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RALEIGH, NC — Hillary Clinton wrapped up a grueling day at the end of a grueling week on the campaign trail with a free-wheeling mini-rally at the state fairgrounds — giving the crowd some hope that she’d be able to pull off what her state director has called “the upset of the century” in North Carolina on Tuesday.
“Three weeks ago we were 39 points behind, and those were the best polls,” she said. “We’ve made some progress, we have a long way to go just to get within the ballpark.”
She faces distinct demographic disadvantages in the Tar Heel state. 35% or more of the Democratic electorate is African American, and North Carolina has as many public universities as any state in the union. Black and highly educated voters have been bastions of support for Sen Obama. But Clinton is targeting veterans and soldiers in the state full of military bases, and hitting as many small towns and rural areas as she can — hoping big margins among white, working class voters can make up the difference.
The New York Senator’s advantage here could just be old fashioned hard work. At this her fifth event of the day, Clinton admitted that she and campaign partner Governor Mike Easley were “running on fumes.”
“But we’re working hard, we’re traveling across this state,” she said. “I’ve lost track of how many towns we’ve been to.”
Another not-so-secret weapon for the Clinton campaign: an equally indefatigable surrogate in President Bill Clinton. “My husband is going to visit every place where 2 or more people gather in North Carolina before Tuesday,” she told the crowd. “This makes him feel like we’re back in Arkansas, where we campaigned across Arkansas all the time.”
Recalling driving across Arkansas during Clinton’s successful 1982 campaign to retake the Governorship he lost in 1980, Clinton said “it was a bit like my campaign. People didn’t think he was ever going to be able to pull it off.”
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HAGATNA, Guam - Barack Obama defeated Hillary Rodham Clinton by seven votes in the Guam Democratic presidential caucuses Saturday. The count of more than 4,500 ballots took all night.
Neither candidate campaigned in the U.S. island territory in person, but both did long-distance media interviews and bought campaign ads for the caucuses.
Results of the count completed Sunday morning Guam time show delegates pledged to Obama with 2,264 votes to 2,257 for Clinton's slate. That means they'll split the pledged delegate votes. Obama's slate won in 14 of 21 districts.
Eight pledged delegates will attend the convention, each with one-half vote.
U.S. citizens on the island, however, have no vote in the November election.
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Hillary is hitting the airwaves -- on TV and cyberspace -- in the coming days!
HILLARY TAKES QUESTIONS FROM MOMS SATURDAY
Hillary sat down with MomLogic.com this morning in Cary, North Carolina, at Cary High School to discuss the concerns of moms and their families in this important campaign.
Hillary spoke personally with the hosts on Saturday asking a variety of questions submitted to Momlogic.com moms about issues affecting them and their families.
The first of MomLogic.com's multi-part posted today at MomLogic.com.
LIVE TOWN HALL ON ABC NEWS SUNDAY
Hillary will participate in a live one-hour Town Hall on a special edition of "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" from Indianapolis on Sunday, May 4. Just two days before the Indiana and North Carolina primaries, Hillary will take questions from Stephanopoulos and voters in studio in Indianapolis and others via satellite from North Carolina.
Click here to find your local listing!
HILLARY ON LETTERMAN MONDAY!
Hillary will be appearing on "The Late Show with David Letterman" on Monday, May 5 to deliver the Top 10 list. Tune in to your local CBS affiliate at 11:30 p.m. ET/10:30 p.m. CT.
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In this extraordinary election year, Indiana's Democratic voters have been presented with an extraordinary opportunity: Choose for their party's presidential nominee between a gifted senator from Illinois who has enthused millions of new voters and an equally talented senator from New York with years of high-level experience.
It's been difficult for voters in other states to decide a clear favorite between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. It's also a difficult choice for The Star's Editorial Board, which recently questioned each candidate in person about key issues facing the nation.
Obama offers an attractive vision for the way things could be. He speaks eloquently of hope and change. He connects with voters, many who formerly felt disenfranchised, on a level few political leaders have attained.
Clinton offers a clear-eyed view of the way things are. She offers nuanced positions on how to address the war in Iraq, trade with China and economic expansion. Her depth of knowledge is remarkable.
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From BitDog
>"Clinton Pushes Hard in North Carolina" is the title of Time Magazine
article published on 1 MAY.
