Race for White House
US ELECTION 2008: THE COMPLETE GUIDE
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The mother of all political contests
Primaries, conventions, campaigns and election day: the race for the White House explained
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The Rules
What the Constitution says about elections -
Time- line
From George Washington to George W Bush
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Campaign Glossary
Know the Donkey from the Elephant, the Blue states from the Red states - the key buzz-words made plain in the election A-to-Z
Edwards endorses Obama in bid to end clashes among Democrats
John Edwards, the champion of poor Americans who left the presidential race in January, endorsed Barack Obama as the Democratic presidential candidate at a rally in Michigan last night.
Inside Race for White House
Obama returns to the flag after Republicans attack his patriotism
Thursday, 15 May 2008
Battered in West Virginia by white, working-class voters, the "almost nominee" of the Democratic party, Barack Obama, wants to re-brand himself as a flag-waving American. Or at least as a flag-pin-wearing American.
White voters shun Obama as Clinton wins West Virginia
Wednesday, 14 May 2008
Hillary Clinton won a big victory over Barack Obama in West Virginia when the state's white working-class voters resolutely turned their backs on America's first black presidential candidate.
Hillary softens tone for primary swansong
Tuesday, 13 May 2008
It was pouring with rain in this down-at-heel railroad town as a few hundred die-hard supporters of Hillary Clinton waited patiently for a handshake, an autograph or even a quick photo with the aspiring US president.
At last: the Fall of the House of Clinton
Sunday, 11 May 2008
Never count a Clinton out. Not even when he – or, in this case, she – is sealed in a tomb. Bill came back from scandals that would have felled a less resilient politician. And now we have Hillary, refusing to accept a political death plain to all except her, yet commanding a grudging admiration for her defiance, even among her foes.
As Clinton campaign flounders, hopes of Democratic 'dream ticket' resurface
Saturday, 10 May 2008
The rumour has resurfaced – perhaps inevitably, but this time stronger than ever: could the long and bitter battle for the Democratic nomination end in what many see as the perfect answer – Barack Obama united with the all-but-vanquished Hillary Clinton on a "dream ticket" for the White House?
Obama close to declaring outright victory, but Clinton's fight goes on
Friday, 9 May 2008
Amid warnings of civil war in her party, an indefatigable Hillary Clinton boarded her charter jet yesterday for back-to-back campaign appearances in no fewer than three primary states even as aides to her rival, Barack Obama, hinted quietly that he may choose to declare final victory within days.
The veteran adviser who won't let Hillary give up
Friday, 9 May 2008
Harold Ickes is sometimes described as Hillary Clinton's "not so secret weapon". He is also a master of cut-throat politics and comes from a distinguished family of Democratic insiders.
Superdelegates desert her, but Clinton refuses to throw in towel
Thursday, 8 May 2008
Hillary Clinton gave no sign of abandoning her do-or-die campaign for the Democratic Party's nomination in the US presidential race yesterday. She made a pump-up-the-troops appearance in West Virginia, which holds its primary vote next week, even as aides admitted she had been forced to loan herself yet more campaign money in recent weeks.
Leading article: Time for the Democrats to rally around Mr Obama
Thursday, 8 May 2008
The epic contest for the Democratic presidential nomination looks as though it is at last winding down. With his convincing victory in North Carolina and the narrowest of defeats of Indiana, Barack Obama finally appears unbeatable. Mrs Clinton, whose fighting spirit has been one of her greatest assets through this protracted campaign, would be wise to call it a day.
Sarah Churchwell: Hang on in there, Hillary. It's too soon to quit
Thursday, 8 May 2008
Last October, a revelatory Vanity Fair article called "Going After Gore" traced the dubious history of the "toxic coverage" in the US media that irreparably damaged Gore's chances in the 2000 election. The effortless charm of George W Bush was relentlessly contrasted with Gore's inability to turn charm on like a tap.
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