Aug 16 Wisconsin Women: A Challenge for Both Romney and President Obama By Cassie Chew Photo by Petrified Collection/The Image Bank via Getty Images President Obama is going to have a harder time winning over female voters this election season, if you consider the sentiment of 12 Wisconsin-area voters who opened up about the campaign. Continue reading
Aug 15 Watch Campaigns Vie for Virginia Voters, Especially Women Undecided voters in northern Virginia are likely to determine which candidate wins Old Dominion's 13 electoral votes. And the presidential campaigns are focusing their efforts on winning over the undecided voters, primarily suburban women. Judy Woodruff reports. Continue watching
Aug 15 Watch News Wrap: Ohio and Pennsylvania Voter Law Rulings to Factor in November News Wrap: Ohio and Pennsylvania Voter Law Rulings to Factor in November… Continue watching
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 15 Judy’s Notebook: Tips for Surviving an Inundation of Political Ads By Judy Woodruff A boy watches TV screens at an electronics shop outside Washington, D.C. Photo courtesy NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images I'm often tempted in covering political campaigns to agree with voters who say they are fed up with negative advertising and the constant… Continue reading
Aug 15 Watch In War of Words, Presidential Campaign Charges Include ‘Hatred’ and ‘Unhinged’ The campaign rhetoric being used by the presidential candidates is charged, tough, and no holds barred. Gwen Ifill talks to political strategist Mo Elleithee and Rick Tyler about why campaigns think negative campaign ads work, especially with the minute-by-minute, hour-by-hour… Continue watching
Aug 14 Watch Presidential Candidates Talk Energy Policy in Campaigning Blitz in Swing States Presidential Candidates Talk Energy Policy in Campaigning Blitz in Swing States… Continue watching
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 14 Voices from Battleground Colorado By David Pelcyger More ads, more candidate visits, and more pressure for votes. Welcome to Colorado. For many voters, the increased attention is a welcome opportunity to participate more fully in the political process. For others, the next few months mean unavoidable rhetorical… Continue reading
Aug 13 Watch Jim Lehrer Will Moderate First of Four 2012 Election Debates The Commission on Presidential Debates has announced the line-up for the 2012 presidential debates, naming the PBS NewsHour's Jim Lehrer as the moderator of the first debate on Oct. 3, as well as Martha Raddatz, Candy Crowley and Bob Schieffer. Continue watching