In Search of the Political Middle
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A bipartisan group exploring a possible third party candidacy outlines eight crucial problems facing the country that neither party is dealing with  &#13;&#10;
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Voters are torn between competing cravings: Change or experience in 2008? They are demanding something new, but there is comfort in the tried and true.
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Focus groups are hardly new to American politics, but they have taken on new relevance in a country where the ideological divide has grown into a chasm.
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Politics as usual? Hasta la vista, baby. The radical center has flexed its muscle in California, short-circuiting the parties and going directly to the people. Now it could sweep the nation. By Jill Stewart from Wired magazine.
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Candidates are confronting an electorate deeply unsettled about the United Statesâ ability to control its own destiny.
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To: TECHNOLOGY EDITORS  Contact: Juan Parra of S. Bell, Inc. for Presidentsrace08.com, +1- 972-934-2850 ext. 101, juanp@sbellinc.com   DALLAS, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2008 presidential election is shaping up to be a hotly contested battle.
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ALTHOUGH POLITICIANS tend to talk about &quot;the environment&quot; as if it were a single, easily defined topic, environmental issues range quite widely, from climate change to nuclear waste disposal to forest management.
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How the 2008 presidential candidates stack up as personalities.
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One of the most divisive elections in US history is entering its home stretch, and the race is tighter than ever. As John Kerry and President George W. Bush wage war in the
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Polls have opened in Australia&#39;s general election. The campaign between the ruling conservatives and the left-of center opposition has been fought largely on domestic issues, such as the economy, health care and public education.
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Republican and Democratic presidential candidates are abandoning the middle ground for positions on Iraq and immigration that cater to their parties' fringes &#151; the latest example of polarization trumping moderation in Washington.
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How do the Democratic and Republican hopefuls size up the key issues of the campaign?
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In the course of three short months, the political system has come full circle: a presidential campaign, an inauguration, a State of the Union address and now this &#151; another presidential race. A dozen or so ambitious Republicans and Democrats already are warming up for 2008.
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The performances of Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards reveal a basic thematic divide.
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As results come in, party appears highly conflicted about its direction and guiding principles
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Bush and Kerry weren't only battling each other. In the hunt for every last vote, each man had to rediscover his own instincts as well. TIME takes you behind the scenes
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The battle for the soul of the Democratic Party is under way. And the outcome of this battle will likely not be determined by any one of the rising number of candidates for the party's 2008 presidential nomination, but rather by the Democratic leadership on Capitol Hill.