Black lawmakers rethink Clinton support
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In a fresh sign of trouble for Hillary Rodham Clinton, one of the former first lady's congressional black supporters intends to vote for Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention, and a second, more prominent lawmaker is openly discussing a possible switch.
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It is unclear whether Gov. Bill Richardsonâs supporters will gravitate to Sen. Barack Obama or Sen. Hillary Clinton.
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MACON, Georgia  - With its painful history of slavery and segregation, it is easy to presume how Southern white voters will respond to Barack Obama, who would be the country's first black president, but observers say simple assumptions about politics in the region would be wrong.
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Sen. Hillary Clinton's lead is growing among African-American Democrats and particularly among black women, a CNN/Opinion Research Poll shows."Black women don't just vote their black identity," explains CNN political analyst Bill Schneider. "They also vote their identity as women."
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Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama have become embroiled in racially tinged disputes as large numbers of black voters prepare to get their first say in the Democratic presidential campaign.
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Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton's top strategist predicted Thursday that nearly a quarter of Republican women would support Clinton in the presidential contest Â a claim that later drew a sharp rebuke from rival Barack Obama's camp.
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US Democratic presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama vied for crucial support among black voters on Sunday as they both commemorated a historic civil rights march in the southern state of Alabama.
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Sen. Barack Obama was drawing strong support across race and gender lines Tuesday in Virginia that showed signs he was eating into the core voters of his rival for the Democratic presidential nomination, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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The Republican Party hopes to woo black voters who overwhelmingly declined the invitation to support George W. Bush in 2000.
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An event steeped in civil rights symbolism offers rivals Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama an opportunity to show unity with the black community while they spar over support from a crucial Democratic constituency.
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In five House elections from 1992 to 2000 and then again in 2004, voters in a black-majority suburban Atlanta sent Democrat Cynthia A. McKinney to Congress. During that time, she gained some loyal supporters with her advocacy on behalf of minorities, women and the poor.
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African Americans are expected to vote overwhelmingly for Democrat John Kerry on November 2, but perhaps not in high enough numbers to ensure victory for the Massachusetts senator in the razor-thin presidential election, poll results suggested.
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Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton has won the backing of California Rep. Maxine Waters, an influential member of the Congressional Black Caucus whose support could help blunt charges of racial polarization against the Clinton campaign in the South Carolina primary.
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Democrats hope the power of the pulpit will buttress support among blacks, a key voting bloc that must turn out heavily for presidential candidate John Kerry to win the White House.
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COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - Faced with potential loss of black support, Democratic contender Hillary Clinton said on Sunday her chief U.S. presidential rival Barack Obama was distorting her comments on race.
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Democratic voters have conflicted feelings about the Clinton White House years. How they judge that era â politically as well as emotionally â may well decide the race for the partyâs presidential nomination.
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Some blacks argue that Senator Barack Obama is distant from the struggles and identities of most black Americans.