Elections 2008

The plot thickens as the field narrows

Posted by Machiko Yasuda, February 1, 2008 at 12:36 a.m.

The wins of both Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) in yesterday’s Florida primary streamlined the Democratic and Republican playing fields.

Don't forget why we vote

Posted by Raymond Moy, January 24, 2008 at 1:07 a.m.

Over the past weekend, Sen. Hillary Clinton won the Nevada caucuses and Sen. John McCain did the same in the South Carolina primary. Soon after, the focus of many conversations, including some of my own, became whether or not these two candidates would eventually ride their wave of success to their parties’ nominations for the presidency.