2012 vote

Marcy, NY (WIBX) - The most recent Wall Street Journal / NBC News poll shows that President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are in a statistical dead heat before the election, 48% and 47% respectively.

The political season will soon come to an end, leaving either current president Barack Obama or challenger Mitt Romney as the next leader of our country.

Marcy, NY (WIBX) - In the WIBX newsroom it is part of our job to talk politics at work, but we do our best to keep our party affiliations to ourselves.

New Hartford, NY (WIBX) - Candidates converged on the New Hartford Senior Center to meet with constituents during its annual Candidates Day Luncheon.

Albany, NY (WIBX) - Incumbent Republican Claudia Tenney will face Democrat Daniel Carter in the race for the new 101st State Assembly District seat on November 6th.

Washington, DC (WIBX) - When all is said and done it is estimated that more than $3.4 billion will be spent by candidates on this year's presidential campaigns.

New York, NY (WIBX) - What was Donald Trump's "bombshell announcement?"

Utica, NY (WIBX) - Should the Oneida County Board of Legislators be downsized?

Tonight in Boca Raton, Florida, President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney sat down for their third and final debate before the upcoming election. Bob Schieffer of CBS News was the moderator. The debate's focus was foreign policy. Here are some noteworthy moments from the discussion: This time, like in the first debate, Obama wore a blue tie and Romney a red one...

While everyone has a good time picking apart the presidential debates once they’re over (or while they're happening, on Twitter), they've actually been scrupulously picked apart by each campaign even before they start. These debates are serious business with a lot of rules, some of which are a bit strange and many of which no one seems to actually pay attention to. Tonight is the final presidentia