Politics Feb 28 Michigan’s Auto Industry Workers, Republicans at a Crossroads WARREN, Mich. | If you want a sense of the challenges Mitt Romney and the GOP have in Michigan, you could learn a lot from standing on the corner of Mound and East 9 Mile roads here in suburban…
Politics Feb 08 A Bad Night for Romney, but How Bad? Former Sen. Rick Santorum speaks to supporters Tuesday in St. Charles, Mo.; Photo by Whitney Curtis/Getty Images So what exactly happened Tuesday night? Suddenly former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum has reemerged from the pack to claim the Republican spotlight with…
Politics Feb 01 Dissecting Romney’s Win in Florida With a dominating win in Florida, the Romney campaign moves forward with a nice push of momentum into February. And now, well, who knows? The one certainty of the 2012 presidential campaign thus far is its uncertainty. It wasn't long…
Politics Jan 31 Romney in a Sunny State on Primary Day Mitt Romney holds a campaign rally Monday in Dunedin, Fla. Photo by Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images. The game of presidential see-saw the GOP has been playing in 2012 continues Tuesday night in Florida. A short 10 days ago former House speaker…
Politics Jan 11 For Romney, Everything Falls Into Place Mitt Romney had a lot of advantages going into New Hampshire -- from residency to voter demographics -- and in the end it all showed up on Tuesday night. The former Massachusetts governor won nine of the state's 10 counties.
Politics Jan 10 New Hampshire Preview: Breaking Down Where Romney Needs to Win If you were devising a state where GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney could do well in a vote, it would probably look a lot like New Hampshire. Romney was the governor of Massachusetts, which sits next door. He has a…
Politics Jan 04 Results Show Divides in Romney’s Win Everyone will talk about who won in Iowa. But the real story out of the state is the sharp divide in the vote -- and one that might be expected. We wrote earlier that the most likely result out…
Politics Jan 03 In Sioux County, Is 2nd Place Best? Iowans listen to Texas Rep. Ron Paul last week during a town hall meeting at the Sioux Center Public Library. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. Everyone likes to win, but sometimes it's better to finish second. Up in the northwest…
Politics Nov 30 Biggest Issue in 2012? Could Be Europe A European Union flag and Greek national flag fly near the Parthenon temple; Photo by Angelos Tzortzinis/Bloomberg via Getty Images There have been Rick Perry's "What's number three?" gaffe and the allegations against Herman Cain. But the biggest…
Politics Oct 26 Flat Taxes: How Would GOP Plans Affect Different Community Types? Texas Gov. Rick Perry; Justin Sullivan/Getty Images As the early stages of the 2012 campaign progress, a new question has come into play: Are the rich really different? Or, more specifically, should they be treated differently in the U.S. tax…