WASHINGTON—In 2000, Democrats seethed at Ralph Nader, saying he acted as a spoiler and that Al Gore would have won the election if only the liberal consumer advocate and perennial thorn-in-the-Democrats’ side had quit the race.Now the spoiler charged is being levied against John Edwards,…

WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton’s strong appeal to working-class voters not only continued Tuesday in West Virginia, it was practically off the charts. This is a key swing group in battleground states and if likely nominee Barack Obama hopes to win a…

WASHINGTON — The second-biggest union in the country, the Service Employees International Union, with 1.9 million members, endorsed Barack Obama for president on Friday. In a conference call with reporters, SEIU President Andy Stern and Secretary-Treasurer Anna Burger said that the union’s…

WASHINGTON–The 2008 presidential contenders all agree that Missouri, with its Feb. 5th primary, will be a critical state in determining the eventual White House nominees. But that doesn’t mean the region’s voters will see much of the candidates.

With nearly two dozen states voting that…