This week an article I wrote about the observations on the Democratic Presidential election among Black Canadians was published in my hometown newspaper, the Toronto Star. As any freelance journalist knows, you have to adhere to a rigorous word count and I really wanted to post some of the perspectives from the interviewees that didn't make the cut, here.

"There is one man who knows and understands that this is a time for bold leadership. There is one man that knows how to create the change, the lasting change, that you have to build from the ground up. ..There is one man who knows in his heart there is time to create one America, not two ... and that man is Barack Obama."-former Presidential candidate John Edwards.

Edwards endorsed Senator Barack Obama at a campaign event in Grand Rapids, Michigan, also taking time to praise Senator Hillary Clinton's candidacy.

With a reported 40-point lead for Senator Hillary Clinton, West Virginia voters head to the polls.


Once again the word being buzzed by blogs and pundits: "margin"- as Senator Clinton looks to woo Superdelegates and Senator Barack Obama again faces questions about his "ability to draw the support of white, blue-collar voters."

A Clinton memo released today says, "Given the attempts by our opponent and some in the media to declare this race over, any significant increase in voter turnout, coupled with a decisive Clinton victory, would send a strong message that Democrats remain excited and energized by Hillary's candidacy..."

Kathy Kiely and Jill Lawrence reported recently at USA Today that Hillary Rodham Clinton made these "blunt remarks about race" in an interview when asked how she could win the Democratic nomination.

"I have a much broader base to build a winning coalition on," she said in an interview with USA TODAY. As evidence, Clinton cited an Associated Press article "that found how Sen. Obama's support among working, hard-working Americans, white Americans, is weakening again, and how whites in both states who had not completed college were supporting me."


"There's a pattern emerging here," she said.

Would a proposed federal gas tax holiday give consumers much-needed relief at the pump. or would it lead to higher gas prices, more unemployment and fewer resources for critically-needed road maintenance? The three leading presidential candidates don't agree, and neither do bloggers.

Sen. John McCain was the first to call for a suspension of gasoline taxes during the summer months of this year, as part of a broader economic plan. His website says:

Poll workers are reporting heavy turnout in Indiana and North Carolina and according to CNN, polling officials at one Indianapolis precinct said that they almost matched the record for an entire day after just 4 hours.