Monday, November 19 2012 2:54 PM EST2012-11-19 19:54:04 GMT
Republican governors are torn between staying the course in the wake of Mitt Romney's loss and a more proactive strategy aimed at shaking up their party in an effort to reach out to young and minority voters.More >>
Republican governors are torn between essentially staying the course in the wake of Mitt Romney's loss and a more proactive strategy aimed at radically shaking up their party in an effort to reach out to young and minority voters.More >>
Wednesday, November 14 2012 3:02 PM EST2012-11-14 20:02:47 GMT
After suffering stunning losses at the polls last week, Senate Republicans chose a new leadership team Wednesday that they hope will help return them to the majority in the upper chamber.More >>
After suffering stunning losses at the polls last week, Senate Republicans chose a new leadership team Wednesday that they hope will help return them to the majority in the upper chamber.More >>
Monday, November 5 2012 4:14 PM EST2012-11-05 21:14:19 GMT
As President Barack Obama, Mitt Romney and their surrogates barnstorm across electoral battlegrounds on this final day of campaigning, pollsters and analysts are drilling down beyond national and state surveys. More >>
As President Barack Obama, Mitt Romney and their surrogates barnstorm across electoral battlegrounds on this final day of campaigning, pollsters and analysts are drilling down beyond national and state surveys to look at the bellwether towns and counties that insiders will obsess over as results come in tomorrow.More >>
Thursday, November 1 2012 3:32 PM EDT2012-11-01 19:32:07 GMT
A torrent of ads is flooding TV sets in the final days of Election 2012 — and fact-checkers, reporters and pundits are poring over nearly every one.More >>
A torrent of ads is flooding TV sets in the final days of Election 2012 — and fact-checkers, reporters and pundits are poring over nearly every one.More >>
Wednesday, October 31 2012 2:54 PM EDT2012-10-31 18:54:48 GMT
As if Hurricane Sandy weren't doing enough to muddle the presidential race a week before the election, the two campaigns now seem to be embracing two sharply different versions of political reality.More >>
As if Hurricane Sandy weren't doing enough to muddle the presidential race a week before the election, the two campaigns now seem to be embracing two sharply different versions of political reality.More >>
Monday, October 29 2012 5:20 PM EDT2012-10-29 21:20:03 GMT
President Barack Obama told millions of American bracing for the landfall of Hurricane Sandy that he's "confident" the country is ready — but he warned people to take heed of warnings from their mayors and governors.More >>
President Barack Obama told millions of American bracing for the landfall of Hurricane Sandy that he's "confident" the country is ready — but he warned people to take heed of warnings from their mayors and governors.More >>
Tuesday, October 23 2012 3:12 PM EDT2012-10-23 19:12:56 GMT
Both the Obama and Romney campaigns and their supporters on Tuesday unleashed aggressive new efforts to lock down what they already have and expand the drive to get the votes they still need.More >>
Exploding out of the last debate, both the Obama and Romney campaigns and their supporters on Tuesday unleashed aggressive new efforts to lock down what they already have and expand the drive to get the votes they still need in the final two weeks of the contest.More >>
Wednesday, October 17 2012 2:39 PM EDT2012-10-17 18:39:41 GMT
Barack Obama did well enough in the second debate that he can rest assured about one thing: If he loses his bid for a second term it won't be because he is bad at debates.More >>
Barack Obama did well enough in the second debate that he can rest assured about one thing: If he loses his bid for a second term it won't be because he is bad at debates.More >>
Monday, October 15 2012 5:15 PM EDT2012-10-15 21:15:09 GMT
With less than a month until Election Day, the primary battlefields for the presidential campaign can be found in just three states: Ohio, Florida and Virginia.More >>
With less than a month until Election Day, the primary battlefields for the presidential campaign can be found in just three states: Ohio, Florida and Virginia.More >>
Wednesday, October 3 2012 4:51 PM EDT2012-10-03 20:51:07 GMT
It's a matter of when, not if, President Obama turns to Mitt Romney and says his electing the Republican would be a return to the policies of George W. BushMore >>
It's a matter of when, not if, President Obama turns to Mitt Romney and says his electing the Republican would be a return to the policies of George W. BushMore >>
Tuesday, October 2 2012 1:52 PM EDT2012-10-02 17:52:48 GMT
This must be exactly what Barack Obama dreamed his reelection campaign would look like, five weeks from Election Day and on the eve of the first debate.More >>
This must be exactly what Barack Obama dreamed his reelection campaign would look like, five weeks from Election Day and on the eve of the first debate.More >>
Friday, September 28 2012 5:12 PM EDT2012-09-28 21:12:14 GMT
It isn't the chair or the ho-hum convention. Or the leaked video. Or Stuart Stevens. Or the improving economy. Or media bias. Or distorted polls. Or the message. Or Mormonism.More >>
