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Arguably one of the most important issues of this year’s presidential campaign, the war on terror–and particularly the administration’s support of torture, has not been getting the headlines it once did.
But John McCain’s statement that Bush should veto a bill that would ban torture is a chilling reminder that John McCain, if elected president, […]

The Washington Post tomorrow will run an article discussing how John McCain’s cadre of advisers consists of seasoned Washington lobbyists, despite the fact that he continues to rail against lobbyists:
But when McCain huddled with his closest advisers at his rustic Arizona cabin last weekend to map out his presidential campaign, virtually every one was part […]

Following Obama’s huge wins in Wisconsin and Hawaii, his tenth straight victory over Clinton since Super Tuesday, Barack Obama will receive the endorsement of the Teamsters union this week.
This will be huge in Ohio and Pennsylvania, which are heavily unionized:
Obama will meet with Teamster President James P. Hoffa in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday. The endorsement […]

Incredible. After all the media talk about Texas serving as Hillary’s firewall, we now learn that Obama leads Clinton in Texas 48 to 42, according to the latest ARG poll:
Hillary Clinton leads Barack Obama among self-described Democrats 47% to 42%. Obama leads Clinton among self-described independents and Republicans 24% to 71%. Obama leads among […]

This ad, which reminds American voters that Obama has squared off against Clinton and the other primary candidates a record EIGHTEEN times, is a brilliant response to the Clinton campaign’s ad running currently in Wisconsin, which in desperation claims that Obama is not “debating enough.”
This new ad captures what has really been the achilles heel […]

Another huge victory for Obama–Lewis’ endorsement should lead to a large group of superdelegates to switch over and vote for Barack Obama.

A major endorsement for Obama today in the small, but critical state of Rhode Island–former Rep. senator Lincoln Chafee, now an independent, has endorsed Barack Obama.
Chafee, one of the most popular leaders in Rhode Island, should help Obama ride the current momentum to a win there.
Also–don’t discount Brown University, which could be […]

Rasumussen’s daily tracking poll shows Obama opening up a huge lead nationally of 12 points over Cilnton. The lead is growing–Obama led by five points one day earlier.
What’s even more remarkable about the latest poll is that Obama leads Clinton among women nationally 46 to 41 percent.

Obama continues to build momentum after winning eight consecutive states, and now looks to add to that list by taking Wisconsin by storm–the latest PPP poll shows Obama opening up an 11 point lead–and that poll was taken BEFORE Obama’s huge blowout wins in Virginia, Maryland and D.C. (Strategic Vision’s earlier poll had the race […]

The Clinton campaign, now in the midst of a total freefall after having lost eight consecutive primaries and the delegate lead, has returned to its old desperate tricks in launching a new, negative attack ad against Obama:

The gloves are off. Hillary Rodham Clinton just released her first TV ad specifically attacking Barack Obama.
In her latest […]