WASHINGTON - Hillary Clinton once had a lead among Democratic superdelegates, but it’s fading fast.

North Carolina Senate and House Republicans will host an opening day press conference Tuesday in the legislative press conference room.  Senate Republican Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) and House Republican Leader Paul Stam (R-Wake) will discuss the Republican agenda and give their assessment of the upcoming Short Session. 

The press conference begins at 10:45 a.m. in the Legislative Press Conference Room (1328LB).

By MARSHA MERCER
Media General News Service

WASHINGTON - What will it take to get Hillary Clinton to quit?

Oh, that’s right, quit isn’t in the Clintons’ vocabulary, and she insists she’s staying on the campaign trail “until there’s a nominee.” Hello? Apparently, presidential campaigns on Planet Hillary work differently than those here on Earth.

Most presidential candidates quit when the money runs out. Clinton continues to raise money - just not enough to keep up with Barack Obama - but then there’s that commodious handbag of hers. She’s OK about dipping into it again, her campaign chairman, Terry McAuliffe, said after news broke of her $11.5 million in personal loans to her campaign.

So we could face another month of Clinton running negative ads, yammering that the “elitist” can’t win working-class whites and therefore is doomed in November and generally souring the Democrats’ milk. How to make her stop?

The buzz on the Web and cable is that Clinton could get a sweetener if she agrees to quit the race and play nice with Obama. He would repay the $11.5 million Clinton loaned her campaign and perhaps millions more in other campaign expenses. Read the rest of this entry »

NEW YORK - The John Edwards camp is still quiet. The former presidential candidate still hasn’t made an endorsement.

But he seemed to stop just short of it Friday on NBC’s “Today.” 

He said that Barack Obama can unite the Democratic party, bring in new voters and get people excited about change, the Associated Press reports.

According to the AP, Edwards said Hillary Clinton has made a very strong case for her candidacy, but adds “it’s very difficult to make the math work” for her nomination.

Edwards dropped his bid for the White House in January. He also was the Democratic vice presidential nominee during Democrat John Kerry’s unsuccessful presidential run in 2004.