[POLITICS] Barack Obama Wins North Carolina » Hillary Clinton Wins Indiana … Barely

POSTED: 2 weeks ago | AUTHOR: Dustin | 2 Comments

Leading up to the North Carolina and Indiana primaries, three obvious scenarios were discussed by analysts: Obama would win both states, Clinton would take both states, or they would each win one. The latter was thought to be most likely. Well they did each win one state by CNN estimates, but somehow it wasn’t quite [...]

Clinton Claims Victory in Pennsylvania

POSTED: 4 weeks ago | AUTHOR: Dustin | No Comments

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (CNN) — Sen. Hillary Clinton claimed victory in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, beating out Sen. Barack Obama after a bruising seven-week campaign.”It’s a long road to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. and it runs right through the heart of Pennsylvania,” she told supporters in Philadelphia. I’m in this race to fight for you … You know [...]

Obama Headlines: Yes, We’re Biased! So What?

POSTED: April 3, 2008 | AUTHOR: Dustin | No Comments

OBAMA RAISES MORE THAN $40 MILLION IN MARCH » CNN POLITICS
POLL: 76% OF AMERICANS SAY THE COUNTRY IS READY FOR A BLACK PRESIDENT » CNN POLITICS
FORMER PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER HINTS AT OBAMA ENDORSEMENT » TELEGRAPH.CO.UK
OBAMA HARASSED BY EBAY AUTOGRAPH SELLER » NY DAILY NEWS

50 Cent Hops on the Obama Bandwagon

POSTED: April 1, 2008 | AUTHOR: Dustin | No Comments

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Remember this? Well now that Barack Obama looks like he’s gonna be the front-runner for the Democratic party in the November elections, 50 Cent has changed his mind on who he’s rooting for. Go figure. Well, of course that’s his the reason he mentioned. He says “because he heard Barack Speak.” Whatever homie…
During [...]

Barack Obama Wins Mississippi Primary

POSTED: March 11, 2008 | AUTHOR: Dustin | 5 Comments

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(CNN) — Sen. Barack Obama claimed victory in Mississippi’s Democratic primary Tuesday. “What we’ve tried to do is steadily make sure that in each state we are making the case about the need for change in this country. Obviously the people in Mississippi responded,” Obama told CNN after his win. Mississippi had 33 [...]

Obama Rejects Idea of Being Vice President

POSTED: March 11, 2008 | AUTHOR: Dustin | 6 Comments

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(CNN) — Sen. Barack Obama flatly rejected suggestions Monday he would be a vice presidential running mate for Sen. Hillary Clinton. Clinton, Obama’s rival for the Democratic presidential nomination, and her husband, former President Clinton, have suggested a joint Clinton-Obama ticket — with Obama in the second slot. President Clinton Saturday suggested [...]

Barack Obama Wins the Wyoming Caucus

POSTED: March 9, 2008 | AUTHOR: Dustin | No Comments

BARACK OBAMA POSES WITH UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING MASCOT PISTOL PETE
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CHEYENNE, Wyoming (CNN) — After losing Democratic contests in the delegate-rich states of Ohio and Texas this week, presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama won the Wyoming Democratic caucus Saturday. Obama led rival Sen. Hillary Clinton by 61 percent to 38 percent, [...]

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Sen. Hillary Clinton Wins Key States (Texas & Ohio) and Rhode Island » Sen. Barack Obama Wins Vermont

POSTED: March 5, 2008 | AUTHOR: Dustin | 1 Comment

(CNN) — Democrats faced the prospect of at least six more weeks of tough campaigning after Hillary Clinton’s Tuesday night wins in Tuesday’s primaries in Ohio and Texas as she escaped a knockout blow by Barack Obama. Both Democratic contenders are eyeing Pennsylvania — the last heavyweight state on the primary calendar — as the [...]

Russell Simmons Publicly Endorses Barack Obama

POSTED: March 3, 2008 | AUTHOR: Dustin | No Comments

Hip-hop mogul and Phat Farm CEO Russell Simmons has publicly released a statement announcing his endorsement for Senator Barack Obama, saying that he was inspired by the diversity among supporters of the senator from Illinois.
“Today I am announcing my personal endorsement of Senator Barack Obama for President of the United States,” announced entertainment mogul Russell [...]

Barack Obama Wins Even More States: Maine, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia

POSTED: February 13, 2008 | AUTHOR: Dustin | 1 Comment

Senator Barack Obama got a major boost Tuesday with victories in the Democratic presidential primaries in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. Obama remains in a tight race with Senator Hillary Clinton, but the Illinois senator is favored to add to his delegate lead in next Tuesday’s contests in Wisconsin and Hawaii. VOA National [...]

