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The Puerto Rico Primary

San Juan A Stockdale moment: What am I doing here? (Answer: I’m joining the Clinton traveling press for the last day of campaigning in South Dakota tomorrow.) But, really, what are we doing here? The Puerto Rico “primary” is a crypto-democratic act: We are selecting delegates who will be able to vote at the Democratic [...]

+Barack Obama | 1349 days ago

Obama Leaves His Church

By Jay Newton-Small

Yesterday, just as the RBC committee was coming back into session a ripple of surprise ripped through the crowd as the news spread that Obama had left Trinity church on Chicago’s Southside after more than 20 years of worship there. The move comes after months of controversial Jeremiah Wright footage and appearances and a week [...]

+Barack Obama | 1349 days ago