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April 25, 2008
Clinton Sidesteps Questions About Staying in the Race
GARY, Ind. -- Hillary Clinton, who vowed earlier this month to stay in the race until Democratic officials figured out a way to seat the delegations of Michigan and Florida at the party's national convention in August, hinted yesterday that she might reconsider the state of her campaign if she loses in Indiana. --Perry Bacon Jr.
Posted on April 25, 2008 at 8:34 PM ET | Comments (275)
Clyburn Warns Democratic Party: African Americans Matter
South Carolina Democratic Rep. James Clyburn warned today that if the heated Clinton-Obama contest continues on its present course it could have dire consequences on African American support for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, should she win the Democratic nomination, and on African American faith in the Democratic Party, even if she does not. --Jonathan Weisman
Posted on April 25, 2008 at 6:50 PM ET | Comments (639)
Obama's Five Suit Strategy
INDIANAPOLIS -- Every armchair political strategist and his sister have been telling Barack Obama that he needs to find a way to connect more with middle Americans who, even if they are open to voting for the first viable black presidential candidate, may be left cool by Obama's oratorical flair and urbane look. Today, Obama offered on of his most expansive riff in that direction, even as he noted dryly that it seemed ironic for him to have to prove his "street cred." --Alec MacGillis
Posted on April 25, 2008 at 4:26 PM ET | Comments (58)
Obama Plans May General Election Organizing Launch
Pivoting to general election mode, Sen. Barack Obama's campaign announced a 50-state voter registration drive that will kick off four days after the May 6 primaries in North Carolina and Indiana. --Shailagh Murray
Posted on April 25, 2008 at 3:17 PM ET | Comments (373)
Obama Takes Questions on Sean Bell, Clyburn and Wright
Sen. Barack Obama weighed in today on the acquittals of New York City police detectives charged in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black Queens man, Sean Bell, as well as recent remarks by Rep. James Clyburn and the Rev. Jeremiah Wright. --Alec MacGillis
Posted on April 25, 2008 at 2:42 PM ET | Comments (133)
A Hillary Fundraiser Jumps Ship
A major Hillary Clinton fundraiser has joined Barack Obama's finance committee. --Matthew Mosk
Posted on April 25, 2008 at 2:28 PM ET | Comments (335)
Fiscal Discipline Not on Agenda for Democrats
The Post adds up the costs of the Democrats' programs and finds they'd blow a hole in the budget. --Dan Balz
Posted on April 25, 2008 at 12:06 PM ET | Comments (108)
'China Cheats' Ad Targets Candidates
A nonprofit group seeking to energize manufacturing and steel workers has also gotten into the act, waging an unorthodox campaign that appears in subtle ways to be helping Sen. Hillary Clinton. --Matthew Mosk
Posted on April 25, 2008 at 11:35 AM ET | Comments (7)