>
>http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1736819,00.html![]()
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Message from Kenneth
Dear Friends and Hillary Supporters,
An obligation requires me to travel today. Please participate in GOTV
efforts at the office, and also consider joining Jyoti, Grace, Sharon,
Tiffany, Deborah, Marguerite and and others at the Honk 4 Hillary event
to take place at 5:30pm tonight at Tryon Street and Arrowood Road.
http://www.hillaryclinton.com/actioncenter/event/view/?id=13626
The Indianapolis Star endorsed Hillary Clinton today. I quote:
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080502/OPINION08/805020400/1291/OPINION08
"In this extraordinary election year, Indiana's Democratic voters have
been presented with an extraordinary opportunity: Choose for their
party's presidential nominee between a gifted senator from Illinois who has
enthused millions of new voters and an equally talented senator from
New York with years of high-level experience.
"It's been difficult for voters in other states to decide a clear
favorite between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. It's also a difficult
choice for The Star's Editorial Board, which recently questioned each
candidate in person about key issues facing the nation.
"Obama offers an attractive vision for the way things could be. He
speaks eloquently of hope and change. He connects with voters, many who
formerly felt disenfranchised, on a level few political leaders have
attained.
"Clinton offers a clear-eyed view of the way things are. She offers
nuanced positions on how to address the war in Iraq, trade with China and
economic expansion. Her depth of knowledge is remarkable.
"As impressive as Obama appears, he is still in his first term in the
U.S. Senate, and only four years ago was serving as an Illinois state
senator. His inexperience in high office is a liability.
"Clinton, in contrast, is well prepared for the rigors of the White
House. She is tough, experienced and realistic about what can and cannot
be accomplished on the world stage.
"Clinton regrettably has pandered more to voters, particularly on gas
prices, than Obama. Both have taken stands on free trade that give in to
protectionism.
"Clinton also was an integral part of her husband's political machine,
which earned a reputation for flattening opponents. That factor
understandably gives many voters pause about whether another Clinton should
serve as president.
"Yet, one thing is clear: The next commander in chief will take office
at a time of extraordinary risk for this nation, both at home and
abroad. The challenges -- including those posed by a sagging economy, rising
energy and food costs, the gap in health care, wars in two countries
and threats from Iran -- are complex.
"On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton is the better choice, based on
her experience and grasp of major issues, to confront those
challenges. She earns The Star's endorsement in Tuesday's primary."
This will hopefully catapult her to a decisive victory in Indiana,
where she already leads Obama in recent polls.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/in/indiana_democratic_primary-639.html
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Message from Kenneth
Dear Friends and Hillary Supporters,
Polling of the Democratic Primary in NC sketches an ambiguous scenario
that can only be interpreted as a statistical dead heat: Insider
Advantage claims Clinton leads Obama by 2; Research 2000 places Obama ahead
of Clinton by 7; Mason-Dixon reports a lead of Obama by 7; and the
results of the latest Survey USA poll indicate a late surge for Clinton that
places her within 5 points of Obama. Because the results of these
polls situate the candidates within these surveys' margins of error, only
one variable will determine who will emerge the victor of the NC
Democratic Primary: turnout.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/nc/north_carolina_democratic_primary-275.html
Please volunteer for two of the following shifts at the campaign
headquarters at 6400 Fairview Road, Charlotte, this weekend:
FRI, 2 MAY
9-11am - Canvassing, telephone banking
1-5pm - Canvassing, telephone banking
5-8:30pm - Canvassing, telephone banking
8:30pm - Get Out the Vote Party at Fuel Pizza, 500 S. College Street
SAT, 3 MAY
9-11am - Canvassing, telephone banking
1-5pm - Canvassing, telephone banking
5-8:30pm - Canvassing, telephone banking
SUN, 4 MAY
1-5pm - Canvassing, telephone banking
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Carmina asked to alert the group to the deadline of tomorrow,
April 1, at midnight for all letters regarding
the 6 MAY primary to the editorial board
of the Charlotte Observer. Please write them,
and please explain why you support Clinton in 150
words or less. Submit all letters to the editor to
opinion@charlotteobserver.com.
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Submitted By Kenneth:
According to an Insider Advantage/Majority Report poll, Clinton now
leads Obama in North Carolina.![]()
http://www.southernpoliticalreport.com/storylink_430_370.aspx
Insider Advantage, North Carolina Democratic Primary
571 Likely Democratic Primary Voters
29 APR 2008
Margin of Error +/- 3.8%
Clinton 44
Obama 42
Undecided 14
Our efforts will hopefully convince the large number of undecided
voters to support Clinton on 6 MAY. Be sure to participate in one of the
events published at Hillary's website, as we have the chance to deliver
this state to Hillary Clinton.
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Message from Kenneth:
Tiffany asked me to relay the following information about the AIDS walk
on Saturday, 3 MAY, at Gateway Atrium Village at 800 West Trade St,
Charlotte, NC:
"Participants are asked to sign in around 8:00 am. Brad and Nate will
be there to greet group members. Wear Hillary gear and be ready to
walk. The event should be over by 11:00 am.
"The website provides a lot of useful information:
www.aidswalkcharlotte.org
"Everyone is invited to join the Hillary Clinton group. Brad Davidson
is organizing this effort, and he can be reached at 704-301-9546."
Information on this event is available at Hillary's website.
http://www.hillaryclinton.com/actioncenter/event/view/?id=13587
A Google Map is provided at Hillary's website for your convenience.
According to one source, Chelsea Clinton and a certain Sophie Hawkins
will attend the event.
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article submitted by Kenneth
Yahoo News Fact Check:
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Democratic Sen. Barack Obama accuses his presidential rivals of pandering to voters by supporting the "gimmick" of temporarily lifting federal taxes on gasoline, despite his own past support for a similar tax holiday.
Most experts criticize the idea of a federal tax suspension, but Obama's political opponents accuse him of flip-flopping and ignoring the financial pain caused by today's rising gas prices.
THE SPIN:
Obama argues that Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Republican Sen. John McCain — he calls them "the two Washington candidates" — are pandering to voters by proposing to suspend the federal gas tax of 18.4 cents a gallon for three months. He says a tax holiday would provide consumers little real relief, ignore the country's energy problems and take money from road and bridge repairs.
"This is the problem with Washington. We are facing a situation where oil prices could hit $200 a barrel. Oil companies like Shell and BP just reported record profits for the quarter. And we're arguing over a gimmick that would save you half a tank of gas over the course of the entire summer so that everyone in Washington can pat themselves on the back and say that they did something," Obama says.
Clinton says Obama is turning his back on people who need relief from rising gas prices. Republicans, including the campaign of rival John McCain, question his switch.
THE FACTS:
In 2000, gasoline prices were climbing quickly, reaching $2 a gallon in the Chicago area — a remarkable price back then. Illinois legislators scrambled to offer some election-year relief to angry motorists.
Obama voted three times for a tax holiday.
The version that ended up becoming law required a six-month suspension of the state's share of the sales tax on gasoline, a 5 percent tax paid directly by consumers rather than gas stations. It also required gas stations to post signs on their pumps saying that the Illinois General Assembly had lowered taxes and the price should reflect that cut.
The impact of the tax holiday was never clear.
A government study could not determine how much of the savings was actually passed along to motorists. Many lawmakers said their constituents didn't seem to have benefited. They also worried the tax break was pushing the state budget out of balance.
At the end of Illinois' tax holiday, there was a failed push to eliminate the sales tax permanently. Obama was among those voting against eliminating the tax.
Obama's presidential campaign says the lessons of that Illinois tax holiday influenced his decision to oppose a national tax holiday. The lack of clear results then make him dubious about suspending the national tax now.
In addition, the Illinois tax was paid directly by consumers and increased as gas prices increased. Obama's campaign points out the national tax is a flat 18.4 cents (24.4 cents a gallon for diesel) and, therefore, isn't climbing as gas prices climb. It's also paid by producers, raising more questions about whether they'd pass the full savings along to customers.
During a three-month suspension, the average driver would save only about $28, according to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.
"That assumes the oil companies are going to give it to you. That's probably not a likely outcome," said Jack Basso, the association's director of management and business development.
If oil companies did pass along the savings, tax experts say, the lower prices would increase demand. Since refineries are already at maximum production levels, the increased demand probably would drive prices back up.
The association also estimates that suspending the tax would divert about $8.5 billion from the Highway Trust Fund, which pays for road and bridge repairs and already faces a shortfall of $3.2 billion. Taking that tax money from the trust fund could endanger hundreds of thousands of jobs — every $1 billion in highway money supports 33,000 jobs, by one estimate — and would push more maintenance and construction costs onto the states.
"The federal gas tax is a piddly little 18 cents. If that is eliminated, it isn't going to make an iota of difference to the average gasoline purchaser, yet it's going to hasten the bankruptcy of the Highway Trust Fund," said Rod Diridon, head of the Mineta Transportation Institute at San Jose State University.
