Candidates struggle to widen appeal
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John McCain and Barack Obama are struggling to win over their party's most loyal voters, and no presidential candidate has a firm hold on what may be the campaign's chief issue, the economy.
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Top Democrats advising the Kerry campaign are scratching their heads raw this week, trying to figure out why John Kerry--even with solid debate performances under his belt and continuing violence in Iraq--still is still having such a hard time convincing
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From North Carolina to South Dakota, candidates vie to be of the people, not of Washington.
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The presidential contenders in the crowded 2008 field got started so early, and have so many flaws, that voters and the news media alike seem more excited to talk about those who only might run.
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The names of the 2008 front-runners are familiar to any political junkie with a pulse. But what about the slew of lesser-known candidates seeking the nomination in both parties? Sure, they don't have the star power of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) or Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), or the fundraising chops of Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) or former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani (R). But several of these lesser lights could make a real impact on next year's nomination fight....
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Clinton campaign rhetoric less than confident
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Raising money and thinking about a running mate are two of the big challenges facing likely Republican presidential nominee John McCain.
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It&#39;s confounding that despite such issues as war, terrorism, jobs, wages, loss of US prestige abroad and the cost of health care and college, the two major presidential candidates and their surrogates are flinging meaningless mudballs with abandon.
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President Bush has been solidifying his gains in states that once were dead heats, forcing both parties' campaigns to alter strategies as the electoral battleground shrinks. Democrat John Kerry is struggling to stay afloat in some hotly contested states, including Missouri, Wisconsin and Ohio, where polls show Bush pulling ahead.
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The two greying candidates for the US presidency face a special challenge keeping up with rival pressure of America's demanding seniors and youth.
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After months of campaigning, millions of dollars spent and hundreds of speeches, Republican presidential candidates are locked in a tight bunch with none emerging as the clear-cut leader.
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In large swaths of the country, there is a campaign in the shadows, where candidates, ordinarily eager to get their messages to the public, are often too terrified to say their names.
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After months of campaigning,  millions of dollars spent and hundreds of speeches, Republican  presidential candidates are locked in a tight bunch with none  emerging as the clear-cut leader.
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DES MOINES, Iowa  - With the U.S. presidential race tightening and little time before the first party nomination contests in Iowa and New Hampshire, candidates are trying to woo voters without trampling on their holidays.
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President overshadowed by race to chose successor attempts to reassert his primacy
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The US presidential election campaign is focusing on just a few states where the race is extremely close. The two major party candidates are spending most of their time now in these so-called battleground states.
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The road to the White House is taking some strange and sharp turns as tightening polls and pressure from party stalwarts force the presidential campaigns to adjust their strategies.