Could Race Destroy the Democrats?
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The war of coded words about race between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama has the potential to cause the internal crack-up the party always fears
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Neither Barack Obama nor Hillary Rodham Clinton could secure an edge to the Democratic nomination.
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Democrats could have a chance at seizing  a crucial Republican U.S. Senate seat in Colorado in a  neck-and-neck battle pitting a brewing magnate against a  Hispanic from humble origins.
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The presence of an African American and a woman at the front of the race for the Democratic U.S. presidential nomination is shaking up the politics of identity in unpredictable ways, analysts said.
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It has unfolded mostly under the radar. But an important development in the 2008 Democratic battle may be the building backlash among African Americans over comments from associates of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton that could be construed as jabs at Sen. Barack Obama's race.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama have become embroiled in racially tinged disputes as large numbers of black voters prepare to get their first say in the Democratic presidential campaign.
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The candidate's failure to draw much support from the ethnic community has sparked an ugly debate over whether his race is the reason
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How will African-American voters respond to a Barack-Hillary showdown?
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Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are embroiled in a racially tinged dispute just as large numbers of black voters prepare to get their first say in the Democratic presidential campaign. Clinton, on defense over comments that she and her husband made regarding Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy and Obama's fitness for the White House, tried to turn the tables on her top primary rival.
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More than any other Republican running for president, Rudolph W. Giuliani has confronted the question of race, that most torturous of American legacies.
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In his attacks on John Edwards, Barack Obama risks alienating many powerful Democratic interest groups.
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Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and the other Democratic presidential contenders battled for black support on Thursday with attacks on the ravages of racism and promising to lift up the poor.
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Race became a focus of  the Democratic presidential campaign on Sunday with Hillary  Clinton accusing rival Barack Obama of distorting remarks she  made last week about the 1960s U.S. civil rights movement.
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Democrats could have a chance at seizing a crucial Republican US Senate seat in Colorado in a neck-and-neck battle pitting a brewing magnate against a Hispanic from humble origins.
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After losing back-to-back presidential elections, Democratic leaders are trying to figure out how to make the party more relevant to mainstream Americans and keep it from slipping into perpetual minority-party status.
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Infighting among US Democrats after their victory in the November 7 elections has led some to wonder if the party is up to the task of controlling Congress.
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Bloomberg - Feb. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Hillary Clinton questions whether Barack Obama would be able to withstand what she calls the ``Republican attack machine.'' If Obama does become the Democratic presidential nominee, his Chicago ties might provide the fuel.