus and Jon Tester have said they will wait until after the state's June 3 primary to decide.

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18. Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal, Super Delegate endorses Obama

Governor Freudenthal endorsed earlier and is included in the numbers above


CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal, a former Clinton administration appointee, announced Wednesday that he will support Illinois Sen. Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination.

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Freudenthal said he was impressed by the large, enthusiastic crowds that turned out to see Obama when he visited Wyoming ahead of last month's caucuses.

"They paid attention and were riveted and reactivated, and trying to be part of an America that's bigger than just their own self-interest," Freudenthal told The Associated Press. "And you hope that can work. Because something has got to dig us out of this morass that we've gotten into, where it's sort of gotcha politics."

Freudenthal is the second Western governor and former Clinton appointee to endorse Obama in recent weeks. New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, former energy secretary and UN ambassador under Clinton, announced his support for Obama two weeks ago.

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22. Lee Hamilton (not a SD) 9/11 Commission Chmn, beloved Iniana politician endorses Obama

By Alec MacGillis and Jonathan Weisman
No, Lee Hamilton is not a superdelegate. Nonetheless, there are several reasons for Barack Obama to welcome the support of the longtime Indiana congressman and co-chairman of the 9/11 Commission, who announced his endorsement of Obama this morning.

Hamilton's support helps Obama in Indiana, where the May 6 primary looms as perhaps the most evenly matched of the remaining contests, and thus a possible media bellwether. Until now, Hillary Clinton has held an edge in establishment support in the state, thanks mostly to her backing from Evan Bayh, the senator, former governor and son of a former senator.

As importantly, the nod from the respected co-chairman of the 9/11 commission bolsters Obama's claim as a credible candidate for commander in chief, a point on which the rookie senator has been hammered by both Clinton and McCain. (In fact, Hamilton is not the first 9/11 commission member from Indiana to endorse Obama -- former congressman Tim Roemer came out for him last month.) There is the added twist of the 9/11 commission co-chairman passing over the senator from the state that suffered the worst of the attacks, though the symbolism is not as stark as it was when Tom Kean, the former New Jersey governor and Republican co-chairman of the panel, endorsed McCain instead of Rudy Giuliani, the presidential candidate most closely identified with the attacks

Hamilton told the Associated Press that he was supporting Obama because he practices "the politics of consensus and not of partisan division.""I think he is driven by the search for the common good," Hamilton said. "I begin by asking myself what kind of leadership the country needs at this juncture and I think, for me at least, the answer is that you want a candidate that will try to bring together a country that is very evenly divided, a country in which partisanship has been very sharp and to try to get a candidate who will create a new sense of national unity and will try to transcend the divisions within the country."

Indiana's place on the calendar -- on May 6, twinned with North Carolina and the first contests after Pennsylvania -- has given the state outsized importance. If Obama can win there and in North Carolina, where he is favored, he could halt Clinton's expected momentum coming out of the Keystone State. Yet Obama so far has given the Hoosiers little attention. He is planning to drop by Friday, on his way to North Dakota and two days in Montana.


But Hamilton's endorsement could help, Roemer said, especially in the conservative southern regions.
"I think Lee's endorsement is a great shot in the arm and a boost to the campaign," he said. "He's revered, especially in southern Indiana

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24. Sen. Barack Obama picked up support Wed from 26 Oregon elected leaders

http://blog.oregonlive.com/politics/2008/04/26_oregon_elected_leaders_join.html


Sen. Barack Obama picked up support Wednesday from 26 Oregon elected leaders including Portland independent Sen. Avel Gordly, who announced she's re-registering as a Democrat so she can give Obama her vote.

When she met Obama in September, Gordly said he told her he needed support from independents like herself. And Gordly has been talking up his candidacy since.

"Barack Obama is a unifier," Gordly said during a press conference on the front steps of the Capitol.

Gordly, who dropped her affiliation with the Democratic Party ahead of the 2007 session, couldn't guarantee that she would remain a Democrat after the presidential election.

"I'll assess where the party is, where the Oregon Party is in terms of leadership," she said.

Joining her for the Obama event were more than a dozen legislators, including House Speaker Jeff Merkley. He wore an Obama button on his blue pinstriped suit and declared that Obama has the vision and experience to fight special interests.

