Voters in 23 states rush to beat the rush
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They stand patiently in wilting heat for as long as three hours. Occasionally, the busiest and the frailest peel off, but the vast majority persevere, sharing sunblock, bottled water
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President Bush and challenger John F. Kerry were still searching early this morning for the crucial edge in a handful of battleground states in an election
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Many newly registered voters with uncertain allegiances are the focus of an intense tug of war in closely contested states.
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Democratic and Republican presidential hopefuls fanned out across the nation Saturday as they made their final push for votes heading up to the Super Tuesday primaries.
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Americans waited in heat and in rain on Tuesday in snaking lines, some lasting several hours - even in uncompetitive states - to vote and be counted in one of the closest and most combative elections in US history.
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A Feb. 5 vote brings candidates to the state, as intended. But fundraising still trumps issues.
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Candidates are wooing the union vote more aggressively than anytime in the past 20 years.
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Voters appeared on track to cast a record number of ballots in Tuesday's presidential primaries.
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Eight states worth just 99 electoral votes are up for grabs in the closely fought presidential race, with the White House going to whoever conquers this shrinking battlefield.
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As 24 states begin voting in primaries, caucuses and a state convention, presidential hopefuls jockey for front-runner status.
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With anxiety mounting over the seemingly deadlocked presidential campaign, activists streamed into the most contested battleground states yesterday for a
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Driven by an intense race for the presidency, a greater percentage of Americans voted Tuesday than at any time in more than three decades.
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Twenty-four states hold some voting contest on Feb. 5, with 1,678 Democratic delegates and 1,038 Republican delegates to the national presidential nominating conventions up for grabs. A candidate needs 2,025 delegates to secure the Democratic nomination, and 1,191 to win the Republican nomination. Here is a list of the contests and the number of pledged delegates at stake in each:
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In a pivotal day for the Democratic and Republican White House hopefuls, voters are heading to the polls in 24 states today. Super Tuesday is virtually a national primary day, and some of the biggest prizes of the primary season -- California, New York, Illinois, New Jersey, Missouri and Georgia -- are up for grabs.
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The Democratic and Republican presidential candidates make their final pitches to voters in 22 states
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Voters across the country Â from California to Connecticut Â are getting a taste of what living in New Hampshire and Iowa was like last year.
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There will be plenty of trends to track in Tuesdayâs free-for-all, as 43 contests in 24 states allocate 3,156 delegates on what could be the most significant night of the race to date.