It isn't the chair or the ho-hum convention. Or the leaked video. Or Stuart Stevens. Or the improving economy. Or media bias. Or distorted polls. Or the message. Or Mormonism.More >>
Tuesday, September 18 2012 3:56 PM EDT2012-09-18 19:56:58 GMT
Campaign watchers thought the next crucial date in the 2012 contest that could alter the course of the race was going to be the first debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney on Oct. 3. More >>
Campaign watchers thought the next crucial date in the 2012 contest that could alter the course of the race was going to be the first debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney on Oct. 3. But it looks like a fateful moment may have come sooner than expected.More >>
Tuesday, September 18 2012 3:56 PM EDT2012-09-18 19:56:49 GMT
If it was true that winning elections is mostly a matter of numbers — as some political scientists and campaign operatives say — Obama's reelection as president should be close to a mathematical impossibility.More >>
If it was true that winning elections is mostly a matter of numbers — as some political scientists and campaign operatives say — Obama's reelection as president should be close to a mathematical impossibility.More >>
Monday, September 17 2012 3:55 PM EDT2012-09-17 19:55:51 GMT
With 50 days and counting until Election Day, a pair of outside political groups supporting House Republicans is unleashing $7 million of TV ads in contested congressional districts.More >>
With 50 days and counting until Election Day, a pair of outside political groups supporting House Republicans is unleashing $7 million of TV ads in contested congressional districts.More >>
Friday, September 14 2012 2:26 PM EDT2012-09-14 18:26:35 GMT
President Barack Obama, if reelected, would surround himself with a retooled senior staff and Cabinet consisting largely of familiar faces and political insiders.More >>
President Barack Obama, if reelected, would surround himself with a retooled senior staff and Cabinet consisting largely of familiar faces and political insiders.More >>
Thursday, September 13 2012 5:44 PM EDT2012-09-13 21:44:11 GMT
Mitt Romney didn't repeat his strong criticism of President Barack Obama over the response to protests at the U.S. embassies in Egypt and Libya at a campaign rally here Thursday.More >>
Mitt Romney didn't repeat his strong criticism of President Barack Obama over the response to protests at the U.S. embassies in Egypt and Libya at a campaign rally here Thursday.More >>
Thursday, September 13 2012 5:31 PM EDT2012-09-13 21:31:33 GMT
Paul Ryan, the chairman of the powerful House Budget Committee whose controversial budget proposal rocketed him to national fame, is still not discussing his plan in detail on the campaign trail.More >>
Paul Ryan, the chairman of the powerful House Budget Committee whose controversial budget proposal rocketed him to national fame, is still not discussing his plan in detail on the campaign trail.More >>
Wednesday, September 12 2012 4:15 PM EDT2012-09-12 20:15:37 GMT
Presidential candidate Mitt Romney chided the president Wednesday for his language regarding the attacks in Libya.More >>
Veering away from the political caution and relentless economic focus that have defined his presidential campaign, Mitt Romney repeatedly charged the Obama administration with a "disgraceful" and conciliatory response to yesterday's riots in North Africa that left an American ambassador and multiple diplomatic aides dead.More >>
Wednesday, September 12 2012 2:44 PM EDT2012-09-12 18:44:41 GMT
The White House has touted the easy availability of President Barack Obama's public schedule as part of his administration's "commitment to open government."More >>
The White House has touted the easy availability of President Barack Obama's public schedule as part of his administration's "commitment to open government."More >>
Tuesday, September 11 2012 1:45 PM EDT2012-09-11 17:45:56 GMT
House Republicans say they'd never push grandma over the proverbial Medicare cliff. If you don't believe it, just ask their parents, who are starring in a string of early ads by vulnerable lawmakers.More >>
House Republicans say they'd never push grandma over the proverbial Medicare cliff. If you don't believe it, just ask their parents, who are starring in a string of early ads by vulnerable lawmakers.More >>
Thursday, September 6 2012 4:13 PM EDT2012-09-06 20:13:12 GMT
President Barack Obama acknowledged to supporters Thursday that it's "disappointing" that he won't be able to address them in the Bank of America Stadium here because of a weather forecast that includes thunderstorms.More >>
President Barack Obama acknowledged to supporters Thursday that it's "disappointing" that he won't be able to address them in the Bank of America Stadium here because of a weather forecast that includes thunderstorms.More >>
Tuesday, September 4 2012 6:09 PM EDT2012-09-04 22:09:17 GMT
Regardless of whether the unemployment rate rises or falls on Friday when new monthly figures are released, the White House will continue to make the same pitch to voters: the economy is moving in the right direction.More >>
