Associated Press
"Obama Wants to Aid Many Who Feel Ignored"DUBUQUE, Iowa -- Democrat Barack Obama said Thursday night he is running for president to help those who are working harder for less but don't think anyone is listening to them... Turning serious...he said many voters realize this presidential election comes at a defining moment for the country. "The dream that so many people fought for so many years feels like it is slipping away, and you know it in your own lives. Americans are working harder and harder for less," he said, adding that "they don't feel as if anybody is listening to them, they don't feel as if Washington is responsible to the concerns of the American people. "That's why I'm running for president, because I want you to be heard. I want you to be heard," he said.
"Obama Wants to Aid Many Who Feel Ignored"
DUBUQUE, Iowa -- Democrat Barack Obama said Thursday night he is running for president to help those who are working harder for less but don't think anyone is listening to them...
Turning serious...he said many voters realize this presidential election comes at a defining moment for the country.
"The dream that so many people fought for so many years feels like it is slipping away, and you know it in your own lives. Americans are working harder and harder for less," he said, adding that "they don't feel as if anybody is listening to them, they don't feel as if Washington is responsible to the concerns of the American people.
"That's why I'm running for president, because I want you to be heard. I want you to be heard," he said.
Concord Monitor
Barack Obama has come from behind to turn the Democratic presidential race in New Hampshire into a toss-up, according to a new Monitor opinion poll. The results - which show Obama with a one-point edge over Hillary Clinton - mirror other polls released this week, indicating that Clinton's once-imposing lead has evaporated in the run-up to New Hampshire's Jan. 8 primary. The poll suggests that the Democratic race could hinge on the turnout of undeclared voters, who aren't registered with either political party. Much of Obama's backing comes from undeclared voters, while registered Democrats make up the bulk of Clinton's support. In New Hampshire, undeclared voters can vote in either party primary, giving them sway in both contests. "The more undeclared voters that decide to vote in the Democratic primary, the better chance Obama wins," said Del Ali, president of Research 2000, the Maryland-based nonpartisan polling firm that conducted the poll for the Monitor on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday...
Barack Obama has come from behind to turn the Democratic presidential race in New Hampshire into a toss-up, according to a new Monitor opinion poll. The results - which show Obama with a one-point edge over Hillary Clinton - mirror other polls released this week, indicating that Clinton's once-imposing lead has evaporated in the run-up to New Hampshire's Jan. 8 primary.
The poll suggests that the Democratic race could hinge on the turnout of undeclared voters, who aren't registered with either political party. Much of Obama's backing comes from undeclared voters, while registered Democrats make up the bulk of Clinton's support. In New Hampshire, undeclared voters can vote in either party primary, giving them sway in both contests.
"The more undeclared voters that decide to vote in the Democratic primary, the better chance Obama wins," said Del Ali, president of Research 2000, the Maryland-based nonpartisan polling firm that conducted the poll for the Monitor on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday...
Iowa Independent
A lot can change in the course of a few weeks, which is evident both in the shifts in this week's power rankings and the continuing volatility of the presidential race in Iowa... Below, we seek to answer (for the fourth time) the question, "If the Democratic caucuses were held tonight, how would they result?" We based these rankings on impressions we received from activists, staff, and caucus-goers across the state and, at the most basic level, gut feelings and instincts... First Place Barack Obama -- Upward Momentum -- Obama has enjoyed a great week of press following his events with Oprah Winfrey. His organization is showing signs of real strength with its nearly 1,000 house parties across the state Thursday night, and he seems to have strong second-choice support. If the caucuses were held tonight, he would win.
A lot can change in the course of a few weeks, which is evident both in the shifts in this week's power rankings and the continuing volatility of the presidential race in Iowa...
Below, we seek to answer (for the fourth time) the question, "If the Democratic caucuses were held tonight, how would they result?" We based these rankings on impressions we received from activists, staff, and caucus-goers across the state and, at the most basic level, gut feelings and instincts...
First Place
Barack Obama -- Upward Momentum -- Obama has enjoyed a great week of press following his events with Oprah Winfrey. His organization is showing signs of real strength with its nearly 1,000 house parties across the state Thursday night, and he seems to have strong second-choice support. If the caucuses were held tonight, he would win.
