This morning the Clinton Campaign held a conference call discussing the State of the Race. They discussed last night’s primaries and the road ahead for the campaign. (59:01)

 

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In a conference call with reporters, Clinton Chief Strategist Geoff Garin says that the suspension of the gas tax would not cause an increase in demand. He says that people aren’t going joyriding and would not do so. Most gas consumption, he says, is due to people driving to work and doing other necessary trips, so there would not be an increase. (0:59)

 

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The Obama campaign held a conference call today to announce the endorsement of Congressman Bruce Braley (D-IA). This was the third superdelegate vote Obama received today. (14:18)

 

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Congressman Bruce Braley (D-IA) announced his endorsement for Barack Obama today adding another superdelegate to Obama’s list. This was the third superdelegate vote from a member of Congress that Obama received today alone, making this lead 140 and on their way to the 285 delegate votes they need.

Braley was introduced as a champion for workers and families. His work to raise minimum wage and trade laws that benefit workers was also noted. Braley said that he initially pledged his superdelegate vote to John Edwards, but when he dropped out of the race, Braley decided he would take his time on making his decision as to who his vote would go to. After much deliberation, he decided to endorse Obama, making him the 19th superdelegate that had supported Edwards and now supports Obama.

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The Obama Campaign held a conference call today to talk about their FEC complaint against a pro-Clinton group called the ALP, or American Leadership Project. The campaign claims that they are a “so-called” 527 political group that is run by Jason Kinney, who happens to be the son of a Hillary Clinton Indiana state co-chair.

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Don Cazayoux’s campaign manager addresses issues in campaign conference call.(8:29)

 

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Don Cazayoux’s campaign manager Katie Nee held a press conference today to set the record straight on what they refer to as attack ads. They claim the NRCC, Freedom’s Watch, Club for Growth and a free spending anti-union activist named Lane Grigsby were funneling money into these ads. The campaign claims they have evidence to suggest these ads connect their candidate with Barack Obama highlighting Cazayoux’s high end health care sentiments.

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The Clinton Campaign held a conference call today with a star-studded lineup. Senator Evan Bayh (IN), Governor Jon Corzine (NJ), Governor Jennifer Granholm (MI), Governor David Paterson (NY), Governor Ed Rendell (PA), and Governor Ted Strickland (OH) were all part of the conference call to hail the work done in Pennsylvania and offer their continued support for Senator Clinton. Gov. Rendell said that he feels Clinton has demonstrated her power in the big, crucial states indicating that in the main election, she can win. Senator Bayh also commented that Clinton was the best person to address the economic issues at hand.

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Conference call with Oklahoma Governor announcing his official endorsement of Barack Obama for President and his reasons for doing so. (22:59)

 

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This morning the Obama campaign held a conference call with national campaign manager David Plouffe to discuss the results from last nights primary and the events for the rest of the primary season. Plouffe stated that the campaign is less than 300 delegates, meaning pledged delegates and super delegates, away from securing the nomination. The end of the primary season will be June 3rd and they expect that day to tell all. He went on to state that Obama has a 30-16 record in victories while showing a very calm and composed and very confident demeanor on an Obama victory.

The main part of the call was a review of the numbers in states. Plouffe went through their victories and did the math to show that Clinton would need overwhelming victories to secure a nomination. The call seemed like a reaffirmation of their place in the race and to display that there is no shakeup in their confidence.

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