Feb 08 Obama, Clinton Set to Battle in Weekend Contests By Admin, PBS News Hour The neck-and-neck battle for the Democratic nomination continues this weekend as voters in four states plus the Virgin Islands head to polls or caucuses. Continue reading
Feb 06 McCain Cemented as GOP Front-runner; Democrats Trade Wins By PBS News Hour Despite breathless reporting around the results in 24 states on Super Tuesday, the storyline in both the Democratic and Republican races remained largely the same as it had been earlier this week. Continue reading
Jan 26 Obama Routs Clinton in South Carolina, Says Iowa Win Not an ‘Illusion’ By Admin, PBS News Hour Calling for a "politics of common sense" and saying his campaign represented an unprecedented coalition of Americans, Sen. Barack Obama celebrated a 27-point victory Saturday in South Carolina. Continue reading
Jan 23 Democrats Prep for S.C. Vote With Eye on Feb. 5 By PBS News Hour With three days left before South Carolina's Democratic primary, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama is focusing on a big win in the Palmetto State, while New York Sen. Hillary Clinton is making the rounds to Super Tuesday hot spots. Continue reading
Jan 09 Obama Secures Coveted Culinary Workers Union Nod in Nev. By PBS News Hour Illinois Sen. Barack Obama's bid for the Democratic presidential nomination got a boost Wednesday when he picked up the endorsement of the 60,000-member Culinary Workers Union in Nevada, 10 days before that state's caucus. Continue reading
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