The Obama campaign says they expect to be endorsed by more legislators Oregon elected officials before the May primary. There's one name they probably won't add to their list: Gov. Ted Kulongoski. He's already announced his support for Hillary Clinton.

Kulongoski is a superdelegate; so is Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Oregon, who had previously announced his support of Obama. None of the other elected Oregon officials endorsing Obama Wednesday are superdelegates.

See below for a complete list of Oregon elected officials who officially joined the Obama team Wednesday.

--Michelle Cole; [e-mail]

Also supporting Obama:

• Congressman Earl Blumenauer

• State Treasurer Randall Edwards

• Superintendent of Public Instruction Susan Castillo

• Senate President Pro Tem Margaret Carter

• Sen. Alan Bates

• Sen.Floyd Prozanski

• Sen. Ben Westlund

• House Speaker Pro Tem Diane Rosenbaum

• Rep. Jeff Barker

• Rep. Phil Barnhart

• Rep. Suzanne Bonamici

• Rep. Peter Buckley

• Rep. Ben Cannon

• Rep. Brian Clem

• Rep. Chris Edwards

• Rep. Dave Edwards

• Rep. Larry Galizio

• Rep. Paul Holvey

• Rep. Betty Komp

• Rep. Tina Kotek

• Rep. Mary Nolan

• Rep. Tobias Read

• Rep. Mike Schaufler

• Rep. Chip Shields

• Rep. Brad Witt

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32. Gov. Jon Corzine, a Clinton superdelegate indicates likely change

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/04/03/854162.aspx

Per NBC’s Tom Winter, Gov. Jon Corzine, a Clinton superdelegate, just said on CNBC's Squawk Box that he reserves the right to change his vote from Hillary Clinton if she doesn't have the popular vote. He stopped short of saying that he definitely would change his vote if she lost the popular vote and he did strongly emphasize that Sen. Clinton would win the popular vote in the end.

Sen. Maria Cantwell, another Clinton super, has said similar things regarding the popular vote.

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34. mini thread a great idea for super delegate and endorsement posts

thanks for doing that Grantcart, it makes it easier to track them.

[grantcart]

46. Add on DC City Council members Yvette Alexander for Obama

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5. DELEGATE UPDATE: OBAMA GAINS IN MS

DELEGATE UPDATE: OBAMA GAINS IN MSTuesday, April 01, 2008 by Domenico Montanaro

NBC News has adjusted the delegate count in Mississippi, giving one more to Obama and one less to Clinton.
The count was 19-14 and now stands at 20-13.

The official results were certified in Mississippi and Obama finished with a slightly higher statewide vote result than originally indicated,
62.5% to 37.5%. That result broke a threshold and triggered the extra delegate.

We are also, however, reducing Obama's superdelegate count by one, since Rep. Al Wynn (D-MD), who lost his primary fight,
said he will leave his office in June, two months before the Democratic convention. No word yet if Wynn's exit will reduce
the total number of superdelegates from 794 to 793.

Earlier today, we noted that Obama won the total delegates in Texas, 99-94, after the remaining nine caucus delegates were allocated 7-2 for Obama.

Obama now leads by 130 in the overall delegate count, 1637-1507. Obama leads by 164 pledged delegates, 1416-1252. (There remains just one delegate unallocated by NBC News from Democrats Abroad.) Clinton leads among superdelegates, 255-221, per the NBC News Political Unit count.

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7. The Hill: Don’t Blame Howard Dean

Don’t Blame Howard Dean

Brent Budowsky The Hill April 2, 2008

Howard Dean is not the tallest tree in the forest of national politics but it is bogus for political insiders to blame the Democratic mess on him.

There is one harsh criticism I would have of Dean. He should be speaking far more loudly against attacks that are so destructive they clearly help John McCain.

Howard Dean did not cause the mess and does not have the power to end it, and many with far more power than Dean have remained weak, silent and irrelevant.

Dean does not control 300 superdelegates who lack the minimum political courage to even take a stand supporting a candidate and have the presumption and pomposity to publicly consider whether highly unpopular poliical insiders should scorn the will of the people in primaries and caucuses.

more at the link

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9. Obama is the change that America has tried to hide (More Alice Walker)

Only one candidate offers the radical departure for the 21st century the US needs,
for its own sake and the rest of the world's

Obama is the change that America has tried to hide

Alice Walker The Guardian, Tuesday April 1 2008

I have come home from a long stay in Mexico to find - because of the presidential campaign, and especially because of the Obama-Clinton race for the Democratic nomination - a new country existing alongside the old. On any given day we, collectively, become the goddess of the three directions and can look back into the past, look at ourselves just where we are, and take a glance, as well, into the future. It is a space with which I am familiar.

