Running mates fight to a draw, but clearly show tickets&#39; contrasts
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The Republicans&#39; nightmare was that Vice President Dick Cheney would come across as a nasty and brooding villain. The Democrats&#39; nightmare was that Sen. John Edwards would be a syrupy but unlikable courtroom performer.
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It&#39;s a classic pre-debate dance, maybe as important as the matchup itself: lower expectations for your candidate&#39;s performance and jab the other guy while you&#39;re at it.
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The Democratic contenders tangled over electability while the Republican candidates delivered attacks on their rivals.
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WITH the 2004 presidential race still a tossup, US President George W. Bush and challenger Democrat John Kerry charged into the final two days of the contest trying to turn to their advantage an October surprise appearance by America&#39;s most hated enemy.
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Competitors play to win. But what if your opponent is also the occupant of the big office?
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With Sens. Barack Obama of Illinois and Hillary Clinton of New York nearly splitting the delegate count in the race for the Democratic nomination, party leaders have a dilemma on their hands: a tie ball game heading into their convention.
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Leaders on both sides of a contested election move toward  a new deal, but the impact of weeks of bloodshed may be more difficult to resolve
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Match the performers with the presidential candidates they played for or otherwise supported. Hint: Some candidates here are associated with more than one performer or group.
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WASHINGTON -- Few electoral races have wandered so far into sitcom territory as the Senate contest in Virginia. In recent weeks the battle between Republican incumbent George Allen and Democratic challenger James Webb has heated up considerably while the men go toe-to-toe -- or slur-to-slur,...
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During yesterday's quarterfinals of the WGAM Amateur, the competitors had to battle the conditions almost as much as their opponents.
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Politics makes for strange bedfellows, but yesterday&#39;s intersection of politics and sports at Beacon and Park streets produced an amiably awkward pairing, even by Massachusetts standards.
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Some elections are about persuasion. This one is about turnout. In past presidential debates, candidates have tried to change people&#39;s minds and win over undecideds.
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The candidates offered critiques of the opposition party, perhaps signaling a new dynamic in the presidential race.
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Locked in a pitched battle for a too-close-to-call election, the leading presidential candidates are accusing each other of being unfit to lead Americans.
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With anxiety mounting over the seemingly deadlocked presidential campaign, activists streamed into the most contested battleground states yesterday for a
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Modernisers and traditionalists are competing for the soul of the party.
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With the 2004 presidential race still a tossup, President Bush and challenger Democrat John Kerry charged into the final two days of the contest trying to turn to their advantage an