Senator Barack Obama Wins Louisiana, Nebraska, and Washington

POSTED: February 10, 2008 | AUTHOR: Dustin | 2 Comments

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WASHINGTON (CNN) — Many voters in Saturday’s Republican contests showed they’re not yet ready to support Sen. John McCain as their party’s nominee while Sen. Barack Obama cut into Sen. Hillary Clinton’s lead in the race for Democratic delegates. Obama claimed victory in Louisiana, Nebraska and Washington on Saturday, as well as in [...]

Oprah Winfrey Responds to Criticism from Women for Supporting Obama

POSTED: February 9, 2008 | AUTHOR: Dustin | 3 Comments

Here are Oprah Winfrey’s comments about why she is voting for Obama in the face of criticisms from women and charges she is only voting for him because he is Black.

Obama Wins Super Tuesday: Wins Most States, Wins Most Delegates (Updated)

POSTED: February 6, 2008 | AUTHOR: Dustin | 4 Comments

Results are still being finalized, so I won’t be able to post a full rundown of percentages and what-not until tomorrow, but according to a post on Barack Obama’s blog via his official website, the Illinois Senator has been named the winner of Super Tuesday by his campaign manager David Plouffe.
By winning a majority of [...]

The Democratic Race between Obama and Clinton is Getting Tighter and Tighter

POSTED: February 6, 2008 | AUTHOR: Dustin | No Comments

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According to CNN, Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are only separated by less than 1% when it comes to the votes cast on Super Tuesday.
NEW YORK (CNN) — Just how sharply are Democrats divided between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton? Of all the votes cast on Super Tuesday for the two candidates [...]

Super Tuesday: Obama Wins Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, and Utah; Clinton Wins Arizona and California

POSTED: February 6, 2008 | AUTHOR: Dustin | 1 Comment

The race is getting tighter and tighter with results from “Super Tuesday” still flowing in. So far, Sen. Barack Obama has taken the following states: Alabama, Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, and Utah, bringing his total win (for Super Tuesday) to 10. And Sen. Hillary Clinton has won the following states: [...]

Super Tuesday: Barack Obama Takes Georgia, Illinois, and Alabama; Hillary Clinton Wins Massachusetts, New York, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Tennessee

POSTED: February 5, 2008 | AUTHOR: Dustin | 3 Comments

All of the polls are closed, and the results are swarming in with over 20 states reporting results from “Super Tuesday!” So far, Baracka Obama has won Georgia, Illinois, and Alabama, while Hillary Clinton has taken Massachusetts, New York, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Tennessee. These are just the definite wins. Polls are just now closing on [...]

50 Cent: “America’s Not Ready for a Black President”

POSTED: February 5, 2008 | AUTHOR: Dustin | 2 Comments

Well, that took a total of 3 days! A few days ago, when I posted about him shutting Paris Hilton down and making her cry at her own party, I allowed him to get on my good side. Now, I’m seeing this video of him talking to Fox about which candidate (Obama or Clinton) he’s [...]

Barack Obama Wins South Carolina!

POSTED: January 27, 2008 | AUTHOR: Dustin | 3 Comments

Sorry I couldn’t get this up sooner. My internet connection has been acting up all weekend…
Not even two weeks ago, if you were to take a poll in South Carolina asking voters in the Democratic party who they would be voting for in the January 26th 2008 primary, HIllary Clinton probably would’ve had slightly more [...]

Hillary Clinton Wins New Hampshire

POSTED: January 10, 2008 | AUTHOR: Dustin | 2 Comments

I guess Bloomberg was wrong in their prediction for Tuesday’s New Hampshire primaries.
Hillary Rodham Clinton proved Tuesday that more than one Clinton can be “the Comeback Kid.” “Over the last week, I listened to you, and in the process I found my own voice,” Clinton said at a victory celebration after her win over Barack [...]

Barack Obama Just Might Win New Hampshire!

POSTED: January 7, 2008 | AUTHOR: Dustin | 1 Comment

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Bloomberg is reporting that our boy Barack Obama has a 90% chance of taking the win in the New Hampshire Democratic primary on Tuesday.
Odds that the 46-year-old Illinois senator will prevail in tomorrow’s vote jumped after he won last week’s Iowa Democratic caucuses, while wagers on New York Senator Hillary Clinton, the [...]

Barack Obama Wins Iowa!

POSTED: January 5, 2008 | AUTHOR: Dustin | 1 Comment

If you’re a regular reader to T2W you’ll know that I am behind Senator Barack Obama 100%! So just in time for the primaries and caucuses, I decided to add a Politics category where I’ll keep you updated on who’s doing what, and who’s winning what states. I’m no politics expert, but this is my [...]

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