US Elections

Obama, McCain battle in final day before polls

2008-11-03T16:04:00.000-08:00

Both candidates promise change on eve of historic election

Associated Press

Barack Obama radiated confidence and John McCain displayed the grit of an underdog Monday as the presidential rivals reached for the finish line of a two-year marathon with a burst of campaigning across battlegrounds from the Atlantic Coast to Arizona.

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Florida tops states in concerns sent to pre-election hot line

2008-11-03T16:01:00.000-08:00

Mary Snow and Sean Callebs

Registration and absentee ballot issues topped last-minute concerns among voters in the days before Tuesday's presidential election, particularly in South Florida.

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Obama's grandmother dies after battle with cancer

2008-11-03T15:57:00.000-08:00

CNN

Sen. Barack Obama's grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, has died following a bout with cancer, Obama and his sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng, said Monday.

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Front-runner Obama cautions against overconfidence

2008-10-16T12:15:00.000-07:00

Ed Hornick

Sen. Barack Obama cautioned supporters Thursday against becoming complacent during the final days leading up to the election, noting he lost the New Hampshire primary despite a lead in the polls.

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Do absentee ballots facilitate fraud?

2008-10-16T12:07:00.000-07:00

By Tom Curry

Lessons from East Chicago — Could a statewide election be subverted?

If you want a guide to how absentee ballots can be used to subvert an election, the Indiana Supreme Court has one for you.

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Candidates Shift Focus To Red States

2008-10-16T11:37:00.000-07:00

The Associated Press

Leading in polls and exuding confidence, Democrat Barack Obama is edging into traditionally GOP states - now including West Virginia -as Republican John McCain looks to protect his turf less than three weeks before the election.

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Strong start but no win for McCain, iReporters say

2008-10-16T11:26:00.000-07:00

iReport

The third and final showdown between Republican candidate McCain and Democratic candidate Obama sparked impassioned and varied responses from iReporters across the country, but most were able to agree on one point: McCain delivered a strong performance during the beginning of the debate, but faltered as the evening progressed.

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Obama Calls McCain Divisive

2008-10-10T16:24:00.000-07:00

The Associated Press

Presidential candidate Barack Obama on Friday accused Republican John McCain of trying to divide the country, but he let fellow Democrats handle harsher attacks while he kept his message mostly upbeat.

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House Democrats plan second economic stimulus package

2008-10-10T16:16:00.000-07:00

From Deirdre Walsh

House Democratic leaders are putting together a second economic stimulus package that could cost as much as $150 billion, according to Democratic leadership aides.

The aides said Democrats are likely to call Congress back shortly after the election to vote on the measure.

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McCain faces conservative backlash over mortgage plan

2008-10-10T16:14:00.000-07:00

By Alexander Mooney

The pointed backlash from several economic conservatives -- many of whom already distrust McCain's commitment to free-market principles -- couldn't come at a worse time for the Republican presidential nominee less than four weeks before Election Day as he stares at a significant deficit in national and state polls.

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Candidates pressured to change debate

2008-10-10T16:08:00.000-07:00

Andy Barr

After a thoroughly panned presidential debate, a wide-ranging coalition of activists on the left and the right is calling on Barack Obama and John McCain scrap the rules for the last presidential debate to avoid the stiff and scripted answers that many critics said deadened their earlier exchanges.

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Analysis: Palin gets back on track, but Biden wins debate

2008-10-03T09:44:00.000-07:00

By Mark Preston

Palin did not veer off course during the 90-minute debate, but her stand on principle appeared to hurt her, according to a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. Poll of debate watchers.

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Palin Performance Helps McCain Regain Political Footing

2008-10-03T09:20:00.000-07:00

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Analysts say Sarah Palin, with a cool and confident performance at Thursday night's debate, helped running mate John McCain regain his footing going into the final month of the presidential race.

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What Do Polls Mean Come Election Day?

2008-10-01T16:16:00.000-07:00

CBS News/YouGov Electoral College Model Shows How States Affect Vote Outcome

National polls, including CBS News Polls, can measure the preference of voters nationwide. But the winner in a presidential election is decided by electoral votes accumulated state-by-state. CBS News has partnered with YouGov/Polimetrix to model how shifts in the national horserace numbers would most likely affect the overall electoral vote outcome.

