Obama's Next Moves
After losing Ohio and Texas, his camp hints that they'll target the Clintons more harshly
Obama Feels the Momentum in Dallas
In Texas, Barack Obama rides the wave of 10 straight victories and prepares for a two-pronged attack on Hillary Clinton.
Who Is Michelle Obama?
She's the one who keeps him real, the one who makes sure running for leader of the free world doesn't go to his head. Michelle's story.
Michelle Obama on First Ladies
Michelle on the 'pluses and minuses' of her potential role as First Lady.
The Expectation Gap
Obama and Clinton each claim they can bring about change. But candidates have been promising that forever, so why should voters buy in this time? A reality check.
A Simmering Debate in S.C.
Family therapists might want to study the two Democratic get-togethers over the last week. Both were nominally about race in America, and both involved the same three candidates.
The Incremental Revolutionary
The Clintons' line about Obama is that he's all talk and little action—star of 'the biggest fairy tale I have ever seen,' said Bill. So what's the reality?
Obama Concedes New Hampshire
Obama absorbs the body blow of New Hampshire and pledges to move forward.
Can Obama Go the Distance?
An icon of hope, he won't 'kneecap' his foes. But Obama knows what it takes, and how to win.
Obama Debunked Doubters
By winning Iowa, the upstart and historic candidate proved the naysayers wrong.
Bhutto's Death and the 2008 Campaign
On the campaign trail, the candidates use the Bhutto news to bolster their own positions.
Iowa: Obama Takes Aim at Edwards
A tougher-talking Obama is taking aim at Edwards in the Iowa home stretch
Hillary's Family Intervention: Is It Too Late?
Hillary Clinton's ritual end-of-day conference call with senior advisers on Dec. 11 was anything but a normal strategy session. Clinton's aides had just learned of the next day's New York Daily News story (headline: HONEY, I'LL FIX THE CAMPAIGN), about Bill Clinton yelling at his wife's team and the prospect of a campaign staff shake-up. "I want to be really clear about one thing," Clinton said, chuckling, according to a person on the call. "We're not having a shake-up.
Lessons from Oprah's Road Show
The TV star's value to Obama's campaign may be more than just her ability to pull in the crowds.
Putting On Their Game Faces
Democratic voters, stung by crushing defeats in 2000 and 2004, may just want a candidate who can win. How Obama and Clinton are each making the case.
Barack Strikes Back
He's still a little uneasy pursuing politics as a game, played to win. But Obama is suiting up now.
Lost in the Cornfields
Is John Edwards in trouble in Iowa? Peg Dunbar thinks so. She signed up as a county chair for Edwards in the northeastern town of Waverly earlier this year, after backing the former senator's campaign in 2004.
The Gospel According to Obama
During a stop in Tennessee last year, Barack Obama met with a group of black ministers. Among the topics they discussed: gay marriage, which Obama opposes, like most of his audience that day.
Notes from the Dept. of Counting Chickens, Hillary Clinton Edition
It's one thing to believe you have the presidential nomination in the bag several months before the first votes are cast. But what does it say about a campaign when you're ready to celebrate several weeks before a debate?That's what happened today on the Clinton campaign's Website.
The Man Without Doubt
A man with a reputation for secrecy and seclusion, Vice President Dick Cheney has spent the past few months out in public. He campaigned in the midterm elections, traveled to Saudi Arabia to talk security and eulogized former president Gerald Ford.
Read My Speeches, Senator Clinton. I'm No Pushover.
When Barack Obama chose not to land a big punch at the last TV debate for the Democratic candidates, many pundits concluded that the Illinois senator lacked the stomach for the fight.