Time Magazine, March 31, 2008
Campaign Insider (22)
- Gene Spirling is Clintons economic advisor
- He was Bill Clintons economic advisor from 1992 to 2000
- Balanced the budget with bill Clinton
Obama’s Challenge – and ours (31)
- Obama’s speech on race was a modern triumph
- He spoke honestly and openly about race issues other candidates wont even mention
A voters Guide to the Economy (36)
- Clinton is calling for 30 billion dollar emergency fund to mitigate the increasing foreclosure crisis
- Obama wants to give lenders more incentives and extend repayment periods on mortgages
- McCain wants to end the alternative minimum tax which he says, “the middle class was never intended to pay.”
Why Obama has a Pastor Problem (38-41)
- Obama withdrew his invitation to Wright to deliver his invocation announcement in 2007
- Obama knew his religious affiliations would be a problem
U.S. News, March 24-31, 2008
A prolonged Democratic Tug of War (23)
- The democrat’s ad’s are getting more negative.
- 10 nominating contests are left, neither will get the 2025 delegates needed
- Democrats are worrying McCain is benefiting most from this
Battle of the Talking Points (34)
- The race is very close and super delegates may have to vote for the democratic nominee
- Obama has 130 more delegates than Clinton so he should be the winner of a vote
Newsweek, March 24, 2008
The Deep Blue Divide (49)
- Democratic supporters are moving closer to the candidate of their choice
- Democratic supports are moving further from the old idea of ‘anybody but bush’ and are beginning to have more infighting
- Obama and Clinton had a short, private three minutes talk on the senate floor on the issue
Trying times for Trinity (50-51)
- Wrights sermons were not considered controversial but now they are because it’s Obama’s faith
- Obama has to still support his attendance at the church because he cannot afford to lose any votes
The Economist
Obama Keeps Cash Lead over Clinton
- Obama Raised 30 million dollars in the month of march insuring he will have prime TV ad’s in the final 8 states
- Clinton raised 20 million; borrowed 5 million from herself and has a 9 million dollar debt
- Clintons lack of money may mean she cant compete head to head with Obama
A Conversation about what’s Worth the Fight
- McCain is a US military veteran
- War would be a last resort
- He has no plans to widen the Iraq war to include Iran
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I think we should use #3, because it deals with specific and relevant economic issues, and #10, because most of the other items we have are about the Democrats and we should have an item about McCain to keep some kind of balance.
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