Democrats, Republicans face new nominating contests
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Democratic rivals Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama and top Republicans Saturday braced for voters' judgments in the next contests in the tense 2008 White House nominating marathon.
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Democrat rivals Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama Friday girded for a new round of nominating polls, scrambling for votes as US President George W. Bush warned of high stakes in the White House race.
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THE RACE: The presidential race for Republicans, Democrats nationally.
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Now it's the Republicans turn. The ten announced GOP presidential hopefuls will debate tonight at St. Anselm College on the same stage where eight Democrats faced off two nights ago.
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Democrats and Republicans rush to beat deadlines to register voters for the presidential poll.
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The Democrats are facing a long and possibly divisive nomination battle after Super Tuesday, while Republicans are closer to an opportunity to rally around a nominee.
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In a fast-moving presidential contest with little breathing room, Democratic candidates are courting their base hard.
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Wisconsin and Hawaii become the latest battlegrounds in the struggle for the Democratic presidential nominee Tuesday, while Republican Sen. John McCain is looking for victories to finally knock his last remaining major rival out of the race.
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With no heir apparent in the running, the U.S. presidential race is wide open for Democrats and Republicans with two weeks to go before voting begins in the state-by-state process to select party candidates.
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Election Day this year will set the course for job policy, health care reforms and school spending &#151; not to mention taxes. And that's not just in the run for president. Eleven states will pick governors next month, and the contests allow domestic issues to get some attention as money pours into the campaigns and the races heat up.
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The Democratic contenders tangled over electability while the Republican candidates delivered attacks on their rivals.
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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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Now, the Republican presidential nomination battle shifts from the typical tact of achieving inevitability to one where candidates work to amass the most delegates.
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When it comes to presidential primaries, Democrats and Republicans play by different rules. One party likes to share. The other, not so much.
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Democrats may be experiencing a sense of deja vu as they again search for a leader in a crowded field of candidates with no clear favorite to win. A year ago, the hopefuls were vying for president. Now, a new crop is running to lead the Democratic National Committee.
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Georgia and Alaska joined the growing list of states pushing up their presidential primary voting to Feb. 5, a date clearly shaping up as a national primary day for Republicans and Democrats.
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Leading presidential contenders took to the hustings and the airwaves today in the key states of tomorrow's Super Tuesday primaries and caucuses, a round of contests that offers the biggest one-day haul of delegates en route to the Republican and Democratic nominations.