Politics Sep 05 Former President to Make Pitch for Four More Years Former President Bill Clinton at the International AIDS conference in Washington, D.C., in July. Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images. CHARLOTTE, N.C. | President Obama's re-election prospects will get a boost Wednesday night from Bill Clinton, who 16 years ago became…
Politics Sep 03 Spotlight on North Carolina as Democrats Arrive in Battleground State A volunteer sorts T-shirts Sunday before the start of the Alabama Gospel Brunch held at Grace on Brevard in Charlotte, N.C. Photo by Jared Soares for PBS NewsHour. CHARLOTTE, N.C. | Four years ago President Obama turned this state into…
Politics Aug 31 Romney’s Personal Pitch: Nominee Outlines His Vision Photo of Mitt Romney by Mallory Benedict/ PBS NewsHour. TAMPA, Fla. | The delegates in the convention hall here seemed plenty pleased as thousands of balloons descended from the ceiling. But Mitt Romney wasn't really talking to them. At the…
Politics Aug 30 Romney Readies for Biggest Speech of His Life Mitt Romney watches the convention on TV with his grandchildren from a suite in Tampa, Fla., on Wednesday. Photo by Melina Mara/The Washington Post via Getty Images. TAMPA, Fla. | Mitt Romney has given plenty of speeches, stretching from…
Politics Aug 29 Romney’s Running Mate Steps Up: It’s Ryan’s Night Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., speaks to supporters on Saturday in Columbus Grove, Ohio. Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images. All convention coverage available on our 24-hour livestream: TAMPA, Fla. | Wednesday's Republican National Convention will be all about…
Politics Aug 28 Party Gets Started: Ann Romney’s Personal Appeal on Husband-in-Chief You can watch it all in our 24-hour livestream. TAMPA | The show goes on here at the Republican National Convention, where much of the focus Tuesday will be on the speeches given by Ann Romney and New Jersey Gov.
Politics Aug 24 Shields and Brooks On Romney’s Comedy Act, NewsHour Wonkiness // Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks weighed in this week on Mitt Romney's sense of humor and what to expect from Rep. Paul Ryan at the Republican National Convention. I filled in as Doubleheader…
Politics Aug 24 Where Do You Fit? Introducing The Pew/NewsHour Political Party Quiz Pew Research Center and the NewsHour have teamed up to establish the Political Party ID Quiz. <align=right>CLICK HERE TO TAKE THE QUIZ Twelve simple questions will calculate your partisan status, and you can see how you compare with…
Politics Aug 24 Stage Nearly Set for GOP’s Big Show The stage is prepared at Tampa Bay Times Forum ahead of the Republican National Convention. Photo by Mladen Antonov/AFP/Getty Images. In just a few days, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will drop the "presumptive" and get on with the…
Politics Aug 23 Team Obama Outlines Grass-Roots Operation as Key to Race President Obama waves to supporters at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio Tuesday. Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images President Obama's re-election team sounded a confident note Thursday, but acknowledged a few days before the Republican National Convention that they are counting…