Jon Snow
Sandy's shore conundrum for Mitt
Hurricane Sandy may have left swathes of the USA in a jam, but don’t bet that either of the US presidential candidates will mention climate change any time soon.
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Will social media win the US presidential election?
Twitter followers, Facebook “likes”, even playlists on Spotify with artists from Booker T. and The MG’s to The Killers. But will the social media buzz mean votes for Barack Obama and Mitt Romney?
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Jon Snow
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Politics is back, as Obama and Romney hit the trail again
The superstorm is receding: now the political storm clouds are back, as the fight for the White House resumes in earnest. For Obama and Romney – there’s no let up till election day.
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Superstorm Sandy: back to politics as usual?
President Obama is touring the disaster zone – Mitt Romney is back to campaigning. Less than a week before the election, will the super storm, and the response, affect the vote?
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US election: the seven issues that could decide it
It is not just the economy. From the role of government to abortion, we bring you the key issues that divide Barack Obama from Mitt Romney – as America prepares to go to the polls.
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Death, flooding and blackouts after Superstorm Sandy
The worst of the storm may be over, but the recovery has only just begun. As President Obama declares a major disaster, millions on the US eastern seaboard face transport chaos and days of blackouts.
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Leadership, hurricanes and the politics of natural disasters
Coping with a crisis: leading a nation through tragedy. As Obama and Romney tear up their election schedules in the face of Superstorm Sandy – how could it affect their chances at the polls?
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Jon Snow
Hurricane Sandy rudely interrupts American politics
With Hurricane Sandy swirling across the eastern seabord, weather has suddenly become a massive factor in the final furlongs of the US presidential race.
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Latino lessons: the voters who could win it for Obama
President Obama this week admitted that if he gets a second term, it will be thanks to the support of Latino voters. But how influential are they – and will they turn out at the polls?
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Matt Frei
The presidential race in the path of Hurricane Sandy
The phrase that both Mitt Romney and Barack Obama must be muttering to themselves, if they can remember it, is: “Events, dear boy, events.”
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Hurricane Sandy hits US election campaign
Warnings of catastrophic flooding and disruption hamper the US presidential campaign as Hurricane Sandy sweeps down America’s east coast.
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Scarlett Johansson: Obama’s secret weapon?
With the US election too tight to call, politicians hope A-list stars like Scarlett, Clint and Beyonce can convert fans into voters in a two-week overdose of bling politics.
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Ad Wars: who’s laughing now?
As ad spend soars in the final two weeks of the presidential campaign, brand consultant James von Leyden looks at the tactics President Obama and Mitt Romney are using to sway undecided voters.
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Lindsey Hilsum
Mitt adds to momentum on Mali
Mitt Romney mentioned it three times in last night’s presidential debate on foreign policy, and Hillary Clinton has floated the idea that terrorists based in northern Mali were involved in killing the US ambassador to Libya last month.
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Matt Frei
Does Obama sense his time is up?
Barack Obama performed well in the third and final presidential debate, but looked spooked at times. Can he feel victory slipping slowly through his hands?
