The Democrats are going to lose this fall if voters render judgment on the nation's sputtering economy. That's not the forecast of some political analyst or the wishful thinking of a Republican leader. It's the blunt acknowledgment from President Barack Obama himself.

President Barack Obama says his chief of staff would be a terrific Chicago mayor, but he expects Rahm Emanuel to hold off on deciding whether to enter the race until after the midterm elections.

The Democrat says Florida Gov. Charlie Crist is a Republican. The Republican says Crist is trying to appeal to Democrats. Crist, pursuing a Senate seat as an independent, says he cuts things right down the middle.

In Washington?s Third Congressional District, the Republican candidate has spent her career in government; the Democratic candidate is the one touting his private-sector experience

With his approval rating sliding, the president in the next few weeks is primarily sticking to big cities  and other party strongholds where he can help fellow Democrats in the midterm election homestretch.

Despite two terms as governor of New Mexico and recent visits to 26 states, most Americans have never heard of Gary Johnson.

With Labor Day marking the traditional starting point of the campaign season, Republicans have a nine-point edge among likely voters, according to a new NBC News/WSJ poll.

A week after conceding the GOP primary, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she's not a quitter and is "still in this game."

Analysis: President Barack Obama's new stimulus plan directs government assistance to some of the strongest parts of the economy without solving the biggest problem: jobs.

During a heated town hall meeting last summer, Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank said debating one attendee was "like arguing with a dining room table." Now she's running for his congressional seat.

Sarah Palin's not-quite-a-word "refudiate" was the one most often searched by users of the Merriam-Webster's online dictionary over the summer.