As Barack Obama walked onstage in St. Paul, Minn., to claim the Democratic nomination Tuesday night, he and wife Michelle hugged and then, gazing into each other’s eyes with knowing smiles, gently knocked knuckles.He also gave her a playful little pat on the butt, but it was the bump that got everyone talking. "That is […]
It is finished. There are no more primaries, no more whining about Michigan and Florida. Even though she may not ever concede, Barack Obama says: “Tonight I can stand here and say, that I will be the Democratic nominee, for the United States of America.” That should be worth some interesting discussion and freakouts, no?10:30 […]
They have already been on the best-dressed - and worst-dressed - celebrity lists. Profiles of each have been written in all the key news magazines and their backgrounds and parentage thoroughly scrutinised. Their minor scuffles with controversy have been pored over - a plagarised cookie recipe and an ambiguous statement about national pride to date.As […]
PORTSMOUTH, N.H.— A New Hampshire Democratic Party delegate who had supported John Edwards says he will support Barack Obama, now that Edwards has endorsed his former political rival for the party’s presidential nominee.Joshua Denton of Portsmouth, 26, an Iraq war veteran, says he thinks that both Obama and Hillary Clinton would be a better president […]
The facts: Barack Obama won 38 percent of white Dems in NC, and didn’t do much better amongst whites in IN (35 percent). In exit polls of 1,881 IN Dems and 2,316 NC voters, two out of three Hillary Clinton supporters said they would be dissatisfied if he is their party’s nominee.How much of Obama’s […]
Democratic front-runner Barack Obama swept to victory in the North Carolina primary on Tuesday night and lengthened his lead in the delegate race.While, Hillary Rodham Clinton won in Indiana as she struggles to stop her rival’s march toward the party’s presidential nomination.”Tonight we stand less than 200 delegates away from winning the Democratic nomination for […]
I NDIANAPOLIS - Barack Obama swept to victory in the North Carolina primary today but fell behind Hillary Rodham Clinton in Indiana, the last big-delegate prizes left in their long race for the Democratic presidential nomination.Obama’s win mirrored earlier triumphs in Southern states with large black populations, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana and South Carolina among them.That […]
Chelsea Clinton visits Regional HospitalBy Sue LoughlinTERRE HAUTE — Chelsea Clinton made a return trip to Terre Haute on Thursday to talk about her mom’s plan to provide affordable health care to all Americans.“Mom” is Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, who is hoping for an Indiana primary election victory over Barack […]
First Read is an analysis of the day’s political news, from the NBC News political unit. First Read is updated throughout the day, so check back often.From NBC’s Ben Weltman and Mark MurrayHere is what Obama said on whether he will agree to participate in the April 27 debate in North Carolina: “You know, […]
The Nation — We're into the 21st debate. Fifteen months of this primary or, as ABC's Charles Gibson put it at top of debate–we're into "round 15." These boys love their sports metaphors.But tonight it's not the sports metaphors that have me throwing food, yes my Subway sandwich, at my tv […]