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CBS Poll: Obama Widens Lead Over McCain

2008-10-01T16:06:00.000-07:00

CBS News Survey Shows Obama Opening Up Nine-Point Edge On Strength Of Debate Performance And Handling Of Financial Crisis

Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama leads GOP rival John McCain 49 percent to 40 percent among registered voters in a new CBS News poll. The nine-point spread marks an increase of four percentage points in Obama's lead from a CBS News/New York Times survey taken last week. Obama also leads by nine points among likely voters, 50 percent to 41 percent.

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Talks give candidates jump on rescue plan

2008-09-26T09:41:00.000-07:00

By Susan Page and Richard Wolf

WASHINGTON — Every presidential candidate makes promises. What's rare about this week's turn of events is that they're trying to make policy.

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Palin to Give Back Tainted Gubernatorial Campaign Money

2008-09-26T09:36:00.000-07:00

by Associated Press

JUNEAU, Alaska — Gov. Sarah Palin, touted by Republican presidential nominee John McCain as a reformer when he picked her to be his running mate, says she will donate to charity more than $1,000 in campaign contributions from two Alaska politicians implicated in a federal corruption probe.

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McCain to show up for debate after all

2008-09-26T09:27:00.000-07:00

Ed Hornick and Suzanne Malveaux

Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain will participate in Friday night's debate with his Democratic rival, Sen. Barack Obama, McCain campaign staff said.

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Polls: McCain, Obama tied in 5 battleground states

2008-09-19T15:58:00.001-07:00

From Paul Steinhauser

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- New polls in five battleground states that could decide the presidency suggest the fight for the White House between Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama remains a dead heat.

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Obama: 'Help Main Street' as well as Wall Street

2008-09-19T15:58:00.000-07:00

(CNN) -- Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama on Friday called for an economic plan for working families, saying, "We cannot only have a plan for Wall Street.

"We must also help Main Street," he said.

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Gunning for victory risky for Obama

2008-09-16T16:13:00.000-07:00

Obama run resurrects issue of gun control

Donald Lambro

Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama's hopes for carrying Montana have diminished over the past few months, and Montanans say it comes down to one word: guns.

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Obama Scoffs at McCain Economic Panel

2008-09-16T15:53:00.000-07:00

By Jeff Zeleny

GOLDEN, Colo. – Senator Barack Obama scoffed at a proposal offered Tuesday by Senator John McCain to create a commission to study the turmoil in the nation’s financial markets, declaring: “We know how we got into this mess.”

Senator Barack Obama at a rally at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden on Tuesday. (Photo: Damon Winter/The New York Times)“Instead of offering up concrete plans to solve these issues, Senator McCain offered up the oldest Washington stunt in the book –-

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Streisand Headlines Obama Hollywood Fundraiser

2008-09-16T15:46:00.000-07:00

Without Public Financing, Barack Obama Must Work Overtime to Keep Money Flowing

By JENNIFER PARKER

Democrat Barack Obama goes from wooing voters in a Denver suburb in the swing state of Colorado today to rubbing shoulders with Hollywood A-listers tonight at a big-money Beverly Hills fundraiser featuring mega-star Barbra Streisand.

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The Sarah Palin Phenomenon Is Doomed

2008-09-15T15:48:00.000-07:00

This column was written by MarketWatch's Jon Friedman.

The Sarah Palin Phenomenon is doomed.

But it's not because of her lack of foreign policy experience or her deer-in-the-headlights look during part of her interview last week with ABC's Charles Gibson.

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Financial Collapse Perilous For Candidates

2008-09-15T15:45:00.000-07:00

political reporter Brian Montopoli.

With 50 days left until Election Day, the battle for the presidency may have finally settled on a defining issue. And it has nothing to do with lipstick.

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Sarah Palin Thinks Barack Obama Will Regret Not Picking Hillary Clinton

2008-09-12T15:50:00.000-07:00

By RUSSELL GOLDMAN

Gov. Sarah Palin says Sen. Barack Obama just might regret not picking Sen. Hillary Clinton as his vice presidential running mate.

"I think he's regretting not picking her now, I do. What, what determination, and grit, and even grace through some tough shots that were fired her way -- she handled those well," the Alaska governor told Charles Gibson in her third and final exclusive interview with ABC News.

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