2 Democrats to skip rogue primary states
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Democrats Bill Richardson and Chris Dodd on Friday became the first presidential candidates to promise not to campaign in states that hold early nominating contests in violation of party rules.
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Democratic hopefuls pack schools, churches, retirement communities two days before the high-stakes primaries in Va., Md. and D.C.
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Democratic presidential candidates Bill Richardson and Chris Dodd will not participate in a Democratic debate co-sponsored by Fox News Channel this fall, joining their three top rivals in bypassing the event.
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There are just eight weeks until Nov. 7, the Election Day on which the nationÃ¢ÂÂs voters will determine which party controls the U.S. Senate and House and 36 of the 50 state governorships. Yet today, Sept. 12, is one of the busiest days on this yearÃ¢ÂÂs primary calendar, with nine states Ã¢ÂÂ Arizona, Delaware, Maryland, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont and Wisconsin Ã¢ÂÂ holding their primary contests.
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Democrats Bill Richardson, Chris Dodd and Joe Biden on Friday became the first presidential candidates to promise not to campaign in states that hold early nominating contests in violation of party rules.
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For the Democrats, Super Tuesday may settle nothing. The reason lies in new party rules that were never road-tested
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The traditionally Republican stronghold of New Hampshire went against the national trend last week, favoring Democrats in many races.
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The onetime GOP frontrunner's strategy of sitting out the early primaries now appears to have big risks
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Democratic Party leaders want a former candidate for attorney general who denies the Holocaust occurred to stay out of their future primaries.
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Democrats Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama, each claiming a pair of early victories, now leave the concentrated campaigning of Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina for an unwieldy and costly 10-day dash through 22 states that hold presidential primaries or caucuses Feb. 5.
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Democrats on Wednesday charged that the national Republican party was linked to a group accused of trying to stop Democrats from registering to vote in at least two Western battleground states, Nevada and Oregon.
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National political reporter Joel Achenbach is set loose on the Granite State as Tuesday's primary approaches.
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The Democratic National Committeeâs decision to punish the state for moving up its presidential primary has provoked local party members.
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Once Tuesdayâs voting is behind them, the candidates can look forward to a comparatively relaxed primary and caucus schedule ahead.
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Democrat leaders search for a mediator as race for party nomination threatens to drag on until August convention
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The two veteran lawmakers of the Democratic presidential race, Sens. Joseph R. Biden Jr. (Del.) and Christopher J. Dodd (Conn.), abandoned their candidacies after poor showings in last night's Iowa caucuses.
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When it comes to presidential primaries, Democrats and Republicans play by different rules. One party likes to share. The other, not so much.