... Iam a supporter of Barack Obama because I believe he is the right person to lead the United States at this time. He offers a rare opportunity for the country and the world to do better. It is a deep sadness to me that many of my feminist white women friends cannot see him, cannot hear the fresh choices toward movement he offers. That they can believe that millions of Americans choose Obama over Clinton only because he is a man, and black, feels tragic to me.

When I have supported white people, it was because I thought them the best to do the job. If Obama were in any sense mediocre, he would be forgotten by now. He is, in fact, a remarkable human being, not perfect but humanly stunning, like King was and like Mandela is. He is the change America has been trying desperately and for centuries to hide, ignore, kill. The change it must have if we are to convince the rest of the world that we care about people other than our (white) selves

...I can easily imagine Obama sitting down and talking to any leader - or any person - in the world, with no baggage of past servitude or race supremacy to mar their talks. I cannot see the same scenario with Clinton, who would drag into 21st-century US leadership the same image of white privilege and distance from others' lives that has so marred the country's contacts with the rest of the world. But because Clinton is a woman and may be very good at what she does, many people (some in my own family) originally favoured her. I understand this, almost. It is because there is little memory, apparently, of the foundational inequities that still plague people of colour and poor whites.

more at the link

[Rocky2007]

44. I agree

"Iam a supporter of Barack Obama because I believe he is the right person to lead the United States at this time. He offers a rare opportunity for the country and the world to do better."

Obama is already showing his talents in how he is conducting his campaign and how he is pulling in the younger voters.

He is conducting an awesome campaign!!

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

10. Dean on CNN tonight: "we are not going to bend the rules for either side."

madfloridian
Apr 02 • Dean had another interview tonight on CNN Election Central with Campbell Brown.
http://journals.democraticunderground.com/?az=hp_redir&forum=132&thread=5349463&author=112793

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11. Dean offered an olive branch to Florida. Delegate apportionment not settled.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=5362737&mesg_id=5362737

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12. Hillary blamed Obama while it was her own co-chair opposing the revote. Not honest of her.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=5352839&mesg_id=5352839

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13. Obama the 'judo candidate' and the 'dewonkification' of the Clinton Brand

Read this to see why it is so highly recommended!
100 recs • by grantcart
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x5349448

[grantcart]

14. Obama the 'judo candidate' and the 'dewonkification' of the Clinton Brand

The 'Dewonkification' of the Clinton Brand.

Saw Bill yesterday he went on about something and it was interesting. Hillary was at a small group today talking about retraining of the workers and the government agencies that are involved and the legislation that has to be passed and there were a lot of references to acronyms and she went on and on and you could tell that she was in her wheelhouse and she hit a home run. She can wonk and so can Bill. But it was like looking back on the steroid induced home runs of Bonds, McGuire and Sosa. You wanted more than a wonkified home run.

And this is the greatest surprise of this primary season. Senator Obama has taken the greatest advantage of one of the strongest candidates ever to have run for President and left you unsatisfied with it. You want to have the larger vision, the more inclusive response, you don't want to have somebody with a smart answer handle the phone at 3:00 am.

You want to be a part of something that is going to change the way that the world looks at us, that changes the way that we look at each other and the way that we define and solve our problems.

You want to be a part of a movement that makes it possible to eliminate the need for phone calls at 3:00 AM.

more here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=5349448&mesg_id=5349448

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15. Huffington Post: The Top 10 Myths Keeping Hillary In The Race

Posted by Hissyspit in General Discussion: Primaries
Tue Apr 01st 2008
http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Hissyspit/4296

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16. PHOTOS: Day Six of Barack Obama's Pennsylvania Bus Tour

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x5357393

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17. High Level Sources confirms Hillary Clinton to DROP OUT of Presidential race on April 14th

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=5362973&mesg_id=5362973

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19. ADRIAN!! Hillary compares herself to Rocky

ADRIAN!! Hillary compares herself to Rocky

The Centrist Vote. April 2

In an effort to appeal to Pennsylvania (particularly the working class)
Hillary Clinton has recently started comparing herself to Rocky Balboa,
even going so far as to unveil “Gonna Fly Now” as a new campaign song.

