Mar 30 Higher Gas Prices: the Varied Impact Across Patchwork Nation Photo by Paul Thomas/Bloomberg via Getty Images. No one likes paying more for anything, but there's something special about gasoline. It's a price increase that's very hard to avoid, and it's directly tied to one of the nation’s central… 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 20 City of Big Shoulders Likely to Lift Romney in Illinois Primary By Dante Chinni Mitt Romney is polling well in the Chicago area against Rick Santorum. Photo by Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images. With a big lead in delegates and a solid lead in national polls, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is seemingly past… Continue reading
Mar 14 Patchwork Nation: 3 Storylines in Mississippi, Alabama Results GOP candidate Rick Santorum speaks during a meeting with veterans Wednesday in Puerto Rico. Photo by Christopher Gregory/Getty Images Like a political Energizer Bunny, the Republican nominating campaign keeps going and going and going. Big wins on Tuesday for… Continue reading
Mar 14 Watch With Romney, Santorum Ahead, Gingrich Eyes Brokered Convention With Romney, Santorum Ahead, Gingrich Eyes Brokered Convention… Continue watching
Mar 13 Divining the Demographic Terrain in Mississippi, Alabama Primaries By Dante Chinni Mitt Romney speaks with comedian Jeff Foxworthy following a campaign appearance at the Whistle Stop cafe on Monday in Mobile, Ala. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images. At first glance, the polls leading into the next set of Republican primaries --… Continue reading
Mar 07 Romney Won Most States on Super Tuesday, But His Weaknesses Stick Coming out of Super Tuesday, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has a bigger lead in delegates, a nice push of momentum and, in some quarters, a growing sense that the GOP presidential nomination is slowly falling into his hands. Continue reading
Mar 06 Ohio: One State, a Lot at Stake By Dante Chinni Rick Santorum campaigns in Lake County, Ohio, last week. Photo by Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images. This Tuesday is "super" in the Republican nominating battle because of sheer volume. There are 11 states holding votes and more than 400 delegates at stake. Continue reading
Feb 28 Michigan’s Auto Industry Workers, Republicans at a Crossroads By Dante Chinni 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… Continue reading
Feb 23 In Towns All Over U.S., Small Green Economic Shoots Spotted Creative Commons photo courtesy Flickr user innpictime Sometimes it's the small indicators that carry the most economic significance. For months now the unemployment rate and consumer spending numbers have shown signs of a slowly improving economy. Continue reading