Nov 01 Cain’s Consistency Questioned After Day of Public Appearances By David Chalian "I have never sexually harassed anyone," Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain told Judy Woodruff on Monday's NewsHour. Heading into the second 24 hours of a candidacy consuming story, Herman Cain has several things going for him. Foremost, there have been… Continue reading
Oct 31 Herman Cain: Sexual Harassment Allegations Are ‘Baffling’ By News Desk In an interview with The PBS NewsHour's Judy Woodruff on Monday afternoon, Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain said allegations that he sexually harassed two women were "baffling" and, that in his opinion, his behavior had not been inappropriate. Continue reading
Oct 31 Cain Faces Scrutiny After Allegations of Sexual Harassment By David Chalian GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain will face tough questions this week. Photo by Toni Sandys/Pool/Bloomberg via Getty Images. This was supposed to be the week that Herman Cain took his anti-establishment, gravity-defying, front-running presidential campaign inside the Beltway to win… Continue reading
Oct 28 Despite Rhetorical Gridlock, House Leaders Claim to Want a Deficit Deal By David Chalian A man walks past tents near the U.S. Capitol on Thursday set up as part of the "occupy" movement. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. A day after Democrats on the bipartisan supercommittee leaked a proposal to "go big" and reduce… Continue reading
Oct 27 The Cain Conundrum By David Chalian Presidential candidate Herman Cain. Photo by Joshua Lott/Getty Images. He is leading in the national polls. He is running a close second to Mitt Romney in the critical early states of Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Florida. Continue reading
Oct 26 Flat Taxes: How Would GOP Plans Affect Different Community Types? By Dante Chinni Texas Gov. Rick Perry; Justin Sullivan/Getty Images As the early stages of the 2012 campaign progress, a new question has come into play: Are the rich really different? Or, more specifically, should they be treated differently in the U.S. tax… Continue reading
Oct 26 Romney Steps in Ohio Labor Fight, Endorses Collective-Bargaining Limits By Quinn Bowman FAIRFAX, Va. | Mitt Romney made an about-face Wednesday during a campaign stop for Virginia Republicans and wholeheartedly endorsed an Ohio ballot measure that would restrict the right for public employees to bargain collectively. "With regards to question 2,… Continue reading
Oct 26 Romney Provides Fodder for Opponents After Ohio Visit By David Chalian Presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Photo by Richard Ellis/Getty Images. Mitt Romney stopped by an Ohio Republican Party phone bank on Tuesday to support a get-out-the-vote effort for an off-year, big ballot initiative in a couple of weeks. The support he… Continue reading
Oct 25 Perry’s Last Bid to Regain the Right By Quinn Bowman Texas Gov. Rick Perry, Getty Images Texas Gov. Rick Perry came out of the gate in the 2012 Republican nomination process with a bang: After announcing his candidacy on Aug. 13, Perry dominated many of the polls by mid-September. His… Continue reading
Oct 25 The Perry Re-Launch By David Chalian GOP presidential candidate Rick Perry. Photo by Scott Eells/Getty Images. Updated 1:44 p.m. Watch a video clip below from Perry's economic plan announcement: // Texas Gov. Rick Perry is adding a bevy of senior advisers to his campaign team, preparing… Continue reading