The president's first State of the Union speech was an attempt to rev up his troops and convince the country he can lead them to the promised land.
The Obama administration's decision to utilize David Plouffe as an outside adviser is a sign that after last week's election in Massachusetts, the White House is aiming to turn the tide against an angry electorate, a top Democratic strategist said.
David Plouffe President Obama and fellow Democrats got a wake-up call last week.
Some Democrats had dubbed the possibility of a Barack Obama-Hillary Clinton pairing last year as a "dream ticket," though the notion that the two once-bitter primary rivals would team up always seemed far-fetched.
Five days after the 2008 presidential election, Steve Kroft of "60 Minutes" did a profile on "Obama's brain trust," four political veterans that he reported were the president-elect's most important team members: David Plouffe, Robert Gibbs, David Axelrod and Anita Dunn.
Sen. Barack Obama spoke at a rally in Grant Park in Chicago, Illinois, after winning the race for the White House Tuesday night. The following is an exact transcript of his speech.
With just days to go before Election Day, Sen. Barack Obama is warning his supporters that things are going to get unpleasant fast -- and that the race will come down to every last vote.
Early voting is changing campaign strategy and voter behavior like no other presidential race in history, experts say, as Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama make final cross-country pushes this weekend.
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger told a raucous crowd in Columbus, Ohio, on Friday night that Sen. John McCain's opponent needs to beef up his policy plans.
Early voting is changing how Americans cast their ballots and how presidential campaigns woo voters.
The president's first State of the Union speech was an attempt to rev up his troops and convince the country he can lead them to the promised land.
The Obama administration's decision to utilize David Plouffe as an outside adviser is a sign that after last week's election in Massachusetts, the White House is aiming to turn the tide against an angry electorate, a top Democratic strategist said.
David Plouffe President Obama and fellow Democrats got a wake-up call last week.
Some Democrats had dubbed the possibility of a Barack Obama-Hillary Clinton pairing last year as a "dream ticket," though the notion that the two once-bitter primary rivals would team up always seemed far-fetched.
Five days after the 2008 presidential election, Steve Kroft of "60 Minutes" did a profile on "Obama's brain trust," four political veterans that he reported were the president-elect's most important team members: David Plouffe, Robert Gibbs, David Axelrod and Anita Dunn.
Sen. Barack Obama spoke at a rally in Grant Park in Chicago, Illinois, after winning the race for the White House Tuesday night. The following is an exact transcript of his speech.
With just days to go before Election Day, Sen. Barack Obama is warning his supporters that things are going to get unpleasant fast -- and that the race will come down to every last vote.
Early voting is changing campaign strategy and voter behavior like no other presidential race in history, experts say, as Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama make final cross-country pushes this weekend.
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger told a raucous crowd in Columbus, Ohio, on Friday night that Sen. John McCain's opponent needs to beef up his policy plans.
Early voting is changing how Americans cast their ballots and how presidential campaigns woo voters.
Barack Obama's campaign announced Sunday the Democratic presidential candidate raised $150 million in donations in September, setting a new high-water mark in campaign fundraising.
The Republicans have made it clear where their focus is this week with their convention slogan, "Country First."
Sen. Barack Obama's presidential bid added more than 65,000 donors and raised more than $51 million in the month of July, the Obama campaign said in a statement released Saturday.
Arun Chaudhary and his cameramen were just one crew of many capturing Sen. Barack Obama address a ballroom full of fundraisers last week at the Grand Hyatt in New York City. If not for their setup on a platform in front of the media, Chaudhary and his team could have been just another news outlet.
Sen. Barack Obama on Tuesday campaigned in Georgia, a Republican-leaning state that his campaign hopes to turn blue.
In the polls, Barack Obama moves ahead of John McCain. The famously liberal Senator also creeps into the political center
The AFL-CIO, the nation's largest labor organization, endorsed Sen. Barack Obama for president Thursday, calling him "a champion for working families."
Barack Obama has huge advantages in this campaign, but his team has also made some surprising unforced errors
Sen. John McCain's and Sen. Barack Obama's camps Friday continued to snipe at each other over advisers, despite promises from both presidential candidates to engage in civil, issue-based campaigns.
Sen. John McCain said Friday that every candidate's wife "should be treated with respect, and if there's any disrespectful conduct on the part of anyone, those people should be rejected."
Sen. Barack Obama, the newly minted presumed Democratic presidential nominee, said Wednesday that it was "very humbling" to be the the first African-American to lead a major party's ticket and expressed confidence the party would unify behind him.
Sen. Barack Obama said that Democrats will know their presidential nominee after the final two primary states vote next week -- and that in his view, the general election campaign officially will begin.
After a bruising loss in Pennsylvania, Barack Obama faces growing pressure to play politics the old-fashioned way
Sen. Hillary Clinton on Wednesday warned that millions of people in Florida and Michigan "are in danger of being excluded from our democratic process" if their votes are not counted.
Hillary Clinton's campaign said Wednesday morning that Barack Obama is the Democratic presidential front-runner -- and the Illinois senator's campaign said the race was just about over.
Democrats in four states are casting ballots this weekend, and the Illinois senator is likely to increase his delegate lead
Obama's got the momentum, Clinton's got the Machine. Which force wins out may ultimately depend on the superdelegates
New York Sen. Hillary Clinton raised a record "over $100 million" for her Democratic presidential bid, her campaign reported.
Sen. Hillary Clinton raised $27 million in the third quarter for her 2008 Democratic bid for the White House, a Clinton aide said Tuesday.
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama raised at least $20 million for his presidential campaign during the third quarter of 2007, his campaign announced Monday.
The Senator declares he is through with more low-impact, highly constrained events. Will the other Dems follow?
New York Sen. Hillary Clinton has notably widened her lead over her closest competitor in the 2008 Democratic presidential race, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, according to a new national USA Today/Gallup Poll released Monday night.
Presidential contender Sen. Barack Obama raised at least $32.5 million in the second quarter of 2007, topping his first quarter effort by nearly $7 million, the Illinois Democrat's campaign announced Sunday.
Just when Washington insiders were beginning to think of Sen. Hillary Clinton's nomination as inevitable, here comes Sen. Barack Obama to shake up that assumption with stupendous second-quarter fundraising totals: $32.5 million raised, of which $31 million can be spent in the Democratic primaries.
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