President was expected to raise about $2 million. 'We won't give up. Not now,' he tells supportersPresident Barack Obama returned to the comfort of a supportive hometown Wednesday to raise campaign cash but also faced up to the discomfort of trying to re-energize a political base once built upon hope and change.

NEW YORK (Reuters): President Barack Obama asked U.S. voters Wednesday to keep believing in the “hope and change’’ he promised in 2008, saying he needed more time to turn America around. At a series of fundraisers in New York, where he raised more than $2 million for his campaign

Gov. Nikki Haley is in fundraising mode, raising more than $223,000 during the third quarter, much of it from out-of-state donors during fundraisers. The amount raised is more than four times the amount Haley raised the previous quarter while the General Assembly was still in session.The donations

Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, who's considering a 2012 presidential run, is scheduled to have two private meetings with Republican leaders Wednesday in the early primary state of South Carolina.South Carolina political consultant Chip Felkel said he has known Barbour through the GOP for more than 20 years and is organizing the events. Felkel told The Associated Press on Tuesday that he expects 2...

Michelle Obama is jumping into the midterm political fray in a big way: She'll headline at least nine fundraisers in six states next month for the Democrats, including a stop in Washington.