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Susan Ferrechio
Obama takes a victory lap on House floor
- Barack Obama was greeted on Capitol Hill on Thursday by throngs of eager House members who lined up to shake hands with the man they believe will be the Democratic nominee for president.
Obama looks to November; Clinton hopes for a miracle
- Barack Obama’s decisive victory in North Carolina and his narrow loss in Indiana on Tuesday have left him just 185 delegates shy of the Democratic nomination, with Hillary Clinton needing a miracle to overtake him even though she will most likely win in West Virginia next week.
Obama camp uses hard numbers to deflate Clinton’s confidence
- As the Clinton campaign has become more confident about today’s primaries in North Carolina and Indiana, the Obama campaign has begun flaunting the hard numbers to demonstrate that the math still favors its candidate as the likely nominee.
- As the Clinton campaign has become more confident about today’s primaries in North Carolina and Indiana, the Obama campaign has begun flaunting the hard numbers to demonstrate that the math still favors its candidate as the likely nominee.
Obama’s lead over Clinton shrinks
- At one point last month, Barack Obama enjoyed a 25-point lead over Hillary Clinton in North Carolina and was beginning to creep ahead of her in Indiana as well.
- At one point last month, Barack Obama enjoyed a 25-point lead over Hillary Clinton in North Carolina and was beginning to creep ahead of her in Indiana as well.
Obama captures Clinton superdelegate, keeps momentum despite rocky month
- Despite Barack Obama's difficulties in April, he has continued to outpace Hillary Clinton in the race for superdelegates who will be crucial in deciding the Democratic nomination.
- Despite Barack Obama's difficulties in April, he has continued to outpace Hillary Clinton in the race for superdelegates who will be crucial in deciding the Democratic nomination.
Obama’s next test will be winning over working-class whites
- As Barack Obama heads for Indiana, political analysts said Tuesday he should build on his denunciation of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright to improve relations with the white working-class voters who were offended by the inflammatory comments of his former pastor.
The 3-minute interview: George Jones
- George Jones is executive director for Bread for the City, a private nonprofit organization that provides low-income residents of D.C. with food, clothing, medical care, and legal and social services. The agency is serving a record number of households despite decreasing food donations. Jones became the agency’s executive director in 1996.
Math not promising for Clinton campaign
- Hillary Clinton may have beaten Barack Obama in the Pennsylvania primary, but it increasingly appears that she can’t beat the political math in the race for pledged delegates.
Wilder tells Obama his race will make it hard to pull it off
- Former Democratic Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder, the nation’s first black governor, said Thursday he has told Barack Obama that his race makes the electoral task ahead of him more difficult, but political experts and his committed superdelegates say America is ready to elect a black president.
Officeholding superdelegates hold off endorsing over concern for careers
- For the 90 members of Congress who are also undecided Democratic superdelegates, concerns about their own prospects in the fall are driving many to continue to delay their decisions whether to endorse Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton.
Democratic battle now heads to North Carolina and Indiana
- Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama will continue to wrestle for the Democratic nomination at least until the Indiana and North Carolina primaries on May 6, when Obama is expected to win substantially in the last Southern contest and the two appear headed for a tight race in the Hoosier State.
Beyond normal voters: Clinton, Obama campaigning for superdelegate support
- As Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama campaign in Pennsylvania and the few remaining primary states, they are trying to woo average voters, but perhaps more importantly, win the support of the more than 240 uncommitted “superdelegates” whose votes will determine the Democratic nominee.
Pennsylvania swamped by candidate ads
- The Democratic presidential candidates are spending unprecedented amounts of money on campaign advertising in Pennsylvania, saturating television markets as Tuesday’s state presidential primary approaches.