Wall Street Journal (subscribers only)
Barack Obama's rising poll numbers among white voters in Iowa and New Hampshire are having an unexpected ripple effect: Some black voters are switching their allegiance from Hillary Clinton and lining up behind him too. That could mean a further tightening of the Democratic presidential race, especially in southern states where blacks make up as many as half of Democratic primary voters.The evidence of movement is most clear in South Carolina, site of the first primary where black votes figure to make a significant impact. There, four polls now show Illinois Sen. Obama with a lead among African-American voters for the Jan. 26 vote. As a result, the race in South Carolina has tightened, with some polls calling it a dead heat. A Rasmussen poll completed last week among South Carolina voters shows Mr. Obama now attracting 51% of the African-American vote, compared with 27% for Mrs. Clinton. A month ago, the candidates were tied among South Carolina black voters. Along with other polls, Rasmussen shows the two candidates essentially tied among all South Carolina voters. ..."I see how [Obama's] charisma is among other races," says Ed Robinson, owner of Posh soul-food restaurant in downtown Florence, S.C. "He has been able to attract people from all races." Mr. Robinson said he strongly considered backing Mrs. Clinton but has now decided to back Mr. Obama.
Barack Obama's rising poll numbers among white voters in Iowa and New Hampshire are having an unexpected ripple effect: Some black voters are switching their allegiance from Hillary Clinton and lining up behind him too. That could mean a further tightening of the Democratic presidential race, especially in southern states where blacks make up as many as half of Democratic primary voters.
The evidence of movement is most clear in South Carolina, site of the first primary where black votes figure to make a significant impact. There, four polls now show Illinois Sen. Obama with a lead among African-American voters for the Jan. 26 vote. As a result, the race in South Carolina has tightened, with some polls calling it a dead heat. A Rasmussen poll completed last week among South Carolina voters shows Mr. Obama now attracting 51% of the African-American vote, compared with 27% for Mrs. Clinton. A month ago, the candidates were tied among South Carolina black voters. Along with other polls, Rasmussen shows the two candidates essentially tied among all South Carolina voters.
..."I see how [Obama's] charisma is among other races," says Ed Robinson, owner of Posh soul-food restaurant in downtown Florence, S.C. "He has been able to attract people from all races." Mr. Robinson said he strongly considered backing Mrs. Clinton but has now decided to back Mr. Obama.
Washington Post
It was a year ago this week that Sen. Barack Obama visited New Hampshire for the first time, a political phenomenon and a novice in national politics promoting a book called "The Audacity of Hope." Obama is a singular candidate, cerebral in a profession in which instinct is often prized over intellect...[y]et the crowds keep coming, in numbers and with an enthusiasm not often seen in the early stages of the presidential campaign -- 5,000, 10,000, 20,000 strong. And that was before he recruited Oprah Winfrey to barnstorm with him last weekend in Iowa, South Carolina and New Hampshire. ...He is not of the civil rights generation -- he was born in 1961 -- and at times in his campaign when this son of a Kenyan father and white American mother has been forced to answer whether he is black enough. His appeal is both generational and aspirational. He seeks to turn the page on the baby-boom generation's grip on U.S. politics -- a not-so-subtle dig at both the Bushes and the Clintons -- and he promises to end the stalemated politics of polarization that have defined Washington for a decade or more.
It was a year ago this week that Sen. Barack Obama visited New Hampshire for the first time, a political phenomenon and a novice in national politics promoting a book called "The Audacity of Hope."
Obama is a singular candidate, cerebral in a profession in which instinct is often prized over intellect...[y]et the crowds keep coming, in numbers and with an enthusiasm not often seen in the early stages of the presidential campaign -- 5,000, 10,000, 20,000 strong. And that was before he recruited Oprah Winfrey to barnstorm with him last weekend in Iowa, South Carolina and New Hampshire.
...He is not of the civil rights generation -- he was born in 1961 -- and at times in his campaign when this son of a Kenyan father and white American mother has been forced to answer whether he is black enough. His appeal is both generational and aspirational. He seeks to turn the page on the baby-boom generation's grip on U.S. politics -- a not-so-subtle dig at both the Bushes and the Clintons -- and he promises to end the stalemated politics of polarization that have defined Washington for a decade or more.
The presidential campaign of Sen. Barack Obama today released the names of 100 elected officials in Maryland who are supporting the Democratic presidential hopeful in the state's Feb. 12 primary.Obama's Maryland campaign is led by Attorney General Doug Gansler (D) and Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md). The list released today includes one third of all Democrats in the Maryland General Assembly, the campaign said, as well as numerous county and local officials. Among the more notable supporters: Prince George's County Exeucutive Jack Johnson (D), Sen. Ulysses Currie (D-Prince George's) and Sen. Brian E. Frosh (D-Montgomery)...
The presidential campaign of Sen. Barack Obama today released the names of 100 elected officials in Maryland who are supporting the Democratic presidential hopeful in the state's Feb. 12 primary.
Obama's Maryland campaign is led by Attorney General Doug Gansler (D) and Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md). The list released today includes one third of all Democrats in the Maryland General Assembly, the campaign said, as well as numerous county and local officials. Among the more notable supporters: Prince George's County Exeucutive Jack Johnson (D), Sen. Ulysses Currie (D-Prince George's) and Sen. Brian E. Frosh (D-Montgomery)...
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