Finally some news from the Obama Camp! Hillary Clinton is on the short list. Former Senate majority leader and Senator Obama’s campaign co-chairman Tom Daschle has told ABC1’s Insiders what the presidential hopeful is looking for in a vice presidential candidate.

“The fact that the first African American could get elected president of the United States speaks volumes for the openness and the tremendous inspiration that that may mean, not only for America but for people all over the world,” he said.

After months of struggling to overcome a considerable deficit favor of John McCain in Michigan, Barack Obama has stormed back to retake command of the lead in the race to secure Michigan’s seventeen electoral votes in the general election.

Over the following months, support for the Republican nominee in Michigan grew steadily, so that by late May, McCain had established a four-point buffer between he and his Democratic rival, confirmed by surveys from two separate polling firms:…

A newly released AP/Yahoo! poll suggests that the Democratic Party constituents are not nearly as torn as some media outlets would like to insinuate. The poll found that 53% of those who backed Hillary Clinton before Obama captured nomination now support Obama.

A newly released AP/Yahoo! poll suggests that the Democratic Party constituents are not nearly as torn as some media outlets would like to insinuate. The poll found that 53% of those who backed Hillary Clinton before Obama captured nomination…

If the election doesn’t look like it’s going to be close, there could be a snowball effect in which Republican turnout is quite low. If that is the case, the map could turn out to be very, very blue, and Republicans might lose a couple more Senate seats than are generally thought to be in play

This (unlike the comments @ 8:41 & 8:43, which have no evidence for them) is a good post. Balanced, and you are actually pointing out both candidates' strengths and weaknesses.The analysis also suggests an Obama-Clinton ticket…

On January 31 of this year, Keith Olbermann donned his most serious face & most indignant voice tone to rail against Bush for supporting telecom immunity & FISA revisions. Last night, Olbermann invited Newsweek’s Alter onto his show to discuss Obama’s support for the FISA & telecom amnesty bill. There wasn’t a word of rational criticism of the bill

As but one example, John Cole was a vehement supporter of Barack Obama throughout the primary. He viciously criticized Hillary Clinton on a regular basis and raised tens of thousands of dollars for Obama's campaign through his blog. But this…

Sen. Barack Obama donated $2,300 Thursday to the campaign of his former opponent, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Concern about the division in the party arose because the two candidates appealed to such different segments of the electorate. Clinton did well with working-class voters and the elderly. Obama rallied the support of affluent,…

Social networks could decide the outcome of the presidential election. Obama is not only leading in the polls but his profiles are leading in social network participation.

But looking around the social networking world every site is exactly the same as this. Obama has these net savvy people working on his campaign and is working this new medium to his advantage. There have already been reports of him have an email…

Democratic leaders in Congress are poised to grant new spying powers to President Bush and arrange retroactive amnesty for telecommunications companies accused of illegal surveillance, according to a deal announced Thursday evening. Today’s New York Times describes the legislation, which the House could vote on today, as “the most significant revis

Pretty sad situation in the House. It just points out the crying need in our system for LEADERSHIP. That's the one need that can't be constitutionally ensured. Most people-politicians included-are sheep. They'll settle for…

By giving a speech to women, she helps to unite the party around her husband for the long fight ahead.

Many months ago, Clinton broke down and cried on camera. There was an uproar in the blogging community and in the media. Some accused her of being a fake. Others accused her of being genuine. The crying, it is argued, actually helped Clinton gain…

This year, 6.5 million voters under 30 turned up at the polls.

The combination of a hotly contested Democratic primary between Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama and the from-the-depths surge to the top by Senator John McCain no doubt helped increase interest in the race among voters under age…

According to Gallup, in its surveys covering June 5-9, Obama was supported by 51 percent of women voters compared to 38 percent for McCain.
A week earlier, Obama topped McCain with just a 48-43 percent spread.

According to the poll, 54 percent of those surveyed believed “it is important to look for a person who will bring greater changes to the current policies even if he is less experienced and tested,” against 42 percent that supported a…

George Bush and John McCain, continuing with their imperialistic neocon philosophy, want to stay in Iraq for a hundred years or more. Make no mistake about it. That is their intent. And that is what will happen if John McCain is elected President of the United States. What is their plan? Check out the proposed Status of Forces Agreement.

George Bush and John McCain, continuing with their imperialistic neocon philosophy, want to stay in Iraq for a hundred years or more. Make no mistake about it. That is their intent. And that is what will happen if John McCain is elected President…

This anti-McCain video, put together in February by a Ron Paul supporter, is just brutal. Some of it is a little off the beaten track, but up to the 7 minute mark, it is devastating, especially starting at the 2:30 mark.

This anti-McCain video, put together in February by a Ron Paul supporter, is just brutal. Some of it is a little off the beaten track, but up to the 7 minute mark, it is devastating, especially starting at the 2:30 mark.

It is one thing to concede and endorse a victorious opponent as Hillary Clinton did today, but she took the extra step of using her speech to make the case as to why her supporters should vote for Barack Obama.

“The way, the way to continue our fight now, to accomplish the goals for which we stand is to take our energy, our passions, our strengths and do all we can to help elect Barack Obama, the next president of the United States,” she said…

Hillary Clinton has told her supporters to unite behind Barack Obama as she suspended her campaign to become the Democratic nominee for US president.

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Cara at feministe.com compiles and smartly analyzes Chris Matthews’ array of troubling comments (her focus: racism and Barack Obama).

My issue with the comments come from being a Southerner, a group that is constantly discriminated against by both the media and by progressives. His comments reflective what the general Democratic party thinks of the rural population of all…

“I know it hurts to have your dreams crushed, but consider this: Somewhere in the country is a 17-year-old girl who will graduate high school and enter the military as her only solid option. If she gets sent to Iraq and killed, what would you say to her mother?”

I am an Obama supporter. If he isn't the most intelligent, inspiring, compassionate politician to hit the public highway in years, he's doing the greatest impression of one I've ever seen. But, if he had lost, I would've supported…

Clinton supporter found racial overtones of Clinton campaign “disturbing”

Ok, maybe I was a little to broad in stating ALL politicians are lobbyists-like. There is a growing majority of them. We as the tax paying public must exercise our privilege when it comes time to cast our vote. this can only be accomplished by…

Less than a day after Barack Obama claimed the Democratic presidential nomination, Hillary Clinton has apparently decided to end her bid for the White House and begin shutting down her campaign, according to reports on Fox & ABC News.

According to Fox, the New York Senator told a score of House Democratic supporters via conference call that the time had come “to bring the party together,” saying there were “two wings in the party right now” and that she had…

Sen. Hillary Clinton will drop out of the presidential race on Friday, ending her historic bid for the White House.

Clinton dominated a crowded field of Democratic candidates including Obama, Edwards, as well as Sens. Joe Biden of Delaware and Chris Dodd of Connecticut, Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich, Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico, former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack…