Feb 08 A Bad Night for Romney, but How Bad? By Dante Chinni 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… Continue reading
Feb 08 Santorum Sweeps Missouri, Minnesota, Colorado; Slows Romney’s Momentum By Christina Bellantoni Rick Santorum, with his daughter Elizabeth, left, and wife Karen, celebrates with supporters in St. Charles, Mo. Photo by Whitney Curtis/Getty Images. This time Rick Santorum did not have to wait 17 days to find out the good news. Sure,… Continue reading
Feb 06 Watch In Colorado, Romney Ignores Gingrich, Targets Obama As Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich campaigned Monday in Colorado, Gingrich targeted Romney, but the former Massachusetts governor focused his attention on President Obama. Gwen Ifill discusses the state of the Republican presidential race with USA Today's Susan Page and… Continue watching
Feb 06 Romney Coasts to Victory in Nevada Primary, but Hurdles Remain By Christina Bellantoni Mitt Romney talks with his staff aboard his plane en route to Las Vegas for Saturday's Nevada caucuses. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. The weekend's drama was reserved for Indianapolis' Lucas Oil Stadium, not the Las Vegas strip. Mitt Romney… Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch Shields, Brooks on Romney’s ‘Silver Earplugs,’ Catholic Anger at Obama Shields, Brooks on Romney's 'Silver Earplugs,' Catholic Anger at Obama… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch Romney Admits Verbal Stumble, but Enjoys ‘Real Organization’ for Nevada Caucuses Romney Admits Verbal Stumble, but Enjoys 'Real Organization' for Nevada Caucuses… Continue watching
Feb 03 Romney on Solid Ground in Nevada Despite Admitting He ‘Misspoke’ By Christina Bellantoni Mitt Romney campaigns in Reno, Nev., where he holds a commanding lead in the polls. Photo by Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images. Mitt Romney admitted Thursday that he "misspoke" when he said he was "not concerned about the very poor," a comment… Continue reading
Feb 02 Watch Poverty and Politics: How Strong Is Safety Net for Poor Americans? Poverty and Politics: How Strong Is Safety Net for Poor Americans?… Continue watching
Feb 02 Romney’s Comments on ‘Very Poor’ Anger Left, Concern Right By Christina Bellantoni Mitt Romney speaks at a campaign rally Wednesday in Las Vegas. Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images. It's Groundhog Day, and Punxsutawney Phil has predicted six more weeks of winter. Could that forecast apply to both the weather and Mitt… Continue reading
Feb 01 Watch Who’s Spending More: Candidates or Super PACs? As presidential candidates raise and spend increasingly larger amounts of money this election season, new financial reports show what role Super PACs are playing. Gwen Ifill discusses how campaign finance is shaping up this election year with John Dunbar of… Continue watching