McCain suggests avoiding that problem by replacing the lost money with unspecified funds from elsewhere in the budget. Clinton wants to impose a new tax on oil company profits to make up for lifting the gasoline tax.
___
By Christopher Wills
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April 30, 2008 6:40 PM
ABC News' Ed O'Keefe Reports: Barack Obama's recent woes may be having an effect in the polls.
A
new CBS/New York Times poll released on Wednesday shows Sen. Obama,
D-Ill., and presumptive Republican nominee Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.,
tied in a hypothetical general election match-up, while Sen. Hillary
Clinton, D-N.Y., edges out McCain by a five-point margin.
Here are raw CBS/New York Times numbers now (among registered voters):
If the candidates were Obama and McCain, who would you vote for?
Obama: 45%
McCain: 45%
Undecided/Don't Know: 6%
If the candidates were Clinton and McCain, who would you vote for?
Clinton: 48%
McCain: 43%
Undecided/Don't Know: 5%
"Barack Obama's problems over the last few weeks, including his Pennsylvania primary loss and the continuing media coverage of his former pastor Rev. Jeremiah Wright, may have contributed to his weaker position compared to two weeks ago," read an analysis released by CBS and the New York Times.
Since
their last poll four weeks ago, unfavorable views of Obama have risen
10% -- from 24% a month ago to 34% at present. Obama's woes also
appear to know few demographic bounds -- unfavorable views of Obama
have risen among women, whites, independents and Democrats, according
to CBS News and the New York Times.
Here are the raw CBS/New York Times numbers as of their last poll on April 3, 2008 (among registered voters):
If the candidates were Obama and McCain, who would you vote for?
Obama: 47%
McCain: 42%
Undecided/Don't Know: 7%
If the candidates were Clinton and McCain, who would you vote for?
Clinton: 48%
McCain: 43%
Undecided/Don't Know: 5%
An Associated Press-Ipsos poll released Monday found similar results.
In
that poll, Clinton leads McCain by 9-points, 50-41, in a hypothetical
general election match-up. Obama, on the other hand, is "virtually
tied" with McCain, at 46-44 percent.
Obama strongly condemned recent comments
made by his former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, on Tuesday, a move
that many political pundits consider high-stakes but necessary gamble
by his campaign to control a spreading political firestorm.
Reacting
to what he called the "spectacle" of his former pastor at the National
Press Club, Obama denounced Wright saying, "What Rev. Wright said
yesterday directly contradicts everything I have ever done or said in
my life."
"Whatever relationship I had with Rev Wright has changed as a result of this," Obama said.
The
candidate went considerably further than he has in the past in
distancing himself from Wright, accusing him of "insensitivity and
outrageousness" in his Monday appearance at the National Press Club in
Washington.
"The person I saw (on Monday) was not the person I met 20 years ago," Obama said.
So, let's focus on Barack Obama and his campaign and see where things stand in aftermath of latest Rev. Wright events.
In his exclusive blog on ABCNews.com, former Bush campaign strategist and ABC News political contributor Matthew Dowd
opined that "Obama's statements in last 24 hours of being passionately
critical of Wright and saying he was out of step with America were the
only choice he had left. It was his only option and he seized it well."
Dowd laid out four points he views as critical to an Obama comeback
emphasizing, "The biggest damage to him is that he held a brand of
being an unconventional candidate in a time America wants a shift from
the conduct of politics as usual. But he and his campaign have seemed
very conventional of late."
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April 30, 2008 3:54 PM
ABC
News' Sunlen Miller Reports: Back on the campaign trail, Barack Obama
reitereated his disappointment in the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, defending
his denoucement of his former pastor in a press conference on Tuesday.
"Frankly,
what he said over the last few days and in some of the sermons that
have been excerpted were unacceptable and weren't things that we
believed in or cared about or cared to believe in," Sen. Obama, D-Ill.,
said in response to a voter's question at a campaign event in
Indianapolis, Ind., "I've made a statement (on Tuesday) that was hard
to make but it was I believed."
The questioner had asked about
"turning his back on someone who had been a good friend" but Obama,
with his wife Michelle by his side, did not take issue with the tone.
"I
mean, it is true that part of the job when you're running for president
is that anybody who is tangentially, you know, even remotely associated
with you is somehow fair game and that's unfortunate because most of us
in our lives –- we meet people, we know people, some people we work
with or we sit on a board with -- we don't really go vet them and find
out all the terrible things they might have done because, you know, we
don't know or what they said to see if it's politically correct," Obama
continued.
