Yana Paskova - Photojournalist

U.S. Presidential Campaign Trail: To the end - the candidates' race

U.S. Presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee (R-AR) jokes around with five-year-old Luke Marks, from Tampa, Florida, by a polling site at the Westchase Swim and Tennis Center, where he stopped by to greet voters and potential supporters in Tampa, Florida, on the state's primary day, Tuesday, January 29, 2008.
   
U.S. Presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee (R-AR) speaks at a “Huckabee for President” rally at Ft. Lauderdale Executive Airport in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, on Wednesday, January 23, 2008.
   
U.S. Presidential hopeful Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-AR) arrives to a “Huckabee for President” rally at the Powers Aviation Terminal of the Florence Airport in Florence, South Carolina, on January 17, 2008.
     
  
U.S. Presidential hopeful Sen. John Edwards (D-NC) holds a roundtable discussion with undecided caucus goers on December 31, 2007, in Sioux City, Iowa.
  
(L-R) U.S. Presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani (R-NY) breaks into a sweat as he speaks at a rally at the Sawgrass Marriott Convention Center in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, on Monday, January 21, 2008; and Giuliani holds his one-page tax form at a rally with former FBI director Louis J. Freeh and actor John Voight in the Fantasy of Flight museum in Polk City, Florida, on Sunday, January 20, 2008.
   
A lone chair hangs underneath a sign endorsing Republican Presidential hopeful John McCain (R-AZ) in his first visit to Iowa since June. McCain held a press conference in his headquarters in Urbandale, Iowa, on July 22, 2007, where he declared his presidential campaign would go on, despite losing several aides and $1.7 million to debt.
     
  
(L-R) A little girl holds a hand-made sign for U.S. Presidential hopeful Sen. John Edwards (D-NC) at an "America Rising" rally at East High School on December 27, 2007, in Waterloo, Iowa; and Edwards exits his tour bus with his son Jack, on the way to an event at Knoxville High School on December 29, 2007, in Knoxville, Iowa.
  
(L-R) U.S. Presidential hopeful Sen. John Edwards (D-NC) gestures while speaking at an event during his "Main Street Express" bus tour at the Polk County Convention Complex on December 10, 2007, in Des Moines, Iowa; and an audience member waits for U.S. hopeful Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) to arrive to an event at the North Iowa Fair in Mason City, Iowa, on Monday, Nov. 5, 2007.
   
U.S. Presidential Hopeful Sen. John Edwards (D-NC) prepares to speak during an event at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, on Dec. 1, 2007. With a month left until the Iowa caucus, Edwards is in close competition with Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) for the democratic party candidate nomination.
     
  
(L-R) Presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) speaks to a crowd gathered in Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa, on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2007; and U.S. Presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks at the Grundy Center High School in Grundy Center, Iowa, on Nov. 18, 2007.
  
U.S. Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton (D-NY) rests for a moment while campaigning at the Clear Lake 4th of July Parade in Clear Lake, Iowa, on July 4, 2007. She brought along her husband, former President Bill Clinton, to greet the crowd.
   
U.S. Presidential hopeful Barack Obama (D-IL) plays a 3-on-3 basketball game in Kokomo, Indiana, on Friday, April 25, 2008. Obama and his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton (D-NY), are campaigning in the state in the lead-up to its May 6th Democratic Presidential Primary.
     
  
U.S. Presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) meets potential supporters after campaigning at the Washington Junior High School on December 21, 2007, in Washington, Iowa.
   
Potential supporters of U.S. Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton (D-NY) take pictures as she arrives to a roundtable discussion at the Capitol Diner in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on Monday, March 31, 2008. The Senator is hoping to woo crucial to her votes in the state before its primary on April 22, 2008.
   
U.S. Presidential hopeful Barack Obama (D-IL) greets a crowd of about 4,000 people at an event in Madison, Wisconsin, on Oct. 15, 2007.
     
  
U.S. Presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL), as seen through the window of a skating rink, speaks to a crowd gathered in Chariton, Iowa, on Nov. 08, 2007.
   
After a day of campaign stops, U.S. Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton (D-NY) talks on the phone as she and her staff prepare to depart the Pittsburgh International Airport in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to San Francisco, California, on Wednesday, April 02, 2008. The Senator is hoping to woo crucial to her votes in Pennsylvania before its primary on April 22, 2008.
   
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton exits the stage after speaking in support of his wife, U.S. Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton (D-NY), in New Castle, Indiana, on Sunday, April 27, 2008. Voters in the city are considering the issues important to them in the lead-up to the May 6th Democratic Presidential Primary in the state.
     
  
U.S. Presidential hopeful Barack Obama (D-IL) hugs his wife, Michelle Obama, before he speaks to a full crowd at the Jefferson Jackson dinner on November 10, 2007, in Des Moines, Iowa. The dinner takes place in the Veterans Memorial Auditorium and is an Iowa caucus tradition.
  
U.S. Presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) raises his hand as he speaks to a crowd gathered in Chariton, Iowa, on Nov. 08, 2007.
  
U.S. Presidential hopeful Barack Obama (D-IL) frowns as beads of sweat run down his face, then shares a laugh with the audience, at a campaign event in Kokomo, Indiana, on Friday, April 25, 2008. Voters in the city are considering the issues important to them in the lead-up to the May 6th Democratic Presidential Primary in the state.