tony-rezko – The Mail & Guardian

/ 25 January 2008

White voters desert Obama as race divide starts to bite

The Clinton strategy of marginalising Barack Obama as an African-American candidate showed signs of success on the eve of Saturday’s Democratic primary in South Carolina. Polls suggest Obama is in line to add South Carolina to his win in Iowa, but they also show a sharp drop in his support from white voters.

By Staff Reporter

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/ 22 January 2008

Clinton, Obama clash in bitter Democratic debate

Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama engaged in a bitter crossfire on Monday as their United States presidential campaign took an ugly personal turn on the Martin Luther King holiday. Obama’s complaints about former President Bill Clinton’s attacks on him on behalf of his wife’s campaign boiled over at a rancorous debate.

By John Whitesides and Ellen Wulfhorst