London, Aug 22 : New York Senator Hillary Clinton’s youngest brother has met a top aide to the Republican presidential candidate John McCain, fuelling rumours that some people close to the former First Lady are actively working against Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama.
Tony Rodham, who held a fundraising event for Hillary in Pennsylvania when she was battling against Obama in the Democratic primaries, met Carly Fiorina, McCain’s senior economic adviser in the state.
Washington - Hillary Clinton does not see herself as a loser. On the contrary, the closer she gets to the Democratic Party convention that opens Monday in Denver, Colorado, the more self- confident she appears.
A couple of weeks ago, the face of the former first lady still showed the marks of disappointment and the strains of the primary campaign.
New York, Aug. 19: At least 28 percent of the delegates likely to attend the Democratic Convention in Denver, want Hillary Clinto to be Barack Obama’s running mate, a new CBS poll has said.
Six percent favour Delaware Senator Joe Biden, and four percent mention two other unsuccessful Democratic candidates: New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson and former North Carolina Senator John Edwards.
Other people mentioned by at least 2 percent of delegates a
Washington, Aug. 18 (ANI): Diehard Hillary fans plan to protest against presumptive Democrat presidential nominee Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention next week.
Among will be Lynn Forester, Lady de Rothschild, one of Britain’s most influential political hostesses, who poured her heart and money into Hillary Clinton’s campaign.
According to The Times, she is now thinking of voting for the Republican candidate, John McCain, for president.
Washington, Aug. 16 : A a University of Iowa Hawkeye Poll conducted the night of the Iowa Caucuses suggests the absence of Edwards would have helped Obama, and not Hillary Clinton.
The survey administered to one randomly selected caucus participant in every precinct in Iowa on Jan. 3, 2008, included a question on second-choice preferences if a first-choice candidate was not viable.
Washington, Aug 15 : In political campaigns, what candidates say to the voters is undoubtedly important. Now, a research team, including an Indian-origin scientist, has shown that the timing when they say those things also influences voter preferences.
The study, co-authored by the University of Minnesota''s Akshay Rao, Hakkyun Kim (Concordia) and Angela Lee (Northwestern), shows that the timing and content of political messages affects voters particularly swing voters.