Archive: September 16, 2007 - September 22, 2007

Candidate Wordplay

In a break from the (maybe) elevated issue struggles of the week, a new poll out focuses on the personal characteristics of the top presidential contenders. Asked to match descriptions to candidates, Democrats and Democratic-leaning registered voters give Hillary Clinton a decided edge over Barack Obama and John Edwards when...

By Jon Cohen | September 20, 2007; 3:34 PM ET | Comments (5)

McCain: Poised to Make a Comeback?

John McCain's campaign had been all but declared dead earlier this summer after poor fundraising in two consecutive quarters and a major staff shakeup, but recent polling shows that the hemorrhaging has stopped. Could McCain emerge from these depths still a contender? In the Washington Post-ABC News poll released this...

By Jennifer Agiesta | September 17, 2007; 1:48 PM ET | Comments (0)

 

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