Presidential hopefuls boil down pitches
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After a year of position papers and policy speeches, handshakes in the summer heat and winter snow, advertising that floods mailboxes and TV screens, and too many bites of pork on a stick at too many county fairs, it's time.
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With about three weeks to go until the US presidential election, the two major party candidates are on the attack. The tone is becoming more acrimonious with each passing day.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - The presidential candidates found new ways to go negative Saturday, President Bush accusing his Democratic challenger of putting politics ahead of the war on terror and Sen...
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The Democratic and Republican presidential candidates make their final pitches to voters in 22 states
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Candidates could face problems as they try to integrate online political discourse into traditional campaigning.
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PERRY, Iowa  - White House hopefuls honed their closing messages and traded jabs over their records in Iowa on Monday, three days before the state opens the presidential nominating battle in a too-close-to-call race.
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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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In a campaign that's about to get uglier, Thursday's debate provided a last, good moment of substance
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Both candidates are making their final blitzes through several swing states in the waning hours of the campaign, delivering punchier and sharper critiques.
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The presidential candidates ventured into bitterly contested territory Saturday, trading barbs over national security, the economy and health care.
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Resentment has been building at how presidential elections have become gold mines for media consultants.
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Campaign promises have changed little in the run-up to the presidential election, but the rhetoric has intensified.
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DES MOINES, Jan. 1 -- On a New Year's Day that began windy and bitterly cold, presidential candidates offered nothing but sunshine and warmth on television as they aired their final advertising pitches to Iowa voters -- over and over again.
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Too inexperienced or too old - candidates face dilemmas as they battle to capture centre ground
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The Associated Press asked the presidential candidates to identify misconceptions about them.
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For lower-tier candidates, bashing Bush may seem like the only option. Top-tier candidates may find it too risky now to go negative against the president.
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In such a tight race, the game is about turning out your supporters. TIME goes inside the ground war