-
Oct. 9, 2012
In the latest installment from our Listen to Me series, where we ask voters what they think of the political system, we travel down south, to country music's heartland -- Tennessee.
-
Oct. 9, 2012
With four weeks to go until Election Day, Mitt Romney has erased President Obama's lead in the polls following his convincing debate victory in Denver last week.
-
Oct. 8, 2012
Margaret Warner talks to the Rothenberg Political Report's Stu Rothenberg, USA Today's Susan Page and Pew Research Center's Andy Kohut about the latest election polls coming out of the first presidential debate, and what that means for the stakes in this week's vice presidential debate.
-
Oct. 8, 2012
The current economic environment in the Golden State is far less sunny than its weather. Voters in California have dealt with high unemployment, stunning foreclosure rates and, in the past week, saw gas prices shoot to almost $5 a gallon. Economic circumstances might make the state sound ripe for a political change.
-
Oct. 8, 2012
President Obama and Mitt Romney have traded barbs on foreign policy while remaining vague about specific proposals. Judy Woodruff talks to former Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy and Duke University's Peter Feaver on how the United States should move forward on foreign policy priorities.
-
Oct. 8, 2012
At a campaign event in Virginia, Mitt Romney criticized President Obama's handling of the Middle East, including the Syrian conflict, the withdrawal from Iraq and the attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. The president accused Romney of injecting politics into a tragedy and criticized Romney's remarks on Israel.
-
Oct. 8, 2012
President Obama and Mitt Romney will meet in two weeks for their final debate, which will focus on foreign policy and national security issues. But Romney has decided not to wait to draw contrasts on such matters, traveling Monday to Virginia Military Institute to ratchet up his criticism of Mr. Obama.
-
Oct. 5, 2012
Judy Woodruff talks with NewsHour political analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks on the top political news of the week, including the tight Missouri senate race, as well as other close contests; the latest, more optimistic jobs report; and what factors may have contributed to President Obama's performance at the first debate.
-
Oct. 5, 2012
Louisiana hasn't seen much of the presidential candidates over the past few months. And it's not hard to see why: The Republican share of the vote in Louisiana has increased in each of the last four presidential elections. In 2008 Sen. John McCain beat President Obama by 19 points.
-
Oct. 5, 2012
Friday's Labor Department report is unlikely to cause a major shift in the dynamics of the presidential campaign. Still, the fact that the jobless rate has fallen below 8 percent for the first time in nearly four years will no doubt give the president's prospects a jolt following Wednesday night's lackluster debate performance.
-
Oct. 5, 2012
If Romney's post-debate rebound lasts, no one will benefit more than Republican Senate candidates competing in tight races around the country. And in Missouri, at least, that's what has Republicans so worried.
-
Oct. 4, 2012
Ray Suarez visits Orlando, Fla., to talk to voters -- some decided, some undecided -- directly following the first presidential debate. Were the candidates convincing? Did the voters hear what they hoped to from either side? They discuss jobs, President Obama's consistency, Mitt Romney's softer side, and the role of government.
-
Oct. 4, 2012
Jeffrey Brown gets two political perspectives on the candidates' tax plans from Center on Budget and Policy Priorities' Jared Bernstein, former economist for Vice President Joe Biden, and American Action Forum's Douglas Holtz-Akin, former economics advisor to the McCain campaign.
-
Oct. 4, 2012
Though instant polling numbers showed Mitt Romney winning the first presidential debate by a factor of two to one, President Obama charged Romney of misrepresenting his own positions on jobs and taxes. Judy Woodruff reports on their debate performances, as well as reactions to their opponent the day after.
-
Oct. 4, 2012
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney went on the offensive against President Obama at their first debate Wednesday evening in Denver, sharply criticizing the Democrat's stewardship of the economy.
-
Oct. 3, 2012
Judy Woodruff, Gwen Ifill and Christina Bellantoni discuss the candidates' performances in the first debate with NewsHour's political analysts David Brooks and Mark Shields. For Shields and Brooks, the most interesting part of the debate were the topics the candidates did not bring up and the comments that went unchallenged.
-
Oct. 3, 2012
In the first presidential debate, held in Denver, Colo., and moderated by NewsHour's Jim Lehrer, Gov. Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama presented their cases primarily on domestic policy issues, including tax cuts or increases, job creation, education improvements and health care reform.
-
Oct. 3, 2012
According to one poll, less than 2 percent of Iowa voters are still undecided. In that state, the candidates have made 30 campaign visits and have barraged the air waves with ads. Hari Sreenivasan reports on how both campaigns are hoping that early voting, now begun, will improve overall turnout and give them a winning edge.
-
Oct. 3, 2012
NewsHour's Jim Lehrer will moderate what will be the first of three official debates between the two presidential candidates going into the 2012 elections. Judy Woodruff gets pre-debate analysis from NewsHour's political analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks on what to expect.
-
Oct. 3, 2012
Wednesday's presidential debate offers President Obama and his rival Mitt Romney a fresh chance to appeal to the American people. And while the stakes are high for each man, it's Romney who must deliver the debate performance of his political career if he wants to turn the contest around.
-
Oct. 2, 2012
Jim Lehrer will be moderating his 12th presidential debate when President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney square off Oct. 3.
-
Oct. 2, 2012
North Carolina promises a close contest on Election Day. With just over one month to go, what are the big issues for voters there?
-
Oct. 2, 2012
Judy Woodruff talks to NPR's Greg Allen, who traveled to Raleigh, N.C., to explore how the presidential candidates are spending campaign funds to target Latinos, voters who are generally younger and hard hit by the economic downturn. But some political messages, like on health care reform, may be mismatched to their audience.
-
Oct. 2, 2012
In 2008, North Carolina went blue for the first time since 1976, in large part due to a high turnout of African-American voters. But with enthusiasm ebbing over the down economy and unmet expectations among key voting blocs, turnout may be too unpredictable to know which way the state will swing in 2012. Jeffrey Brown reports.
-
Oct. 2, 2012
In this week's Political Checklist, Political Editor Christina Bellantoni chatted with senior correspondent Jeff Brown about his piece on the NewsHour Tuesday, looking at North Carolina.
-
Oct. 2, 2012
Whether or not one candidate or the other scores a "knockout punch" or memorable zinger, or if President Obama commits a gaffe or Governor Romney misspeaks, Wednesday night's debate between the major party candidates counts. It counts a lot.
-
Oct. 2, 2012
Drawing from her own experience moderating two vice presidential debates in 2004 and 2008, Gwen Ifill reveals the five biggest misconceptions about presidential election debates.
-
Oct. 2, 2012
In Durham, Raleigh and Rocky Mount, N.C., we take you behind the scenes from our reporting on the battleground state.
-
Oct. 2, 2012
On the eve of the first presidential debate, a pair of new national polls find President Obama and Mitt Romney locked in a close race with support for the two candidates divided sharply along gender lines.
-
Oct. 1, 2012
Days before the first 2012 presidential debate, Mitt Romney and President Obama work to craft their messages on the economy, health care, the role of government and governing. Judy Woodruff talks to the Rothenberg Political Report's Stu Rothenberg and Susan Page of USA Today for more on the candidates' preparations.