April 22, 2008 Briefings

1.) CNN’s John King claims that Pennsylvania offers Senator Clinton several distinct advantages. Clinton has consistently been the favorite of retirement-aged voters, and Pennsylvania is only second to Florida when it comes to these older voters. (CNN)

2.) Barack Obama called the battle in Pennsylvania an “uphill battle” today. He refused to predict a victory for himself there, but pointed out that his campaign can be strong, even in a big state. (CNN)

3.) This Pennsylvania Primary has been called Hillary Clinton’s “last chance” at defeating Senator Obama in the presidential race. Clinton does have roots in this state, and cites that she is the likely favorite of the state’s Catholics and blue-collar voters. (CNN)

4.) There has been much speculation as to who will join McCain on the presidential ballot. So far the list of suspected potential running mates has included several governors, senators, and even some 2008 presidential candidates. (CNN)

5.) After some accusation towards Bill Clinton, the former president denied ever saying that Barack Obama was “playing the race card.” Clinton asked to know where he had said that and to whom. (CNN)

6.) Chelsea Clinton recently spoke to a group of students at Duke University and said that she feels her mother is more ready for the office than her father was when he took it. She explained that her father did not yet have a firm grasp on the inner workings of the Congress. (MSNBC)

7.) Senator McCain is currently in Alabama campaigning. He explained that winning over black voters will be difficult for him, as they have mainly supported Democratic nominees for generations. (MSNBC)

8.) Former President Nixon’s daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, has announced that she is supporting Obama in the upcoming election. She has donated $2,300 to his campaign. (MSNBC)

9.) An April 17^th report showed that the Republicans are no longer the underdogs in the race for the White House. This is partly attributed to Clinton’s souring image, and the fact that while more are warming up to Obama, there are even more warming up to McCain. (KING 5)

10.) Barack Obama explained the recent comment he made about McCain being an improvement over President Bush. Some Democrats were upset over the comment, saying that Obama’s comment undercut their feelings that McCain would offer the same to our country as the current president. (NWCN)