Old Clinton Ties and Votersâ Sway Tug at Delegates
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The dwindling group of undecided Democratic superdelegates is being caught in strong political crosscurrents.
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Four years ago, Bobbi Nealy voted for Ralph Nader in Florida, where the election between Al Gore and George W. Bush came down to hanging chads and butterfly ballots.
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Battered at polls by President George W Bush, his Democratic challenger John Kerry is now turning to former President Bill Clinton, considered among the best campaigners, for advice on how to reinvigorate his sagging campaign.
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Hillary Rodham Clintonâs advisers made it clear that they were prepared to take a number of potentially incendiary steps to build up her delegate count.
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The presidential campaign is entering a new phase as the campaign has turned into a possibly lengthy hunt for delegates for the first time in 20 years.
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Democratic Sen. Barack Obama inched closer to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in the race for delegates Tuesday, while Republican Sen. John McCain's win in Virginia netted him a big prize.
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Campaign events for Sens. Clinton and Obama bring out some of the area's top political leaders.
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Front-loaded primaries are spurring two dozen would-be presidential nominees in both parties.
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Former President Bill Clinton is trying to raise his wifeâs standing in a politically important state where her bid for the presidency appears to be struggling.
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Whether it's Bill or Hillary, the Clinton name is hot copy in political advertising these days. With midterm elections less than four months away, Democrats are invoking the former president to motivate voters with nostalgia. Republicans cite the former first lady and New York senator to mobilize her foes.
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With the Democratic presidential race tied to a complex delegate system, the Clinton and Obama camps went after each other Sunday over "super delegates."
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With neither able to claim a definitive victory out of Super Tuesday, Democratic presidential rivals Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama quickly moved to reload their bank accounts in preparation for an extended battle for delegates.
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Now, the Republican presidential nomination battle shifts from the typical tack of achieving inevitability to one where candidates work to amass the most delegates.
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Modernisers and traditionalists are competing for the soul of the party.
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From North Carolina to South Dakota, candidates vie to be of the people, not of Washington.
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Nearly 3,000 Democrats rallied around their top politicians and party leaders in Florida Saturday, but the biggest impression was made by who wasn't there: Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barack Obama, John Edwards and other presidential candidates.
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Some Democrats say they fear their party's method of picking a nominee might turn undemocratic, with it unlikely Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama will get the delegates needed for the nomination. Party rules call for superdelegates to tip the balance.