Rivals run a relay race for president
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Colorado, New Mexico and Florida are three of the most competitive states in the presidential election. USA TODAY reporters and photographers followed President Bush and Sen. John Kerry as they bounced around those states - and three time zones - Saturday, 10 days before Election Day. Here is a look at their day on the road.
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US President George W. Bush and his Democratic challenger John Kerry hit the campaign trail hard on the final straight of an increasingly vicious neck-and-neck race for the White House.
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President George W. Bush and Democrat challenger John Kerry looked to personalities from sports and the entertainment world in their quest for voter support in what increasingly appears a photo-finish presidential election next Tuesday.
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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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Eight states worth just 99 electoral votes are up for grabs in the closely fought presidential race, with the White House going to whoever conquers this shrinking battlefield.
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Bush and Kerry turn up heat on who's fitter as commander in chief.
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Presidential campaigns are about more than just speeches, rallies and the horse race.
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The presidential campaign is entering a new phase as the campaign has turned into a possibly lengthy hunt for delegates for the first time in 20 years.
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When campaigning for president in a country as large as the United States, it helps to have famous friends to share the campaigning.
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In a presidential race not lacking for pundits, at least one person is trying to keep his mouth shut: the president himself.
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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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With just days to go before the U.S. presidential election, the candidates are darting from one stop to the next&#151;putting the pressure on the Secret Service in the process.
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Behind the scenes, the Clinton and Obama camps are competing fiercely for foreign policy aides to the 42nd president.
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Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton are competing for sizable if somewhat overshadowed delegate prizes this weekend as voters in four scattered states take their turn saying which one should be the Democratic presidential nominee.
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President George W Bush and Democratic rival Senator John Kerry campaigned to the finish line for today&#39;s national election, each claiming to be the strong, steady leader needed in a time of terrorism.
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SANTA FE, N.M. - Running even just 20 days before the election, President Bush and Sen...
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Seeking the presidency is harder the second time around. As the race for 2008 builds, Democratic Sen. John Kerry has left little doubt about his intentions to try again after his narrow loss to President Bush in 2004. He isn&#039;t the only also-ran considering another marathon.