I can’t really come up with a better way to explain everything wrong with that picture
than the Slate already did.

But, they did forget to mention one small thing
that I personally find amusing: Stallone endorsed McCain.

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20. Hillary as Rocky? Rocky's response:

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21. Hillary and Rocky do have THIS in common.......

Hillary and Rocky DO have something in common:
Hillary endorses McCain and so does
Rocky/Sylvester Styllone

[Cha]

25. Exactly!

Turns out Rocky's not too schmart.

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

23. Readers, you are invited to add content to Obama supporters news...

if you have a DU link about Obama that you don't want us to miss, why not
post the subject line and a link?

I'm signing off for tonight. Thanks and see ya in the morning.

:yourock:

[grantcart]

27. good night

[Tatiana]

28. Lawmakers tout Obama's coattails

Lawmakers tout Obama's coattails
He'll help Texas Democrats reclaim offices, they say

By R.G. RATCLIFFE
Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle Austin Bureau

AUSTIN — Barack Obama would have the coattails to carry down-ballot Texas Democrats to victory in November and could be crucial to Democratic efforts to take Harris County away from Republicans, Obama's state congressional supporters say.

And two of them — U.S. Reps. Chet Edwards of Waco and Eddie Bernice Johnson of Dallas — said Hillary Rodham Clinton would inspire an increased Republican voter turnout this fall.

"In some ways, Hillary Clinton would unify Republicans in a way that John McCain cannot," said Edwards, referring to the presumptive GOP presidential nominee.

Clinton and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, often are the targets of Republican attacks.

<snip>

Dems foresee gains

Green said the efforts by Harris County Democrats to wrest control of county offices away from Republicans would be enhanced by having Obama heading the ticket. He likened it to the party switch that occurred in Dallas County in the 2006 elections, when Democrats won a majority of the county's elected offices.

"It is firmly believed that Senator Obama will have coattails that will change that. We may go the way of Dallas," Green said.

"We believe we will have judges elected countywide, the county judge elected countywide. And they will be Democrats. It will change the face of Democratic politics in Harris County."

Obama won most areas of Harris County in both the primaries and caucus system.

(more...)

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/5670378.html

Seems like Texas Dems know the deal too. C'mon people. Let's get more Dems elected downticket! Vote Obama!

[Blue State Bandit]

29. Obama rocked the house in Philly!

The rally here was like a cool glass of inspiration!

AAAHHHHHH!

[Hope And Change]

30. Barack Obama on Hardball - MSNBC

Barack Obama on Hardball - MSNBC


Watch it here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x113816

[Hope And Change]

31. Barack Obama: Speech to the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO

Barack Obama: Speech to the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO


Watch it here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x113634

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33. Clinton HQ opening in North Carolina's state capitol - (Maytag repairman?)

Clinton Headquarters opening at the hub of political activity in North Carolina,
Raleigh, our state capitol. Hub of activism, home of state legislature,
city where Governor's mansion is located.

Clinton Raleigh HQ Opening Live Blog

gregflynn Blue NC Wed, 04/02/2008

I'm here at the Hillary Clinton Raleigh HQ Grand Opening open house.
It's just after 5 and quite a crowd has gathered already.



I'll be adding photos and commentary as things progress.

... more at the link
http://bluenc.com/clinton-raleigh-hq-opening-live-blog

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35. MSNBC: Obama raised over $40 million from over 442,000 donors at an average of $96!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=5365928&mesg_id=5365928

[Scurrilous]

36. Kick

:kick:

[grantcart]

37. Mississippi State Democrats reverse TVOR - fight continues

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x5368057

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38. CRUNCHING THE NC REGISTRATION NUMBERS

CRUNCHING THE NC REGISTRATION NUMBERS

Thursday, April 03, 2008 10:46 AM by Mark Murray
Filed Under: States, 2008

From NBC/NJ's Carrie Dann
Thanks to a team of gracious number-crunchers at the North Carolina State Board of Elections, here’s another fascinating tidbit about voter registration in the state -- custom-crafted at NBC/NJ's request.

It’s big news that the number of NEW registrations is off the charts here in the Tar Heel State, as many voters wake up to the blinding spotlight of presidential politics aimed unexpectedly in their squinting eyes. More than 165,000 previously unregistered voters have signed up since the first of the year.

