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Celebrity Endorsements Fail to Influence Voters

Celebrity Endorsements Fail to Influence Voters
This political season, celebrity endorsements are increasingly popular, yet researchers and political scientists are finding that celebrities really aren't doing much to gain support for the candidates they are endorsing. Oprah Winfrey was one of the first celebrities to openly announce her support for Presidential candidate Barack Obama on "Larry King Live" in the summer of 2007.

Clinton Wins in Pennsylvania, Keeps Democratic Primary Fight Raging

Clinton Wins in Pennsylvania, Keeps Democratic Primary Fight Raging
The last leg of the Democratic primary began Tuesday with the Pennsylvania primary, ending a six week long break in the primary schedule. The battle for the Democratic nomination picked up very much where it left off, with Hillary Clinton winning Penn-sylvania, a large and critical state, by a margin of ten percent, exceeding her key eight percent victory in Ohio.

Bill Clinton Questions Primary Rules

Former President Bill Clinton hinted on Tuesday that the Democratic Party's rules on primary elections might be hurting the party, calling the Democratic primary system "crazy". "If we were under the republican system, which is more like the electoral college, she (Hillary) would have a 300 delegate lead.

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