A close adviser within the Clinton campaign has stated that the campaign is currently holding a $20 million debt, according to the Washington Post.
It also appears as though Clinton will not be exiting the race anytime soon, despite the current debt.
Her campaign is also stating that she does not have any interest in pursuing the […]

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According to a new Politico article, Sen. Hillary Clinton is now talking to uncommitted superdelegates and trying to get them to privately commit to her without making those commitments public.
According to a senior Democratic aide, Clinton asked some uncommitted superdelegates if they could commit to her privately — without the political risks of a public […]

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***Update*** - This post is according to ABC News only. I have found no other major news sources as of yet that are saying that Obama has gained the superdelegate lead, although it is all over the blogosphere this morning!

Sen. Barack Obama has now officially taken the lead in the superdelegate count for the 2008 […]

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Like it or not, the 2008 Democratic Primary nominee has been decided….
by the media.
For months they have kept this thing closer than it really was and now, just like that, it is over. Recently, I posted another article about the May 6th primaries, asking what had really changed. Well, apparently a lot has changed because […]

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Face it, when you want to win, you will do or say most anything to win. Such is the case with Hillary Rodham Clinton and her mystical delegate count.
Now, everyone (except the Clinton campaign) knows that 2,024.5 delegates will wrap this puppy up tighter than a Christmas present, but for some reason, Mrs. Clinton likes […]

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The AP is reporting this morning that Sen. Hillary Clinton loaned her presidential campaign another $6.4 million dollars in the past month in an effort to stay afloat in the race for the White House.
You may remember a few months back she loaned herself $5 million after it was apparent that Barack Obama was breaking […]

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Chris Bowers over at Open Left makes some interesting points on last night’s primary results, and that is how was last night any different than before?
I think for a while now people have known that Obama had the nomination secured, barring some catastrophe out of no where that no one saw coming. It is interesting […]

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Wow, last night was one of the most riveting nights in politics that I have seen in quite some time. In what was thought to be a 50/50 split going on, turned into a real game-changer and almost a complete upset.
As of 1:00am Eastern Time, most networks still could not call the Indiana primary simply […]

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Sen. Barack Obama has picked up the support of the four more superdelegates today. Excellent news heading into a critical primary tomorrow in both Indiana and North Carolina.
With the addition of these four, the current totals are as follows:
The Delegate Counts:
SUPERDELEGATES: Clinton 273-258
PLEDGED: Obama 1,492-1,338
OVERALL: Obama 1,750-1,611

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According to the LA Times, two of the five current California superdelegates will consider switching allegiance from Clinton to Barack Obama if he maintains his elected delegate lead through June 3rd.
It is almost a certainty that Obama will end the primary season with the elected delegate lead, popular vote lead, and the most states won. […]

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A bit of good news that slipped through last night for the Democratic party.
State Representative Don Cazayoux won the special election is Louisiana’s 6th district yesterday. Cazayoux defeated former state Rep. Woody Jenkins 49% to 46%.
This is a great victory for the Democratic party and once again shows that the Republicans are really going to […]

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Former DNC chair Joe Andrew has switched his allegiance over to Barack Obama on Thursday.
Andrew was the former DNC chair under Bill Clinton and has switched his support to Obama will also communicating an important message to the Democratic party:
“This has got to come to an end,”
In a letter explaining his decision, Andrews also said:
“a […]

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The Public Policy Polling group have a new Indiana poll out today that shows Sen. Hillary Clinton with a decent lead heading into the Indiana primary this coming Tuesday.
Clinton - 50%
Obama - 42%
It is clear that Obama needs to campaign pretty hard in Indiana to make up some ground by Tuesday. With NC, which votes […]

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North Carolina Governor, Mike Easley, officially endorsed Sen. Hillary Clinton today.
“It’s time for somebody to be in the White House who understands the challenges we face in this country,” Easley said at a rally in Raleigh with Clinton at his side. “They are significant. I never ever thought the United States of America could get […]

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In case you missed MTP yesterday, here is a clip of Howard Dean’s time on the show.

It looks like the MI/FL war is going to continue going on for a little while longer. Dean now says that delegates should be seated in some fashion. Clearly, this is not going to be solved so that it […]

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