Aug 15 Negative Campaign Rhetoric Reaches New Level of Ugly By Terence Burlij President Obama speaks at a campaign rally Tuesday in Waterloo, Iowa. Photo by Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images. The negative tone of the presidential campaign escalated Tuesday with Mitt Romney calling the president "angry and desperate" and Mr. Obama's campaign accusing the… Continue reading
Aug 14 Democrats Home In on Ryan Budget By Christina Bellantoni GOP vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan campaigns Monday at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. Photo by Steve Pope/Getty Images. Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan campaigned solo Monday for the first time since joining the GOP ticket, but it was… Continue reading
Aug 13 With GOP Ticket Settled, Race to Define Ryan Is Underway By Terence Burlij Mitt Romey and Paul Ryan campaign Saturday in Manassas, Va. Photo by Terence Burlij/PBS NewsHour. The GOP ticket is set, and the race by Republicans and Democrats to define Rep. Paul Ryan for the American people is underway. Mitt Romney… Continue reading
Aug 10 As Negative Attacks Pile Up, Romney’s Favorability Ratings Go Down By Christina Bellantoni Mitt Romney boards his campaign plane in Des Moines, Iowa, on Wednesday. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. Mitt Romney's favorability ratings were on the upswing ever since he locked down the Republican nomination in April, but there are growing signs… Continue reading
Aug 09 Romney Aide’s Health Care Remark Rankles Conservatives By Terence Burlij Mitt Romney speaks during a campaign event Wednesday in Des Moines, Iowa. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. The Massachusetts health reform law signed by Mitt Romney in 2006 was one of his signature achievements as governor, but it was… Continue reading
Aug 08 Colorado, Virginia, Wisconsin Up for Grabs By Terence Burlij Mitt Romney speaks at a campaign event in Basalt, Colo., last week. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. They call them battleground states for a reason. President Obama and Mitt Romney are locked in close races for three of the most… Continue reading
Aug 07 Campaign for the Middle Class Goes On By Christina Bellantoni President Obama greets the Presidential Logistics Squadron at Andrews Air Force Base on Monday before departing for campaign events in Connecticut. Photo by Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images. First, Mitt Romney used Hillary Clinton in an ad attacking President Obama. Now,… Continue reading
Aug 06 Romney, RNC Raise $101.3 Million in July By Christina Bellantoni Mitt Romney speaks at campaign event with Republican governors last week in Basalt, Colo. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. This post was updated at 10:25 a.m. ET to include the July fundraising numbers for President Obama and the Democratic National… Continue reading
Aug 03 Jobs Report to Provide Fodder for Both Campaigns By Christina Bellantoni Mitt Romney speaks to an overflow crowd during a campaign event in Golden, Colo., on Thursday. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. For all the numbers swirling in recent days about personal income tax rates, the July jobs report brings the… Continue reading
Aug 02 Obama Steps Up Attack on Romney’s Tax Reform Plan By Christina Bellantoni President Obama delivers a speech Wednesday at a campaign event in Akron, Ohio. Photo by Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images. For the second consecutive day President Obama's campaign is blasting Mitt Romney's tax reform plan as unfair to middle-class Americans, this time… Continue reading