Dec 28 Watch ’08 Candidates Speak Out on Pakistan, Prepare for Iowa After a report on how presidential candidates are responding to the week's events in Pakistan, analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks consider the news of the week, including the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto and the upcoming Iowa caucuses. Continue watching
Dec 17 Watch New Endorsements Help Heat Up ’08 Race With just over two weeks before Iowa's presidential caucus, several candidates have picked up key endorsements, including Democratic hopeful Hillary Clinton and Republican John McCain. The chief political columnist for Politico assesses the latest election developments. Continue watching
Dec 10 Watch Oprah Backs Obama, Huckabee’s Star Rises on the Campaign ’08 Trail Over the weekend, Oprah Winfrey threw her support behind Democratic candidate Barack Obama, while the GOP's Mike Huckabee has been enjoying a steady rise in the polls. Campaign reporters look at the latest developments in the presidential primary campaigns. Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch Giuliani Turns Up the Campaign Heat in New Hampshire Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani traded barbs with rivals in New Hampshire this weekend as his camp turned a new focus on the early primary state. A Giuliani biographer and a political reporter look at the candidate's background and his… Continue watching
Nov 21 Watch New Polls, Primary Dates Turn Up Heat in ’08 Race With new polls showing a tightening race in Iowa and New Hampshire confirming a Jan. 8 primary date, the 2008 presidential election is gaining new traction. Judy Woodruff discusses the latest news from the campaigns with Washington Post political reporter… Continue watching
Nov 21 N.H. Settles on Jan. 8 Primary Date By PBS News Hour After months of hand-wringing, New Hampshire officials announced Wednesday they would hold the first-in-the-nation presidential primary on Jan. 8, five days after Iowa's leadoff caucuses. Continue reading
Nov 08 GOP Punishes Five States for Early Voting Contests By PBS News Hour Officials from the Republican Party announced Thursday that the states of New Hampshire, Florida, South Carolina, Michigan and Wyoming will lose half of their delegates at the Republican National Convention next year for scheduling early primaries. Continue reading
Oct 17 Iowa GOP Pushes Caucus to Jan. 3; Focus Turns to N.H. By PBS News Hour Iowa Republicans voted Tuesday to move the date of their presidential caucuses, traditionally the critical first vote of the nomination process, to Jan. 3. Continue reading
Aug 09 Watch South Carolina Primary Move Puts Election Calendar in Flux South Carolina officially moved up its primary presidential election to Jan. 19 on Thursday. New Hampshire and Iowa may soon move their primaries even earlier to preserve their first-in-the-nation status. Political analysts discuss how these changes may affect the election. Continue watching
Jul 16 Watch Candidates Spend Millions in Race for White House With the Federal Election Commission's release of second quarter funding reports came questions about what the candidates actually do with the money this early in the race. A professor and a journalist dissect the expenditures of the 2008 presidential campaign. Continue watching