Stories by Mark Z. Barabak


By Mark Z. Barabak
GOP nominee says he will look past party labels for the good of the nation.
September 5, 2008

By Mark Z. Barabak
Democrats come together after a heated primary battle to name Barack Obama the first black major-party presidential nominee.
August 28, 2008

By Mark Z. Barabak
Obama says he's unfazed. McCain clinches GOP nomination.
March 5, 2008

By Michael Finnegan and Mark Z. Barabak
Obama still has more delegates, but Clinton's victories Texas and Ohio shift the momentum to her.
March 6, 2008

By Mark Z. Barabak
The victory was expected -- but Clinton outdid him among those who said they made their choice within the last week.
March 12, 2008

By Cathleen Decker and Mark Z. Barabak
In their last debate before Tuesday's primaries in Ohio and Texas, the Democratic presidential candidates say NAFTA needs substantial renegotiation.
February 27, 2008

CAMPAIGN '08
By Mark Z. Barabak
GOP renegades seeking a candidate capable of ending the Washington partisanship are surfacing in the senator's campaign in surprising numbers. 'Obamacans,' he calls them.
February 25, 2008

ON THE TRAIL
By Mark Z. Barabak
The neophyte presidential candidate works hard on the campaign trail. His answers may wander, but there's that smile and he's a good listener.
June 7, 2007

CAMPAIGN '08
By Mark Z. Barabak
The New York senator beats expectations and Obama for the key state's Democratic nomination; McCain trumps Romney for the Republican nod.
January 9, 2008

CAMPAIGN '08
By Mark Z. Barabak, Peter Nicholas and Robin Abcarian
The senator and her husband cross New Hampshire to challenge Obama. There are signs of a crumbling strategy.
January 7, 2008

By Mark Z. Barabak and Evan Halper
The governor had said he wouldn't make an endorsement, but Giuliani's decision to drop out apparently clears the way for the move.
January 31, 2008

By Mark Z. Barabak
A quasi-boycott by Democratic candidates after the state threatened to encroach on early primaries hasn't dampened voters' spirits, or the hopefuls' desire to win or spin.
January 29, 2008

CAMPAIGN '08
By Mark Z. Barabak
The candidate once criticized for lacking specifics now peppers his speeches with policy proposals -- and confidence.
December 16, 2007

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
By Mark Z. Barabak
Questions and answers about how the two major parties apportion their delegates as 24 states and American Samoa votes.
February 5, 2008

COLUMN ONE
By Mark Z. Barabak
In Las Vegas, the head of the Culinary Union gets results with his blue-collar style. He's a must-see for Democratic presidential hopefuls.
July 12, 2007

By Mark Z. Barabak and Michael Finnegan
The Democrat becomes the front-runner after victories in Virginia, Maryland and D.C. Huckabee runs a close second in Virginia.
February 13, 2008

By Mark Z. Barabak
The Illinois senator takes a commanding lead over Clinton, with Edwards trailing.
January 27, 2008

By Stephanie Simon and Mark Z. Barabak
Conservative Christian leaders are increasingly reluctant to get political, leaving a key Republican voting bloc divided. The trend may help Giuliani but hurt the GOP in the long term.
November 15, 2007

CAMPAIGN '08
By Mark Z. Barabak and Michael Finnegan
This contest is like no other, caucus-watchers say. Politicians are on the air, on the phone and maybe at your door.
December 30, 2007

COLUMN ONE
By Mark Z. Barabak
New Hampshire's secretary of state puts his state first -- on the presidential campaign calendar, that is. He's held firm since 1976.
March 2, 2007

Q & A
By Mark Z. Barabak
Tonight about 200,000 Iowans will begin the process of selecting the presidential nominees. That number barely surpasses the population of Glendale, but the results will have an enormous effect.
January 3, 2008

By Mark Z. Barabak, Michael Finnegan and Evan Halper
McCain, on a roll, wins the support of Giuliani and Schwarzenegger.
January 31, 2008

By Mark Z. Barabak
Six candidates agree not to campaign in those that break with the party's calendar. Florida and Michigan, this includes you.
September 2, 2007

By Mark Z. Barabak
New Hampshire sets its earliest primary yet. Presidential hopefuls will probably campaign through the holidays.
November 22, 2007

COLUMN ONE
By Mark Z. Barabak
Jan Mickelson's top talk-radio show gives him an outsize sway over national Republican voting -- and the candidates know it.
September 7, 2007

By Mark Z. Barabak
Huckabee suddenly appears poised to challenge Romney to win the first GOP presidential contest.
November 30, 2007

COLUMN ONE
By Mark Z. Barabak
Secretary of State Bill Gardner has held the office since 1976. He makes sure its presidential contest continues to be first.
March 2, 2007

THE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE
By Nick Anderson, Mark Z. Barabak and Michael Finnegan
The Republican and Democratic parties today put their best spin on Thursday's debate between President Bush and Senator John F. Kerry, perceiving the showdown as starkly different as the candidates' views over Iraq.
October 1, 2004

CALIFORNIA ELECTIONS
By Mark Z. Barabak and Michael Finnegan
Offsetting Schwarzenegger's lead, they say, is the likelihood of a strong showing nationally.
October 24, 2006

THE NATION
By Mark Z. Barabak
Democrats had been courting Patricia Madrid, New Mexico's attorney general, trying to get her to run against Republican Rep. Heather A. Wilson.
July 30, 2006

By Mark Z. Barabak
A GOP representative's support for Bush and her Democratic rival's criticism of the war reflect the changed mood of voters.
May 14, 2006

NEWS ANALYSIS
By Mark Z. Barabak
He emerges from a bruising primary with a less favorable image than Schwarzenegger. Strategists on both sides see opportunity.
June 8, 2006

By Mark Z. Barabak
It's an inviting but awful place from which to launch a run for president.
January 8, 2006