I’m back from my doctor’s appointment, and while dnA has already tackled some great campaign-related news items (have I mentioned how much I love dnA’s enthusiasm?), I had a few more.<\/p>\n
* It’ll be a little harder to knock Barack Obama as part of the latte-sipping crowd now that he’s picked up endorsements<\/a> from the Teamsters and the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers.<\/p>\n * The Democrats Abroad Global Primary usually gets overlooked, but given the competitive nature of the Democratic contest, every delegate counts. In results released this morning<\/a>, Obama beat Hillary Clinton, 65% to 32% among Democrats Abroad, which will send 22 delegates to the convention — with a half-vote each — 14 of whom will be pledged delegates.<\/p>\n * Hoping to correct a controversy of her own making, Michelle Obama insisted yesterday that she is “absolutely<\/a>” proud of the U.S. In Providence, R.I., Ms. Obama said she was talking about the historic primary turnout numbers. “For the first time in my lifetime, I’m seeing people rolling up their sleeves in a way that I haven’t seen,” she said. <\/p>\n * Despite the current challenges, the Clinton campaign remains optimistic, and told reporters yesterday that they will be in a position to “clinch the nomination<\/a>” at about the time Puerto Rico votes on June 1.
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\n* Bill Clinton argued<\/a> yesterday that if Hillary Clinton wins both Ohio and Texas, she’ll win the nomination. If she comes up short in either, he said, she’s in trouble.<\/p>\n