Analysis: Do blacks want to transcend race?
A television host’s five little words in reference to Barack Obama — “I forgot he was black” — have exposed a contradiction in the idea of a post-racial nation.
Poll: Dead heat in Fla. Senate GOP primary
Former Florida legislator Marco Rubio has closed the gap in the race for the state’s Republican U.S. Senate nomination and is in a virtual dead heat with Gov. Charlie Crist, according to a poll released Tuesday.
Whitman leads Calif. Republican governor race
Former eBay Inc. Chief Executive Meg Whitman has grabbed a lead of 28 percentage points in the race for the Republican nomination to succeed Arnold Schwarzenegger as California governor, a poll showed on Friday.
Mass. Senate race goes down to wire
Democrats and Republicans ramp up election eve get-out-the-vote efforts in the battle for a Massachusetts Senate seat that could decide the fate of President Obama’s health care overhaul.
Coleman: Family voted against Minn. governor run
Former Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman says his family voted 3-1 against him running for governor, so he will not join the race.
Dems look at bypassing Senate health care vote
A panicky White House and Democratic allies scrambled Sunday for a plan to salvage their hard-fought health care package in case a Republican wins Tuesday’s Senate race in Massachusetts, which would enable the GOP to block further Senate action.
Mass. race draws millions to pay for ads
Millions in campaign cash are flooding into Massachusetts in the final days of the race to fill the late Edward M. Kennedy’s Senate seat, funding an all-out ad war between Democrat Martha Coakley and Republican Scott Brown.
Health bill on the line in high-stakes Mass. race
Like a roller-coaster ride on its last twisting turns, President Barack Obama’s campaign to remake health care is barreling into final days of breathless suspense and headlong momentum.