http://www.agreatpresident.com The Campaign and the Candidates. Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:09:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Barack Obama's campaign's superiority in its use of the internet as a political tool in the US presidential race was underlined in by a new media conference in New York yesterday, where senior Republican advisers admitted their party had become complacent in the past four years and lost the initiative. ... http://www.agreatpresident.com/archives/90 By Anastacia Mott Austin You’ve probably heard some of the rumors already. That Barack Obama is secretly a Muslim, that he was sworn into the Senate holding a Koran, that he refuses to recite the pledge of allegiance. The most recent rumor to hit the mills is the claim that Obama’s wife ... http://www.agreatpresident.com/archives/89 Now that the nomination process is – finally – over on both sides, we have our candidates: Barack Obama and John McCain. The next question on everyone’s minds, of course, is who they will pick as their vice presidential mates. a2a_linkname="Question of the Year: Who Will The Veeps Be?";a2a_linkurl="http://www.agreatpresident.com/archives/88"; http://www.agreatpresident.com/archives/88 Barack Obama takes the presidential battle to the enemy today by beginning a two-week tour of contested states in which he will seek to portray himself as a more reliable tonic for America's ailing economy than his Republican party rival John McCain. a2a_linkname="Economy at Forefront As Obama Takes Fight to ... http://www.agreatpresident.com/archives/87 Barack Obama turned to the hunt for a running mate Wednesday, with Hillary Rodham Clinton's supporters urging him to put her on the ticket now that she's decided to back his inevitable nomination. Obama indicated he would at least consider his long-running rival for the No. 2 slot. "Senator Clinton would ... http://www.agreatpresident.com/archives/86 Barack Obama has made history by beating Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination and becoming the first African-American with a viable chance of winning the White House. Obama's victory effectively brought to an end Clinton's bid to become the first US female president. a2a_linkname="Barack Obama Wins Democratic Nomination for President";a2a_linkurl="http://www.agreatpresident.com/archives/85"; http://www.agreatpresident.com/archives/85 By JIM KUHNHENN and BETH FOUHY, Associated Press Writers YANKTON, S.D. - Hillary Rodham Clinton pushed through South Dakota Monday as an air of finality and resignation began to settle in among her supporters. Nancy Sutterer, a 52-year-old unemployed technician, implored Clinton at a restaurant stop to tackle the economy "wherever you're ... http://www.agreatpresident.com/archives/84 Barack Obama is predicting the Democratic race with Hillary Clinton for the presidential nomination will be over by Tuesday after a party showdown in Washington today and the completion of the primary contest season. Obama said he believed he would have accumulated enough delegates at that point to declare himself the ... http://www.agreatpresident.com/archives/83 For plenty of people, Hillary Clinton's cringingly false boast in March that she had dodged the bullets at Tuzla airport during a visit to Bosnia in 1996 was a defining moment of exposure in her long contest with Barack Obama. After that, for many voters, she had lost it. a2a_linkname="The False ... http://www.agreatpresident.com/archives/82 Feverish speculation was mounting last night over who Republican presidential nominee John McCain might choose to be his running mate in his campaign to win the White House. a2a_linkname="McCain’s A-list Barbeque Fires Election Gossip";a2a_linkurl="http://www.agreatpresident.com/archives/81"; http://www.agreatpresident.com/archives/81