AP presidential poll: Race tightens in final weeks

The presidential race tightened after the final debate, with John McCain gaining among whites and people earning less than $50,000, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll that shows McCain and Barack Obama essentially running even among likely voters in the election homestretch.

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Schwarzenegger to candidates: Get back to issues

Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Tuesday that the presidential candidates should end the smear campaigns and get back to the issues.

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How the AP-Ipsos poll was taken

The Associated Press-Ipsos poll on the 2008 presidential race and President Bush was conducted July 31- Aug. 4, 2008. It is based on telephone interviews with a nationally representative random sample of 1,002 adults from all states. The sample included 833 registered voters, 521 people who identified themselves as Democrat or who lean toward the Democratic Party and 381 people who identified themselves as Republican or who lean toward the Republican Party.

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Obama leads McCain nationally in AP-Ipsos poll

Solid margins among women, minorities and young voters have powered Barack Obama to a 6 percentage point lead over John McCain in the presidential race, according to a poll released Tuesday.

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Schwarzenegger backs McCain while praising Obama

How many governors endorse one candidate for president and then even before the election leave the door open to working in his opponent's administration? One so far: Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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Details on presidential poll

The Associated Press-Ipsos poll on the 2008 presidential race was conducted April 23-27 and was based on telephone interviews with a nationally representative random sample of 1,001 adults from all states. The sample included 457 people who identified themselves as Democrats or who lean toward the Democratic Party, and 346 people who identified themselves as Republicans or who lean toward the Republican Party.

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AP Poll Method, Questions and Results

The Associated Press-Ipsos poll on the 2008 presidential race was conducted February 22-24, 2008 and is based on telephone interviews with a nationally representative random sample of 1,011 adults from all states. The sample included 473 people who identified themselves as Democrats or who lean toward the Democratic Party, and 381 people who identified themselves as Republicans or who lean toward the Republican Party.

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AP Poll: Method, Questions and Results

The Associated Press-Ipsos poll on the 2008 presidential race was conducted Feb. 7-10, 2008, and is based on telephone interviews with a nationally representative random sample of 1,029 adults from all states. The sample included 520 people who identified themselves as Democratic or who lean toward the Democratic Party, and 357 people who identified themselves as Republican or who lean toward the Republican Party.

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Obama Narrowly Leads McCain in AP Poll

Democrat Barack Obama has a narrow lead over John McCain in a potential presidential matchup, while Hillary Rodham Clinton is about even with the Republican front-runner, an Associated Press-Ipsos poll indicated Monday.

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AP Poll Method, Questions and Results

The Associated Press-Ipsos poll on the 2008 presidential race was conducted January 15-17, 2008 and is based on telephone interviews with a nationally representative random sample of 1,010 adults from all states. The sample included 471 people who identified themselves as Democrats or who lean toward the Democratic Party, and 359 people who identified themselves as Republican or who lean toward the Republican Party.

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AP Poll Method, Questions and Results

The Associated Press-Ipsos poll on the 2008 presidential race was conducted Dec. 3-5 and is based on telephone interviews with a nationally representative random sample of 1,009 adults. The sample included 469 people who identified themselves as Democrats or who lean toward the Democratic Party, and 376 people who identified themselves as Republican or who lean toward the Republican Party.

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Huckabee Rises to Second in GOP Race

Mike Huckabee has vaulted from nowhere into second place in the Republican presidential race, riding a burst of support from evangelicals, Southerners and conservatives, a nationwide poll showed Friday.

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Details on Methodology of AP-Ipsos Poll

The Associated Press-Ipsos poll on the 2008 presidential race was conducted November 5-7, 2007 and is based on telephone interviews with a nationally representative random sample of 1,001 adults from all states. The sample included 474 people who identified themselves as Democrats or who lean toward the Democratic Party, and 361 people who identified themselves as Republican or who lean toward the Republican Party.

