Ohio 3: Special Primary May Have Boosted DemocratsÃ¢ÂÂ Chances
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No party wants to have to replace its original nominee for an uphill challenge contest Ã¢ÂÂ especially not with less than eight weeks left until Election Day.
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BOARDMAN, Ohio  - For Democratic challenger John  Kerry, the presidential race has come down to three words --  focus, focus, focus. Even a hunting trip on Thursday was more  about votes than geese.
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Â· Super Tuesday may not be decisive for either party Â· Clinton seeks $10m more for post-February 5 drive
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THE RACE: The presidential primary in South Carolina for Republicans and Democrats.
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For the Democrats, Super Tuesday may settle nothing. The reason lies in new party rules that were never road-tested
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Republican voters in OhioÃ¢ÂÂs 18th Congressional District will vote Thursday in a highly unusual special primary election to select a party nominee to replace retiring six-term Republican Rep. Bob Ney Ã¢ÂÂ who in August, in the face of serious ethics controversies, renounced the nomination he had won in a May 2 primary.
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Super Tuesday may be a de facto national primary, but the outcome might not be as clear Â or as timely Â as results in most November elections.
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For the Democrats, the shifting fortunes of Christine Gregoire may seem to justify the pursuit of a hand recount of statewide ballots.
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State Sen. Joy Padgett easily won a special primary election Thursday to fill the vacated Republican ballot slot in OhioÃ¢ÂÂs 18th Congressional District, and will face Democratic lawyer Zack Space in one of the nationÃ¢ÂÂs key House races.
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At least one Election Day prediction turned out to be right: Ohio was the king of the swing states. Correctly forecasting which way the Buckeye State would turn -- and why -- was another matter.
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His inclusive approach is the way to go. But his party's failure to follow his lead is offering the Democrats an enormous political opportunity.
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Clinton is Democrat frontrunner after Super Tuesday but rival has funding advantage
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Democrats in four states are casting ballots this weekend, and the Illinois senator is likely to increase his delegate lead
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Fire Marshals, global warming, nostalgia  -  these are just a few of the factors that will help determine the outcome of the nation's first primary
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For Democrats, this has been an inspiring election -- and a devastating one. They have two strong candidates, who have thus far wrestled to a draw.
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Senator Barack Obama is expected to hold the advantage in three Democratic primaries in the Chesapeake Bay region.
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Get ready for the primary with the Herald-Tribuneâs special news section profiling all the federal, state and local candidates in races in Tuesdayâs election.