Obama changed the subject rather quickly to talking
about how he and Michelle came from modest backgrounds, but when
wrapping up, the candidate looked at his wife seated on a picnic table
next to him and asked, "So Michelle, do you have anything to add to
that?"
Mrs. Obama shook her head indicating no.
"You do
but," the Senator said, trailing off, leaving the incomplete thought in
the air before adding, "Remember there are a lot of reporters around
though."
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Ask John and Elizabeth Edwards to endorse Hillary. Fran did!
Dear Mr. & Mrs. John Edwards,
>
> The NC primary is next week and we need your support for Hillary
Clinton for President.
> I want to commend you and Mrs. Edwards for all you have done for
North Carolina and the vision you portrayed in all the debates throughout
the campaign on the future of this country.
>
> Your vision is very close to Hillary's. Both you and Hillary have
similar roots, realize Universal Health Care should be for everyone,
eliminate poverty, jobs for middle America, the foreclosure crisis and
more.
>
> With you and Mrs. Edwards support for Hillary's campaign the world
will know that the United States is truly a country united.
> Thank you.
Remember to thank Gov. Easley: Fran also wrote:
This is the comment I made on Governor Easley's website.
>
> Dear Governor Easley,
>
> I want to thank you for supporting Hillary Clinton for President.
>
> Your endorsement will have a major impact on the future of this
country and the path the government will follow.
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Great News On Polling Data from Kenneth!![]()
According to Survey USA, the most accurate pollster this primary cycle,
Clinton and Obama are locked in a statistical
dead heat in North Carolina.
http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=d4d1bc7e-32d4-438e-8143-75c8b25b3435
Survey USA, North Carolina Democratic Primary
26 - 28 APRIL 2008
727 Likely Democratic Primary Voters
Margin of Error +/- 3.7%
Obama 49
Clinton 44
Other 4
Undecided 3
Obama's advantage has evaporated, which may explain why his campaign
has asked all of its supporters to swarm the state. But even worse for
Obama, this poll does not measure the effects of the Easley endorsement
or the seemingly endless press coverage of Reverend Jeremiah Wright.
Continue to volunteer, and participate in our events, as we can deliver
this state to Hillary, even if thousands of Chicagoans invade the state
before the 6 MAY primary.
Clinton, by the way, enjoys a statistically significant lead in
Indiana. Perhaps those Chicagoans should cancel their plane tickets and ride
the South Shore train into northwest Indiana, where Clinton is
appealing to voters in the Chicago media market.
http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=fbedb864-ec9d-47ab-87f2-c41203a87585
Survey USA, Indiana Democratic Primary
25 - 27 APRIL 2008
628 Likely Democratic Primary Voters
Margin of Error +/- 4%
Clinton 52
Obama 43
Other 3
Undecided 2
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My Letter to the Governor.
Governor Mike Easley,
The leadership of great Democrats such as yourself are what continues
to give me great hope for our State and the Nation. Thank you for your
endorsement of Sen. Hillary Clinton for President. While many may
equally complain about your endorsemet, rest assured, there are many
reasonable, engaged, informed voters here in the great state of North Carolina
who remember who our friends are, and that includes the great
friendship of Sen. Clinton.
I have been dismayed by the endorsements of the candidates seeking
higher office in the Primary Elections in North Carolina, who see Mr. Obama
as a coattail candidate and are ignoring the great history and
leadership of Sen. Clinton. We call this pandering, and that is not the way
Democrats are supposed to behave.
We are better than that. I have long said that the Party is not being
"torn apart" as some in the media, and especially supporters of Mr.
Obama, have portrayed our Party. The Party will be united, if the best
candidate is finally endorsed by great leaders such as yourself, who will
put aside their bias and make a wise, intelligent decision about the
future of our country. Thank you for making such a decision.
Kindest Regards,
Nathan Wolf
Precinct Member, Precinct 19, Mecklenburg County
Delegate to the District Convention
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Poll Data submitted by Kenneth
Survey USA, Indiana Democratic Primary
25 - 27 APRIL 2008
628 Likely Democratic Primary Voters
Margin of Error +/- 4%
Survey USA, Indiana Poll April 25-27
Clinton 52
Obama 43
"In a Democratic Primary in Indiana today, 04/28/08, 8 days until votes
are counted, Hillary Clinton finishes ahead of Barack Obama, according
to a SurveyUSA poll conducted for WHAS-TV in Louisville and WCPO-TV in
Cincinnati. The results are identical to a SurveyUSA TV poll released
4 weeks ago, on 04/01/08. Clinton led then 52% to 43%, leads now 52% to
43%. Other polls show the contest closer; some polls show Obama ahead.
