Summary: Momentum Key in 2004 Election
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THE ISSUE: While the race for the presidency is now a virtual dead-heat between President Bush and Democrat John Kerry, on Election Day it could turn into a landslide.
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Most of the House contests in which Democrats are staging strong bids to take over Republican-held seats were predictable as early as Election Night 2004.
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The candidates from both parties were trying on Friday to generate momentum for policies designed to keep the country from sinking into recession.
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Unprecedented get-out-the-vote  efforts by Democrats, Republicans and a host of partisan and  non-partisan groups will likely drive turnout in the Nov. 2  presidential election significantly higher than in 2000,  political analysts said on Wednesday.
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PRESIDENT George Bush secured a major bounce from his party convention, putting him in a commanding lead in the election race, according to a new poll.
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As President Bush and Sen. John Kerry speed toward the finish line in this neck-and-neck race, campaign strategists say victory comes down to the candidate with the strongest voter-turnout
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Whoever officially wins this election&mdash;at the time of this writing, it&rsquo;s technically still a squeaker that could conceivably go either way, though it&rsquo;s looking like Bush&rsquo;s first election to office&mdash;what is clear is that the Republicans owned the political agenda. I&rsquo;m not talking about Iraq or terrorism, though those were significant issues. What I&rsquo;m talking about is what got so many people to turn out and vote Republican on Tuesday: values.
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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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Some statistics on American life as Election Day nears, compared with four years earlier.
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President Bush is shown during a campaign appearance in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., on Oct. 6, 2004. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite). NEW YORK Nov 3, 2004 - President Bush&#39;s victory in Tuesday&#39;s election is shaping
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The 2004 presidential campaign ended and the voting is underway, with heavy turnout expected following a race that has been deadlocked at every turn since March.
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How and why did President Bush and the Republicans do so well in Tuesday&#39;s elections? I&#39;ve jotted down a few quick thoughts on what, in my opinion, led to the GOP&#39;s 2004 victories.
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WASHINGTON - The GOP convention gave President Bush a double-digit lead, but the race has settled into a virtual tie with voters still worried about the economy and Iraq, according to polling by the Pew Research Center.    The first of two national polls by Pew, done Sept...
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President Bush leads Sen. John Kerry by 8 percentage points among likely voters, the latest USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll shows. That is a smaller advantage than the president held in mid-September but shows him maintaining a durable edge in a race that was essentially tied for months.
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THE RACE: The presidential race for Democrats, Republicans in Maryland.
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Clinton win in Massachusetts slows Obama's momentum, despite his early wins
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THE RACE: The national presidential race for Democrats, Republicans