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Brian TumultyWashington correspondent Brian Tumulty is in his second stint in the position. He covered Washington for Gannett Westchester Rockland Newspapers in 1994-95 when Republicans took control of the House and Senate. He's worked at Gannett News Service since October 1992 covering the economy, taxes and organized labor as well as serving as Washington correspondent for newspapers in Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa. Born in Queens and a graduate of Fordham University, Tumulty spent 15 years in Westchester covering Yonkers city hall and reporting on business.

E-mail Brian Tumulty at btumulty@gns.gannett.com

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Clinton downplays her lead in W.Va.

May
12

At a campaign stop in Clear Fork, W. Va., Hillary Rodham Clinton this afternoon downplayed her 36 point lead in a new poll released by Suffolk University.

“I don’t count on any polls except the ones that actually are on Election Day,’’ Clinton said during a brief hallway interview at West Side High School. “So I’m [...]

Posted by Brian Tumulty on May 12th, 2008 | Post a Comment »

Clinton up 36 points in W.Va. poll

May
12

On the eve of the West Virginia presidential primary, a new poll finds Hillary Rodham Clinton leading Barack Obama by an astounding 36 points among likely Democratic voters, 60 percent to 24 percent.

Not only that, 67 percent of voters questioned by Suffolk University say Clinton should remain in the race the for Democratic presidential nomination [...]

Posted by Brian Tumulty on May 12th, 2008 | 15 Comments »

Clinton is in for the long haul, say officials

May
9

Hillary Rodham Clinton’s communications director said this morning she would remain in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination until either she or Barack Obama wins the support of 2,209 delegates to the Democratic National Convention.
That figure includes delegates from Michigan and Florida who are currently barred from being seated at the convention because their [...]

Posted by Brian Tumulty on May 9th, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Clinton on the road; Obama on the Hill

May
8

New York’s junior senator took her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination on the road again today while her rival met with uncommitted superdelegates by making a visit to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. Members of Congress are automatic superdelegates.

According to CQ Politics, Sen. Barack Obama’s meet-and-greet on the House floor triggered [...]

Posted by Brian Tumulty on May 8th, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Edwards’ campaign manager endorses Obama

May
8

Former Michigan congressman David Bonior, who served as John Edwards’ campaign manager, endorsed Barack Obama this morning.

“I was waiting for Sen. Obama to show me the fight that I wanted to see,’’ Bonior said in a conference call with reporters, indicating that he made his decision after seeing how Obama coped with adversity the last [...]

Posted by Brian Tumulty on May 8th, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Clinton adds an exclamation point

May
7

Some might have guessed that Hillary Rodham Clinton would use the day after her decisive loss in North Carolina and her slim victory in Indiana to contemplate— at least for a few hours—whether her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination is worth continuing.
Maybe count the remaining uncommitted delegates. Do the math. Go over the options.

As [...]

Posted by Brian Tumulty on May 7th, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Clinton wins Indiana and plans more travel

May
7

It was shortly after 1 a.m. this morning when patrons at the Elbow Room bar in downtown Indianapolis suddenly began cheering at the announcement by CNN that Hillary Rodham Clinton had won Indiana.

With 99 percent of the votes counted, there was a sense of relief among Clinton supporters who earlier in the night had gathered [...]

Posted by Brian Tumulty on May 7th, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Indiana voter ID law turns away some

May
6

Students at Indiana’s state universities such as Purdue and Indiana University were able to use their student IDs to qualify to vote Tuesday, but that wasn’t true for some attending private schools such as DePauw University.

Ted Tubekis, 21, a senior at DePauw who is from Chicago, said he was told the paperwork he filled out [...]

Posted by Brian Tumulty on May 6th, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Another critical day for Clinton

May
6

Hillary Rodham Clinton could be spending a lot more time at home in Chappaqua if she gets shut out in today’s Democratic presidential primaries in North Carolina and Indiana.

But one early indicator from the Indiana bellwether county of Delaware indicates the Clinton has a shot at winning at least one of the two contests.

A Monday [...]

Posted by Brian Tumulty on May 6th, 2008 | Post a Comment »

Why did the Teamsters endorse Obama?

May
5

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has released tapes of its interviews with presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton to support its position that its endorsement of Obama was not contingent on a quid pro quo that he would end a court consent decree designed to end mob influence.

The tapes were released in response [...]

Posted by Brian Tumulty on May 5th, 2008 | 5 Comments »

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