By Paul Harang

New Orleans - Former Senator John Edwards ended his candidacy for the Democratic nomination today in the same setting that he announced it. Standing in front of a line of new, colorful houses in the Musicians Village area of the New Orleans Ninth Ward, Edwards announced that...

"If they leave you can count them goodbye" said an Edwards precinct captain to an Obama precinct captain. Tensions were high as caucus-goers stood in groups for their respective candidates.

We were stationed at precinct 311 at Valley High School in Des Moines, Iowa. Unprecedented turnout and severe overcrowding...

Reported by Gabby Martinez of "Tigers On The Trail."

Des Moines, IA - A flip through any of the major news station today shows headlines reporting that the races are "too close to call." With the first-in-the-nation Iowa Caucus less than hours away, there are a multitude of polls...

By Paul Harang of "Tigers On The Trail" and in collaboration with HuffPost's OffTheBus.

John Edwards supporters have been using the Des Moines United Steel Workers Union Hall as a campaign call center, and Edwards stopped there this morning for a quick "thank you." A standard mix of Springsteen,...

By Ginger Gibson

Gov. Mitt Romney was joined by family and friends Wednesday night at a rally in Des Moines to garner support for his bid for the Republican nomination. Romney discussed his platform if elected governor, including his stance on the war and protecting the United States. Several of...

Des Moines, IA - The "Huck and Chuck" rally - a play on Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee and supporter Chuck Norris' names - on Tuesday night in a local Des Moines ballroom (site of the famous "Dean Scream" of 2004) drew an impressive crowd of Iowa voters and out-of-state...

By Sunny Mayhall of "Tigers On The Trail" and in collaboration with HuffPost's OffTheBus.

In an Ames Panera Bread deli, during our lunch hour break, I listened in on two Iowa women while they surveyed the presidential field. "We Iowans are tough and we take this seriously," admitted Trish...

By Paul Harang of "Tigers On The Trail" and in collaboration with HuffPost's OffTheBus.

At Mike Huckabee's "Huck and Chuck" rally today in Des Moines, Iowa, the former governor spoke as the friendly neighborhood preacher. Start with a joke, put in some business, throw in another joke, more...

By Elizabeth Weiner of "Tigers On The Trail"

The talk of Barack Obama's campaign has been "hope." Voters' belief in the hope Obama offers has been the driving force behind his grassroots efforts, yet his opponents have criticized him for the hopeful optimism....

By Megan Peterson of "Tigers On The Trail" and in collaboration with HuffPost's OffTheBus

It is definitely campaign season in Iowa. Billboards, commercials, rallies - you name it. Our group from Louisiana State University met with Doug Gross, senior advisor to the Romney campaign, and Jerry Crawford, senior...

By Caroline Cooper of "Tigers On The Trail" and in collaboration with HuffPost's OffTheBus. Photos by Ginger Gibson.

"It's time for us to stand up" and that's just what a local Iowan is doing. After hearing Senator Edwards' speech a single mother with no health insurance who was...

By Ginger Gibson of "Tigers On The Trail" and in collaboration with HuffPost's OffTheBus

Presidential candidate John Edwards kicked off a 36-hour push for the Iowa nomination in Ames, Iowa today.

Edwards, accompanied by his wife Elizabeth and two children Jack and Emma Claire, spoke to a...

(Des Moines, IA) Barack Obama held a rally in the gymnasium of Roosevelt High School this morning. Special guests included local a musician, alumni and teachers of Roosevelt High. The lively crowd was remarkably diverse. One especially noticeable group consisted of 17 high school students who registered 250 of their...

Written by Paul Harang of "Tigers On The Trail" and in collaboration with HuffPost's OffTheBus

Business at Senator Clinton's New Year's Eve rally was as expected. Bill spoke, Hillary spoke, and beer and wine were sold. The only soda was Diet Coke.

While wandering through mobs of Hillraisers, I...