Mar 07 Watch Campaign Stump Speeches Focus on Economy This week on the campaign trail, Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama headed out again for another battle for Democratic votes, while GOP Sen. John McCain set out to shore up his support among his own party's base. Continue watching
Mar 06 Watch Mich., Fla. Seek Chance to Redo Democratic Primaries As a tight primary race continues, the Democratic Party is considering redoing primaries in Michigan and Florida -- states who were stripped of their delegates for holding their primaries too early -- to allow those states' delegates to be seated… Continue watching
Mar 05 Watch Democratic Party Leaders Mull Next Steps in Hard-fought Race With Hillary Clinton's campaign on the rebound after wins against Barack Obama in the Ohio and Texas primaries Tuesday night, the Democrats face a long, potentially divisive road to the nomination. Three former White House hopefuls and one former Clinton… Continue watching
Mar 05 Watch With Clinton Still in the Game, Democratic Split Continues Sen. Hillary Clinton's comeback to win primaries Tuesday night in Ohio and Texas continues the Democratic Party's division between her backers and those of Sen. Barack Obama. Pennsylvania's primary might bring some resolution, but it is seven weeks away. Continue watching
Mar 05 Clinton Claims New Momentum Following Ohio Win; Texas Fight Continues By Admin, PBS News Hour Sen. Hillary Clinton, her campaign facing a do-or-die test, scored a critical victory in Ohio Tuesday night and fought a close battle in Texas as she sought to cut into Sen. Barack Obama's lead in the race for delegates to… Continue reading
Mar 05 McCain Seals GOP Nomination, Capping Comeback By Admin, PBS News Hour Just six months after the sun appeared to have set on his presidential aspirations for the second time, Sen. John McCain sealed up the Republican nomination Tuesday night by sweeping contests in Texas, Ohio, Rhode Island and Vermont. Continue reading
Mar 04 Watch Voters in Four States Go to Polls in Crucial ‘Mini Tuesday’ In what has been dubbed 'Mini Tuesday,' voters in Ohio, Texas, Vermont, and Rhode Island will head to the polls today to choose between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton in those states' Democratic primaries. Several journalists weigh in on today's… Continue watching
Mar 03 Watch Labor Unions Echo Ohio’s Wider Divisions Over Primary With polls showing Democratic presidential candidates Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton running a tight race in Ohio, the debate among Ohioans over which candidate to back in Tuesday's primary is being echoed from the Buckeye State's solidly Democratic labor… Continue watching
Mar 03 Watch Obama, Clinton in Dead Heat as Ohio, Texas Elections Draw Near With the Ohio and Texas primaries tomorrow and polls showing both candidates in a dead heat, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are making their final pushes in these two critical states. Gwen Ifill reports from the campaign trail. Continue watching
Feb 29 Watch With Texas and Ohio on Horizon, Shields and Brooks Assess the Race Amid worsening economic reports and tightening poll numbers, the primary race between Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton entered a critical weekend ahead of primary votes in Texas and Ohio. Analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks provide their take on… Continue watching