| Resurgent Hillary Clinton beats Barack Obama in Texas, Ohio
He spent millions on television ads and campaign mailers, targeting a large universe of potential voters that extended beyond the normal Democratic base. People who had never voted in a Democratic primary were getting daily mailers, telephone calls and personal appeals from Obama supporters. He drew 17,000 people to a Reunion Arena rally last month. The diverse crowd reflected Mr. Obama's strength in Dallas County, an area that had recently shifted from a bastion of Republicanism to a Democratic stronghold. But in the final week, Mrs. Clinton rebounded. She raised $35 million in February (Mr. Obama raised $50 million) and began hitting Mr. Obama hard on his experience. Her television ad, titled "3 a.m.," featured a ringing phone at the White House and asked the question, Who do you want answering the phone when there is a crisis in the world? As the race moves on, the Rev.
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Buchanan: MSM Full of 'Out-of-the-Closet Obamacans'
The weekend Today co-anchor didn't need guests Pat Buchanan or Rachel Maddow for the answer. She could have kept things in-house with NBC's own Lee Cowan, who has acknowledged “it's almost hard to remain objective" about Obama.But pose the question Robach did, and Pat Buchanan gave her a colorful answer. .
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