Barack Obama, who appears to be the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, faces a tough challenge in winning Florida, political insiders and experts say. ...more

June 4, 2008

Sen. John McCain is being unfairly ridiculed for wanting to fight the Iraq war for 100 more years. Fighting beyond 2100 is a frightening prospect and it's based on something he did say. But the accusation is an audacious exaggeration. ...more

May 25, 2008

Moving into his new role as the likely Democratic presidential nominee, Barack Obama will seek to mend fences with his first visit in months to Florida, including a Tampa campaign event, next week. ...more

May 13, 2008

TAMPA - Moving into his new role as the likely Democratic presidential nominee, Barack Obama will seek to mend fences with his first visit in months to Florida, including a Tampa campaign event, next week. ...more

May 12, 2008

Sen. Barack Obama's refusal to wear an American flag lapel pin along with a photo of him not putting his hand over his heart during the National Anthem led conservatives on the Internet and in the media to question his patriotism. ...more

February 24, 2008

Remember the hanging chad and the butterfly ballot from the 2000 presidential season? These infamous terms still leap into the mind when thinking of that race, not to mention the lingering conviction of a few that Al Gore, who had more popular support, was cheated out of the White House. This year, it's the superdelegates' turn to make voters shake their heads and wonder why the democratic process in the United States has so many caveats. ...more

February 18, 2008

The heroes of our presidential elections aren't the candidates, although today's campaigns do rival the epic quest of Odysseus. ...more

February 17, 2008

Former President Clinton worked Friday to smooth over comments from Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign and its allies that have raised hackles in the black community, a week before Democrats will vote in the South Carolina primary, their first test involving a heavily black electorate. ...more

January 12, 2008

John Kerry, the 2004 Democratic presidential nominee, gave Barack Obama a timely endorsement Thursday, snubbing Hillary Rodham Clinton as well as his own vice presidential running mate. ...more

January 11, 2008

Mitt Romney's planned speech today at the George Bush Presidential Library in Texas to confront suspicions about his Mormon faith is being viewed as the biggest moment of his presidential campaign. ...more

December 6, 2007