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U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann urged her supporters to fight health care reform by calling Congress "every day, when you wake up in the morning and comb your hair and take your vitamins."

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TEHRAN -- Iranians poured into voting stations Friday, the culmination of an unprecedented campaign season and perhaps the most hotly contested presidential race since the founding of the Islamic Republic 30 years ago. Three challengers are vying to oust conservative President M …

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[W]e have one of the first credible horse-race polls from CNN, which shows that of those candidates polled, we have a dead heat among Mike Huckabee (22 percent), Sarah Palin (21 percent), and Romney (21 percent).

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced Tuesday that he'll not seek a third term next year, clearing his plate for a potential run at the Republican presidential nomination in 2012.

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Pulitzer prize winning photos of the Obama campaign. Number 20 and 21 are my favorite.

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The new first lady's evil look!

No one can deny that Michelle Obama is classy; she is a beautiful, highly accomplished and well-educated professional black woman. She is a good wife and mother and many young women look up to her as a role model.

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CNN) -- Before he accepted Barack Obama's offer to join his presidential ticket, Joe Biden got a promise from Obama: that he would be there for "every critical decision," Biden said in an interview broadcast Sunday.

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Remember the date. Thursday, November 20, 2008. Mike Huckabee visits Iowa. Just 16 days have passed since the presidential election, and 2012 is a long, long, long way away.

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There was more war than there was peace on the McCain-Palin ticket, American voters are starting to learn, especially in the last few weeks of the presidential election as top lieutenants serving the senator from Arizona became increasingly appalled by the freelancing ways of the …

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In a room full of television industry executives, no one seemed inclined to defend MSNBC for what some believe to be "completely out of control" presidential race coverage.

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Obama speaks in Colorado yesterday..see how one 11 year old boy can teach us how to appreciate our world.

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The Democratic candidate took a break from campaigning Friday to visit his ailing grandmother little more than a week before the presidential election.

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Wow - Fox News Poll? This doesn't bode well for the Republican ticket. This should be ominous for the McCain campaign. Did the meltdown and bailout do McCain in?

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Will Barack Obama play the Sarah Palin card? It's no longer the risk Democrats once believed. And it might be his best chance to dampen a late-breaking GOP surge.

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Will Barack Obama play the Sarah Palin card? It's no longer the risk Democrats once believed. And it might be his best chance to dampen a late-breaking GOP surge.

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Are we ready to stick a fork in it? Reuters/C-SPAN poll shows Barack Obama pulling ahead to 10 points over John McCain in wake of economic meltdown.

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Republicans are beginning to openly endorse Barack Obama--even in Republican strongholds. What's going on in the Sunshine State?

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FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama announced on Sunday he raised a record $150 million last month and he won the support of former Republican Secretary of State Colin Powell, dealing a double blow to rival John McCain's U.S. presidential campaign.

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"The "traditional" likely voter model, which Gallup has employed for past elections, factors in prior voting behavior as well as current voting intention.

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This is a little information from a first hand, eye witness on Barack Obama's position and his willingness to use any means to get what he wants. But then anyone who watched the third debate knows what Mr. Obama is capable of.

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This Economy's Perfect Storm: Immigration & Influx of Cash

Tonight is the final Presidential Debate and I am not watching. In chief due to the fact that neither candidate either a.) knows what the current economic problem is, or b.) won't say it.

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In an election cycle filled with its share of quirks, oddities, and surprises, the emergence of Roman Catholic pro-lifers as leading supporters of Sen.

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McCain Paid Town Hall Participants!

The following article is from a good friend of mine, Suzie LeVieux of New Orleans, LA. She happens to be a true Republican for Obama and a forum monitor for www.republicansforobama.org.

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(AP) A legislative committee investigating Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has found she unlawfully abused her authority in firing the state's public safety commissioner.

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Why I will choose Obama

I was not a happy camper during the Primaries. Some of you undoubtedly remember my tirades about how much I didn't like Obama because I saw him stealing the presidency away from a woman.

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