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Are there closed door talks going on between Clinton Obama where the VP slot is being discussed?
hateobama.com via @dentay85 &bull Aug 25, 2010Clinton says she hasn't even thought about this. But I doubt that. Surely it must be something that the two campaigns have at least talked about a bit. What do you think? The powers that be have a President in… Full Story »
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DNC panel proposes presidential primary changes
Miami Herald Politics &bull Aug 19, 2010
ST. LOUIS -- A Democratic National Committee panel is proposing giving states that hold their presidential primaries later in the 2012 calendar year bonus delegates to the convention. The Rules and Bylaws Committee approved a plan Thursday to award anywhere… Full Story »
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National Democratic Party Bylaws Committee Rejects Democratic Change Commission Recommendation on Superdelegates
Ballot Access News &bull Aug 3, 2010
Newsweek recently reported that the national Democratic Party's bylaws committees, back on July 10, rejected one of the recommendations of the Democratic Change Committee.A The Democratic Change Committee had been appointed to recommend changes in the party's presidential nominee selection… Full Story »
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Democrats Will Keep Superdelegates
Political Wire &bull Aug 3, 2010
Democrats Will Keep Superdelegates The DNC rules committee has "quietly nixed" a proposed change in the voting powers of superdelegates that would have required them to vote the same way as their states at the Democratic nominating convention, Newsweek reports.However, the committee has kept recommendations to dilute the… Full Story »
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Superdelegates' Clout CURBED? Democrats Propose Less Influence For VIP Delegates
Huffington Post &bull Jul 11, 2010
WASHINGTON -- Democrats have taken an initial step toward limiting the influence of so-called independent superdelegates in choosing the party's presidential nominee in 2012. A Democratic National Committee panel is recommending a reduction in the number of superdelegates, from 20… Full Story »
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Democrats Seek To Limit Superdelegate Influence
CBS News Poll &bull Jul 10, 2010
Can Mel Gibson's Career Survive Latest Ugliness? John le Carre: What Were These Spies Thinking? Full Story »
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Lebron to Miami; The NSA Speaks; Cyber Advances; SWIFT Justice
Marc Ambinder &bull Jul 9, 2010
Marc Ambinder - Marc Ambinder is the politics editor of The Atlantic. He has covered Washington for ABC News and the Hotline, and he is chief political consultant to CBS News. Marc Ambinder is the politics editor for The Atlantic, where he curates the influential Politics channel on TheAtlantic.com and contributes to the magazine. He is also a contributing editor to National Journal and chief political consultant to CBS News. At the Hotline, Ambinder was the founding editor of "Hotline On Call," a pathbreaking political news blog. In 2009, he was part of the team was awarded the Columbia University… Full Story »
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Democrats discuss whether to do away with 'superdelegates'
Washington Post &bull May 22, 2010
Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps… Full Story »
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My State Convention
Minnesota Campaign Report &bull May 6, 2010
I'm finally taking the time to write about this, I'll just blame school. Better late than never right? I began my drive up to Duluth just before 4, unfortunately I didn't time it all that well and was stuck in traffic, but that's fine I was driving on the high of being elected Co-Chair of the St. Thomas College Democrats. As I was driving I saw Margaret for Governor signs in about 3 spots and later I was pumped to see Thissen signs past Hinckley. It really fired me up for the rest of the drive. I got to Duluth… Full Story »
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Brain getting back in sync after #goDFL (updated)
Minnesota Campaign Report &bull Apr 26, 2010
Finally my brain is getting back in sync after the 2010 state convention, and I've reset some of the site's layout features. But to wrap up some thoughts... MAK won, hands down Team MAK was in command from the get-go, had a plan, executed that plan, and didn't make any unforced errors. In a convention that could easily have gone 10 or more ballots… Full Story »
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A Few Nuggets the Morning After the Convention
Minnesota Campaign Report &bull Apr 25, 2010
I awoke this morning to an angry sea, a stiff north wind blowing in rollers on the big lake. It matched my mood. It's always tough to see the candidate you support lose. I wish RT had won this one, but the combined power of dozens of superdelegate persuaders was a formidable force that proved difficult to overcome. I'll try to steer clear of the MAK vs. RT… Full Story »
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So what's going on in #goDFL?
