Edwards And Obama Finally Meet
Sen. Barack Obama was set to meet with Former Presidential Candidate John Edwards one week ago, but the meeting was canceled. Some turbulent weather allowed Obama some time to meet with Edwards. Edwards is expected to endorse one candidate at some point, though no word on an endorsement for either candidate yet.
Inclement weather forced a halt in Democratic campaigning in Wisconsin on Sunday, but gave Barack Obama a chance to slip away nearly undetected to meet with former rival John Edwards.
Edwards suspended his presidential campaign after the South Carolina Democratic primary but kept in place the 26 delegates he had won during earlier contests. Their role could be crucial as the Democratic presidential nominating contest gets numerically more difficult for either Obama or Hillary Clinton to win.
The former North Carolina senator had made poverty the central issue of his campaign and both camps promised to carry his message forward. Clinton visited with Edwards at his home on Feb. 7.
Obama’s visit was rescheduled from a week ago after a barrage of media parked outside the Edwards mansion in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Obama campaign officials confirmed to FOX News on Sunday that the meeting took place.
“Senator Obama visited this morning with John and Elizabeth Edwards at their home in Chapel Hill to discuss the state of the campaign and the pressing issues facing American families,” a spokesman said.In an interview Sunday night with WITI-TV in Milwaukee, Obama said, “The meeting with John, we just wanted to talk about how we can move the party in a direction that focuses on middle-class issues — relieving poverty, reducing the influence of special interests in Washington.”
People close to the Edwardses, speaking privately, say they have been torn about whom to support. The former North Carolina senator is concerned that Obama may not be ready for the presidency and that his health care plan is inferior. But Edwards was highly critical of Clinton — her policies, her ties to special interests and her character — during his campaign, making it more difficult to support her now.
The couple has been impressed with Clinton, who has more effectively courted them since the 2004 vice presidential nominee dropped out, people who talk to the Edwardses say. Obama has been less attentive, they say, and some of those close to the Edwardses have been annoyed that Obama has continued to ridicule him for once saying his biggest weakness is that he has a powerful response to seeing pain in others.
Source: Fox News
Sphere: Related ContentObama, Edwards Meeting Doesn’t Happen
3:30 Update: Per the Obama campaign, the reason behind the cancellation of tonight’s Obama-Edwards meeting is purely a scheduling conflict — and that both camps are working to reschedule.
John Edwards and Barack Obama were set to meet today, and the meeting was canceled. No reason as to why the meeting was canceled.
When asked about the AP report that Obama and Edwards meeting is not happening today, the Obama campaign told us to talk to the Edwards camp. However, when pressed, they said it wouldn’t be inaccurate to report that the meeting will not happen today or tomorrow.
A source close to Edwards confirms that the meeting has been canceled. But the source doesn’t know the reason behind it; it could be something as simple as a scheduling conflict.
Source: MSNBC
Sphere: Related ContentEdwards Calls It Quits
Democratic Presidential Contender John Edwards has dropped out of the race, after vowing to stay in the race until the Democratic Convention on Tuesday.
Sounding a call to restore the “great promise of this country,” John Edwards bowed out of the presidential race Wednesday afternoon in New Orleans, ending a spirited underdog bid that was watered down by his distant third finish in the South Carolina primary on Saturday.
Edwards in his closing remarks underscored his central campaign themes of lifting up the working class, expanding health care, ending the Iraq war and striving “to make the two Americas one.”
“It’s time for me to step aside so that history can blaze its path,” Edwards said. “We do not know who will take the final steps to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, but what we do know is that our Democratic Party will make history.”
Source: Fox News
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Sphere: Related ContentJohn McCain Wins Florida Republican Primary, Hillary Clinton Wins Florida Democratic Primary
Update: The Florida Primary has been called and John McCain has been projected as the winner with 58% of the vote being counted.
1. John McCain- 37%
2. Mitt Romney- 31%
3. Rudy Giuliani- 15%
4. Mike Huckabee- 13%
5. Ron Paul- 3%
With Florida votes starting to be counted, 41%of the Republican ballots has been tallied. Right now, these are the for the Republican Primary, with it being too close to call.
1. John McCain - 34%
2. Mitt Romney- 32%
3. Rudy Giuliani- 15%
4. Mike Huckabee- 13%
5. Ron Paul - 3%
The Florida Democratic Primary is a different story. Hillary Clinton has been projected to win. With 41% of the ballots counted,and a surprising number of votes for a race that doesn’t count. Expect Clinton to challenge the Democratic ruling to get the Delegates from Florida Reinstated.
1. Hillary Clinton- 49%
2. Barack Obama- 29%
3. John Edwards- 15%
Sphere: Related ContentBarack Obama Wins South Carolina
If the current tally holds true Sen. Barack Obama (IL) has handily won South Carolina. Slick Willie is going to be angry. Here is the current percentage with 31% of the vote counted.
Barack Obama - 53%
Hillary Clinton- 27%
John Edward- 19%
Sphere: Related ContentSouth Carolina Democratic Primary, Polarization, And Speculation
The South Carolina Democratic Primary is only a few hours away and once again the polls are showing that Freshman Sen. Barack Obama has a hefty lead over his democratic competition. According to most polls he is averaging over 10% over Hillary Clinton and over 20% against John Edwards. Will this hold true or will Hillary Clinton pull a New Hampshire? While it more than likely will not happen could John Edwards pull off the upset?
More in the spotlight though, is the mudslinging going on between the Clinton and Obama camps. There have been various mudslinging attempts, though rarely is it Obama sending it. The Clintons are pretty much on the sending end of the negative messages; moreover, it isn’t the Clintons as much as it is Bill. Hillary Clinton’s campaign is running things somewhat like Hillary Clinton is the victim and Bill Clinton is exposing the evil ways of Barack Obama in defense of his poor caring defenseless wife, who has never said anything negative in her life, except by possibly telling the truth.
Recently, Hillary Clinton has accused Barack Obama of working and taking money from slumlord Antoin “Tony” Rezko. Rezko is known for being a political mover and shaker as well as a slum landlord. Obama dismissed her claim by saying that he actually worked a total of 5 hrs for him without knowing him or meeting him. Rezko is facing federal charges currently. On Friday a picture surfaced of Bill and Hillary Clinton with Rezko (see post picture).
The Clinton’s have dangled the race card in these primary elections, and Obama has finally taken the bait. Obama is expected to get a vast majority the black vote in the South Carolina Primary later today. This will make it seem like to some people that most African-Americans are voting for Barack Obama because he is a black candidate as opposed to his stand on the issues. Now whether that would be true or not I cannot say. Barack Obama has run on the ability to unite everyone, that race isn’t an issue and diversity is a good and positive thing. Now the Clinton’s are not coming out directly saying anything like this at least not yet. Hillary has indeed won important backing from some black leaders and has said things like she has been the best friend of minorities, and that Barack isn’t a proven civil rights leader. If, and it is an if, the Clinton Campaign is trying to polarize the country (that meaning splitting the black and the white vote from each other) it might prove an effective strategy. The African-American demographic vote has been and is very important part of the traditionally democratic voting block. By polarizing the democratic party, Hillary Clinton stands to gain the white vote by the white voters backlashing against the black voters voting for the perceived black candidate by voting for the white candidate.
Polarization could harm the Democratic party in the short and longterm. In the short it could cost them the important African-American vote in the Presidential election in November. It could hurt the democratic party if they don’t go out and vote, and it could hurt them more if they voted for the Republican candidate to vote against Hillary Clinton. In the long term, there are even more consequences for the Democratic party and the American Political System. When you have a voting block that feels that it is disenfranchised, perceives itself as disenfranchised, or is disenfranchised, and then you alienate them from the party that they feel is in their best interest, they will feel like they have no voice, no one to stand up for them. That is terribly sad.
The Clintons are now coming under fire from fellow Democrats (for their tactics), when at one time no matter what they did they remained the epitome of perfect in the eyes of Democratic constituents. Guess you can say that, beauty or anything for that matter, is still in the eye of the beholder.
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Sphere: Related ContentNBC Nevada Democratic Debate Did Not Include Dennis Kucinich
The NBC debate had only three candidates in it John Edwards, Barack Obama, and Hillary Clinton. NBC did not allow Dennis Kucinich to participate. Hillary Clinton took command of the debate and made herself look like someone that people could see as the President. Hillary argued her points on Iraq and got Obama and Edwards to seemingly agree that her plan was how to go about Iraq from here on out. Clinton basically out-smarted her competition, and got them to agree with her, or that they have the same view points. Clinton is going to be considered the winner of this debate. This will possibly give Clinton an advantage on Obama in the Democratic Nevada Caucus. John Edwards needed a better performance in this debate to have a shot to win in Nevada or anywhere else. It is a shame that Dennis Kucinich wasn’t allowed in the debate, he would have surely shaken things up a bit. That made two wins for Hillary today, as she also won the Democratic Michigan Primary, which will not garner her any delegates, but may give her some good publicity.
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Vote for your favorite candidate and results with be posted next Friday 1/18/08 along with the Republican Poll.
New Hampshire Primary Results for 71 % of all Votes
Update: at 10:46 P.M.(est) CNN projected Hillary Clinton to be the winner of the New Hampshire Primary.
Well the New Hampshire Primary tallys are at 71 percent of all total votes. There are a few surprises, the biggest of which is at 10:31 pm est, Hillary Clinton is leading the Democratic Primary race by 3 percent. AP is projecting that Sen. Hillary Clinton is the winner of the Democratic Party Primary, CNN will not project a winner right now. Sen. John McCain has been projected/declared winner of the Republican Primary.
Here are the most current results:
Democratic Primary:
1. Hillary Clinton- 39%
2. Barack Obama- 36%
3. John Edwards- 17%
4. Bill Richardson- 5%
5. Dennis Kucinich - 2%
6. Mike Gravel- 0%
Republican Primary:
1. John McCain- 37%
2. Mitt Romney- 32%
3. Mike Huckabee- 11%
4. Rudy Giuliani- 9%
5. Ron Paul- 8%
6. Fred Thompson - 1%
Sphere: Related ContentNew Hampshire Primary Results Start Rolling In
Update: Networks Projecting the Winner of the New Hampshire Republican Primary is John McCain at 8:21 p.m. est
Update: Rudy Giuliani concedes New Hampshire Primary at 8:14 p.m. est
Amidst a record turnout in New Hampshire of Primary voting. The first primary results are this:
Republican:
1. John McCain
2. Mitt Romney
3. Mike Huckabee
4.Ron Paul
4. Rudy Giuliani
6. Duncan Hunter
Democratic:
1. Hillary Clinton
2. Barack Obama
3. John Edwards
4. Bill Richardson
5. Dennis Kucinich
6. Mike Gravel
This is sloppy but I will clean it up as I go.
Sphere: Related ContentDixville Notch Primary Results
The votes in the Dixville Notch, NH primary are in: Republican Sen. John McCain and Democratic Sen. Barack Obama win their parties in this small town.
Here are the Vote Counts:
Republican Presidential Candidates:
John McCain- 4 votes
Mitt Romney- 2 votes
Rudy Giuliani-1 vote
Democratic Presidential Candidates:
Barack Obama- 7 votes
John Edwards- 2 Votes
Bill Richardson- 1 Vote
Hillary Clinton and Mike Huckabee received no votes in this early primary result.
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