The Trail: A Daily Diary of Campaign 2008

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Edwards Announces His Choice: Obama

John Edwards comes out in support of the democratic front-runner. --Peter Slevin | More »

Hillraisers Still 'In it to Win'

Clinton supporters say they are not delusional. --Matthew Mosk | More »

Cindy McCain Divests $2 Million with Sudan Ties

Cindy McCain on Wednesday divested herself of $2 million in mutual funds that invested in Sudan. --Michael D. Shear | More »

Clinton Predicts Nominee Before Convention

Hillary Rodham Clinton suggested today that the Democratic party would have a nominee, in all likelihood, by June. --Anne E. Kornblut | More »

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March 20, 2008

Traveling with Bayh Across the Crossroads of America

Clinton drew large, enthusiastic crowds in Terre Haute and in Anderson, a working-class town that has suffered severe job losses in the manufacturing sector in recent years. --Anne E. Kornblut

Posted on March 20, 2008 at 7:12 PM ET | Comments (16)

Ferraro: Obama Wrong to Compare Me to Wright

Geraldine Ferraro today objected vehemently to Barack Obama's linkage in his Tuesday speech of her comments and the inflammatory excerpts of sermons by Rev. Jeremiah Wright, his longtime pastor. --Alec MacGillis

Posted on March 20, 2008 at 6:27 PM ET | Comments (184)

McCain Aide Suspended Over Video Forward

Arizona Sen. John McCain's campaign today suspended Soren Dayton, a low-level aide in the political department, after he forwarded an inflammatory anti-Obama YouTube video mashup to his private Twitter feed. --Garance Franke-Ruta

Posted on March 20, 2008 at 6:02 PM ET | Comments (45)

Obama at the Sports Bar

CHARLESTON, W.V. -- Barack Obama went trolling for votes with the white working class voters that have always given him trouble, in the best place he could find them -- a sports bar in the full bloom of March Madness. --Jonathan Weisman

Posted on March 20, 2008 at 5:51 PM ET | Comments (7)

Obama Campaign Harshly Critical of Clinton's NAFTA Role

Updated 6:38 p.m. By Jonathan Weisman Barack Obama's campaign pounced on newly released documents showing...

Posted on March 20, 2008 at 5:16 PM ET | Comments (46)

Americans Dash Through Rain to McCain's London Fundraiser

LONDON -- Sen. John McCain took a break from meetings with high-level government officials in Europe and the Middle East this afternoon for a good, old-fashioned $1,000 to $2,300 presidential fundraiser in the heart of downtown London. --Michael D. Shear

Posted on March 20, 2008 at 2:28 PM ET | Comments (11)

A Record Document Dump

The National Archives in Washington, Wednesday, March 19, 2008, where the Archives released more than...

Posted on March 20, 2008 at 1:01 PM ET | Comments (18)

Obama Pivots Back to the Pocketbook

CHARLESTON, W.V. -- Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama, visiting the potentially critical state of West Virginia today, pivoted his campaign from the difficult issues of race and war back to pocketbook issues, making an economic case for ending the conflict in Iraq. --Jonathan Weisman

Posted on March 20, 2008 at 12:10 PM ET | Comments (43)

A Do-Over Undone

How the Michigan primary deal fell apart.

Posted on March 20, 2008 at 12:09 PM ET | Comments (342)

Barack's Bracketology

After toiling all day Wednesday on his bracketology, Barack Obama has revealed his politically astute picks. --Jonathan Weisman

Posted on March 20, 2008 at 11:24 AM ET | Comments (4)

 

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