Mar 05 In Ohio, Friday Fish Fry With a Side of Politics By Tom LeGro St. Mary's Romanian Orthodox Cathedral in Cleveland has been serving up fried fish every Friday during Lent for nearly three decades. This year, the GOP primary was on many attendees' minds. Continue reading
Mar 02 Road to the White House: Gutting it Out By Gwen Ifill Michael Dukakis was the first politician I ever heard describe the presidential campaign as a "marathon, not a sprint." But he was not the last. Since the first campaign I covered in 1988, I've always been sort of impressed by… Continue reading
Mar 02 Romney Video Reignites Battle Over ‘Insider’ Label By Christina Bellantoni Mitt Romney walks off of his campaign plane at Idaho Falls Regional Airport on March 1. Romney is campaigning in North Dakota, Idaho and Washington ahead of Super Tuesday. Photo by Getty Images. With just a few days… Continue reading
Mar 01 Romney Looks to Dual Targets: Santorum and Obama By Christina Bellantoni Photo of Mitt Romney by Joe Raedle/Getty Images. Team Romney says the candidate learned a valuable lesson in January -- don't let up, even when you're sure you've nailed it. That's why the campaign, and the supportive super… Continue reading
Mar 01 Watch How ‘Passionate Warrior’ Breitbart Influenced Conservative Social Media Efforts For another discussion on how politicians use online tools, Jeffrey Brown is joined by journalists Lauren Ashburn and Howard Kurtz of the Daily Download. They reflect on the impact of conservative "warrior" Andrew Breitbart, who was found dead Thursday, and… Continue watching
Feb 29 Romney Sells Business Background, Heart to Ohio Crowd By Terence Burlij Mitt Romney speaks during a Feb. 29 campaign rally at Capital University in Bexley, Ohio; photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images BEXLEY, Ohio | There was nothing subtle about Mitt Romney's pitch to Ohio voters Wednesday. The former Massachusetts governor entered… Continue reading
Feb 29 Woodruff: Will Independents Return to Obama in 2012? By Judy Woodruff Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images There's a lot of talk thrown around in every election about the influence of independents -- voters who are registered as neither Democrat nor Republican or who swing back and forth. To listen to some… Continue reading
Feb 29 Romney Hits Reset Button as Field Looks to Super Tuesday By Christina Bellantoni Mitt Romney, with his wife Ann and son Tagg, celebrates Tuesday in Novi, Mich. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. It's a good bet Mitt Romney slept a whole lot easier Tuesday night. "We didn't win by a lot but we… Continue reading
Feb 28 After Arizona Victory, Romney Wins Michigan Primary ‘by Enough’ By News Desk After weeks of intense campaigning, Mitt Romney scored a two-state primary sweep against Rick Santorum Tuesday in Michigan and Arizona. Watch his full speech: // See the county-by-county results from Tuesday's primaries in the NewsHour's Vote 2012… Continue reading
Feb 28 Michigan’s Auto Industry Workers, Republicans at a Crossroads By Dante Chinni WARREN, Mich. | If you want a sense of the challenges Mitt Romney and the GOP have in Michigan, you could learn a lot from standing on the corner of Mound and East 9 Mile roads here in suburban… Continue reading