Black voters help Obama gain ground on Clinton
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The Christian Science Monitor - Sen. Barack Obama's dramatic rise in support among African-Americans signals a shift in the race for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination that is larger than just the black vote. Overall, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is still on top, but her lead is shrinking. And polls show Senator Obama of Illinois has more room for growth than she does, because of her high negatives.
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In competition for a key Democratic voting bloc, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is enlisting the help of her husband, former President Clinton, at a weekend civil rights commemoration headlined by a formidable black rival, Sen. Barack Obama.
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Sen. Hillary Clinton Wednesday worked to shore up her support in the face of the momentum Sen. Barack Obama has built up after winning eight Democratic presidential contests in a row, while Sen. John McCain continued in his efforts to unify Republicans.
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COLUMBIA, S.C., Feb. 19 -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York courted black voters considered crucial to securing the Democratic presidential nomination in a series of campaign stops in South Carolina on Monday in which she cast the 2008 election as a chance to make history.
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Even as voters in South Carolina headed to the polls Saturday to deliver a beat down to Sen. Hillary Clinton for Sen. Barack Obama, former President Bill Clinton continued to stoke the racial fire, hoping an ember would ignite his wife's campaign and lead it to victory.
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Barack Obama has to win over both black and white Democrat voters to see off Hillary Clinton
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The contest between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama is dividing civil rights movement veterans as well as older and younger African-American voters
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Black leaders are claiming success in  their efforts to register new voters after the 2000 election  debacle in Florida and are focusing now on getting them to the  polls in next month's presidential election.
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Barack Obama has surged past Hillary Clinton to open a big national lead in the Democratic presidential race, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.
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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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Sen. Barack Obama, bidding to become the nation's first black president, captured the Iowa caucuses Thursday night, opening test in the race for the 2008 Democratic nomination. Mike Huckabee rode a wave of support from evangelical Christians to victory in the Republican caucuses.
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Barack Obama has surged past Hillary  Clinton to open a big national lead in the Democratic  presidential race, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released  on Wednesday.
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SELMA, Alabama  - Democratic rivals Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton, joined by former President Bill Clinton, descended on a hallowed shrine of the civil rights movement on Sunday to court black voters who could help decide the party's presidential nominee.
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Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton received another boost from a prominent black leader on Wednesday as the head of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators endorsed her candidacy.
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Barack Obama cut into Hillary Rodham Clintonâs long-held support among women, union members and middle-aged voters in Tuesdayâs primary.
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Bloomberg - Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has gained on Hillary Clinton's lead in voter support nationwide, two new polls found.
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Senator Barack Obamaâs commanding victory over Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton amid record-setting turnout sets the stage for a state-by-state fight.