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Candidates Find It Hard to Get Grip on State in Political Flux

added on 2008-01-11 22:30:25 (Washington Post - Politics)

CONCORD, N.H. -- New Hampshire is a tough place to get a handle on -- endearingly so, say its boosters. It can claim such New England icons as Robert Frost and Yankee magazine, yet it also boasts the region's premier NASCAR track, and one of its biggest draws is the raucous Motorcycle Week in Jun... ...more.

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Critical Victories For 'Barack's Guy In Prince George's'

added on 2008-01-11 22:30:25 (Washington Post - Politics)

They stood among the sculptures and paintings at the Marlboro Art Gallery at Prince George's Community College, some of the county's most influential and wealthiest people, sipping wine and nibbling canapes. ...more.

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Even Conservative Media Chorus Sings Obama's Praises

added on 2008-01-11 22:30:25 (Washington Post - Politics)

Barack Obama, now the media's odds-on favorite to win the White House, is drawing effusive praise from the chattering classes. ...more.

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A Chink in the Steely Facade of Hillary Clinton

added on 2008-01-11 22:30:25 (Washington Post - Politics)

For a brief moment at a campaign stop in Portsmouth, N.H., Hillary Clinton let slip a glimpse of uncontrolled emotion. In response to a question from an empathetic voter who wondered how she remains upbeat and "so wonderful," Clinton's voice cracked as she conceded that the nonstop campaigning --... ...more.

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GOP Doubts, Fears 'Post-Partisan' Obama

added on 2008-01-11 22:30:25 (Washington Post - Politics)

Exploiting a deep well of voter revulsion over partisan gridlock in Washington, Sen. Barack Obama is promising to do something that has not been done in modern U.S. politics: unite a coalition of Democrats, Republicans and independents behind an agenda of sweeping change. ...more.

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Clinton, Romney on Offensive As Pivotal Contest Draws Near

added on 2008-01-11 22:30:25 (Washington Post - Politics)

HAMPTON, N.H., Jan. 6 -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, slipping further behind her chief rival in the Democratic primary here, has taken direct control over her strategy and message as she scrambles to block the ascent of Sen. Barack Obama. ...more.

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A weekly roundup of the buzz from the Sunday talk shows

added on 2008-01-11 22:30:25 (Washington Post - Politics)

Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney said he was wrong to have said in a prime-time Republican debate that he had never called Sen. John McCain's immigration plan "amnesty." ...more.

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Obama's Iowa Victory Fits Democratic Trend

added on 2008-01-11 22:30:25 (Washington Post - Politics)

According to conventional wisdom, front-runners win presidential nominations. Democrats and Republicans who start the race for a presidential nomination with the largest amount of money and the best poll numbers are supposed to be the ones most likely to walk away with victory months later. ...more.

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Romney Puts Focus On Immigration

added on 2008-01-11 22:30:25 (Washington Post - Politics)

MANCHESTER, N.H., Jan. 6 -- Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney sought on Sunday to revive his party's contentious debate over illegal immigration, hoping to remind voters in New Hampshire of the issue that stoked conservative anger and nearly derailed Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign... ...more.

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added on 2008-01-11 22:30:25 (Washington Post - Politics)

National political reporter Joel Achenbach is set loose on the ...more.

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