Jan 09 N.H. Voters Leave Both Parties in Search for Front-Runner By PBS News Hour New Hampshire's primary voters rejected the winners of earlier states' contests on Tuesday, breathing life into two presidential campaigns that had been showing recent signs of faltering. Continue reading
Jan 04 Galvanized Democratic Campaigns Head to New Hampshire By Admin, PBS News Hour The top three Democratic contenders in Iowa's caucuses, Sens. Barack Obama, Ill., Hillary Clinton, N.Y., and former Sen. John Edwards, N.C., had little time to celebrate before dashing to New Hampshire for Tuesday's primary. Continue reading
Jan 04 Iowans Issue Call for Change with Wins for Obama, Huckabee By PBS News Hour Iowa's voters sounded a call for political change Thursday as they backed two candidates whose campaigns fought uphill battles prior to the caucuses. Continue reading
Jan 02 Watch Suspense Builds in Iowa as Caucus-goers Weigh Choices As Thursday's Iowa caucuses near and the nation takes its first step toward picking nominees for the 2008 presidential race, GOP and Democratic candidates made a final push to rally support and encourage voter turnout. Judy Woodruff reports from Iowa… Continue watching
Jan 01 Watch Candidates Battle for Iowa Support as Caucuses Approach Candidates launched their final push to get out the vote in Iowa's Thursday caucuses, as two new polls showed support for candidates fluctuating. Judy Woodruff gives an update on the scene in Iowa, and a pollster explains the reliability and… Continue watching
Dec 31 Watch Candidates, Voters Prepare For Critical Iowa Caucus The 2008 primary election season kicks off with Iowa's Thursday caucus, as presidential candidates make their final efforts to sway voters. NewsHour Senior Correspondent Judy Woodruff reports from Des Moines on the final days of the campaign. Continue watching
Dec 26 Watch Polls Gauge Voter Sentiment Before Primary Season Kicks Off After a holiday break, election campaigns resumed Wednesday as candidates try to sway still-undecided voters before the critical Iowa caucus and New Hampshire primary next week. Pollsters from each state examine the latest data in the 2008 presidential race. Continue watching
Dec 25 Watch Democratic Candidates Discuss Health Care Proposals in Forums Recently several Democratic candidates participated in a series of NewsHour forums on health care policy. NewsHour health correspondent Susan Dentzer reports the results. Continue watching
Dec 24 Watch Candidates Take a Breather Most of the candidates for the presidential primaries are taking a few days off from the campaign trail this Christmas, but the Iowa and New Hampshire news still buzzes with primary fever. The NewsHour talks to two media veterans of… Continue watching
Dec 21 Watch Campaigns Launch Holiday Ads; Dems Assess Year in Power As presidential candidates grappled with shifting polls and new strategies for a condensed primary season, Democrats in Congress squared off with a unified Republican minority over spending priorities. Analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks examine the week in the news. Continue watching