Read more battleground states stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/34353/battleground-states.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:49:41 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/60508/mcauliffe-denies-dnc-offered-money-to-nader.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRalph Nader's claim that then-DNC chairman Terry McAuliffe offered him cash to stay out of key state races in 2004 is far from the truth, McAuliffe campaign strategist Mo Elleithee tells the Blue Virginia blog. McAuliffe did speak to Nader—who Elleithee claims was being funded by the GOP—to...http://www.newser.com/story/60508/mcauliffe-denies-dnc-offered-money-to-nader.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 30 May 2009 10:03:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/41743/politicos-play-by-play-guide-to-game-time-tonight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAt 5 tonight, a wave of exit-polling results will be distributed to media insiders, who'll try manfully to resist sharing anything that might prejudice voters—even though it will kill them. At 6 pm, the results will start rolling in, and Politico gives you a play-by-play guide to what to...http://www.newser.com/story/41743/politicos-play-by-play-guide-to-game-time-tonight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 04 Nov 2008 14:54:08 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41405/undecided-voters-agree-choosing-is-tough.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUndecided voters want one thing from John McCain and Barack Obama: a reason to vote for one of them—or not. “I’m waiting for one of them to shoot himself in the leg,” one torn Floridian tells the LA Times. "I just don't trust politicians," says an Ohio auto worker....http://www.newser.com/story/41405/undecided-voters-agree-choosing-is-tough.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 31 Oct 2008 13:21:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/41123/amish-could-give-mccain-crucial-swing-state-support.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith John McCain now focused on winning Ohio, Indiana and Pennsylvania, he could get help from a group that has traditionally avoided politics: the Amish. When they do vote, Amish are thought to be 100% Republican because of their views on abortion, Benjamin Sarlin writes in the Daily Beast; George...http://www.newser.com/story/41123/amish-could-give-mccain-crucial-swing-state-support.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 28 Oct 2008 15:46:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/41026/candidates-bombard-swing-states-with-radio-ads.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAlthough conventional radio may seem obsolete, it is an important tool of the presidential campaigns this year, USA Today reports. Political advertising is flooding the airwaves in battleground states as the campaigns take advantage of the cost: $500 to $600 per airing for a 30-second spot in Northern Virginia, compared...http://www.newser.com/story/41026/candidates-bombard-swing-states-with-radio-ads.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 27 Oct 2008 14:10:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/40745/miss-virginia-strikes-back-at-gop-slight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMiss Virginia has entered the fray. Former crown wearer Kristi Lauren Glakas takes exception to the division of her state by a top McCain adviser into the "real Virginia" of the conservative South and the urban northern suburbs of DC. Glakas, an honor student at UVA who's won three state...http://www.newser.com/story/40745/miss-virginia-strikes-back-at-gop-slight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 23 Oct 2008 19:41:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/40714/obama-takes-big-leads-in-big-ten-country-polls.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama enjoys sizable leads in crucial Midwestern states, a Big Ten Battleground poll shows. Across Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota—home to the universities in the Big Ten Conference and key battlegrounds in previous elections—Obama leads John McCain by margins of at least 10%.http://www.newser.com/story/40714/obama-takes-big-leads-in-big-ten-country-polls.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 23 Oct 2008 14:07:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/40467/hillary-obama-blitz-fla-for-early-votes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHillary Clinton threw herself into the battle for Florida as early voters packed polling places yesterday, the Washington Post reports. Barack Obama, pulling out all stops in an effort to flip the state to the Democratic side, led a crowd of 50,000 in chants of "Hil-lar-y" as the pair...http://www.newser.com/story/40467/hillary-obama-blitz-fla-for-early-votes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 21 Oct 2008 6:22:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/39252/dems-win-registration-wars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith voter registration closing in many states today, it appears Barack Obama has largely succeeded in his attempt to make over the electorate, the Washington Post reports. Some 4 million new voters have registered across a dozen battleground states, with new Democrats greatly outnumbering new Republicans. In Florida, Obama has...http://www.newser.com/story/39252/dems-win-registration-wars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 06 Oct 2008 13:52:01 CDT