A year ago, it was a belief that Sen. Hillary Clinton would be the nominee for the party. ...more

September 13, 2008

With the help of one of Washington's best-connected lawyers, Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton are negotiating a thicket of complicated issues, like how to repay Clinton's campaign debt and her role at the Democratic convention. ...more

June 26, 2008

Will Skip This Election Regarding "A Mistake To Not Vote" (Letters, June 10): ...more

June 13, 2008

All 211 of Florida's Democratic presidential delegates will be seated at the party's national convention, but with only half of their voting strength, a Democratic Party panel ruled Saturday. ...more

June 1, 2008

Even as Sen. Barack Obama's supporters were saying the dispute over the Florida and Michigan convention delegates no longer matters, that dispute intensified Thursday with a new lawsuit and threat of a convention floor fight. ...more

May 23, 2008

Sen. Barack Obama began trying to rally the Democratic Party around him Thursday. He struck a tougher tone against Sen. John McCain, saying McCain was "losing his bearings" in his pursuit of the presidency. ...more

May 9, 2008

After Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's disappointing showing in the Indiana and North Carolina primaries, her campaign acknowledges she needs the banned delegates from Florida and Michigan for any chance of winning the Democratic presidential nomination. ...more

May 8, 2008

When it mattered, Charlie Crist endorsed John McCain and arguably helped the senator win Florida and thus gain stature and momentum for Super Tuesday. ...more

February 18, 2008

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama raised $32 million in January, a whopping figure that has permitted the campaign to boost staff and extend advertising to states beyond the sweeping Super Tuesday contests, aides said Thursday. ...more

February 1, 2008

After months of denouncing the influence of special-interest money in politics, Sen. Barack Obama is nonetheless entering a critical phase of the presidential campaign benefiting from millions of dollars being spent outside campaign finance rules. ...more

January 30, 2008