SurveyUSA tracking graphs show movement toward Clinton in the middle
of April but offsetting movement to Obama at the end of April. This
back-and-forth can be seen clearly on the interactive tracking graphs for
males, for Democrats, for pro-choice voters, and for residents of
greater Indianapolis. Clinton's advantage is steady among women, steady among
voters age 50+, and steady in Southern Indiana, which borders
Kentucky. Obama is gaining ground among voters under 50, where he leads for the
first time; among liberals, where he leads for the first time; in
Northern Indiana, where he is tied for the first time; and in Central
Indiana, where he has cut Clinton's lead in half. Clinton, by contrast, is
making steady inroads among Independent voters."
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contributed by Kenneth, ...
By Chuck Neubauer and Tom Hamburger, Los Angeles Times Staff Writers
April 27, 2008
WASHINGTON -- After an unsuccessful campaign for Congress in 2000, Illinois state Sen. Barack Obama faced serious financial pressure: numerous debts, limited cash and a law practice he had neglected for a year. Help arrived in early 2001 from a significant new legal client -- a longtime political supporter.
Chicago entrepreneur Robert Blackwell Jr. paid Obama an $8,000-a-month retainer to give legal advice to his growing technology firm, Electronic Knowledge Interchange. It allowed Obama to supplement his $58,000 part-time state Senate salary for over a year with regular payments from Blackwell's firm that eventually totaled $112,000.
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Still I Rise
You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may trod me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I'll rise.
Does my sassiness upset you?
Why are you beset with gloom?
'Cause I walk like I've got oil wells
Pumping in my living room.
Just like moons and like suns,
With the certainty of tides,
Just like hopes springing high,
Still I'll rise.
Did you want to see me broken?
Bowed head and lowered eyes?
Shoulders falling down like teardrops.
Weakened by my soulful cries.
Does my haughtiness offend you?
Don't you take it awful hard
'Cause I laugh like I've got gold mines
Diggin' in my own back yard.
You may shoot me with your words,
You may cut me with your eyes,
You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air, I'll rise.
Does my sexiness upset you?
Does it come as a surprise
That I dance like I've got diamonds
At the meeting of my thighs?
Out of the huts of history's shame
I rise
Up from a past that's rooted in pain
I rise
I'm a black ocean, leaping and wide,
Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.
Leaving behind nights of terror and fear
I rise
Into a daybreak that's wondrously clear
I rise
Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,
I am the dream and the hope of the slave.
I rise
I rise
I rise.
Maya Angelou
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American Research Polls
April 25, 2008 - Indiana Democratic Primary Preference
Indiana
Democrats Apr
2-3 Apr
23-24
Clinton 53% 50%
Obama 44% 45%
Undecided 3% 5%
Barack Obama leads Hillary Clinton 51% to 43% among men (43% of likely Democratic primary voters). Among women, Clinton leads 56% to 40%.
Clinton leads 55% to 39% among white voters (85% of likely Democratic primary voters). Obama leads 91% to 7% among African American voters (11% of likely Democratic primary voters).
Obama leads 55% to 41% among voters age 18 to 49 (51% of likely Democratic primary voters) and Clinton leads 59% to 35% among voters age 50 and older.
25% of likely Democratic primary voters say they would never vote for Hillary Clinton in the primary and 34% of likely Democratic primary voters say they would never vote for Barack Obama in the primary.
Leahy's Law
It would seem that by now the chief strategists of the Obama campaign would understand that spending more money on advertising that does not work will not increase the effectiveness of that advertising with targeted voters.
But with advice like this to keep spending the money, perhaps not.
--Dick Bennett
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Hello Charlotte4Hillary!
Our group has been a driving force in the Charlotte Headquarters. They
still need our help. There are plenty of ways to get involved this
week, and we all need to make ourselves available as much as possible.
Five donors stepped forward this week with money to help place a
Charlotte4Hillary advertisement and print Charlotte4Hillary flyers
which the Campaign could not make happen in time for Get-Out-The-Vote
Canvassing at Local Bars on Friday Nite. We printed 1,000 flyers and
are looking to print 3,000 more this week. If you want to help with
donations of printing or you want to help distribute flyers at bars
and events this week, call Nathan: 704-606-7268. For about $48 we can
print 1,000 flyers.
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