John McCormick

by John McCormick Iowa has long been known for its retail politics, and a new Iowa Poll by The Des Moines Register shows just how personal it gets. The newspaper...

Sen. Barack Obama addresses a crowd in Madison, Wis. this week. AP Photo/Andy Manis by John McCormick As Sen. Barack Obama's supporters awoke today, they were greeted with an e-mail...

by John McCormick and Mike Dorning, updated at 9:51 p.m. Eastern Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign has $35 million in the bank for use in her primary campaign, slightly more than...

by Rick Pearson DES MOINES -- Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama acknowledged Sunday that Americans would pay higher costs for electricity if his environmental program to vastly reduce greenhouse emissions...

by John McCormick The senior senator from Illinois is predicting a strong showing in Iowa's presidential caucuses for the junior senator from Illinois, but he disagrees with some of the...

by John McCormick The Associated Press and The Des Moines Register are reporting that the motorcyclist who hit a van carrying the wife of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama earlier...

by Rick Pearson, updated DES MOINES—Illinois Sen. Barack Obama lashed out at Democratic presidential rival Hillary Clinton's electability this morning, contending her nomination would let a Republican election opponent say...

Sen. Barack Obama campaigns in Maryland, Oct. 10, 2007. Credit: Tim Sloan-AFP/Getty Images. by John McCormick Pretty much since his presidential announcement in February, Sen. Barack Obama's stump speeches have...

by John McCormick, updated There was little surprise to the new online-only campaign ad presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama unveiled today. His 2002 opposition to the invasion of Iraq has...

by John McCormick Two of the three leading Democratic presidential candidates have asked to have their names removed from the Jan. 15 primary ballot in Michigan because the state has...