Sen. Barack Obama's campaign said Thursday that it collected $52 million in June, the second-best fundraising month of the year, through an aggressive mix of small and large contributions that produced more than twice the amount raised by Sen. John McCain. ...more

July 18, 2008

It's only July, but already we know the rules of this year's presidential campaign. Actually, they're the same rules that apply every election: You can say anything you want about the Democratic candidate, but you have to treat the Republican candidate with kid gloves. ...more

July 9, 2008

Even though he created a stir last week by advocating ending a moratorium on offshore oil drilling, John McCain supports continuing the current ban on drilling in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, his campaign advisers said this week. ...more

June 26, 2008

When one of the biggest political albatrosses around Charlie Crist's neck is the perception he's a bigger empty suit than Gen. Halftrack, you would think the governor would take great pains to avoid making Dan Quayle look like a Renaissance scholar by comparison. ...more

June 26, 2008

TAMPA - Even though he created a stir last week by advocating ending a moratorium on offshore oil drilling, John McCain supports continuing the current ban on drilling in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, his campaign advisers said this week. ...more

June 25, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY – Bill Bunting of Hudson will serve as chairman of John McCain's presidential campaign in Pasco County. Bunting, longtime chairman of the Pasco County Republican Executive Committee, is one of the names with ties to West Pasco on the Florida leadership team the political staff of the presumptive Republican presidential nominee announced Friday. ...more

June 20, 2008

A furious debate over terrorism, security and the rule of law broke out Tuesday as the presidential campaigns of Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama exchanged pointed salvoes over who could best keep the nation safe. ...more

June 18, 2008

In the genuine historical miracle of Barack Obama - it was only 43 years ago, half a historical eye-blink, when African-American voting rights remained unsecured - the political and personal miracle of John McCain has been largely overshadowed. ...more

June 16, 2008

Former Tampa Mayor Sandy Freedman will vote for Barack Obama, but won't work for the campaign as she would have for Hillary Rodham Clinton. ...more

June 14, 2008

Now that there can be no doubt he will be the nominee of the Democratic Party, it is a certainty Barack Obama will be the next president of the United States. And just as certain is the reality that no one else who ran for the office, regardless of party, seems as capable as he does now. It is hard to imagine a set of circumstances that allow John McCain to wrestle a win from Obama. ...more

June 7, 2008