Oct 11 Fight of the Night: Happy Warrior vs. Likable Wonk By Christina Bellantoni Join us [online Thursday afternoon](http://www.pbs.org/newshour/) for a robust livestream and live blog, for the 6 p.m. NewsHour and on air at 9 p.m. for the PBS debate special with co-anchors Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff and analysis from Mark Shields… Continue reading
Oct 10 Fresh Batch of Polls Show Race Tightening in Battleground States By Christina Bellantoni President Obama speaks at a campaign event Tuesday at Ohio State University. Photo by Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images. With each passing day since last week's presidential debate in Denver, there are growing signs that the race between President Obama and Mitt… Continue reading
Oct 09 Post-Debate Polls Show Romney on Rise By Terence Burlij A girl in Port Saint Lucie, Fla., shows her support for Mitt Romney at a campaign event last week. Photo by Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images. With four weeks to go until Election Day, Mitt Romney has erased President Obama's lead in… Continue reading
Oct 08 Romney Will Turn Focus to Middle East Foreign Policy By Terence Burlij President Obama and Mitt Romney will meet in exactly two weeks for their third and final debate, a faceoff that will focus exclusively on foreign policy and national security issues. But the GOP presidential nominee has decided not to wait… Continue reading
Oct 05 New Jobs Numbers Could Help Obama Rebound From First Debate By Terence Burlij President Obama takes to the stage to deliver remarks at a campaign event at Sloan's Lake Park in Denver, Colorado Thursday. Photo by: Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via Getty Images Friday's Labor Department report showing the unemployment rate dipped… Continue reading
Oct 04 Romney Looking for Boost After Strong Debate Performance By Christina Bellantoni Mitt Romney speaks at Wednesday's presidential debate in Denver. Photo by John Leyba/The Denver Post. It's early, but Mitt Romney's October is starting to look much better than his September. The Republican presidential nominee went on the offensive against President… Continue reading
Oct 03 In Denver, Stakes for First Debate Are a Mile High By Christina Bellantoni Students at the University of Denver participate in a rehearsal Tuesday for the first presidential debate. Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images. The. Big. Night. Wednesday's presidential debate offers President Obama and his rival Mitt Romney a fresh chance to appeal… Continue reading
Oct 02 Polls Show Voters Split Along Gender Lines By Christina Bellantoni A woman holds a sign at an Obama campaign event last week in Boca Raton, Fla. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images. On the eve of the first presidential debate, a pair of new national polls find President Obama and Mitt… Continue reading
Oct 01 New Poll Reveals Stakes for Wednesday’s Debate By Christina Bellantoni Mitt Romney campaigns last week in Wayne, Pa. Photo by Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images. Heading into Wednesday night's debate, President Obama holds a narrow lead over Mitt Romney nationally and a more sizeable advantage in the battleground… Continue reading
Sep 28 Three More Battleground Polls Give Obama the Edge By Christina Bellantoni President Obama campaigns Thursday in Virginia Beach. Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images. Friday may be a new day, but for the most part it's the same old story when it comes to the latest batch of battleground state polls. President… Continue reading