Political Poll
There are currently no active polls at this time.
Click here to view other polls on our site and past poll results.
Political Headlines from MSNBC.com
  • Obama pledges aid to Afghanistan

    Afghan President Hamid Karzai (R) talks with U.S. Democratic Presidential contender Barack Obama (L) during a meeting at The Presidential Palace in Kabul on July 20, 2008. Obama met Afghan President Hamid Karzai on a trip to assess the international effort against a deadly extremist insurgency. No details were immediately released of the meeting but an official in Karzai's office confirmed to AFP that it had taken place. Obama, who has accused Karzai's administration of being in a "bunker", and two US senators accompanying him started the day with breakfast with US troops in Kabul at a US military camp in the capital.  AFP PHOTO/PRESIDENTIAL PALACE/HO     RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE    GETTY OUT (Photo credit should read HO/AFP/Getty Images)Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama pledged steadfast aid to Afghanistan in talks Sunday with its Western-backed leader and vowed to pursue the war on terror "with vigor" if elected, an Afghan official said.


  • McCain spends aggressively ahead of cap

    Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., answers question during an Associated Press interview in New York, Saturday,  July 19, 2008. Faced with a spending cap, Republican presidential candidate John McCain is spending more money than he is raising during summer months and methodically reducing cash reserves.


  • McCain adviser reflects post-9/11 world
    Playing a dual role as shipping lobbyist and member of a federal advisory panel, John McCain's campaign policy coordinator helped shape a controversial homeland security initiative that has taken the government 5 1/2 years to develop.
  • Idea of gas-tax holiday dies quick death

    A gas price sign is shown in McKinney, Texas, Friday, July 18, 2008. Prices at the pump backed away from record highs as oil futures edged up Friday, but crude's gains were modest in comparison to the spectacular three-day drop earlier in the week. The political vision of a summer gas tax holiday died a quick death in Congress, losing to a view that federal excise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel will have to go up if they go anywhere.  (AP Photo/Donna McWilliam)The political vision of a summer gas tax holiday died a quick death in Congress, losing to a view that federal excise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel will have to go up if they go anywhere.


  • Gore pushes clean energy at Netroots

    Former Vice-President Al Gore and U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi embrace before he speaks during a meeting held by Netroots Nation Saturday, July 19, 2008, in Austin, Texas. Netroots Nation is the influential network of liberal online organizers and bloggers holding its annual meeting of about 2,000 people. Last year it was about the candidates. This year, at the Netroots Nation conference of left-leaning bloggers and political organizers, it's the climate.


November Election Day Countdown:
DAYS HRS MINS SECS
 
Campaign 2008 AP Video