Politics Nov 02 Shields and Brooks: Watching Indiana’s Senate Race, Bobblehead Forecasts Mark Shields and David Brooks met up Friday in the NewsHour newsroom for a final pre-election Doubleheader. I filled in for Hari Sreenivasan, who is hosting the PBS election special, "What's at Stake," which airs at…
Politics Nov 01 As Race Enters Final Days, Campaigns Step Up Ground Game Volunteers for President Obama in Glendale, Wis., prepare for weekend canvassing efforts. Photo by Darren Hauck/Reuters. President Obama, Mitt Romney and a team of boosters are fanning out across the country Thursday, with the campaign getting back to real business…
Politics Oct 31 All Tied Up: Poll Shows Deadlocked Race in Final Stretch Volunteers in Columbus, Ohio, make phone calls for Mitt Romney on Tuesday. Photo by Eric Thayer/Reuters. It's a scary proposition for both campaigns -- a tied race, with both President Obama and Mitt Romney within the margin of error in…
Politics Oct 30 Sandy Shifts Attention to Local Leaders, Away From Presidential Race The skyline of lower Manhattan sits in darkness Monday night after a preventive power outage. Photo by Eduardo Munoz/Reuters. Cars on 14th Street and Avenue C under water. The largest public transportation system in the world shuttered. 5,700 flights…
Politics Oct 29 ‘Frankenstorm’ Sandy Becomes Campaigns’ October Surprise President Obama listens to a briefing on Hurricane Sandy at FEMA headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Sunday. Photo by Dennis Brack/Pool via Getty Images. All politics is local. Especially when swing states are in the path of Hurricane Sandy.
Politics Oct 26 Battleground Blitz Continues, New Ads Hit Airwaves Mitt Romney holds a campaign rally Thursday at Defiance High School in Ohio. Photo by Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images. With 11 days to go until Election Day, there is no rest for the weary. Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney campaigns across…
Politics Oct 24 As Campaign Advisers Spin, Candidates Hit the Trail President Obama speaks at a campaign event Tuesday in Delray Beach, Fla. Photo by Larry Marano/WireImage. In 13 days, Americans will decide whether President Obama will stay in the White House or if Mitt Romney becomes the 45th president. Until…
Politics Oct 23 Obama, Romney Clash in Foreign Policy Finale President Obama and Mitt Romney participate in their third debate Monday night. Photo by Richard Graulich/The Palm Beach Post. The 2012 debate season is officially in the books following Monday night's faceoff between President Obama and Mitt Romney. The encounter…
Politics Oct 22 Obama, Romney Set for Foreign Policy Debate Workers prepare the stage for Monday's presidential debate at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images. Body language analysts may not have much to talk about Monday night. President Obama and Mitt Romney will sit side-by-side…
Politics Oct 19 Campaigns to Keep Focus on Battlegrounds Until Election Day Oakmont Bakery in Pennsylvania prepares cookies of President Obama and Mitt Romney for the oven on Wednesday. Photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images. The presidential campaigns are grinding it out over the final 18 days in virtually the same battleground states…