Hillary spokesperson Mo Elleithee confirms to me that Bill and Hillary Clinton have now maxed out to Obama, donating $4600 to his campaign today.
It’s a strong signal to the Clinton fundraising elite and donor base that the time has come to open the wallets for Obama. It comes a day after the Obamas similarly maxed [...]
Relations between the last Democratic president and the candidate who wants to be the next one are still frosty _ they still haven’t spoken in the aftermath of the heated campaign. But Bill Clinton extended an offer to help in a one-sentence statement from spokesman Matt McKenna.
“President Clinton is obviously committed to doing whatever he [...]
He noted that although both he and Mr. Obama are black, he would not cast a vote for the Illinois senator on the basis of race. “I will vote for the individual I think that brings the best set of tools to the problems of 21st-century America and the 21st-century world regardless of party, regardless [...]
Most of the seventeen Democratic senators who have remained uncommitted throughout the primaries will endorse Barack Obama for president this week, CNN has learned.
Link:CNN Political Ticker
The Democratic Party’s rules and bylaws committee doesn’t meet until this weekend to decide the fate of the Michigan and Florida delegations and the final Democratic primaries don’t conclude until next week, but Democratic heavyweights are already talking about how to push the undeclared superdelegates who will pick the Democratic nominee into someone’s corner.
Link:The Huffington [...]
Rupert Murdoch Chairman of News Corp, new WSJ owner, and longtime torchbearer for conservative politics said this about Barack Obama: “He is a rock star. I love what he is saying about education. I think he will win and I am anxious to meet him.”
About the presumptive Republican nominee, Murdoch said, “McCain is a friend [...]
In the face of mounting controversy over headline-grabbing statements from Pastor John Hagee, CNN has learned presumptive Republican nominee John McCain has decided to reject his endorsement.
The Huffington Post had published a recording of Hagee saying that Adolf Hitler had been fulfilling God’s will by hastening the desire of Jews to return to Israel in [...]
The head of John Edwards South Carolina presidential campaign told CNN that at least six of the eight delegates Edwards won in S.C. are ready to vote for U.S. Sen. Barack Obama at the Democratic presidential convention.
Link:S.C. Politics Today
Democrat John Edwards endorsed former rival Barack Obama on Wednesday, a move designed to help solidify support for the partys likely presidential nominee even as Hillary Rodham Clinton refuses to give up her long-shot candidacy.
Link:My Way News
“America needs a President who offers a vision of the future comprised of sensible solutions to today’s troubles. My choice is Senator Barack Obama, who promises to seek pragmatic, progressive solutions to problems like jobs, Iraq, the energy crisis, and healthcare. Barack Obama will bring people together, give them hope, spur change, and set the [...]
Prince George’s County Executive Jack B. Johnson, a Democratic convention delegate pledged to support Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, said yesterday that he thinks Sen. Barack Obama has “in a real sense” won the Democratic nomination and that he now plans to support Obama at the August convention.
Link:washingtonpost.com
Rooney termed Obama “a terrific guy” and explained why Obama is the only candidate he ever has endorsed — other than his son, Jim Rooney, who ran for state Senate in Pennsylvania.
“He has integrity and is motivated to bringing young people into the process,” Rooney said of Obama. “You get a chance once in every [...]
Former Sen. George McGovern, who backed Hillary Rodham Clinton, is urging her to drop out of the Democratic presidential race.
McGovern said Wednesday he has decided to endorse Barack Obama.
Link:My Way News
On the eve of the Indiana and North Carolina primaries, we reached another incredible landmark: the 1,500,000th person made a donation to this campaign.
Link:Obama HQ Blogger
Campaign donors who previously backed also-ran Democratic candidates have adopted Sen. Barack Obama as their second choice, preferring Obama by a ratio of nearly 3 to 1 over Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and giving him twice as much money.
Obama has collected more than $2 million to Clinton’s $900,000 from donors who once backed former Sen. [...]
