Aug 01 Swing-State Numbers Look Good for Obama By Terence Burlij Obama campaign volunteers prepare to canvas a Tampa, Fla., neighborhood last week. Photo by Angel E. Valentin/The Washington Post via Getty Images. President Obama appears to have a clear advantage in three battleground states heading into the final stretch of… Continue reading
Jul 31 Romney's Comments in Israel Overshadow Visit to Poland By Terence Burlij Mitt Romney gives a speech Tuesday at the University of Warsaw. Photo Janek Skarzynski/AFP/Getty Images. Suffice it to say Mitt Romney's overseas tour has not gone exactly to plan. First, there was the controversy over his comments about London's preparedness… Continue reading
Jul 30 During Visit to Israel, Romney Endorses Hard Line Against Iran By Christina Bellantoni Mitt Romney delivers a speech Sunday outside the Old City in Jerusalem. Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images. During his visit Sunday in Jerusalem, Mitt Romney endorsed the use of "any and all measures" by the United States and Israel to… Continue reading
Jul 27 Let the Games Begin: Romney Tries to Rebound From Olympics Gaffe By Christina Bellantoni The Olympics! Quite the biannual celebration of international camaraderie. But the two-week event, played in the shadows of Parliament and Big Ben this year, won't escape American politics. Continue reading
Jul 26 British Paper Puts Romney on Defense as Foreign Trip Begins By Christina Bellantoni Mitt Romney arrives on Downing Street Thursday to meet with British Prime Minister David Cameron. Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images. It wasn't the first time an unnamed adviser's comment to the media sparked a political spat, and it's highly unlikely… Continue reading
Jul 25 Obama Leads in New Poll, Plays Defense Over Small Business Comment By Christina Bellantoni Campaign buttons are for sale as President Obama speaks at an event in Oakland, Calif., on Monday. Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images. One thing we know for certain: Polls taken in July don't tell us what will happen on Election… Continue reading
Jul 24 Candidates' Foreign Policy Stances Take Center Stage By Christina Bellantoni Mitt Romney is set to visit England, Israel and Poland. Photo by Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via Getty Images. Here's a multiple choice question to start the day. When voters sit down to make their decision for the Nov. 6… Continue reading
Jul 23 After Pause in Politics, Campaigns Evaluate the Next Focus By Christina Bellantoni President Obama embraces Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper as Sen. Mark Udall, left, and Sen. Michael Bennet look on at the University of Colorado Hospital. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. "[T]he reason stories like this have such an impact on us… Continue reading
Jul 20 Colo. Shooting to Influence Friday's Campaign Rhetoric By Terence Burlij A gunman opened fire at the Century 16 movie theater in Aurora, Colo., on Thursday night. Photo by Thomas Cooper/Getty Images. There are events that transcend politics in America, and the Thursday night shooting at a movie theater outside Denver… Continue reading
Jul 19 Obama, Romney Look to Define Campaign on Their Terms By Christina Bellantoni President Obama returns to the White House Wednesday night after campaigning in Texas. Photo by Jonathan Ernst-Pool/Getty Images Can President Obama's re-election team define Mitt Romney before the economy defines the Democrat's presidency? That has become the… Continue reading