Mar 29 Romney's Inevitability Argument Bolstered by Rubio Endorsement By Christina Bellantoni Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi participate in a news conference earlier this week. Rubio endorsed Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney on Wednesday. Sure, Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich spent their days vowing to… Continue reading
Mar 26 Santorum: Romney 'Worst Republican' to Face Obama; Picks Fight With Press By Christina Bellantoni Rick Santorum poses for a photo with a supporter in Fond du Lac, Wis. Photo by Mark Hirsch/Getty Images. As the delegate math got even tougher for Rick Santorum, the GOP presidential contender appeared to pick a fight Sunday with… Continue reading
Mar 26 Watch News Wrap: Supreme Court Returns Jerusalem Status Passport Case to Lower Court In other news Monday, the Supreme Court dealt with two other cases of note including a disputed passport law that lets Americans list Israel as their birthplace if they were born in Jerusalem. Also, security forces in Afghanistan turned on… Continue watching
Mar 23 Watch Shields, Brooks on Trayvon Martin, Romney's Repositioning, GOP Budget Plan Shields, Brooks on Trayvon Martin, Mitt Romney's Gaffes… Continue watching
Mar 23 Santorum, Romney Vie for Louisiana's Shifting Electorate By Ryan C. Brooks GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum addresses supporters on March 13 in Lafayette, La. Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images Republican voters in Louisiana aren't used to being in the national spotlight during primary season. "We're in shock, and the candidates are… Continue reading
Mar 23 Political Animals: Taming Campaign Creatures By Mike Fritz A major part of a politician's daily life has always been the ubiquitous photo-op, and besides kissing babies, nothing may be used more than animals to try to highlight the candidate's softer, more human side to the American public. Yet,… Continue reading
Mar 23 Pew Poll: Voters Have Negative Impression of Romney By Christina Bellantoni Supporters of Texas Rep. Ron Paul hold up signs as Mitt Romney campaigns in Illinois last week. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. "No way." That was the reaction from 31 percent of a pool of potential voters when asked by… Continue reading
Mar 22 Romney Draws Fire Over Aide's 'Etch A Sketch' Comment By Christina Bellantoni Mitt Romney campaigns Wednesday at the American Legion Post 109 in Arbutus, Md. Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images. Rick Santorum couldn't have drawn it up any better. The morning after Mitt Romney's double-digit victory in Illinois and on the same… Continue reading
Mar 21 Romney's Win in Illinois Not Enough to Shake Up GOP Race By Dante Chinni Mitt Romney addresses supporters during his Illinois primary victory party. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. Updated with new map at 2:56 p.m. | Mitt Romney won big in Illinois -- double digits. He claimed the breakout victory many analysts thought… Continue reading
Mar 21 After Illinois Victory, Romney Tries to Turn Focus to General Election By Christina Bellantoni Mitt Romney greets supporters during a victory party Tuesday in Schaumburg, Ill. Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images. UPDATED | 12:09 p.m. A nearly 12-point rout, check. Amassing a bigger delegate lead, check. Aggressively targeting President Obama in his victory speech,… Continue reading