Mar 23 Political Animals: Taming Campaign Creatures By Mike Fritz A major part of a politician's daily life has always been the ubiquitous photo-op, and besides kissing babies, nothing may be used more than animals to try to highlight the candidate's softer, more human side to the American public. Yet,… Continue reading
Mar 23 Pew Poll: Voters Have Negative Impression of Romney By Christina Bellantoni Supporters of Texas Rep. Ron Paul hold up signs as Mitt Romney campaigns in Illinois last week. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. "No way." That was the reaction from 31 percent of a pool of potential voters when asked by… Continue reading
Mar 22 Romney Draws Fire Over Aide’s ‘Etch A Sketch’ Comment By Christina Bellantoni Mitt Romney campaigns Wednesday at the American Legion Post 109 in Arbutus, Md. Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images. Rick Santorum couldn't have drawn it up any better. The morning after Mitt Romney's double-digit victory in Illinois and on the same… Continue reading
Mar 21 Romney’s Win in Illinois Not Enough to Shake Up GOP Race By Dante Chinni Mitt Romney addresses supporters during his Illinois primary victory party. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. Updated with new map at 2:56 p.m. | Mitt Romney won big in Illinois -- double digits. He claimed the breakout victory many analysts thought… Continue reading
Mar 21 After Illinois Victory, Romney Tries to Turn Focus to General Election By Christina Bellantoni Mitt Romney greets supporters during a victory party Tuesday in Schaumburg, Ill. Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images. UPDATED | 12:09 p.m. A nearly 12-point rout, check. Amassing a bigger delegate lead, check. Aggressively targeting President Obama in his victory speech,… Continue reading
Mar 20 Romney Scores Decisive Win in Illinois Primary By Terence Burlij Updated 10:04 p.m. ET | Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney scored a decisive victory Tuesday in the Illinois primary, helping cement his status as the Republican Party's frontrunner and adding to his lead in the race to the 1,144 delegates… Continue reading
Mar 20 City of Big Shoulders Likely to Lift Romney in Illinois Primary By Dante Chinni Mitt Romney is polling well in the Chicago area against Rick Santorum. Photo by Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images. With a big lead in delegates and a solid lead in national polls, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is seemingly past… Continue reading
Mar 20 Romney Looks to Strengthen Lead With Win in Illinois By Christina Bellantoni Mitt Romney campaigns Monday at Bradley University in Peoria, Ill. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. Voting is underway in the Land of Lincoln, where Mitt Romney is looking for a decisive victory in President Obama's home state to cement his… Continue reading
Mar 19 Rewatch Google Hangout With Judy Woodruff and ‘Americans Elect’ CTO By Judy Woodruff, News Desk Voters cast their ballots in New Hampshire in 2008. Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images. Update March 20 Americans Elect CTO Joshua Levine answered your questions in a live video chat with Judy Woodruff Tuesday afternoon. Watch the video below: Updated… Continue reading
Mar 19 Political Checklist: Two-man Race in Illinois By Christina Bellantoni // Monday's NewsHour Political Checklist was all about how it's starting to feel like a two-man race. Political editor Christina Bellantoni chatted with senior correspondent Judy Woodruff about Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum's battle for Illinois. There's a lot at… Continue reading