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  • MSNBC, Fox call Ohio for Obama

    The state, which was key to George Bush's victory in 2004, has apparently gone blue this time around.
  • Ohio, Indiana, Virginia and beyond ...

    As Americans flock to the polls, all eyes are on a handful of key battleground states.
  • I made 100 phone calls for John McCain

    I volunteered to phone bank for the McCain campaign, and recorded some of the calls. And now I'm more confused than ever about what an "undecided" voter is.
  • Overcoming in Ohio

    In bellwether Perry County, the Ku Klux Klan once thrived. Now, Republican truckers and coal miners are backing Barack Obama.
  • How Obama might just win Ohio

    In the state that broke Democratic hearts in 2004, favorable poll numbers and a wave of early voters could point to victory.
  • Why Obama has to stay above 50 percent

    A GOP operative argues that in a race between a white and black candidate, "undecideds" vote white. Meaning, "undecideds" will break for McCain.
  • Where the GOP could get dirty

    From Ohio to Florida to Montana, here's where Republicans may be using voter suppression tactics to tilt the presidential election.
  • Behind the GOP's voter fraud hysteria

    As Republicans warn of catastrophe at the polls, an expert on election fraud explains the real partisan hoax -- the suppression of Democratic votes.
  • Race -- and the race for Ohio

    Center-stage again, the Ohio contest between Obama and McCain may pivot on the impossible-to-handicap racial factor.
  • Karl Rove's election predictions

    Bush's former top strategist sees most of the action this fall coming in Virginia, Colorado, Michigan and, just for old time's sake, Ohio.
  • The stolen election of 2004: Chapter 53

    "Stealing America" airs out the same old questions (and conspiracy theories) about the murky Bush-Kerry election. But it avoids the really scary stuff.
  • McCain's man in Ohio

    Rob Portman is a Bush loyalist from the key swing state, who's even served as a John Edwards stand-in. Could he end up as McCain's running mate?
  • The swing states of 2008

    Salon asks a round table of experts to predict where the presidential election will be won or lost. It's not just about Ohio anymore.
  • What role did race play with white Democrats?

    As the primaries end, a round table of experts -- Tom Schaller, Ruy Teixeira and Sean Wilentz -- weighs the influence of white racism on the Clinton vs. Obama contest.
  • How will Barack Obama get to 270?

    This November, a Democratic victory will probably hinge on the Electoral College votes of a handful of swing states. Howard Dean's pollster examines 17 fall battlegrounds, one by one.
  • Bill Clinton's Golden Oldies act

    On the road and off the radar, playing small-town Pennsylvania with the former president.
  • Let 'em duke it out

    The Obama-Clinton drama is good for voters and the Democratic Party. And bad for John McCain.
  • Steamship globalization and Ohio's manufacturing jobs

    Who is to blame for unfair global trade? How about the Industrial Revolution?
  • It ain't over yet

    Victory is sweet for Clinton after 11 losses, but the path to overtaking Obama in the delegate count is still far from clear -- and could lead back to Florida and Michigan.
  • Hillary Clinton makes her stand in Ohio

    Her campaign is nervously optimistic, but she faces a daunting delegate map -- and perhaps forces beyond her control -- in the race against Obama.
  • The chronicles of Austan Goolsbee

    Obama's economic advisor admits he talked about trade with Canadian officials. But he was misquoted! Except he was telling the truth!
  • Cleveland to Dennis Kucinich: Phone home

    Back in Ohio, the left's favorite long shot is paying the price for his presidential ambitions. Calling him out of touch, four Democrats will try to take his House seat Tuesday.
  • Hillary at twilight

    Was her campaign stop in an Ohio town called Hanging Rock a metaphor -- or a symbol of dogged defiance?
  • Debating NAFTA, with nuance

    Even with Tim Russert nipping at their ankles, Obama and Clinton managed to talk some sense about trade
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