Feb. 28, Headlines - Civil Rights Icon and Congressional Black
Caucus member representative
John Lewis of Georgia has officially
switches his endorsement. He's now backing
Barack Obama. Lewis cites the
strong popularity Obama received by his constituents in Georgia as his reason. Lewis
said the decision was difficult because of his close relationship with the
Clintons.
Double Bubble election
scandal continues in California. The LA County registrar says they will attempt
to count all 50,000 ballots where voters failed to identify party affiliation. Election
justice advocates are pleased with the decision.
The Obama Camp says
it's reached a new milestone: one million donations. Something it claims
has never been done before for a presidential primary campaign . They say their
next goal is to have it supporters call
one million people in Ohio, Texas,
Vermont, and Rhode Island before the primary elections in those states on March
4th.
The Clinton Camp is touting their on the ground organization in Texas,
claiming to have recruited more than 41,000 volunteers.
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