Super Tuesday Results

Staff / Truthdig Mar 7, 2012 After the jump are the primary and caucus results from Super Tuesday, with 416 delegates in 10 states at stake. Updated Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Kucinich: A Prayer for America

Staff / Truthdig Mar 6, 2012 Among the contests getting much more attention this Super Tuesday, Rep. Dennis Kucinich is fighting a primary battle in Ohio to stay in the House of Representatives. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Super Tuesday: Missing the Primary Issue

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Mar 5, 2012 What happens in Ohio politics never stays in Ohio, and there are two story lines there on the eve of Super Tuesday. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The GOP in 2012: Strange Party, Strange Year

Richard Reeves / Truthdig Mar 5, 2012 Now comes Super Tuesday, with 10 states in play -- that really means Ohio. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Fearful GOP May Hope for a Brokered Convention

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Feb 21, 2012 Republicans haven't quite thrown away what they see as a winnable presidential election, at least not yet. But they're trying their best. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

McCain’s Attention Deficit

Staff / Truthdig Apr 30, 2008 While the spotlight is starting to singe the Democrats, it's true that Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have gotten heaping doses of attention compared with the supposed media darling, John McCain. Here's one indication: The covers of Time and Newsweek have featured the face of an Obama or a Clinton eight times since Super Tuesday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Clinton Looks Ahead

Staff / Truthdig Feb 12, 2008 Sen. Hillary Clinton is focusing on the high points of the last week -- her Super Tuesday successes in weighty states like New York and California, for example -- and looking to potential wins in Texas and other elections to hold her position in the race for the Democratic nomination in coming weeks. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Huckabee Hangs On

Staff / Truthdig Feb 10, 2008 If one thing is clear after last week's Super Tuesday craziness, it's that candidates who seemed to score big want to claim victory as a foregone conclusion, while others who didn't show quite as strongly -- like Mike Huckabee, for example -- want to challenge the finality of the results. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Common Enemy

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Feb 8, 2008 After Super Tuesday, Democrats are worrying that a long Clinton-Obama contest might irreparably damage the party's prospects in November. But, as longtime political reporter and former Los Angeles Times City Editor Bill Boyarsky points out, the bigger threat is a McCain-Huckabee ticket. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Obama Ahead in Delegate Count?

Staff / Truthdig Feb 7, 2008 Super Tuesday's aftermath is certainly providing a good crash course in American electoral politics as the results are sorted out. The latest surprising twist involves Barack Obama's camp claiming a slight lead over Hillary Clinton in the total number of delegates racked up. Officially, the final count has not been determined yet. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Super Speeches for a Super Tuesday

Staff / Truthdig Feb 6, 2008 Perhaps because neither Obama, Clinton nor McCain won a crushing victory, the top candidates' post-Super Tuesday speeches repeated earlier themes, though with renewed focus on each other. McCain's breathy tribute to himself would be the exception. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Once Again, It’s Close

Staff / Truthdig Feb 6, 2008 As the dust settles from Tuesday's "national primary," we know two things: John McCain is the Republican front-runner and the Democrats still have a race on their hands. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama swapped states all night. Obama won more states overall, but Hillary took home the big prizes of California and New York. Updated Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )