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As someone who’s lived almost my entire life in Virginia, this election means a great deal to me, as it does to most voters in the state.
For the first time since 1964, Virginia is in play in a presidential election. Many residents are surprised to see Virginia shaded blue on some electoral maps. The state [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio played a pivotal role in the last two presidential elections. With its primary concern — the economy — the nation’s primary concern, all eyes are sure to be on what its voters say on Election Day. But with charges of voter fraud swirling in the air, could the state be Florida 2008?

A pair of McCain campaign officials went to extraordinary lengths today to sidestep a news report that the campaign was halting new advertising buys in Wisconsin and New Hampshire — an indication that the campaign may be preparing to abandon the states with two weeks left until the general election.
In a McCain campaign conference call [...]

NEW YORK, N.Y. — Traveling with a candidate is most interesting after big events, when the mood can shift perceptibly. Obama’s mood is now cautiously optimistic, as I wrote earlier, his traveling aides seem purely cautious — per usual — and the traveling press seems to think this is now Obama’s race to lose.
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I’ve been playing around with the interactive electoral map at 270towin.com, trying to find a plausible way for Sen. John McCain, the GOP presidential nominee, to win the general election, and one question becomes increasingly mind-boggling: What in the world is McCain still doing in Pennsylvania?
According to RealClearPolitics, Pennsylvania is solid for Sen. Barack Obama, [...]