2008 General Election Roundup #1
Your Daily Politics Video Blog: The national polls haven't been great for John McCain of late. But the state by states are worse. We run through the latest numbers in episode one of our weekly 2008 General Election Roundup.
Pennsylvania Post-Game
Your Daily Politics Video Blog: Hillary Clinton achieved a solid win in the Pennsylvania Primary Tuesday night, but just how much does her 10-point win change the look of the Democratic nomination battle? We break down some numbers in today's episode of TPMtv.
According to the Drudge Report, Clinton's internal polling shows an 11-point lead over Obama in tomorrow's Pennsylvania primary. If these numbers are mirrored in Tuesday's voting results, then Clinton will definitely have some clout behind the talking points she will use to lead her to the nomination.
Tonight's big Philly showdown is sure to be interesting. It's almost a lock that Obama's comments on small town America will surface, and how both Obama and Clinton tackle the topic will be important. Obama has defended his remarks, while apologizing for 'mangling' the way they came out, so he will probably repeat this sentiment. Clinton, on the other hand, has focused less on the idea that small towners may be bitter, but looked more at the construction of the comments, pointing to the idea...
The polls are all over the place as we get closer to the Pennsylvania primary. The latest one from Quinnipiac shows Clinton up 9 percentage points over Obama, which indicates that the race is tightening. The same poll had Clinton up 12 percentage points in mid-March, according to the AP.
From the Associated Press:
WASHINGTON - Democratic Sen. Barack Obama has gained ground on Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in Pennsylvania by drawing more support from men and younger voters, according to presidential...
McCain's Achilles Heel
Your Daily Politics Video Blog: 100 years? 1,000 years? 10,000 years!?! Think what you want about who's being unfair, who should drop and the like in the primary race. The Democrats are missing a big opportunity to strike early at John McCain's Achilles heel -- his lockstep support for an extremely unpopular war. We lay out the key points in today's episode of TPMtv.
'08 Roundup: Episode #17
Your Daily Politics Video Blog: So where do we stand in the presidential race? Have Wright and the CinC questions hurt Obama? It's just a snapshot. But as of today the answer looks like a pretty clear yes. In today's campaign 2008 roundup we survey the numbers.
'08 Roundup: Episode #12
Your Daily Politics Video Blog: The knives are sharpening in the debate over the legitimacy of the super delegates. But is it really going to come to that? Don't be so sure. We explain why in today's episode of TPMtv.
POLL: Transformed by Iowa and N.H., '08 Kicks Off as a Free-for-All
[ABC] Iowa and New Hampshire have transformed the 2008 presidential race into a free-for-all, vaulting John McCain past longtime frontrunner Rudy Giuliani in the Republican contest and fueling a strong challenge to Hillary Clinton by Barack Obama among Democrats.
Leaving The Presidency Weaker Than When They Started [FDL] After all the secrecy and paranoia, the unilateral executive power grabs over things as inconsequential as...
Rudy's Campaign Implosion
Politics Video Blog: Is Rudy's campaign in free-fall? Join us as we look at the numbers.
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