Presidential Victory Without Majority Could Mean Calls for Reform
MANDEL NGAN/AFP/GettyImages(WASHINGTON) — You don’t have to go too far into fantasy land to envision a scenario in which President Obama loses the popular vote, but wins the electoral vote. Mitt Romney has gained ground in some national preference pol…
Paul Ryan Slams President on Energy Policy
Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call(MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa.) — For the first time in two months, Paul Ryan stumped in Pennsylvania, landing in this town just outside of Pittsburgh, and rallying a crowd of several hundred on the tarmac.The GOP vice presidential nomin…
Obamas Cast Ballots Early, a Presidential First
ABC/Donna Svennevik(WASHINGTON) — President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will both cast their ballots for the 2012 election early, the couple announced on Monday on Twitter.The announcement means Mr. Obama will become the first presidential can…
Obamas Celebrate 20th Anniversary With Night Out
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza(WASHINGTON) — The president and first lady celebrated a delayed 20th wedding anniversary this weekend. Dining in Georgetown Saturday evening, the first couple commemorated the occasion at the urban chic Bourbon…
Obama, Democrats Report Raising Record-Smashing $181 Million in September
Shahar Azran/WireImage/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Obama Campaign and Democrats report raising a whopping $181 million in September – more money than any presidential campaign has ever raised in a single month.The announcement came Saturday m…
Can the Debates Turn Around Romney’s Fortunes?
Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — With just one week to go until the first presidential debate, both sides are already deep into spin mode. Both want to set a low bar for their own candidate to be able to clear, while setting ex…
Obama and Romney Duel in Ohio
William Thomas Cain/Bill Pugliano/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — One week before they meet face-to-face for the first time on a debate stage, President Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will hold a split-screen duel in battleground Ohi…
Obama Makes Rare Campaign Stop in Wisconsin
JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images(MILWAUKEE) — It’s been 220 days since President Obama last visited Wisconsin. He avoided involvement in the state’s high-stakes gubernatorial recall earlier this year, has not campaigned for re-election here, an…
Poll: 1 Out of 5 Registered Voters Are Persuadable
Comstock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Slightly more than a fifth of registered voters remain persuadable in their preferences for president, little changed from before the party conventions — and a continued sign that the 2012 election retains the potent…
President Obama, First Lady to Appear Together on “The View”
Annie Leibovitz/Released by White House Photo Office(WASHINGTON) — President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will appear on ABC’s The View Tuesday for their first joint interview on the daytime TV talk circuit, the show’s producers ann…
Obama Ad: Romney Hurts Middle-Class Moms
JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A new ad from President Obama’s campaign paints Mitt Romney as unsympathetic to the middle class–this time, to mothers in particular.The ad claims middle-class moms could get squeezed by Mitt Romne…
Obama Challenges China with WTO Over Cars
MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images(CINCINNATI) — Looking to bolster his standing with blue-collar voters, President Obama has for the second time in as many months filed suit against China for unfair trade practices on the eve of a major campaign swing thro…
How Jumping Castles, Waffle Irons Are Helping to Elect Obama
http://www.yardsaleforobama.com(NEW YORK) — A jumping castle, a giant water slide, a rusty waffle iron and a dusty bicycle; those are the tools grassroots fundraisers are using to help President Obama win re-election. In an effort to combat deep-pocke…
Super PAC Spending: Who’s Helped?
Saul Loeb/AFP/J.D. Pooley/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Potential voters are broadly concerned about so-called “Super PAC” spending in the presidential election, with a general perception it’s doing more for Mitt Romney than for Barack Ob…
Is President Obama ‘Skipping’ Intelligence Briefings?
MANDEL NGAN/AFP/GettyImages(WASHINGTON) — Conservative critics of President Obama are accusing him of “skipping” daily intelligence briefings throughout his first term and in the days leading up to this week’s deadly attacks on a U.S…
Obama Kicks Off Florida Bus Tour
JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images(ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.) — Mocking his opponents’ economic agenda, President Obama says Republicans are pushing tax cuts as the prescription to cure the ailing economy, “help you lose a few extra pounds,” and even “help your l…
Obama Tours Storm-Ravaged Louisiana Parish
MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images(NEW ORLEANS) — Taking a detour from his campaign battleground tour, President Obama on Monday surveyed a Louisiana neighborhood hit hard by the floods of Hurricane Isaac, reassuring victims of federal recovery aid and hail…
Obama Reports 3.1M Donors, Tops ’08
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza(WASHINGTON) — President Obama has amassed a donor base of 3.1 million Americans in his bid for a second term, surpassing his total from four years ago, Obama campaign officials announced on Monday.An infographi…
Obama Reports 3.1M Donors, Tops ’08
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza(WASHINGTON) — President Obama has amassed a donor base of 3.1 million Americans in his bid for a second term, surpassing his total from four years ago, Obama campaign officials announced on Monday.An infographi…
Obama Takes Credit for Ohio’s Economic Recovery
MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images(TOLEDO, Ohio) — President Obama marked Labor Day in Ohio by claiming credit for the state’s resurgent economy and panning his rivals’ economic “playbook.”Obama told the UAW Labor Day Celebration tha…