Minnesota Campaign Report &bull Apr 24, 2010
During the 2010 DFL State Convention, you can follow along with plenty of MPP community members who are on the ground in Duluth, following everything that's going on each from our own corners of the event. Click the post titles… Full Story »
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Gubernatorial endorsement: The prediction game
Minnesota Campaign Report &bull Apr 24, 2010
During the 2010 DFL State Convention, you can follow along with plenty of MPP community members who are on the ground in Duluth, following everything that's going on each from our own corners of the event. Click the post titles… Full Story »
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Hillary's second husband
Ben Smith - Politico.com &bull Apr 19, 2010
Hillary would be nice but definately go younger and more LEFT!!!! Macarone Watch Out for the GOP have a Bi-Partisan message for Republicans! Have sex with a Democrat! Here are the Talking Points We put them in rap for you!… Full Story »
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Gubernatorial endorsement: T-minus 5 days
Minnesota Campaign Report &bull Apr 19, 2010
First-ballot lead(s). If Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak leads on the first ballot in any way, it's going to be over pretty quickly. If he trails in the overall count but is close enough to argue that House Speaker Margaret Anderson… Full Story »
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Rybak picks up another superdelegate
Minnesota Campaign Report &bull Apr 16, 2010
Stumpf is notable because he's the second superdelegate who had previously endorsed Tom Bakk's gubernatorial bid -- Yvonne Prettner Solon also recently endorsed Rybak after Bakk dropped out of the race a few weeks ago. AgonistAll Spin ZoneAlterNetAMERICAblogAmerican StreetArchPunditBAGNewsnotesBartCopBlogging of… Full Story »
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MAK picks up three more superdelegates
Minnesota Campaign Report &bull Apr 14, 2010
Margaret Anderson Kelliher has picked up three more superdelegates in the DFL endorsement race: State Representatives Maria Ruud and Erin Murphy and former Vice President Walter Mondale. The three official endorsements bring her superdelegate total to 49 and her overall… Full Story »
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CD3 endorsement about to start
Minnesota Campaign Report &bull Apr 10, 2010
AgonistAll Spin ZoneAlterNetAMERICAblogAmerican StreetArchPunditBAGNewsnotesBartCopBlogging of the PresBlogACTIVEBluegrass ReportBluegrass RootsBlue IndianaBlueJerseyBlue Mass. GroupBlueOregonBlueNCBob GeigerBoomanBrendan CallingBRAD BlogBuckeye State BlogBurnt Orange ReportCapitol AnnexCarpetbagger ReportChris FloydClay CaneCaliticsCliff SchecterConfined SpaceCorrenteCrooks and Liarsculture kitchenCursorDaily KosDavid CornDem BloggersDemocrats.comDeride and ConquerDemocratic UndergroundDigbyDovBearDrudge RetortEd ConeePluribus MediaEschatonEzra KleinFeministeFeministingFiredoglakeFired UpFirst DraftFrameshopGreen… Full Story »
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Rules Committee Games
Minnesota Campaign Report &bull Apr 10, 2010
One aspect of this convention that's not likely to get a huge amount of press is the election of delegates to the state convention Rules Committee -- this is the committee that will ultimately decide the way the gubernatorial endorsement… Full Story »
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Judith Thurman: A counterfeit Philip Roth sours on Obama.
George Packer (The New Yorker) &bull Mar 27, 2010
The real scandal revealed by the interview, however, came at the end, when Zanuttini asked Roth why he was so "disappointed" with Barack Obama. She translated, aloud, remarks attributed to him in an article by a freelance journalist, Tommaso Debenedetti,… Full Story »
