Although former First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton has focused on experience as a theme of her presidential campaign, rivals say her time in the White House cuts both ways.
Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times

During his 10½ years as governor of Arkansas, Mike Huckabee was regarded as a different brand of Republican — a governor with an idiosyncratic agenda that was sometimes difficult to categorize, but always shaped by his religious beliefs.
Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times

Sen. McCain, R-Ariz.,the Republican nominee for president, waits in the wings to see who he will face off with in November.
Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times

Barack Obama has made a point of reaching out to people tired of divisive politics. He stepped onto the national stage in 2004 with a speech on the "audacity of hope" at the Democratic National Convention.
Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times