http://www.youdecide2008.com Covering the 2008 Presidential Election... Sun, 11 May 2008 20:55:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Seems that along with conservatives in the Republican Party, McCain is having a difficult time convincing former Bush supporters and donors to open their checkbooks for his 2008 campaign. The report from Bloomberg: May 9 (Bloomberg) -- Senator John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee, is struggling to attract money from some ... http://www.youdecide2008.com/2008/05/11/mccain-struggles-to-court-former-bush-donors/ Plenty and Clinton/Obama surragates and campaign strategists made the rounds today on the Sunday morning political shows. I've collected some of them below in their entirety. First, on Meet the Press, two former DNC Chairmen: Obama supporter Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Clinton campaign Chairman Terry McAuliffe, here's the full video: Next, ... http://www.youdecide2008.com/2008/05/11/video-sunday-morning-strategists-and-surrogates-51108/ So far Hillary Clinton and John McCain have released Mother's Day messages in the form of online ads. I haven't found anything from Obama yet but then, with the statements Michelle Obama has made in the past year, he may not want to be highlighting her since she makes news ... http://www.youdecide2008.com/2008/05/11/happy-mothers-day-from-the-candidates/ Still refusing to elaborate too much, Obama did confirm that he thinks Hillary Clinton would be on a vice presidency short list. The speculation has been running rampant since it appears he's clinched the nomination. Here's the video from the Associated Press: Clearly she has to be on the short list ... http://www.youdecide2008.com/2008/05/10/video-obama-says-clinton-would-be-on-any-vp-short-list/ With the Democratic nomination in his sights, Obama has now begun taking on McCain much more directly and leaving Clinton to the wayside. Earlier today and yesterday, Obama mentioned many of the ways he plans to differentiate himself from McCain. Here's a video report on it from Reuters: Also, a report ... http://www.youdecide2008.com/2008/05/10/obama-begins-outlining-his-campaign-against-mccain/ With Barack Obama's Jeremiah Wright scandal just beginning to fade, new scandals are surfacing for the Republican nominee, John McCain. At this point, there is very little for John McCain to gain by going after Barack Obama and his relationship with Pastor Wright, as he has his own history of ... http://www.youdecide2008.com/2008/05/09/video-another-fiery-pastor-for-mccain/ John Edwards came out of wherever he's been hiding to do the Today Show and an appearance on MSNBC's Morning Joe. News was made as he slipped up and said he voted for "him" in North Carolina, perhaps meaning Obama. Edwards quickly retracted the statement saying he didn't mean "him," ... http://www.youdecide2008.com/2008/05/09/video-john-edwards-morning-media-5908/ Today in West Virginia, Bill Clinton got into a little confrontation with a woman attacking Hillary Clinton's health care plan during the 90s. She purported to be an Obama supporter and apparantly this all rubbed Bill the wrong way. Here's video of the exchange: A report from Political Radar: ABC News' Sarah ... http://www.youdecide2008.com/2008/05/09/video-bill-defends-hill-argues-with-obama-supporter/ In a short span of a couple months, Obama has taken the superdelegate count and tied it up with Hillary Clinton. Earlier today, he added 9 more to the list to become even with Clinton. The report on it from Yahoo News: WASHINGTON - Barack Obama all but erased Hillary Rodham ... http://www.youdecide2008.com/2008/05/09/obama-picks-up-9-superdelegates-union-endorsement/ A week after Hillary Clinton sat down with Bill O'Reilly, Republican Presidential candidate John McCain entered the "no spin zone" to discuss the issues involved in the 2008 election. In case you missed Hillary Clinton, you can watch Part 1 and Part 2. Here is the first night of McCain's ... http://www.youdecide2008.com/2008/05/08/video-john-mccain-on-the-oreilly-factor-5808/ News out today that the Obama campaign is planning to officially claim the nomination on May 20th. West Virginia will have happened on May 17th along with two more states, Oregon and Kentucky on May 20th, which should give him a pledged delegate majority. He doesn't have to win, simply ... http://www.youdecide2008.com/2008/05/08/obama-campaign-to-claim-nomination-on-may-20th/ On Thursday, May 8, Barack Obama was invited by Pennysylvania Democratic Representative Robert Brady to visit the House , since he was already at the U.S Senate in Washington D.C. Obama obliged, and upon entering the House floor produced widespread reactions of adulation and admiration from Republicans and Democrats alike. ... http://www.youdecide2008.com/2008/05/08/bipartisan-affirmations-as-obama-makes-a-presence-on-the-house-floor/ Just when it seemed over and done, the Florida Democratic Party is near a plan to seat Florida's delegates. Word is that Michigan is also on the verge of striking a plan, further bolstering Clinton's decision to stay in the race. The report on Florida from Breitbart: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - ... http://www.youdecide2008.com/2008/05/08/florida-dems-on-verge-of-seating-delegates/ In a gaffe sure to continue igniting the racial discussion throughout the Democratic Primary, Hillary Clinton argued that her appeal goes beyond Obama's in terms of pulling in more white voters. Here is her interview with USAToday: The report from USA Today: Hillary Rodham Clinton vowed Wednesday to continue her quest for ... http://www.youdecide2008.com/2008/05/08/clinton-touts-wider-white-voter-support-than-obama/ So what, I hear Clinton supporters argue, why shouldn't she take this to the Democratic Convention? Well, it wouldn't be a first time that a Democratic candidate took their bid to the National Convention. But it would be the first time that a Democratic candidate had less than eight weeks ... http://www.youdecide2008.com/2008/05/08/political-suicide-the-democratic-convention/ Let it be known, if there is any hope of Hillary Clinton becoming the nominee, it can solely be credited to the task force launched by Rush Limbaugh in the form of "Operation Chaos." If you're unfamiliar, Rush has asked Republican voters to re-register and/or simply crossover in Democratic primaries ... http://www.youdecide2008.com/2008/05/08/how-rush-limbaugh-saved-clintons-candidacy/ The media pundits along with the Obama campaign have decided that the race is done and Obama is the nominee. As such, his campaign has taken a forward-looking perspective toward the general election and a new strategy of taking on John McCain in November. First, a report on it from ... http://www.youdecide2008.com/2008/05/07/obama-moves-forward-sights-set-on-mccain/ Since the results came in last night, the chorus of calls for Clinton to drop have been growing. Furthermore, the chorus declaring Barack Obama as the official Democratic nominee has also been growing. A report from the IHT: Very early Wednesday morning, after many voters had already gone to sleep, the ... http://www.youdecide2008.com/2008/05/07/obama-declared-the-nominee-clinton-urged-to-drop/ Despite the blowout loss in North Carolina and the nail biting victory in Indiana, Hillary Clinton today said she plans on fighting it to the end for the Democratic nomination. New information has come out about her struggling financial situation as well in the past month. A video report on ... http://www.youdecide2008.com/2008/05/07/clinton-battered-and-bruised-vows-to-press-on/ Tuesday night, as the Indiana votes are being counter, the Obama campaign put out an email crediting Rush Limbaugh's "Operation Chaos" with giving Clinton the slight lead in Indiana. Limbaugh's plan was to ask Republican voters to cross over and vote for Hillary Clinton in the Democratic Primary. As a ... http://www.youdecide2008.com/2008/05/07/obama-camp-blames-limbaughs-operation-chaos-for-indiana-results/