Feb 15 Can Romney Rally His Suburban Base? Mitt Romney campaigns in Reno, Nev., in early February. Photo by Emmanuel Dunand/AFP via Getty Images It may be that Mitt Romney's problem, his falling numbers since last week in state and national polls, is his base. Continue reading
Jan 18 The Not-So-Bad Times in Nashua, N.H. Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman leaves a campaign stop at Crosby's Bakery on Jan. 9 in Nashua, N.H.; Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images Nashua, N.H. | When you have been down a long time, as the U.S. economy has… Continue reading
Jan 11 For Romney, Everything Falls Into Place By Dante Chinni Mitt Romney had a lot of advantages going into New Hampshire -- from residency to voter demographics -- and in the end it all showed up on Tuesday night. The former Massachusetts governor won nine of the state's 10 counties. Continue reading
Jan 10 New Hampshire Preview: Breaking Down Where Romney Needs to Win By Dante Chinni If you were devising a state where GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney could do well in a vote, it would probably look a lot like New Hampshire. Romney was the governor of Massachusetts, which sits next door. He has a… Continue reading
Jan 04 Results Show Divides in Romney’s Win By Dante Chinni Everyone will talk about who won in Iowa. But the real story out of the state is the sharp divide in the vote -- and one that might be expected. We wrote earlier that the most likely result out… Continue reading
Jan 03 In Sioux County, Is 2nd Place Best? By Dante Chinni Iowans listen to Texas Rep. Ron Paul last week during a town hall meeting at the Sioux Center Public Library. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. Everyone likes to win, but sometimes it's better to finish second. Up in the northwest… Continue reading
Dec 30 Iowa’s Emptying Nest Counties Could Spoil Romney’s, Gingrich’s Caucuses Weather-beaten farm buildings stand along Highway 6 in Marengo, Iowa. Marengo is located in one of Iowa's many "Emptying Nest" counties, where Republican presidential candidates are seeking support in next week's all-important Iowa Caucuses; photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images… Continue reading
Dec 27 Is Obama Getting His Mojo Back? President Obama speaks in the White House Rose Garden; file photo by Jim WatsonAFP/Getty Images. Barack Obama has not had an easy ride as president. He took office as the economy was collapsing on many fronts -- spikes in… Continue reading
Dec 12 What Would Impact of a Payroll Tax Increase Be in Your County? Like a very, very long episode of the TV series 24, the White House website's We Can't Wait clock ticks down. The clock, which displays the amount of time left before the current payroll tax cut expires, is… Continue reading
Nov 30 Biggest Issue in 2012? Could Be Europe By Dante Chinni A European Union flag and Greek national flag fly near the Parthenon temple; Photo by Angelos Tzortzinis/Bloomberg via Getty Images There have been Rick Perry's "What's number three?" gaffe and the allegations against Herman Cain. But the biggest… Continue reading