Stories by Mark Z. Barabak
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GOP nominee says he will look past party labels for the good of the nation.
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Democrats come together after a heated primary battle to name Barack Obama the first black major-party presidential nominee.
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Obama says he’s unfazed. McCain clinches GOP nomination.
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Obama still has more delegates, but Clinton’s victories Texas and Ohio shift the momentum to her.
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The victory was expected -- but Clinton outdid him among those who said they made their choice within the last week.
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In their last debate before Tuesday’s primaries in Ohio and Texas, the Democratic presidential candidates say NAFTA needs substantial renegotiation.
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GOP renegades seeking a candidate capable of ending the Washington partisanship are surfacing in the senator’s campaign in surprising numbers. ‘Obamacans,’ he calls them.
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The neophyte presidential candidate works hard on the campaign trail. His answers may wander, but there’s that smile and he’s a good listener.
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The New York senator beats expectations and Obama for the key state’s Democratic nomination; McCain trumps Romney for the Republican nod.
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The senator and her husband cross New Hampshire to challenge Obama. There are signs of a crumbling strategy.
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The governor had said he wouldn’t make an endorsement, but Giuliani’s decision to drop out apparently clears the way for the move.
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A quasi-boycott by Democratic candidates after the state threatened to encroach on early primaries hasn’t dampened voters’ spirits, or the hopefuls’ desire to win or spin.
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The candidate once criticized for lacking specifics now peppers his speeches with policy proposals -- and confidence.
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Questions and answers about how the two major parties apportion their delegates as 24 states and American Samoa votes.
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In Las Vegas, the head of the Culinary Union gets results with his blue-collar style. He’s a must-see for Democratic presidential hopefuls.
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The Democrat becomes the front-runner after victories in Virginia, Maryland and D.C. Huckabee runs a close second in Virginia.
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The Illinois senator takes a commanding lead over Clinton, with Edwards trailing.
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Conservative Christian leaders are increasingly reluctant to get political, leaving a key Republican voting bloc divided. The trend may help Giuliani but hurt the GOP in the long term.
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This contest is like no other, caucus-watchers say. Politicians are on the air, on the phone and maybe at your door.
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New Hampshire’s secretary of state puts his state first -- on the presidential campaign calendar, that is. He’s held firm since 1976.
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Tonight about 200,000 Iowans will begin the process of selecting the presidential nominees.
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McCain, on a roll, wins the support of Giuliani and Schwarzenegger.
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Six candidates agree not to campaign in those that break with the party’s calendar. Florida and Michigan, this includes you.
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New Hampshire sets its earliest primary yet. Presidential hopefuls will probably campaign through the holidays.
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Jan Mickelson’s top talk-radio show gives him an outsize sway over national Republican voting -- and the candidates know it.
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Huckabee suddenly appears poised to challenge Romney to win the first GOP presidential contest.
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Secretary of State Bill Gardner has held the office since 1976. He makes sure its presidential contest continues to be first.
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The Republican and Democratic parties today put their best spin on Thursday’s debate between President Bush and Senator John F.
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Offsetting Schwarzenegger’s lead, they say, is the likelihood of a strong showing nationally.
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Democrats had been courting Patricia Madrid, New Mexico’s attorney general, trying to get her to run against Republican Rep. Heather A. Wilson.
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A GOP representative’s support for Bush and her Democratic rival’s criticism of the war reflect the changed mood of voters.
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He emerges from a bruising primary with a less favorable image than Schwarzenegger. Strategists on both sides see opportunity.
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It’s an inviting but awful place from which to launch a run for president.
