2012 election

We're zeroing in on eight "tossup" states where the race is too close to call, but where the election will likely be decided. Try your hand at gaming out the electoral vote possibilities.

In theory, Obama appears to be winning the early vote in Florida.Democrats are leading Republicans 43 to 40 percent in early voting and absentee ballots…

Depends. Whom do you believe?The Tampa Bay Times/Bay News 9 poll out today shows that 6 percent lead for Romney in Florida. It's consistent with earier…

Jonathan Milton spends six or seven days a week at Tampa's Powerhouse Gym training for an upcoming fitness contest.He passes the time by streaming Pandora…

This month, the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting and NPR affiliates all over Florida gave you a close look at four proposed amendments to…

Nearly a dozen volunteers were burning up the phone lines inside Call Room #4 at the Romney campaign's South Tampa office.Phone banks are nothing new to…

Mitt Romney made a whirlwind tour of Florida today, as the latest polls show him tied with President Obama in the nation's biggest swing state. Gov.…

As President Barack Obama tours damaged areas of the Northeast U.S. after Hurricane Sandy, Vice President Joe Biden continues on the campaign trail. In…

A new Quinnipiac Poll released today shows both presidential candidates are essentially in a head to head tie in Florida.The newest Quinnipiac Poll shows…

A 4-year-old in Colorado snapped when she heard one too many NPR reports about the campaign. "I'm tired of Bronco Bamma and Mitt Romney," she tearfully said. Watch the video.

At a time when both presidential campaigns would typically be hitting all the swing states, some were off limits owing to Hurricane Sandy. Still, with only a week left before the election, the campaigns both had to find ways to continue their efforts while heeding Hurricane Katrina's lessons.

The fallout from Hurricane Sandy is affecting the political world. This morning, President Obama canceled an appearance in Orlando because it would be too…