U.S. presidential election

Maclean’s Bulldog, Oct. 4: Trump’s team defends his taxes, while Bill Clinton has bad things to say about for Obamacare

The stakes were never so high, the battle never so bitter. With America’s future in the balance, Barack Obama overcame a surprising surge from Mitt Romney to re-capture the presidency. The inside story, by Luiza Ch. Savage

While it’s no surprise that Romney’s support has taken a hit in the wake of last week’s 47 per cent controversy, recent polls suggest that the Republican nominee is losing the support of American seniors—a vital base that Romney will need to win swing states like Florida in November, Reuters reports.

The Democratic Party is going to officially support gay marriage for the first time, reports the Associated Press.

Technical glitches and partisanship may complicate U.S. results

Why so many women, and some men, too, are so enraged by Sarah Palin

The state has a history of deciding elections. Once again, it may come down to 12 critical counties.

So the rampant speculation about all of those establishment white guys as running mates was just a smokescreen. As I speculated yesterday John McCain has deployed Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his stealth weapon.