Barack Obama captured the White House on the strength of a substantial electoral shift toward the Democratic Party and by winning a number of key groups in the middle of the electorate. In particular, ...

The 2008 general election is upon us, and if the past is prelude to the future, some things will go wrong. Undoubtedly some of the things that went wrong in the past might reoccur this November. This ...

You’ve likely heard where they stand on Iraq and immigration, but here’s what the U.S. presidential candidates have to say on all things technology. Despite repeated queries in late 2007 from CNET ...

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 ...

A number of nifty applications have popped up in response to the 2008 elections, like Google’s tool to search political speeches and the Obama iPhone application. One more social-networking ...

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 ...

Lorne Matalon is a reporter for The World. His television documentary on a well-intended but flawed attempt to liberate slaves in Sudan was nominated for an Emmy, and he's reported and produced ...

Religious Profile Margin of error: ± 3.5% Sample size: 697 Data from the Pew Forum’s U.S. Religious Landscape Survey. 2008 Georgia Primary Exit Poll Results Primary date: Feb. 5, 2008 Source: 2008 ...

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 ...