Washington: National Elections

Associated Press: Washington: National Elections

11 days, 7 hours ago

(AP) Huge crowds are expected when Sarah Palin kicks off her national book tour in Michigan.The 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate is scheduled to sign copies of her book Wednesday at a Barnes and Noble bookstore in Grand Rapids. The book was released Tuesday but has topped best-seller lists for weeks.The ...

Conservative 'unconcedes' in NY US House race

12 days ago

(AP) A Conservative Party candidate has withdrawn his concession in a close special election for a U.S. House seat, and New York election officials are beginning to count paper ballots.Doug Hoffman made the announcement that he's "unconceding" on Glenn Beck's national radio show Monday.Hoffman's spokesman, Rob Ryan, says that the campaign ...

Rubio ad in Fla. Senate race mimics Obama ad

12 days, 19 hours ago

(AP) Former Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio, who criticizes Gov. Charlie Crist for being a fan of President Barack Obama's stimulus package, is himself a fan of one of Obama's campaign ads.Rubio's U.S. Senate campaign posted a Web ad criticizing Crist, a fellow Republican also running for the Senate seat. The ...

2012 already? GOP wannabes jockeying early

15 days ago

(AP) Sarah Palin is embarking on a book tour. Tim Pawlenty is building a national political operation. Mitt Romney is weighing in on the recession.They're all jockeying for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination _ even if they won't say so.Make no mistake: At least a half-dozen Republicans are in the early ...

Exit poll: Obama wins women, blacks, Hispanics

1 year ago

(AP) Nov. 3 -- Live blog: Crowds gather to hear McCain in Henderson, Palin in Reno Updated coverage of the presidential election Barack Obama was winning handily among women, blacks and Hispanics, while whites supported John McCain, according to preliminary exit polls.Obama also was the overwhelming choice of the one in ...

Obama's grandmother dies 2 days before election

1 year ago

(AP) Barack Obama's grandmother, whose personality and bearing shaped much of the life of the Democratic presidential contender, has died, Obama announced Monday, 1 day before the election. Madelyn Payne Dunham was 86.Obama announced the news from the campaign trail in Charlotte, N.C. The joint statement with his sister Maya Soetoro-Ng ...

McCain, Obama get tough, personal in final debate

1 year, 1 month ago

(AP) Candidates, issues and voting informationJohn McCain told Barack Obama to his face Wednesday night, "You didn't tell the American people the truth" about a key campaign pledge as the two presidential rivals slung accusations at close quarters in the final debate of their campaign for the White House."One hundred percent, ...

Obama, McCain on the issues

1 year, 3 months ago

(AP) A look at where Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain stand on a selection of issues as the national party conventions affirm their presidential nominations and launch the fall campaign: ABORTIONMcCain: Opposes abortion rights. Has voted for abortion restrictions permissible under Roe v. Wade, and now says he would ...