Tuesday, April 1, 2008

April 1, 2008 Briefings

1.) Senator Barack Obama and Senator Hillary Clinton battled for Texas’s delegates this weekend. According to Jim VandeHei of politico.com, some supporters claim that they could potentially leave their party if their candidate doesn’t receive the nomination. (NPR)

2.) According to recent polls, American’s are unsatisfied with all of their politicians. There are still a number of reasons as to why they return to the polls. (NPR)

3.) 257 delegates remain uncommitted. With some of these not yet devoted to a candidate, politicians are urging them to declare before the convention. (NPR)

4.) On Tuesday, Democratic strategists said that Clinton will have to win Pennsylvania’s April primary by a large margin to remain a strong contender. Most are predicting a win for Senator Clinton. (Fox News Radio0

5.) As Chelsea Clinton continues to visit college campuses nationwide to rally support for her mother’s campaign, she is continuously being asked the same questions about her father’s infamous affair. The former first daughter has declared that those details aren’t “anyone’s business.” (Fox News Radio)

6.) As an April Fool’s Day prank, Hillary Clinton proposed a solution to the presidential race: a bowl-off between herself and Senator Obama. She declared that the winner would take all. (Fox News Radio)

7.) Bill Clinton urged California Democrats that his wife should indeed remain in the presidential race. This came after some Democrats have called for Clinton to drop out of the race. (NPR)

8.) It appears that Barack Obama support has not dwindles following the controversial remarks made by the senator’s former pastor. Many did claim to be offended, however. (NPR)

9.) The Ohio National First Ladies Library says that they will not admit Bill Clinton should his wife be elected president. The library’s president said that the any “first men will have to build their own building.” (NPR)

10.) According to new polls, Democrats like the idea of Obama joining Clinton’s ticket should she win the nomination; however they do not favor that idea vice-versa. (NPR)

2 comments:

Caleb Wheeler said...

I find number 8 interesting. I was not only offended by his pastor’s remarks but shocked that Obama would put up with that kind of thought for so long. I understand the allegiance that he might feel for that church considering the strong family ties that he has but still. That is not a healthy or productive influence for a person in public office to be exposed to. Would people have voted him into office in the first place if they knew that he was hearing sermons like that on Sunday?

Cortney Conklin said...

I liked number 10 alot. It is interesting how they would go one way with Clinton but that a different way with Obama. It seems like that article would be interesting to read further.