Clinton campaign: We’re practical

Harold Ickes, an adviser to Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.), says that the Clinton campaign is practical, realizing the need to win 270 electoral votes in the November election. (0:39)
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Clinton plans to bring party together

Howard Wolfson, a member of the Clinton campaign, says that it is important to Sen. Clinton (D-N.Y.) to secure the nomination and bring the party together regardless of the nominee. (0:23)
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Obama conference call looks at state of the race, focuses on Florida and Michigan voters in limbo

The Obama campaign today held a conference call focused on discussing the Senator's position in his quest to receive the Democratic nomination for the presidency. The call featured Obama Campaign Manager David Plouffe, Rep. Robert Wexler (FL), Rep. Kathy Castor (FL), former Rep. David Bonior (MI), and former DNC Chair David Wilhelm.

During the call, Obama’s supporters focused particularly on the status of voters in Florida and Michigan whose votes are still in question, and the overall race for delegates between Senator Obama and his opponent, Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY).

Also, the Obama campaign noted that they are encouraging their supporters not to stage protests against Clinton in order to preserve and promote party unity, and would even consider a resolution in Florida and Michigan which would give some delegates to Senator Clinton. Wexler and Castor discussed that Floridians are concerned about “real issues” that could change their communities during the next presidency (such as improving schools and helping rebuild poor communities), and are uniting behind Obama.
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Conference Call: Clinton Campaign says Florida and Michigan votes should count

Howard Wolfson of Sen. Hillary Clinton’s (D-N.Y.) presidential campaign hold a conference call along with one of Clinton’s senior advisers, Harold Ickes, to discuss what should be done about the currently unseated delegates from the Michigan and Florida Democratic primaries. (51:14)
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Conference Call: New polls used to analyze possible Election 2008 outcomes

Ron Faucheux, associate professorial lecturer at George Washington University's Graduate School of Political Management, holds a conference call with Lake Research Partners Presiden Celinda Lake and Tarrance Group Vice President Brian Nienaber to discuss the implications of GWU's new Battleground Poll which evaluates national attitudes towards race, the economy, and the Iraq War. The participants use the data to analyze potential outcomes of the 2008 presidential election.
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Clinton Campaign says Clinton can beat McCain in November

In a conference call with the Sen. Hillary Clinton's (D-NY) presidential campaign, her advisers discuss new polls that demonstrate that she is better prepared than Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) to beat Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) in the general election because of her strong position on the economy.
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Pelosi tells kids next president should be a Dem

During her press conference on National Take Your Kid to Work Day, Speaker Pelosi answers a question from a young man about who the next president should be. (0:27)
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Hillary Clinton discusses housing foreclosures and trade agreements at AP luncheon

Senator Hillary Clinton talks about freezing housing foreclosures and NAFTA during her Associated Press luncheon speech. (0:29)
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Hillary Clinton on restoring respect between government branches

During her address at the annual Associated Press luncheon, Hillary Clinton discusses "restoring respect" between each branch of government, by limiting the power of the executive branch. (0:46)
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Bush "doesn't seem to understand" says Hillary

During her speech at the Associated Press Luncheon, presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton criticizes the Bush Administration's understanding of the power, and limitations, the presidency holds. (0:50)
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Obama corrects AP board chair's "Obama bin Laden" slip

Dean Singleton, board chair of the Associated Press news agency, asks Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) if he would shift troops to Afghanistan and accidentally refers to alleged al-Qaida founder Osama bin Laden as "Obama bin Laden." Sen. Obama intercedes and corrects Singleton, conceding that the mistake has been made before and because of that, "it's pretty impressive" that he is still in the race for presidential nominee. (0:55)
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McCain says he's not too old to be President

When asked at the Associated Press's annual luncheon if he fears losing voters who believe he cannot adequately serve as President due to what will be his age of 72 years in January 2009, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) says that he can out-campaign other candidates and has the energy and reserves necessary to be president. (0:36)
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McCain says Obama, Clinton likely won't serve in his cabinet

When asked if presidential nominee hopefuls Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) and Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) could potentially serve in Sen. John McCain's (R-AZ) cabinet if he is elected president at the annual Associated Press luncheon, he says he doesn't think so because of their different philosophies. He also says he would travel America to find the best qualified candidates for his presidential cabinet. (0:21)
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McCain: It's time for "the right kind of change"

Presidential candidate Senator John McCain (R-AZ) tells his audience at the annual Associated Press luncheon that it's time for "the right kind of change" that empowers free markets and free people and doesn't rely on governmental intervention. (0:32)
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Hoyer says 2008 is a "change" election, and Americans have a choice to make

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) says at the 100th annual legislative convention of the Building and Construction Trades Department that 2008 is a change election, and Americans have to choose between moving forward or "staying the course." (0:22)
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McCain: Success is within reach

Sen. John McCain explains that we are close to succeeding in Iraq. (0:30)
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McCain talks about the choices Congress can make on Iraq

Presidential hopeful John McCain (R-AZ) on the choices Congress can make regarding U.S. troops in Iraq. (0:29)
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Obama says to stop spending money in Iraq, rebuild American infrastructure instead

At the CWA conference, Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) says America must focus on rebuilding its own infrastructure and proposes a national infrastructure reconstruction bank that will invest $60 billion over ten years for that purpose. He says if America can spend $400 million per day in Iraq and $10 billion a month rebuilding a foreign nation, it can spend $10 billion domestically to put citizens back to work and restructure the economy. (1:00)
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Obama echoes Clinton on broadspan internet proposal

Echoing Clinton on her broadspan proposal at the CWA conference, Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) calls for widespread access to high-speed internet in order to integrate Americans into the global economy. (0:32)
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Obama offers tax breaks to middle-class families

At the CWA conference, Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) says he is the only presidential candidate who will offer tax breaks to middle-class families and senior citizens, and says something is wrong when a CEO makes more in ten minutes than the average worker makes in a year. (1:02)
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