Campaign Turns to Economic Concerns
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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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With the US presidential election just a few weeks away, much political discussion centers on questions of national security and economic affairs.
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WASHINGTON - With less than seven weeks to go before election day, and trailing President Bush by a few points in most polls, John Kerry is taking the offensive on a central issue: the economy.
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President Bush opened a broad campaign for his economic agenda on Wednesday, calling for a reduction in &quot;frivolous lawsuits&quot; while his economic team laid out the
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A month ago, his campaign was saying it was going to focus on domestic issues. The federal deficit. Unemployment. Outsourcing. They promised a vision for the future with lots of new initiatives.
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Republican presidential contenders on Sunday stepped up their drive to broaden their support in the hard-hit blue collar state of Michigan as the specter of economic recession took center stage in the US presidential race.
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COMPTON, California  - Economic worries dominated the U.S. presidential campaign on Thursday, with White House hopefuls on both coasts touting plans to ease the pain of a recession while President George W. Bush prepared to announce his own fiscal package.
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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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Democratic presidential  hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama ramped up their calls  on Thursday for emergency action to stimulate the struggling  U.S. economy, saying people are beginning to feel the effects  of a downturn.
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High oil prices, a stagnant labor market -- and the lack of a more forceful response from the Bush campaign -- have sparked worry among White House allies that the administration's economic team has been too content cheerleading instead of setting more detailed plans for a second term.
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MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina  - Republican White House hopefuls differ over whether the United States is headed for a recession but agree the economy faces serious risks -- from housing market turmoil to record-high oil prices.
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Description: Sen. John Kerry takes a campaign trip into rural Ohio. There, Kerry stressed economic issues in the traditionally Republican territory.
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The surge in early voting is affecting where candidates are sent and money is spent in the final days of the campaign.
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Republican White  House hopefuls differ over whether the United States is headed  for a recession but agree the economy faces serious risks --  from housing market turmoil to record-high oil prices.
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The state's economic woes are the central focus for Romney, McCain, and Huckabee before Tuesday's primary.
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Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry launched a two-week tour focusing on the economy as a new poll showed President George W. Bush vulnerable on the key campaign issue.
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Candidates are touting their political independence, blaming incumbents for high gas prices and warning moderate voters of a possible liberal takeover of Congress in a current wave of advertising that is revealing some themes for the final weeks before Election Day.