A race is about to take place and its finish line is at the bottom of the world, the course will traverse some of the most inhospitable terrain known to man. The last time a challenge of this ...

Overview Barack Obama leads John McCain by a 52% to 36% margin in Pew’s latest nationwide survey of 1,325 registered voters. This is the fourth consecutive survey that has found support for the ...

Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack, a confirmed contender for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination, would lead fellow Governor Mike Huckabee (R) 37% to 29% if the election were held today. In that match ...

Not only is much of the world watching the U.S. election, a sizeable share appears to be writing about it on the web. As always, there is way more chaff than wheat, but good, thoughtful reporting and ...

What’s that sound? Dust settling? No….Dust doesn’t really make any sound as it settles. Nevertheless, dust is settling, dammit, after Election 08, and it’s time to pick the local winners and losers.

The beginning and the end of the 2008 General Election campaign were remarkably stable. Initially, after Barack Obama wrapped up the Democratic nomination, he was ahead of John McCain by four to seven ...