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Obama, Romney Focus on Sandy: Election? What Election?Essential Reads Hurricane Sandy is injecting a tropical storm-sized dose of volatility into an already unpredictable presidential race, potentially crimping Republican Mitt Romney’s post-debate momentum and President Obama’s much-hyped early-vote operation. |
With debates over, candidates race to clinch vital statesEssential Reads President Obama started making his closing argument for a second term on Tuesday, beginning a furious two-week effort to beat back a late surge by Mitt Romney and hang on to battleground states where voters are already casting ballots in large numbers. |
October 19, 2012Weekly Show As President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney prepare for their final debate, the roundtable analyzes the fiesty, second debate, the ever-tightening poll numbers, and the issues that are most important in the countdown to Election Day. Joining Gwen: Peter Baker, New York Times; John Dickerson, Slate Magazine; Amy Walter, ABC News; Charles Babington, Associated Press.
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Watch the presidential debate online: Tuesday, October 16 at 9pm (ET)Web content Begins at 9 p.m. ET. Livestream the presidential debate at Hofstra University between President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney The town-hall style event will be moderated by Candy Crowley, CNN's Chief Political Correspondent. |
No drama Obama needs a shake-up in Romney debate rematchEssential Reads The candidate known for his “No Drama Obama” persona created, with his dispassionate first debate performance, a high-stakes backdrop for tomorrow’s 9 p.m. rematch against Republican nominee Mitt Romney at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York. |
Presidential contest tight nationally ahead of second debateEssential Reads On the eve of their second debate, President Obama and challenger Mitt Romney remain locked in a virtual dead heat nationally, with Republicans showing increased enthusiasm for their nominee after his big win in the first debate, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. |
Obama’s prep session goal: don’t repeat mistakes of last debateEssential Reads To prepare for the second round of the presidential debates, President Obama retreated here this weekend — to the environs of this historic village where actors in 18th century garb wander about spouting off in colonial diction. |
October 12, 2012Weekly Show The roundtable analyzes the vice-presidential debate as Vice President Joe Biden and his republican opponent Rep. Paul Ryan traded sharp words over domestic and foreign policy. Also, with both political parties happy with their candidate’s performance, who came out on top? Joining Gwen: Jeff Zeleny, New York Times; Karen Tumulty, Washington Post; Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times; Alexis Simendinger of Real Clear Politics. |
Biden, Ryan trade sharp words on foreign policy, economy during vice-presidential debateEssential Reads Vice President Biden and Rep. Paul Ryan (Wis.) tangled fiercely and noisily here Thursday night over the economy and foreign policy in a spirited debate that underscored the vast differences between the Democratic and Republican tickets on virtually every issue in the presidential campaign. |
Spirited Biden debate performance allows democrats to exhaleEssential Reads Democrats, you may exhale. But don't you dare rejoice. Vice President Joe Biden took some of the heat off his boss in the critical home stretch of the 2012 election, delivering a spirited debate performance that aimed to compensate for President Obama’s lifeless appearance on another stage one week ago. |
