Tuesday, March 11 2008, 08:42 PM
Obama coasts to victory in Miss. primary
Barack Obama coasted to victory in Mississippi's Democratic primary Tuesday, latest in a string of racially polarized presidential contests across the Deep South and a final tune-up before next month's high-stakes race with Hillary Rodham Clinton in Penns
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Obama, Clinton Battle In Mississippi
Barack Obama battled Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Mississippi primary on Tuesday, last in a string of contests across the Deep South and the final tune-up before next month's high-stakes race in Pennsylvania.
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Obama Cruises To Easy Mississippi Victory, Six-week Slog To Pennsylvania Begins
By any reasonable measure, last week wasn’t Barack Obama’s best ever. He lost primaries in Ohio, Texas, and Rhode Island; he lost his top foreign policy advisor; and his intention of ending the nominating contest fell far short. Hillary Clinto
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Obama Might Want To Rethink Taking Our Votes For Granted
At the outset of the Democratic primary, I was enthusiastic about the historic candidacies of both Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama. Like a lot of Hillary's supporters, I count myself among those who have a track record of fighting for civil righ
legitgov
Obama Gets Scant White Support In Ms
Whites largely shunned Barack Obama in Mississippi's Democratic presidential primary on Tuesday as the Deep South showed once again its reluctance to embrace him across racial lines.
MyDD
Ms Turnout Expected To Be "light To Moderate"
This is strange. A close race between Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama will draw more voters to the polls today than the last presidential primary, state officials predict. But voter turnout is still expected to
The Carpetbagger Report
Would Obama Have Coattails? Do Superdelegates Care?
Bobby Bright, the three-term mayor of Montgomery, Alabama, didn’t have a party affiliation, and when Rep. Terry Everett (R) announced his plans to retire, both parties pursued Bright to run for the seat. Bright chose to run as a Democrat — des
Brendan Nyhan
Sinbad Vs. Hillary Clinton
Via Ezra Klein (among many others), the 1990s comic Sinbad has resurfaced to contradict Hillary Clinton's claims of foreign policy experience: Finally, the Barack Obama campaign has found a big gun to help shoot down Hillary Rodham Clinton's self-proclai
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire
What's The Definition Of Winner?
'With the fight for the Democratic presidential nomination likely to go on for weeks or months, Sens Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are battling to define what it means to be winning -- and, in some instances, they are overstating their own advantage an
Finding God in a Dog
And The Clinton Death Spiral Continues
The rolling, burning, screaming disaster that is the new racist phase of the Clinton Campaign continues this morning:An unapologetic Geraldine Ferraro said Wednesday morning that her comments about the electoral impact of Barack Obama's race have been tak
feminist blogs
Racism, Sexism, Insanity: America?s Karma (video)
From Highly Dubious Rants: Who do Americans hate more - white women or black guys?via The Political Voices of Women'A large part of the progressive movement seems to have lost its sanity.'--Paul KrugmanHillary Clinton Barack Obama Democratic Primary New
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire
Surveyusa: Obama Still Leads In North Carolina
A new SurveyUSA poll in North Carolina shows Sen. Barack Obama leading Sen. Hillary Clinton, 49% to 41%. Key findings: The contest in North Carolina is largely unchanged from a poll a month ago. Among women, Obama and Clinton are effectively even, as the
Civil Commotion
Freedom Of Speech: It Can Be Brutal
Circulating around the 'Net:It is 3:00 am. The phone rings. Hillary Rodham Clinton picks it up. 'Yes?' 'Hillary, it's Silda Wall Spitzer. Sorry to call so late. Eliot's still not home. Based on your experience, what should I do?'
feminist blogs
The Downside Of A ?feminist-in-chief?
Quote of the Day'What is the downside of having a woman become the president of the United States?''You mean besides the PMS and the mood swings, right? Well, you know, I'm joking. Of course, the main problem I have is if a woman has a female agenda.'--
MyDD
Mississippi Results Thread
Here are the results: √ Barack Obama: 151,655 votes (57 percent) Hillary Clinton: 107,309 votes (41 percent) 68 percent of precincts reporting (10:26 PM Eastern)Tags: Mississippi Primary, Democratic Primaries (all tags)
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[Guest post by DRJ] In today’s winners and losers, CNN projects Barack Obama the winner of the Mississippi Democratic primary and John McCain the winner of the GOP primary. With 18% 29% of the precincts reporting, Obama leads Clinton 52%-46%. Exit
