Dec 05 Watch After Surging in Polls, How Could Newt Gingrich Clinch Nomination? A month away from the Iowa caucuses, two new polls show that the race for the Republican presidential nomination has a new frontrunner: Newt Gingrich. Judy Woodruff takes a look at the latest poll results with The Washington Post's Dan… Continue watching
Nov 23 Watch GOP Hopefuls Draw Sharp Divisions on Foreign Policy at Debate Eight Republican candidates gathered Tuesday night in Washington, D.C., for their 11th debate, which centered on foreign policy and national security. Ray Suarez recaps the debate with NPR's Ari Shapiro. Continue watching
Nov 22 Watch Gauging Foreign Policy’s Importance in GOP Race What role will foreign policy and national security play in the Republicans' 2012 nomination fight? Judy Woodruff explores those questions and previews Tuesday night's debate with historian Richard Norton Smith and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson. Continue watching
Nov 11 Watch Shields and Brooks on GOP Race After Perry Flub, ‘Occupy’ Movement Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including Texas Gov. Rick Perry's lapse at the latest GOP debate, Herman Cain's attempt to move past sexual harassment claims and the "Occupy"… Continue watching
Nov 07 Poll Shows Why Romney Isn’t Gaining Traction With GOP Voters By David Chalian A new poll shows GOP voters believe Mitt Romney is the candidate most likely to beat President Obama. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. Mitt Romney is clearly the man to beat for the GOP presidential nomination, and new ABC/Washington Post… Continue reading
Nov 04 Watch Shields, Brooks on Americans’ Pessimism, Scandal’s Impact on Cain Candidacy Shields, Brooks on Americans' Pessimism, Cain's Candidacy… Continue watching
Oct 26 Romney Steps in Ohio Labor Fight, Endorses Collective-Bargaining Limits By Quinn Bowman FAIRFAX, Va. | Mitt Romney made an about-face Wednesday during a campaign stop for Virginia Republicans and wholeheartedly endorsed an Ohio ballot measure that would restrict the right for public employees to bargain collectively. "With regards to question 2,… Continue reading
Oct 26 Romney Provides Fodder for Opponents After Ohio Visit By David Chalian Presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Photo by Richard Ellis/Getty Images. Mitt Romney stopped by an Ohio Republican Party phone bank on Tuesday to support a get-out-the-vote effort for an off-year, big ballot initiative in a couple of weeks. The support he… Continue reading
Oct 24 Watch Political Checklist: Perry’s Flat Tax Plan and Obama’s Solo Plan Gwen Ifill, Judy Woodruff and David Chalian discuss Rick Perry's flat tax proposal. Continue watching
Oct 20 Romney vs. Perry Battle Goes Off Stage By David Chalian Mitt Romney and Rick Perry have continued to criticize each other after Tuesday's CNN debate in Las Vegas. Mitt Romney and Rick Perry won't need podiums 18 inches apart on a debate stage to continue the fireworks display they launched… Continue reading