The contest for deputy leader means more than most think
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Comment is free: Andrew Rawnsley: Brown's number two will be the first person elected to a leadership position in 13 years.
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This is not the kind of group you would want as your enemy. Its members have experience, political savvy and an insider's knowledge of how the place is run. They also aren't afraid to talk.
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Latham may be succeeding in his audacious bid to drag older voters away from the PM, writes Shaun Carney. You can often get a sense of how political parties view their own prospects at an election through their advertising in the final week of a campaign.
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There&#39;s an unusual urgency to the electoral process this year, reflected in higher attendance at campaign rallies, record viewership of presidential debates and soaring voter registration, not to mention an increase in heated debates over the dinner table
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19-year-old student becomes joint party leader as rivals call for quick election
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A primary election in the US determines who among the many contenders will be a particular political party&#39;s candidate for President.
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Superdelegates, or party professionals, could play a decisive role in the outcome of the Democratic race.
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John Prescott says his successor as deputy leader should focus on "bringing back enthusiasm" to the party.
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The nation's capital and its suburbs have a rare opportunity to help decide a presidential election rather than just obsess about it, as next Tuesday's three-jurisdiction contest centers on Washington and its two neighbors.
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The volatile political atmosphere in this election year has boosted the number of incumbents facing serious competition over recent past campaigns: A total of 62 current members Ã¢ÂÂ 48 of them Republicans Ã¢ÂÂ are in races that are rated by CQPolitics.com in a range from very to somewhat competitive.
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Harriet Harman was unveiled as Labour's new deputy leader today after a nailbiting contest.
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There are times in the life of a minority government when the biggest hurdle on the horizon is not a vote it stands to lose but rather one it can&#39;t avoid winning.
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It seems that this yearâs presidential race is not a debate about the future of our country, but a debate about each candidateâs past.
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Labour chairman Hazel Blears has joined the contest to succeed John Prescott as the party's deputy leader.
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ST. PAUL, Minn. -- It may seem like a distant memory now, but Democrats not so long ago dominated the battle between the parties to get their voters to the polls.
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Conventional wisdom held that the Democrats elected to the Senate last year would largely be moderates, trying to tailor their votes in Washington to appeal to as broad a group of voters as possible to secure their seats. If so, that must mean opposing President BushÃ¢ÂÂs agenda is an increasingly moderate proposition.
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A wave of young Democrats is demanding not just to be heard but to take charge.They are opining, organizing and running for party chairman.