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Obama and Clinton: The Day After North Carolina and Indiana

A day after Barack Obama did better than most thought he would in the Indiana and North Carolina primaries, he picked up 4 super delegates and Hillary Clinton picked up 2. Clinton had canceled her appearances for today to have a meeting with as many... (more...)

Posted on May 8 2008 | 1 comment | Written by irishr

Want Real Change? Not In This Election…

We’ve all seen the headlines: “The Reverend Wright Controversy”; “Democrats coming on Fox News”; “Obama is an elitist and calls voters in PA “bitter”; “Many Superdelegates still undecided”; “Clinton... (more...)

Posted on May 7 2008 | 2 comments | Written by Shaun Pickford

Obama Nets 4 Delegates in Tuesday’s Contests

Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton split the two Democratic primary contests this evening. Obama won in North Carolina by 15 percentage points and Indiana went to Clinton by the razor thin margin of 22,000 votes in a state where 1.2 million votes where... (more...)

Posted on May 7 2008 | 0 comments | Written by Shaun Booth

Looking Beyond North Carolina and Indiana

Today is D day in North Carolina and Indiana. I stick by my predictions of yesterday, even with the polls showing such wide differences. So now it is time to look ahead to the coming week. The latest polls out from Rasmussen Reports are on West Virginia,... (more...)

Posted on May 6 2008 | 0 comments | Written by irishr

Presidential Politics in the YouTube Era

The recently launched television ad by the Democratic National Committee, which uses the “straight talking maverick’s” own words regarding a 100 year commitment of American troops in Iraq against him brings to light McCain’s vulnerability in this... (more...)

Posted on May 6 2008 | 0 comments | Written by Shaun Booth

Prediction: North Carolina to Obama, Indiana to Clinton

In North Carolina, where he once led by as much as 11%, the latest polls show Barack Obama leading by 7 to 9%, with one poll actually showing Hillary Clinton leading by 1%. All things considered, Obama should win this one, but not by as large a margin... (more...)

Posted on May 5 2008 | 0 comments | Written by irishr

Rasmussen Oregon Poll: Obama with Good Lead, Many Still Undecided

The Oregon primary is the same day as the Kentucky Primary, May 20th. There are four primaries before this date and there has not been a poll taken in Oregon since early April. This latest poll from Rasmussen has some interesting findings, aside from... (more...)

Posted on May 4 2008 | 2 comments | Written by irishr

Obama Slips in National Poll

Rasmussen Reports Daily Tracking Poll of the national Presidential race echoes the results of their poll taken in New Hampshire and it shows that one of the Democratic candidates has slipped a lot in just the last week. (more…) Popularity: 10%... (more...)

Posted on May 3 2008 | 3 comments | Written by irishr

New Hampshire: Clinton Catching Up With McCain

The polling organizations are starting to take a look at how Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama stack up against John McCain in the general election. Rasmussen Reports has just released their poll on New Hampshire and it shows that the voters of New Hampshire... (more...)

Posted on May 2 2008 | 2 comments | Written by irishr

Editorial: Anything Right with Wright?

Reverend Jeremiah Wright has become quite a significant figure in the recent months of our current election cycle. Numerous issues and topics have evolved out of the sound bites from his sermons that the mainstream media are putting out, and the consequences... (more...)

Posted on May 2 2008 | 0 comments | Written by Shaun Pickford

North Carolina Surprise for Clinton and Obama

There has been some interesting developments in the past few days and they are reflected in the latest poll from North Carolina. First, the poll was taken a day after North Carolina Governor Michael F. Easley endorsed Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama’s... (more...)

Posted on May 1 2008 | 4 comments | Written by irishr

Clinton Picks up in Two States, Stays Steady in a Third

Momentum. Just how much momentum has Hillary Clinton received from her win last week in Pennsylvania? Three new polls - North Carolina, Kentucky and Indiana just out from Survey USA tell the story. (more…) Popularity: 25% [?] Read More →

Posted on Apr 30 2008 | 0 comments | Written by irishr

Reverend Jeremiah Wright as Hero?

When Reverend Wright stepped to the microphone yesterday at the National Press Club, he did so as the most controversial figure of this Presidential election year. Wright pointed out that the sound bites played over and over again in the corporate news... (more...)

Posted on Apr 29 2008 | 1 comment | Written by Shaun Booth

Clinton Faces Uphill Battle While Obama is on Cruise Control

A decisive win in the Democratic Pennsylvania primary has come and gone for the Clinton camp, and yet Senator Clinton still trails Senator Obama by considerable margins in national popular vote, pledged delegates, total delegate count while desperately... (more...)

Posted on Apr 26 2008 | 2 comments | Written by Shaun Booth

Poll Shows a Little Gain for Clinton in North Carolina

A poll taken by Survey USA shows Barack Obama in the lead in North Carolina. This is the lowest lead he has had in the polls taken over the last month. (more…) Popularity: 30% [?] Read More →

Posted on Apr 23 2008 | 0 comments | Written by irishr
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