Chicago Jews on Wright, Obama

As I noted in my story today, Sen. Barack Obama’s (D-Ill.) relationship with Rev. Jeremiah Wright has raised the ire of many conservative Jewish groups, including the Republican Jewish Coalition and the Jewish Defense League. Their argument will likely get a jump start later today, when Wright More…

Obama’s Wright Problem Persists

UPDATE: When this piece was posted, we reported that McCain strategist Charlie Black said the North Carolina Republican party would not air the controversial Jeremiah Wright television advertisements. The North Carolina GOP confirmed the ads would not air. Since the story was posted, the North Carolina GOP said it will, More…

Oh No, Not Another Debate

The Washington Post’s Perry Bacon Jr. reports today that, unsurprisingly, Sen. Hillary Clinton is putting everything on the line to win North Carolina’s May 6 primary, or at least make it a close race. One of Clinton’s tactics is ratcheting up the pressure on More…

Looking Ahead…

As the dust settles following the Pennsylvania primary, the candidates and the media have turned to what comes next. It feels like it was years ago that everyone was talking about how Texas, Ohio and then Pennsylvania would be Sen. Hillary Clinton’s firewalls, preventing Sen. Barack Obama from riding a More…

Wolfson Reacts to NYT Editorial

On MSNBC this morning, Sen. Hillary Clinton’s (D-N.Y.) campaign spokesman Howard Wolfson blasted this scathing editorial in the New York Times that calls for Clinton to get out of the race. "It is past time for Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton to acknowledge that the negativity, for which More…

Pennsylvania Recap: Is Dem Division Cementing?

Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) picked up a critical 10-point win in Pennsylvania. While the campaign’s spinmeisters try to do what they do best, one thing is clear: Clinton has lived to see another day.

As the deluge of exit polls came in last night, a few More…

First Exit Polls…

CNN’s Bill Schneider just released the first exit poll numbers coming out of Pennsylvania. The economy and Iraq are again the two most important issues on voters’ minds. Of those that say the economy is the most important issue, 56 percent voted for Clinton, while 43 More…

The $9 Million Question

As the results of the Pennsylvania primary start trickling in tonight, keep an eye on how often the commentators bring up Sen. Barack Obama’s (D-Ill.) $9 million spent on television advertising in the Keystone State. As Chuck Todd reported this morning on MSNBC’s More…