But there’s also a lot of movement within the ranks of registered voters. Between January and March of this year, more than 30,000 currently registered voters changed their party identification. Over 12,000 of those, about 40%, are previously Republican voters who have moved OUT of the party to register either as Democrats or as unaffiliated voters able to participate in either primary on May 6th. Subtract from that the number of Dems and unaffiliated voters who moved into the GOP, and there’s still a net LOSS of about 6,700 Republican voters in three months. By contrast, the Democratic Party nabbed a net of about 4,000 voters -- previously Republican or unaffiliated -– who moved into the Dem column. And the unaffiliated group, which gained almost 50,000 new voters in the last three months, added an additional 2,700 net from the shuffle.

Why am I telling you all this? Unaffiliateds are the big bold wildcard in the Carolina election -- they’re difficult to poll and even harder to target, and their motivations are all over the map. From Republicans hoping to throw a monkey wrench in the Democratic primary at Limbaugh’s urging, to disenchanted partisans seeking a unity candidate, to last-minute undecideds, these are the voters who could surprise us all.

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/04/03/854832.aspx

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39. summer internships with Obama

http://my.barackobama.com/page/s/fellowsapp

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40. Clinton: Obama outspending us 4-1 in Penn - Wolfson claims O must win PA

Now Wolfson is spinning PA as Obama's state, one that he must win. Ridiculous.

Clinton: Obama outspending us 4-1 in Pennsylvania

By Russ Britt, MarketWatch
Last update: 3:15 p.m. EDT April 3, 2008

LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Officials from Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign estimated Thursday that her rival for the Democratic presidential nomination, Sen. Barack Obama, is outspending her by a 4-1 ratio in Pennsylvania, ahead of the April 22 primary there.
The Clinton campaign also said that Pennsylvania, where the New York senator has held onto a comfortable lead in most polls, is a proving ground for Obama, given his massive effort in the Keystone State.
"If they fail to win there, they will have failed," said Howard Wolfson, a spokesman for the Clinton campaign.
The assertion came on a conference call with reporters, as the Obama campaign announced it raised another $40 million in March, which believed to be well ahead of Clinton's figure.

more
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/clinton-obama-outspending-us-4-1/story.aspx?guid=%7B1A07F6C6-16D4-4563-AA24-7BC32FD63B66%7D&dist=msr_2

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41. Clinton Now Slipping Even in Pennsylvania

Clinton Now Slipping Even in Pennsylvania 4/ 2/08

...Recent polls show Clinton's lead there narrowing, and with three weeks left, what once looked like a Clinton landslide could soon become a real battle. Is this yet another sign that Clinton is finished?
• Mark Halperin lists fifteen things Clinton has to do to really "win" Pennsylvania. The most important: dominate the white, working-class voters to prove to the superdelegates that Reverend Wright has hurt Obama.

• Jay Newton-Small says Obama's Pennsylvania strategy is completely unconventional, for both his decision to campaign in Clinton working-class strongholds and hold quirky events involving bowling, visiting a chocolate factory, and feeding milk to a baby cow.

• Ariel Alexovich looks at the Jewish vote in Pennsylvania. Clinton has the endorsement of the two biggest Jewish politicians, but 70 Jewish leaders recently signed an open letter in support of Obama.

more at

http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2008/04/clinton_now_slipping_even_in_pennsylvania.html

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45. Why call the White House at 3 AM about economics? Its the bills stupid!

CNN's Situation room was talking about Clinton's latest 3 am ad:

THE SITUATION ROOM Aired April 2, 2008

Another Hillary Clinton ad out. She clearly wants to make the case that if the phone rings at 3:00 a.m. at the White House, she'll answer it, whatever the issue is. This time her target is not Barack Obama and national security, it's John McCain and the economy.

Jack Cafferty has a great comment about what economic issue would cause the phone to ring at the White house at 3 AM, hint it has to do with Hillary's own campaign finances.

KING: Jack, I'm not sure why they couldn't call about the mortgage crisis between 9:00 to 5:00, when the (INAUDIBLE).

CAFFERTY: Well, it might not be the mortgage crisis.

KING: ...but what's the point here?

CAFFERTY: You know, it might be a 3:00 a.m. call from some of these campaign venders who haven't been paid trying to catch them at home so they can get their money.

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0804/02/sitroom.03.html