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. With the first presidential contests now history, voters appear to be telling the candidates: You still need some polishing.
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Despite his candidateâs improved chances of success in the 2008 presidential election, Rick Davis, John McCainâs new campaign manger, still hasnât won over his critics.
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Tuesdayâs primary results did not match the fervor that had been signaled by Barack Obamaâs dramatic march of rallies leading up to the vote.
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It is hard to think of another campaign when Republicans have seemed less excited about their choices.
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President overshadowed by race to choose successor attempts to reassert primacy
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The inability of John Edwards to gain traction in his bid for the U.S. Democratic presidential nomination indicates that fighting poverty in America has limited appeal for voters.
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The two main contenders for the presidency of the United States spent their Sunday trying to connect with voters in the all-important swing states.
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RICHMOND -- Campaigning is hard. Governing is even harder.
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The candidates offered critiques of the opposition party, perhaps signaling a new dynamic in the presidential race.
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NEW YORK Less than seven weeks before Election Day, Senator John Kerry faces strong obstacles in his bid to unseat President George W. Bush, with many voters saying that they are troubled by attacks on Kerry&#39;s Vietnam war record and that he has not laid
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Hurricanes have crippled the campaign season in Florida, and candidates are only now starting to make up for lost time.
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The question tonight is how far the candidates will carry their increasing impatience with each other.
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Locked in a pitched battle for a too-close-to-call election, the leading presidential candidates are accusing each other of being unfit to lead Americans.
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The flavor and substance of the performances of Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards reveal a basic thematic divide in their campaigns.
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While the early favorites in the  2008 presidential race fight for dollars and support, the  immediate challenge for a crowded band of lesser known  candidates is political survival.
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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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Candidates are confronting an electorate deeply unsettled about the United Statesâ ability to control its own destiny.