Mitt Romney is struggling to get everyday people to give small amounts to his campaign. For Barack Obama, the problem is attracting big bucks from wealthy donors.
2012 Election
Are the Bain Attacks Working?
All summer, Barack Obama has blanketed the swing-state airwaves in an attempt to sway the sliver of the electorate still up for grabs. The ad assault has attacked a series of related issues: Mitt Romney’s refusal to release additional tax returns, his offshore bank accounts, his former firm’s record of outsourcing jobs abroad and
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Mitt Romney’s Commander in Chief Problem
For decades, Republican presidential candidates enjoyed a predictable advantage over Democrats on foreign policy. But not in 2012. An NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll shows President Barack Obama holding a steady 10-point lead …
Obama, Romney Stop Over in Nevada: Is It Still a True Toss-Up?
President Obama took a day trip to Nevada on Monday, a quick detour from his West Coast swing, to address the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in Reno. The speech was national fare directed at vets–Iraq, Osama bin Laden, VA …
Counterpoint: Romney Should Totally Release His Tax Returns!
This is a compelling case that Mitt Romney shouldn’t release years of tax returns that he’s not required to disclose. It almost persuaded me. Almost. But I think there are both political and moral reasons Romney should open up the books. The benefits for his campaign–and the public good–are multitudinous.
Why Romney Should Resist Calls to Release His Tax Returns
When it comes to campaign strategy, everyone’s an expert. And as the brouhaha over Mitt Romney’s tax returns drags on, the experts — from Haley Barbour to Ron Paul to an array of seasoned Republican strategists and …
Why God Invented C-SPAN: McCain on Huma Abedin
2008 GOP presidential nominee Senator John McCain took to the Senate floor Wednesday to lambast five of his House colleagues and defend Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s top aide Huma Abedin. The House members have questioned if Abedin, who comes from a Muslim family and is married to former Rep. Anthony Weiner, has inappropriate ties …
The Horserace Hasn’t Changed, but Maybe the Game Has
On Twitter, Nate Silver points out the funny fact that when you type “game changer Obama Romney” into Google News, you get 2,860 results just for the last 30 days. This is funny not because we in the news bidness beat cliches …
The Real Story of Romney’s Olympic Turnaround
On the night of February 8, 2002, Mitt Romney stood next to President George W. Bush at the center of the Salt Lake City Olympics’ opening ceremony. Bathed in a spotlight that illuminated the blue ice, the two men watched as a …
The Case For (And Against) Bobby Jindal as VP
Negative Ads: A Shift in Tone for the 2012 Campaign
With only 16 weeks until the November election, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are on track to fuel one of most negative presidential campaigns in recent history — whether voters want it or not. According to Kantar Media, which tracks political advertising, 89% of Obama’s ads in recent weeks featured an anti-Romney message, while 94% …
Ron Paul’s Role at the Republican Convention Now in Romney’s Hands
After Ron Paul failed to get the plurality of Nebraska delegates at their state convention this past weekend, some in the media declared him “smoked.” His insurgency had ended. Goodbye, good doctor. In one sense, it was a final …
Romney Feels the Bain, but It’s Still a Close Race
Democrats have thoroughly enjoyed the past few days of the presidential campaign, and with good reason. Mitt Romney’s camp has been on the defensive, responding to President Obama’s attacks with confusing and even goofy …