Candidates Seize Local Media Opportunities
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Smiling and waving, John Edwards ambled down his campaign plane stairs, hopped onto a small riser, grabbed a megaphone and implored a couple hundred people in an airport hangar to vote before Nov. 2.
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As presidential primaries move earlier, candidates are debating how to campaign during a season of good cheer.
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GRUNDY CENTER, Iowa -- Two states guard the campaign trail as though they own it. Their influence on national politics is wildly disproportionate to their modest populations. Neither has anything that could be called a large city, or a slum, or a sprawling suburb. Both are dotted with small towns...
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Now that the Iowa caucuses  and New Hampshire primary have launched the presidential race,  non-news networks are piling on to document an election season  seen as just too entertaining to pass up.
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A television news anchor launched a campaign for mayor of this border city on Tuesday.
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Several newspapers made endorsements Sunday in the presidential race.
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Political advertising  spending in this presidential primary season is on a record  track with TV stations in the early decision states benefiting  the most.
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From Berlin to London to Jakarta, the destinies of U.S. candidates have become home-town news in a way that most political commentators cannot recall.
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COLUMBIA, S.C., Jan. 16 -- The three Republicans who have won early-state contests have succeeded in an atmosphere of hyperlocal politics, using personal charisma and energetic retail campaigning to appeal to narrow constituencies.
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Bloggers and other Internet activists made their marks in the past two presidential elections chiefly by building networks of political enthusiasts and raising money for candidates. Now, they are pushing aggressively into policymaking -- and not just over high-profile issues such as Iraq.
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Get ready for the primary with the Herald-Tribuneâs special news section profiling all the federal, state and local candidates in races in Tuesdayâs election.
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Campaign events for Sens. Clinton and Obama bring out some of the area's top political leaders.
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Google and YouTube try to reinforce their entre&Yacute; into U.S. politics -- that began with political videos and the twin presidential debates -- by hosting a party for the press corps in New Hampshire.
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In theory, putting presidential candidates on the same stage to debate the issues in a national broadcast is a great idea. Barring a major gaffe or a cute one-liner, however, the upcoming debates will likely be of little consequence.
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Barack Obama is airing state-specific ads featuring praise from elected officials, hoping the endorsements can help raise his profile in the race.
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With just days to make last-minute pitches to voters in two dozen states, the presidential candidates are pouring millions into television advertising before Super Tuesday.
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The election season generated a creative outpouring--and enormous amounts of traffic--at sites such as Atom Films and iFilm. With the election over, can they hold onto recent gains?