If the past four years are any guide, listen closely to what Obama says he plans to do. It’ll probably happen.
Economy
Romney’s 12 Million Jobs: How to Lie While Telling the Truth
Mitt Romney’s pledge to create 12 million jobs is a cardboard cutout of a campaign promise. It looks great, even bold, from one angle, but there’s really not much behind it. As this publication and others have explained, economic …
Gaffes
Caught on candid camera, whispered into a hot mic or blurted out on the campaign trail, gaffes are what make a presidential race hum. Here’s TIME’s running tally of some of the biggest verbal blunders this year.
Obama’s Economy: The President Asks Voters to Go on Faith
Democrats are reveling in the damage the GOP base has done to Mitt Romney’s chances to defeat President Obama in November. Between Todd Akin’s malapropist contribution to the political lexicon (“legitimate rape”) and Romney’s …
The Obama Presidency in Pictures
As Barack Obama campaigns for a second term, TIME’s photo editors recap his White House tenure to date.
His Re-election in Trouble, Obama Goes Big and Gets Serious
When in trouble, Barack Obama gives big speeches. He has addressed joint sessions of Congress after dismal August recesses, repeatedly interrupted prime-time programming in times of Washington gridlock and pontificated on race …
The Private Sector Isn’t Fine Enough
President obama didn’t mis-speak when he said that “the private sector is doing fine.” It was a perfectly serviceable–fine, one might say–expression of a central point of his instantly notorious White House press …
Obama’s European Stimulus Challenge
Barack Obama’s reelection may well depend on stimulus. Not the stimulus bill that passed Congress in 2009. Or the monetary injections administered by the Federal Reserve. This stimulus won’t even be debated in Washington. …
Political Pictures of the Week, April 21-27
TIME’s photo editors bring you the best pictures of the past week from the Beltway and beyond.
Political Pictures of the Week, March 3-9
TIME’s photo editors bring you the best pictures of the past week from the Beltway and beyond.
The Real Recovery Has Arrived: Who Will Carry the Burden of the Counterfactual in 2012?
In April of last year, Michael Grunwald wrote a sharp piece clarifying Barack Obama’s central re-election challenge: The hallmark achievements of his first term have been prophylactic. While stopping a recession from becoming a depression, reinforcing a health care infrastructure already groaning under the burden and cost of America’s …
What Will Mitt Romney Talk About if the Economy Gets Better?
For the better part of two years, Mitt Romney has been relentless. “Four years ago, candidate Obama came to Nevada, promising to help,” he said in his victory speech after the Nevada caucuses on Saturday night. “Today, Nevada unemployment is over 12%, home values have plummeted, and Nevada’s foreclosure rate is the highest in the nation …
Q&A: Bill Clinton’s Vision for ‘A Smart Government and a Strong Economy’
Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States, spoke with TIME’s Rick Stengel about his new book, Back to Work, and how to fix the economy. Excerpts from that conversation follow.
