The Latest Breaking Obama News
April 23rd, 2007
Barack Obama's Campaign Names His Gay/Lesbian Supporters!
Sen. Barack Obama's (D-IL) presidential campaign becomes the latest to release an early list of prominent gay and lesbian supporters, following similar moves by the campaigns of Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and former Sen. John Edwards. The renewed interest in LGBT support for the top tier Democratic presidential candidates also dovetails our recent cover story for The Advocate on LGBT issues and the Democratic presidential candidates. MORE
Obama's groundswell:grass roots on the Web!
In the Lehigh Valley, an Allentown woman has formed an online community of 35 supporters.
By Josh Drobnyk Call Washington Bureau | The Internet has transformed Michele A. Timms from a political novice into a political organizer, and Barack Obama's presidential campaign is the catalyst. Two months ago, the 41-year-old Allentown social worker started an online group for the Democratic senator, hoping for little more than a few new friends. Instead she finds herself leading a community of about 35 Obama enthusiasts in the Lehigh Valley.
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Clinton and Obama To Take Part In Online Debate!
Boston (eCanadaNow) - Yahoo! and Huffington Post Slate are putting on the first ever presidential debat online hosted by Charlie Rose.
The interactive debates will be available on three different web sites and give voters the chance to ask any question they wish to the likes of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
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Obama: Bush Falls Short As World Leader!
CHICAGO (AP) - Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama said Monday that President Bush has fallen short of his role as leader of the free world, and the 2008 election is a chance to change that. "This president may occupy the White House, but for the last six years the position of leader of the free world has remained open. And it's time to fill that role once more," Obama said, according to excerpts of his speech prepared for delivery to the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. MORE
Barack Obama has gained ground and he has caught New York Senator Hillary Clinton!
For the fourth straight week, Illinois Senator Barack Obama (D) has gained ground and he has finally caught New York Senator Hillary Clinton in the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination. It’s now Obama 32% Clinton 32% and former North Carolina Senator John Edwards holding steady at 17%. New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson is a distant fourth at 3%. Senators Chris Dodd and Joe Biden each attract 1% support. So does General Wesley Clark MORE
April 22, 2007
Conservative Pollster Rasmussen: "Obama Has The Highest Democratic Favorability Rating"
The latest Rasmussen Reports' Democrat Favorability/Unfavorability Ratings shows that Obama has the highest Favorability Rating at 59% with John Edwards at 57%! Clinton has the highest Unfavorability Ratings with 50% unfavorables, compared to Obama with only 34% Unfavorable. Comparing Obama's Favorability to the Republican candidates in the running, the following are the current results:
- Obama (49%) Brownback(34%)
- Obama (48%) Gingrich (38%)
- Obama (43%) Giuliani (44%)
- Obama (50%) Hagel (34%)
- Obama (52%) Huckabee (32%)
- Obama (48%) McCain (42%)
- Obama (52%) Romney (37%)
- Obama (49%) Thompson (37%)
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Polls see Obama gaining as Hillary appears waning.
From The Washington Times:
The race for the Democratic presidential nomination has tightened significantly between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, according to recent polls that show a sharp increase among voters who have negative opinions of the former first lady.
The Gallup Poll's survey of registered voters last week found that Hillary had lost her double-digit lead over Obama, who now trails her by a mere five percentage points.
It also found that her favorability ratings had taken a nosedive. Clinton's favorability score fell from 58% in February to 45% last week; her lowest Gallup score since 1993. 52% percent said they have a negative view of her candidacy. This compared with Mr. Obama, who had a favorability rating of 52% percent. MORE
April 21, 2007
Brooklyn Assembly/Senate coalition May Backs Barack over Hillary (Video)
Several of Central Brooklyn's newly elected Democrats have banded together informally to consider backing Obama for president. Assemblymembers Hakeem Jeffries and Karim Camara, and State Senator Eric Adams are not jumping on the Hillary bandwagon, just because Hillary lives in the neighborhood. They are withholding judgment, but they are impressed with the amount of campaign funds collected by the Obama campaign. Jeffries stated further "He's inspirational, intelligent and a breath of fresh air. He also raised a staggering amount of money and demonstrated his wide range of appeal across the United States." MORE
April 20, 2007
Are Young Obama Fans Going to be known as "Generation O?"
In the April 20, 2007 issue of New York magazine's, "Daily Intelligencer," young Hillary Clinton fans are called "HillBlazers" and, while the moniker is not official, the young Obama fans may be called "Gen-O!"
"Gen-O is a different kind of concept to match a different kind of politics," the Obama camp says, more about 'friendraising' than the charmless money grabs that usually come with cutthroat, celebrity politics." But the Hillary camp insists the Obama kids are just HillBlazers with a different kind of branding. This is a fun article! MORE
April 17, 2007
Rasmussen Reports: "Obama Moves to Top of Poll: 33% Would Definitely Vote for Him"
According to Rasmussen: Obama is up, Giuliani slips to second, Edwards gains ground, and the other candidates remain in pretty much where they were a month ago. Those are the April results from a Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey asking if citizens would definitely vote for or against the 2008 contenders.
Thirty-three percent (33%) of Likely Voters say they'd definitely vote for Obama. That's the highest total received by any of the ten leading Presidential hopefuls included in the poll.
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Obama News - April 15th, 2007:
It's Official: Obama Tops Clinton in Primary Haul!
Insurgent presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., raised $24.8 million in primary cash for his campaign — almost 30 percent more than did frontrunner Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., with $19.1 million, the candidates' Federal Election Commission documents filed on Sunday evening indicate. MORE
Obama News - April 14th, 2007:
20,000 Atlantans Throng for Obama
U.S. Sen. Barack Obama greets the crowd at Georgia Tech. The Clark Atlanta University marching band pumped up the attendees, and songs that blared over the loudspeakers before Obama took the stage included Sting's "Brand New Day," John Mayer's "Waiting on the World to Change," Ben Harper's "(I Believe in a) Better Way." MORE
Obama returns lobbyists' contributions
April 14: Barack Obama, who has pledged to change the ways of Washington, has repeatedly said he will not accept money from lobbyists or from special interest political action committees. True to his word, Obama returned $50,566 from 49 donors whom the campaign identified as lobbyists. MORE
Obama Blames Bush's 'Stubbornness and Obstinacy' for Iraq War
Obama said the war in Iraq is a product of U.S. President George W. Bush's "stubbornness and obstinacy."
"The war is about an administration that is trying to preserve its own political viability," Obama told a crowd in Atlanta. "We have to keep up ratcheting up the pressure every way and every week to tell the president it's time to change course, to tell the president it's time to bring the troops home." MORE
Obama's Up, Clinton's Down and Edwards Has Got Trouble
The most interesting news from the campaign trail at the moment is actually coming out of South Carolina, which is scheduled to hold a critical primary January 29. That's a week after New Hampshire votes and so South Carolina could be a definitional player in the process leading up to the "Super-Duper Tuesday" primaries of February 5, 2008. A new Insider Advantage survey, which was not conducted on behalf of any of the campaigns, gives Barack Obama a substantial lead. Obama's at 34%. Senator Hillary Clinton has 20%. Former North Carolina Senator, John Edwards is pulling 17%. MORE
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