Likeability is key in presidential race
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John Edwards wears jeans on the stump. Mike Huckabee plays bass guitar with local bands before his speeches and all the main candidates have been accompanied by family or people close to them on the campaign trail.
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The race to raise funds, hire top staff, and generate media buzz for the 2008 presidential election is already well under way.
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As a presidential contender, Mitt Romney has the looks, the money and the campaign machine. He also has something of a candor gap.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton's lead in the early polls may not be that reassuring if history is any guide. Republican hopeful Rudy Giuliani, however, is sitting pretty.
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With no incumbent president or vice president considering a run, the 2008 presidential race is described as one of the most wide-open in years. But two new polls indicate that at this early point in the race, only a few candidates in either party enjoy significant support.
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For the first time in recent elections, Northeastern voters will figure prominently in choosing the presidential nominees.
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Outspoken, strong-willed, funny, gutsy and sometimes sarcastic, Michelle Obama is playing a pivotal role in her husbandâs campaign.
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With the spotlight on his candidacy, John Kerry improved public perception of his character and qualifications but failed to shake-up the presidential race. Now, the focus shifts to President Bush &#151; and all his hurdles to re-election.
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John Edwards is the forgotten man in the race for the Democratic nomination, but he's not an inconsequential candidate.
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One might expect Republican senators to cheer the prospect of a colleague becoming the party's presidential nominee.
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COLUMBIA, S.C., Jan. 16 -- The three Republicans who have won early-state contests have succeeded in an atmosphere of hyperlocal politics, using personal charisma and energetic retail campaigning to appeal to narrow constituencies.
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Candor about faith marks this presidential election season. Critics say a line is being crossed.
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Excitement is stirring in the presidential campaign over a politician who's been talked about in the same breath as John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan.
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Job prospects for college graduates are looking up thanks to the 2008 presidential candidates.
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Ah, youth, that fickle force in politics. Young people bring energy, passion, creativity and technical wizardry to the presidential campaign &#151; everything, it seems, except impact on Election Day.
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Outspoken, strong-willed, funny, gutsy and sometimes sarcastic, Michelle Obama is playing a pivotal role in her husbandâs campaign as it builds on a series of successes.
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The underdog presidential candidate captures support from a New Hampshire nonconformist who's been teased by the big boys, too.