Sep 13 Candidates Spar Over Foreign Policy Following Attacks in Libya, Egypt By Christina Bellantoni Mitt Romney holds a press conference in the wake of the attacks in Benghazi and Cairo at his campaign office on Wednesday in Jacksonville. Photo by Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images Four years ago this week the collapse… Continue reading
Sep 12 Killings at American Consulate in Libya Might Shift Campaigns' Focus By Christina Bellantoni It's not yet clear how much the campaigns will use the Libyan attack on the trail, but with less than two months until voters decide which man should be president for the next four years, every event takes on outsized… Continue reading
Sep 11 Post Convention Polls Show Obama Leads Romney By Christina Bellantoni First came the CNN/ORC International survey, giving the Democratic incumbent a four-point bounce from a post-Tampa/pre-Charlotte convention poll. But the latest Washington Post/ABC News survey showed the race remained virtually unchanged from before the conventions… Continue reading
Sep 10 Obama Edges Romney in August Fundraising Race By Christina Bellantoni President Obama calls a supporter during a visit Sunday to a campaign field office in Port St. Lucie, Fla. Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images. With 56 days to go until Election Day and crucial debates ahead, the presidential campaigns are… Continue reading
Sep 06 Stage Smaller, Stakes Just as High as President Prepares for His Moment By Christina Bellantoni President Obama made a brief appearance with former President Clinton at the convention hall in Charlotte on Wednesday evening. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images. CHARLOTTE, N.C. | President Obama has given plenty of high-stakes speeches. They have been moments to… Continue reading
Sep 05 Former President to Make Pitch for Four More Years By Christina Bellantoni Former President Bill Clinton at the International AIDS conference in Washington, D.C., in July. Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images. CHARLOTTE, N.C. | President Obama's re-election prospects will get a boost Wednesday night from Bill Clinton, who 16 years ago became… Continue reading
Sep 04 First Lady Readies Push for Democratic Agenda as Party Lays Out Contrasts By Terence Burlij First lady Michelle Obama waves to delegates after her soundcheck at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, N.C., on Monday. Photo by Jared Soares for PBS NewsHour. CHARLOTTE, N.C. | The Democratic National Convention officially gets underway here Tuesday… Continue reading
Sep 03 Spotlight on North Carolina as Democrats Arrive in Battleground State By Christina Bellantoni A volunteer sorts T-shirts Sunday before the start of the Alabama Gospel Brunch held at Grace on Brevard in Charlotte, N.C. Photo by Jared Soares for PBS NewsHour. CHARLOTTE, N.C. | Four years ago President Obama turned this state into… Continue reading
Aug 31 Romney's Personal Pitch: Nominee Outlines His Vision By Christina Bellantoni Photo of Mitt Romney by Mallory Benedict/ PBS NewsHour. TAMPA, Fla. | The delegates in the convention hall here seemed plenty pleased as thousands of balloons descended from the ceiling. But Mitt Romney wasn't really talking to them. At the… Continue reading
Aug 30 Romney Readies for Biggest Speech of His Life By Christina Bellantoni Mitt Romney watches the convention on TV with his grandchildren from a suite in Tampa, Fla., on Wednesday. Photo by Melina Mara/The Washington Post via Getty Images. TAMPA, Fla. | Mitt Romney has given plenty of speeches, stretching from… Continue reading