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March 2008

March 31, 2008

Trailing in Penn.

Key quote: "Trailing Hillary Clinton by double digits in the latest Pennsylvania polls, Obama is just now embarking on a push to close the gap before the April 22 primary."

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Obama's inner circle

Key quote: "The campaign has taken on the power couple who have dominated Democratic politics for the past 16 years and reduced a once-mighty heir apparent to a lackluster underdog."

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Who mentored Obama?

Key quote: "He's been indispensable to Barack's career. He wants to see a black president before he gets called home," said fellow state Sen. Rickey Hendon, a Democrat."

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Four problems that challenge Obama

Key quote: "There are more questions than answers right now. But the questions are serious ones about character, judgment, and close personal associations. If the answers turn out to be damaging, this won't be a Swift Boat. This will be a whole fleet."

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Going for the blue collar vote (and bowling)

Key quote: "Connecting with ordinary people and their everyday concerns is part of Obama's strategy for confronting perhaps the biggest remaining hurdle in his fight with Hillary Clinton: white, blue-collar Democrats."

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Texas results

Key quote: "As the smoke cleared from this weekend's regional Democratic conventions, Barack Obama emerged with a majority of the state's at-large presidential nominating delegates and possibly a majority of all Texas delegates."

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Klobuchar endorses Obama

Key quote: "Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota announced this morning that she was endorsing Sen. Barack Obama, the latest prominent superdelegate to climb off the fence for the Illinois senator."

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New Democrats and Obama

Key quote: "Senator Obama is likely to run strong in Philadelphia County (labeled Industrial Metropolis in Patchwork Nation), Centre County (Campus and Careers) and, perhaps, Montgomery County (Monied ‘Burbs) in the Philly suburbs. Philadelphia and Montgomery counties are two of the most populous in the state."

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Who holds down the Obama fort

Key quote: "Marian Robinson, Barack Obama's mother-in-law, has emerged as a vital element of the campaign by caring for the Obama children during the long race."

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Breaking Poll News

John McCain holds statistically insignificant leads over both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in New Jersey. It’s McCain 45%, Clinton 42% and McCain 46%, Obama 45%. This reflects a significant change from a month ago when Clinton held a double-digit lead over McCain.

McCain now leads Clinton by twenty-nine points among men in the Garden State. Clinton leads McCain by twenty-one points among women. With Obama as the nominee, the gender gap is smaller—McCain leads by nine among men but trails by seven among women.

Rasmussen Reports

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