Archive for February, 2008
Texan Obamacans unite!
Texas GOPs cross over to vote Barack
U.S. presidential hopeful, Democratic Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois, speaks during a rally Thursday, in Ft. Worth, Texas.
Rick Bowmer/AP
True support for Obama combines with
stop-Clinton sentiment in Mar 4 primary
By ALEX JOHNSON
MSNBC Reporter
Thursday, 28 Feb. 2008
ONE of Sen. Barack Obama’s surest applause lines comes about halfway into his standard stump speech. It goes like this:
“They whisper [...]
Fair share after 60 years
Pro-Obama Pinoys praise idol
in backing equity for WW2 vets
EQUITY BILL PROPONENTS. Hawaii Sen. Daniel Akaka (6th from R) and Philippine Ambassador to the U.S. Willy Gaa (8th from L) are shown in a gathering of leaders from the American Coalition for Filipino Veterans and the Filipino-American community together with the staff from the Philippine Embassy [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )New national poll: Obama 49, Clinton 40
Dates conducted: Jan 20-24
error margin: 5.5 points.
When asked who’s most likely to win nomination,
70% of Democrats say Obama, 17% say Clinton.
Obama backs US bill awarding
pension benefits to RP war vets
Associated Press
HONOLULU – United States Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama supports a bill that would award pension benefits to Filipinos who fought under the US flag [...]
Land of Lincolner’s pro-Pinoy vets’ bill
Barack Obama presses enactment
of Filipino war veterans’ equity bill
SENATORS Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama faced each other for the final Democratic debate before the March 4 primaries.
Damon Winter/THE NEW YORK TIMES
MANILA – In an apparent bid to win the support of Filipino Americans for his presidential bid, US Senator Barack Obama (Democrat from Illinois) pressed for the [...]
LA Times/Bloomberg national poll
Democrats: Obama 48, Clinton 42
Poll conducted Feb 21-25
margin of error: 3 points
Of doughnuts and dole-outs, desserts and dollars
NYT: how Hillary overspent on
Dunkin’ Donuts, Krispy Kreme
DO NOT FOR DONUTS. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (right), who is vying for the Republican party nomination for the United States presidential election in November, appeared on Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update with host Seth Meyers (left). Among the major presidential contenders, only Huckabee had no record of splurging on donuts [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Behind a shadow of a doubt
Army general: ‘No reason to doubt’
Obama’s arms story in CNN debate
SEN. BARACK Obama says he knows of a platoon sent to
Afghanistan with a shortage of personnel and equipment.
WASHINGTON – Army chief of staff Gen. George Casey, testifying on troop strain before the Senate Armed Forces Committee Tuesday, said there is “no reason to doubt” Sen. Barack Obama’s [...]
Electability and ‘Obamamentum’
Clinton vs McCain: 46 vs. 46%
Obama vs McCain: 49 vs. 42%
AT LEAST three new national polls show Illinois Sen. Barack
Obama (right) trumping Arizona Sen. John McCain for the
presidential election in November.
By Bill Schneider
CNN chief political analyst
WASHINGTON – Three national polls of Democrats show Sen. Barack Obama is the front-runner for the nomination. But what’s behind this latest [...]
Time’s on his side: His time is now
So far, time has been on Obama’s side
OBAMAMENTUM. Senator Barack Obama, Democrat of Illinois, leaves the stage after a news conference on Saturday in Columbus, Ohio.
Rick Bowmer/Associated Press
By ADAM NAGOURNEY
February 25, 2008
WASHINGTON – They are certainly premature, but the post-mortems are beginning to roll in on Hillary Rodham Clinton’s presidential campaign. And should her campaign [...]
NYT/CBS poll: Obama beats Clinton 16%
CNN Texas polls: Barack defeats Hillary by 4%
CNN/Opinion Research poll results
in Texas: Obama beats Clinton 4%
Democrats: Obama 50, Clinton 46
Change from Feb 18 poll: Obama +2, Clinton -4
Poll shows Obama winning support from nearly eight in 10 black voters, while Clinton is favored by roughly two-thirds of Latinos.
Republicans: McCain 56, Huckabee 31, Paul 9
Margin of error: 3.5 points
Democrats: Obama [...]
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