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With Election Day just two days away, the presidential campaigns of Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Gov. Mitt Romney are spending the final hours criss-crossing the swing states trying to get their supporters to the polls.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us

In the closing days of the campaign, some serious money is coming in behind the controversial GOP Senate nominee, and one recent poll showed his race against Claire McCaskill is a dead heat. But most observers think he’s already done his campaign too much damage.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us

In an election where we’re told every vote counts, a large swath of eligible Americans are not planning to vote early or late or at any time. For myriad reasons — cynicism, apathy, moral objections — some people are choosing to abstain. Here’s what they told us.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us

It’s the question most pollsters ask. But one political economist says there’s a better one to ask if you want to predict a candidate’s fate.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us

Mitt Romney delivered the official GOP response to President Obama’s weekly address on Saturday. Media observers were surprised, however, that the challenger’s address was released hours after the president’s message.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us

California’s 7th Congressional District is the site of one of the most expensive races in the country. After California’s independent redistricting committee redrew the district’s boundaries, the seat has become competitive, and Democrats have put it on their list of seats they think they can take.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us

President Obama returned to the campaign trail for the first time since Sandy struck the U.S. His swing-state tour started in Wisconsin against a backdrop of high approval ratings from voters — and Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie — for his management of the federal response to the disaster.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us

A dozen teachers, all of them Democrats, are running for seats in Ohio’s House and Senate. The surge is a byproduct of last year’s voter referendum repealing a state law that would have curbed public employees’ collective bargaining rights. Another byproduct is reusing teacher phone banks from that effort to support Obama.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us

Over the course of a long campaign, Americans have gotten a chance to learn more about President Obama. His personality and his performance as a leader, a debater and a candidate have all been under the microscope.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us

At a time when both presidential campaigns would typically be hitting all the swing states, some were off limits owing to Hurricane Sandy. Still, with only a week left before the election, the campaigns both had to find ways to continue their efforts while heeding Hurricane Katrina’s lessons.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us