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Election 2008 Coverage
VPR coverage of Town Meeting Day and the Vermont Primary
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Join VPR and NPR for full coverage of the day’s political activities across Vermont and the country. At 7pm, tune in for VPR’s coverage of Town Meeting Day, hosted by VPR’s Steve Delaney. At 8:30pm, VPR joins NPR’s All Things Considered for updated primary coverage. At 10:00pm, NPR’s Robert Siegel and Melissa Block host NPR’s Primary Special recapping results in Texas, Ohio, Rhode Island, and Vermont.VPR News
Midday Newscast: March 3, 2008
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Sen. Barack Obama says he understand why Sen. Leahy wants a delay in passport requirements at the US-Canada border; get-out-the-vote efforts are in full swing for tomorrow’s presidential primary; Vermont’s two largest cities are facing a number of issues on their Town Meeting Day ballots.VPR News
Clinton, Obama hoping for Vermont’s delegates
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Vermont’s presidential primary was once a political backwater. The voting often came long after the race was decided. And the state didn’t have enough delegates to make a difference. That’s all changed this year. Democratic strategists say when the votes are tallied on Tuesday, Vermont will count as much as the big states of Ohio and Texas. VPR’s John Dillon reports.VPR News
Midday Newscast: February 28, 2008
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Neither Hillary Clinton nor Barack Obama is expected to campaign in Vermont, but their surrogates are;VPR News
VT Edition Interview: Eric Davis on the Presidential Primary Race
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One week from now, Vermonters will go to the polls and choose which party and which candidate to vote for the presidential primary. VPR’s Jane Lindholm speaks with political analyst Eric Davis about the candidates.VPR News
Clinton and Obama pursue Vermont’s delegates
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The presidential campaigns of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are working hard to win delegates in Vermont’s Town Meeting Day primary. At stake are 16 delegates to the Democratic National convention.VPR News
VT Edition Interview: Chuck Ross and Billi Gosh on Obama and Clinton support
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Chuck Ross is a member of the DNC and he’s backing Barack Obama in this year’s presidential primary. Billi Gosh is a member of the DNC and a supporter of Hillary Clinton. They spoke with VPR’s Bob Kinzel about why they are supporting their candidates.Vermont Edition
Superdelegates and the Vermont Primary
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Vermont’s seven Democratic superdelegates will cast their votes at the national convention for the candidate of their choice, and not necessarily the candidate preferred by voters in the March 4 primary. We talk with two superdelegates about the role they play in deciding the Democratic candidate. Also, reporter Louis Porter analyzes some of the big stories in Montpelier and we listen back to some of the voices in the week’s news.VPR News