Tight election shines unusual spotlight on running mates
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Tonight&#39;s vice presidential debate could spark more interest locally and in South Carolina because Seneca native and NC Sen. John Edwards will be on the national stage.
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Modernisers and traditionalists are competing for the soul of the party.
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Call it the presidential candidates' striptease. White House hopefuls aren't willing to just declare they're running, but rather are flirting with the idea as long as possible. First, they show some leg with an exploratory committee, then plenty of skin with a pronouncement on a faux news program or a late-night show and finally they bare all with a ruffles-and-flourish formal announcement.
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When it comes to American presidential elections, blue blood counts.
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In the course of three short months, the political system has come full circle: a presidential campaign, an inauguration, a State of the Union address and now this &#151; another presidential race.
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Maine is a rare presidential battleground where the winner doesn't necessarily take all.
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Observers say the contest between Dick Cheney and John Edwards has taken on added significance amid what has become a closer race for the White House.
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DES MOINES, Iowa  - With the U.S. presidential race tightening and little time before the first party nomination contests in Iowa and New Hampshire, candidates are trying to woo voters without trampling on their holidays.
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In such a tight race, the game is about turning out your supporters. TIME goes inside the ground war
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The Democratic candidates are aggressively pursuing members of the group that could serve as tiebreakers at the partyâs convention.
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John Edwardsâ use of a tax-exempt organization to finance his travel and employ people connected to his campaign was unusual among candidates for national office.
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The presidential contenders in the crowded 2008 field got started so early, and have so many flaws, that voters and the news media alike seem more excited to talk about those who only might run.
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In a state where independent voters are prized, a small but potent group are deciding between two politically divergent candidates: Barack Obama and John McCain
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Some candidates take âfull disclosureâ too seriously.
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The presidential race is for the next few days largely in the hands of voters who identify with neither party.
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Most polls show a very close race among the top candidates in both parties, so the outcome hinges on which campaigns are best at turning out their supporters.
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At times it was hard to tell who was the Democrat and who was the Republican in what has shaped up as one of the most important Senate races in the country.