Regardless of whether the unemployment rate rises or falls on Friday when new monthly figures are released, the White House will continue to make the same pitch to voters: the economy is moving in the right direction.More >>
Tuesday, September 4 2012 4:59 PM EDT2012-09-04 20:59:13 GMT
The Obama campaign will begin laying out its case for reelection in prime time Tuesday night, as Michelle Obama and an array of prominent party leaders kick off the 2012 Democratic National Convention.More >>
The Obama campaign will begin laying out its case for reelection in prime time Tuesday night, as Michelle Obama and an array of prominent party leaders kick off the 2012 Democratic National Convention.More >>
Monday, September 3 2012 2:18 PM EDT2012-09-03 18:18:44 GMT
Americans scored Mitt Romney's GOP convention speech the lowest since Bob Dole's acceptance speech in 1996, according to a Gallup Poll released Monday.More >>
Americans scored Mitt Romney's GOP convention speech the lowest since Bob Dole's acceptance speech in 1996, according to a Gallup Poll released Monday.More >>
Thursday, August 30 2012 4:00 PM EDT2012-08-30 20:00:49 GMT
Paul Ryan delivered an energetic indictment of President Barack Obama's presidency on WednesdayMore >>
Paul Ryan delivered an energetic indictment of President Barack Obama's presidency on Wednesday here, saying that "all that's left is a presidency adrift, surviving on slogans that already seem tired, grasping at a moment that's already passed."More >>
Thursday, August 30 2012 2:06 PM EDT2012-08-30 18:06:34 GMT
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's Wednesday night speech ignited speculation about her political future, which she promptly dampened.More >>
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's Wednesday night speech was widely praised by the media — even on MSNBC — and ignited speculation about her political future, which she promptly dampened.More >>
Wednesday, August 29 2012 3:49 PM EDT2012-08-29 19:49:48 GMT
For all of the carping about the outsize impact of spending on elections, a pack of Republican Senate nominees this year has proven that money isn't everything.More >>
For all of the carping about the outsize impact of spending on elections, a pack of Republican Senate nominees this year has proven that money isn't everything.More >>
Wednesday, August 29 2012 3:09 PM EDT2012-08-29 19:09:43 GMT
The Romney campaign rolled out its most powerful female surrogate on Tuesday night: Ann Romney, who delivered a single-minded speech aimed directly at women.More >>
The Romney campaign rolled out its most powerful female surrogate on Tuesday night: Ann Romney, who delivered a single-minded speech aimed directly at women.More >>
Monday, August 27 2012 3:04 PM EDT2012-08-27 19:04:06 GMT
Mitt Romney conceded President Barack Obama has succeeded in making him a less likable person, but he offered a defiant retort to those hoping he will open up this week: "I am who I am."More >>
Mitt Romney conceded President Barack Obama has succeeded in making him a less likable person, but he offered a defiant retort to those hoping he will open up this week: "I am who I am."More >>
Monday, August 27 2012 2:52 PM EDT2012-08-27 18:52:21 GMT
More than seven out of 10 Americans believe Mitt Romney's policies would benefit the wealthy, while President Barack Obama has an advantage when it comes to helping the middle class. More >>
More than seven out of 10 Americans believe Mitt Romney's policies would benefit the wealthy, while President Barack Obama has an advantage over his Republican counterpart when it comes to helping the middle class, according to a poll released Monday.More >>
There aren't many groups that can move older voters like the AARP, and today the advocacy organization for retirees released its voter guide on the 2012 campaign.More >>
There aren't many groups that can move older voters like the AARP, and today the advocacy organization for retirees released its voter guide on the 2012 campaign.More >>
While campaigning here in his home state, Mitt Romney joked about his birth certificate, an apparent jab at President Barack Obama that drew immediate rebuke.More >>
While campaigning here in his home state, Mitt Romney joked about his birth certificate, an apparent jab at President Barack Obama that drew immediate rebuke.More >>
Friday, August 24 2012 1:32 PM EDT2012-08-24 17:32:07 GMT
With just 11 weeks left of this election, President Barack Obama is in a close race with Mitt Romney for the Granite State. More >>
With just 11 weeks left of this election, President Barack Obama is in a close race with Mitt Romney for the Granite State, whose four electoral votes are a key piece of the puzzle for both men in a campaign with a relatively small number of states truly in play.More >>
Friday, July 13 2012 3:18 PM EDT2012-07-13 19:18:04 GMT
State Representative Bakari Sellers gained national attention today by being named by Politico.com as one of their 2012 "50 politicos to watch."More >>
State Representative Bakari Sellers gained national attention today by being named by Politico.com as one of their 2012 "50 politicos to watch."More >>
