US elections 2008 Barack Obama has clinched the Democratic nomination and now faces the daunting task of reuniting the party after his extraordinary battle against Hillary Clinton, while Republican John McCain vies for the limelight
Recent history says that Barack Obama will have to fight a bitter campaign if he is to scrape a narrow victory for the White House. But a number of independent operatives believe an Obama landslide is a growing possibility
Ex-HP chief touted for top McCain job
McCain and Obama court campaign funders
Move to provide health insurance for all
FT interview with David Cutler
Explore the results and the total number of delegates gained in every US presidential nomination contest
Images from the US presidential election race
The educational quality of US workers is in decline. If the country is unable to mend its school system, and unwilling to open its doors wider to skilled immigrants, then the current gloom about its longer-term economic prospects may be justified, writes Clive Crook
Mr Obama’s relentless emphasis on hope and optimism owes much to Ronald Reagan. But when it comes to foreign policy, he is in clear danger of being branded with the mark of Carter, writes Gideon Rachman
His challenge will be to help greater numbers of Americans to derive more benefits from globalisation, write Robert Hormats and Jim O’Neill
By campaigning to invest new powers in the forum, the US could show it is serious about spurning arrogant unilateralism, writes William Drozdiak
Some reversion to the centre was inevitable after the primaries. Case by case, Obama can explain the changes. Still, his new centrism carries risks
Each candidate’s best chance of success may lie in advocating his own policies and respectfully picking apart his opponent’s. These are strange times
If Mr Obama takes his disappointed rival on to the ticket, he will look weak; if he does not, he will offend her supporters. The second is the lesser evil
The presumptive Republican presidential nominee has made praiseworthy proposals on the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty and backs dramatic reductions in the world’s nuclear arsenals
In a six part series, the FT looks at the key issues at the heart of the US 2008 election
America’s healthcare system is broken. If there is one statement on which the majority of Republicans and Democrats agree – along with employers and individuals and even some health plans – that is it. Fixing it will be another matter
Policy refinements could look like flip-flops
Steve Schmidt to revamp McCain campaign
US presidential hopeful pays 24-hour visit
Campaign slow to build grassroot operations
Rightwing US talk show nets 20m listeners
FT Interview with Anthony Lake
Aimed at the powerful evangelical voter
Web makes media harder to influence
Seeks to woo voters with loyalty to US
Money fails to revive an ailing system
Obama and McCain on health insurance
Solution to America’s healthcare problems
Failure to woo the blue-colour vote
Tightly crafted event glosses over deep rifts
InBev’s bid for Anheuser-Busch raises questions
Supreme Court backs ownership rights
Promise of a break with policies of the past
Vocal minority of backers ignore plea
Courts labour support ahead of elections
Lafley says ‘excessive negativism’ hurts economy
