A new poll from Public Policy polling released today has Obama up 45-43 among Pennsylvania Democrats. The RealClearPolitics average still has Clinton up six in the state, but her lead has been cut in half since last week.
UPDATE 12:17 PM: A Quinnipiac poll released soon after the first poll has Clinton up 50-41.
Former Indiana Congressman Lee Hamilton (D), co-chairman of the 9/11 Commission and Iraq Study Group, will endorse Barack Obama today.
The endorsement may prove a boost to Obama's foreign policy and commander-in-chief credentials, two areas the Clinton campaign has been relentlessly hitting the Illinois Senator.
Hamilton's endorsement could also be valuable for Indiana's May 6 primary, which, along with North Carolina, is the next big test following Pennsylvania on April 22.
Hillary Clinton, her confidence buoyed perhaps by Barack Obama's 37 at a Pennsylvania bowling alley last weekend, challenged her rival to a bowl-off for the Democratic nomination.
"Winner take all," she told reporters, the Associated Press reports. "I'll even spot him two frames."
She continued: "It is time for his campaign to get out of the gutter and allow all the pins to be counted. I'm prepared to play this game all the way to the tenth frame. When this game is over, the American people will know that when that phone rings at 3 a.m., they'll have a president ready to bowl on day one."
"Let's strike a deal and go bowling for delegates. We don't have a moment to spare, because it's already April Fool's Day. Happy April Fool's Day."
The Page has audio of Clinton's press conference here.
Bloggers are again getting behind Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.), a darling of the netroots for unseating Sen. George Allen in 2006 . This time, some are hoping Webb becomes a candidate for vice president.
Alex Massie claims that Barack Obama, by tapping Webb -- "a creature of the white working class" who comes from a family of veterans -- as running mate, would be performing "an act of historic significance, in some way atoning for the original sin of slavery and reconciling the darker elements of American history."
The Webb buzz isn't restricted to those on the left. The Fix's Chris Cillizza last Friday included Webb on his shortlist of potential Obama vice presidents last Friday. Cillizza said that that Webb's service as Ronald Reagan's Secretary of the Navy could re-affirm the "'post-partisan' messaging" of Obama's campaign.
UPDATE (4:20 p.m.):Jonathan Singer and Marc Ambinder suggest that picking another anti-war veteran could reinforce Obama's post-partisan message -- Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel (Neb.).
After Hillary Clinton compared herself to Rocky during a speech today in Pennsylvania, bloggers have taken it upon themselves to remind the New York Senator that in fact Rocky lost. And Rocky himself endorsed McCain.
But if one grants Clinton her metaphor, Obama must be Apollo Creed. Not unlike Creed, Obama is in a title fight that appeared locked up early, but is now going the distance.
There is one key difference between Obama and Creed. When Creed went 15 brutal rounds with Rocky his next opponent was not swinging at him from the ropes.
Remember "Hillary4U&Me," the upbeat, pro-Hillary Clinton music video roundly panned for being earnest?
Well, songwriter Gene Wang is back, hoping to boost his favorite pol with a rap song called "Hillary in the House" (mp3 link). It may be more Will Smith (circa 1990) than Kanye West, but Wang sounds undeterred by criticism. On his Web site, the Silicon Valley CEO notes that his music video received nearly half-a-million YouTube views.
"Hillary in the House" has at least one thing going for it: the most recent hit record on the campaign trail featured three women singing "It's Raining McCain" to the tune of "It's Raining Men."
Both presidential and congressional campaigns are pushing for online donations today ahead of the midnight first-quarter fundraising deadline.
Barack Obama's campaign is offering a dinner with Obama for four lucky donors who contribute this quarter. Hillary Clinton sent out an e-mail urging supporters to give as few as $5 to help her reach a goal of $3 million for the final drive before the deadline.
Though Clinton has raised more than $2.5 million just from her latest online push, she's unlikely to raise more than Obama for the quarter. Obama in February and January had raised about $55 million , nearly $20 million more than Clinton had, according to campaign finance reports.
Texas has finally officially called the results of its March 4 primary/caucus and Barack Obama stands on top of the delegate count 99-94.
Earlier in the day, the Obama campaign declared victory following a weekend-long state caucus convention. Conflicting news reports, however, left the final outcome unclear.
According to an AP tally, Barack Obama now leads Hillary Clinton 1,631 to 1,501 in total delegates.
A local Sacramento TV station caught this video of former President Bill Clinton telling the California Democratic Convention to "chill out."
"We're going to win this election if we just chill out and let everyone have their say," the former President said. The quote comes a minute into the video.
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