Confused by all the polls?

Trend lines are important, but don't try to predict the outcome of the election from any single poll, experts say

• Oct 19, 2012

Obama to Stewart: Benghazi response "not optimal"

President defends handling of terror attacks in Libya to Comedy Central host, says people were not "on the same page"

• Oct 19, 2012

Romney ahead nationally, trails in swing states

Daily tracking poll gives the Republican a six-point lead over the president nationally, but two swing state surveys show Mr. Obama comfortably ahead

• Oct 19, 2012

Would Romney be able to break D.C. gridlock?

The GOP nominee argues he'd be better than President Obama at jump-starting Congress. Experts say he may be right.

• Oct 19, 2012

AP: Gun industry thriving during Obama presidency

Analysis by The Associated Press shows gun sales on rise despite NRA's 2008 prediction that president would be "anti-gun"

• Oct 19, 2012

Warren, Brown begin final push in new ads

In Mass. Senate race, Elizabeth Warren targets moderate Democrats; Scott Brown targets Warren's record

• Oct 19, 2012

Paul Ryan: I do drink a lot of water

Republican vice presidential candidate says "I do drink a lot of water. I just have a very fast metabolism"

• Oct 19, 2012

Michelle Obama describes stress of watching debates

First lady compares experience to "the Olympic parents watching their kids on that balance beam"

• Oct 19, 2012

John Dickerson on Gallup poll: Be skeptical

John Dickerson says the Gallup daily tracking poll showing a big lead for Mitt Romney is an outlier

• Oct 19, 2012

Presidents Bush, Obama at center of Virginia Senate debate

Former Sen. George Allen and former Gov. Tim Kaine stressed bipartisanship but agreed on little else

• Oct 19, 2012

Why no one has been right about Libya

John Dickerson: Obama and Romney keep tripping up on what happened in Benghazi; They will get one more chance

• Oct 19, 2012

For 1 night, Romney & Obama trade jabs for jokes

The candidates give their best stand-up at the Alfred E. Smith dinner, a decades-long tradition

• Oct 19, 2012

What they didn't say at the debates

With the domestic policy portions of the debates now in the past, several issues were starved for time - or ignored altogether

• Oct 19, 2012

Romney would want say in "fiscal cliff" talks: Report

If elected would seek, before inauguration, to head off looming huge defense cuts and end of Bush tax cuts: AP

• Oct 19, 2012

No "legitimate rape" in cordial Mo. Senate debate

Democratic Sen. McCaskill cast herself as a moderate while her GOP challenger linked her to policies of President Obama

• Oct 19, 2012

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