Minority vote moves center stage
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With nomination contests in lily-white Iowa and New Hampshire settled, minority voting power now moves into the spotlight.
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After the controversy of the 2000 election, many African-Americans are speaking about voting this year with rekindled fervor.
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Most independents say they'll vote Democratic.
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Red and Blue America have spoken again, and this time Red claimed a 1.8 percent popular vote majority. Two exit-poll categories emerged as the voters&#39; most important issues: moral values and terrorism.
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In their new role as the House majority, the Democrats so far this year have shown overwhelming unity on legislative votes. There are some exceptions, though Ã¢ÂÂ and they mostly come from members of the big and decisive House Class of 2006 who prevailed last year in politically competitive districts and could face difficult re-election contests in 2008.
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A bill to renew the Voting Rights Act of 1965 for 25 years moved toward passage Thursday, propelled by a Republican push to improve the party's credibility with minorities.
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In a state that prizes undeclared voters, a small but potent group is deciding between two politically divergent candidates&#13;&#10;
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Immigration and race relations are also prime issues for voters, the FT said Friday, citing a Mori opinion poll.
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First-time voters are energized by a tight race and a new conviction that every vote counts.
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WASHINGTON - Republicans and Democrats made little headway in their efforts to build up a meaningful majority in Tuesday&#39;s battles over 34 Senate seats.
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The Democratic contest is more likely to be decisive.
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While Democrats placed their emphasis on the state's urban centers, the Republicans racked up votes in suburban and rural areas.
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Touch-screen voting machines in the Sunshine State insist 18,000 voters had no preference in a congressional race won by fewer than 400 votes. A recount is under way, but that just means printing a hard copy of the contested ballots. By Kim Zetter.
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U.S. state legislatures head into Tuesday's election with party control of half the chambers hinging on the outcome of just a few races in each state, political analysts said.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton rode a wave of Hispanic voter turnout to victory and John McCain benefited from voters concerned about the economy and Iraq as the nation's most populous state wielded its influence in the presidential nominating process for the first time in decades.
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In the city, some 250,000 to 300,000 immigrants-turned-US citizens will vote Tuesday.
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The first round of voting this Sunday offers a divided electorate stark choices between East and West.