Romney, Obama Volunteers Campaign Through Sandy
William Thomas Cain/Bill Pugliano/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Obama and Mitt Romney may be canceling campaign events, but their volunteers in swing states are still going door-to-door and making phone calls during the final week before Electi…
Biden, Clinton Campaign in Ohio as Obama Monitors Hurricane Sandy
John Moore/Getty Images(YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio) – While Hurricane Sandy punished the East Coast, Vice President Joe Biden and former President Bill Clinton stayed on the campaign trail Monday, speaking at the Covelli Center in Youngstown, Ohio Monday a…
Ryan Cancels Events, Tells Florida Voters to Keep Their Northern Neighbors in Their Prayers
Steve Pope/Getty Images(FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla.) — At his only event of the day Monday after the other two were canceled due to Hurricane Sandy, Paul Ryan began his rally in this storm-prone state asking the crowd of about 2,000 to send their, “p…
Hurricane Sandy Forces More Scheduling Changes for the Romney Campaign
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(PENSACOLA, Fla.) — Mitt Romney’s planned three-stop tour of the swing state of Virginia Sunday was completely scrapped after predictions for Hurricane Sandy’s path continued to indicate that it would wreak havo…
Ryan Kicks Off Ohio Bus Tour, Delivers Final Argument to Critical State
Scott Olson/Getty Images(NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio) — Paul Ryan kicked off his two day, eight stop bus tour at a factory in New Philadelphia, Ohio on Saturday delivering his final argument to this critical state and telling Ohioans they “know the respons…
Paul Ryan Raising Cash in Red States
Win McNamee/Getty Images(HUNTSVILLE, Ala.) – Only 11 days before Election Day, why is Paul Ryan visiting solidly red states like Alabama, South Carolina and Georgia?It’s not for votes, but cash.Despite Thursday’s announcement that the…
Romney Delivers Closing Argument, Touts Big Change
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(AMES, Iowa) – Mitt Romney delivered a closing argument in Iowa Friday, repackaging his familiar talking points into a prepared speech that promoted his idea of a “big change” election.“This election …
Meat Loaf Endorses Mitt Romney in Rocker’s First Political Endorsement Ever
EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images(DEFIANCE, Ohio) – Forget swing state newspapers and major politicians — Mitt Romney Thursday night received a premium endorsement that nobody was expecting when rock legend Meat Loaf took the stage in Ohio and th…
In Virginia, Ryan Pushes Hard, Targeting Voters Who Voted Obama in ’08
Alex Wong/Getty Images(CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.) — A week and a half before Election Day, Paul Ryan told voters in the critical battleground state of Virginia they have two paths, urging supporters to bring former Barack Obama voters to the Romney ca…
President Obama Wraps Blitz With Air Force One Rally in Ohio
TOBY MELVILLE/AFP/Getty Images(CLEVELAND) – After 37 hours, 6,500 flight miles and six grassroots rallies that drew tens of thousands of supporters, President Obama’s frenetic battleground-state blitz came to a close Thursday night with a r…
‘Horses and Bayonets’ Become Campaign Fodder in Battleground Virginia
Chris Maddaloni/CQ Roll Call(WASHINGTON) — It started as a snarky comeback when President Obama knocked down Mitt Romney for arguing that the Navy is now smaller than any time since 1917 with the reminder that the military has fewer “horses and bayone…
President Obama Speaks to 26,000 Voters on Air Force One Calls
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza(LAS VEGAS) – President Obama addressed 16,000 supporters at a Denver rally Wednesday afternoon. But his campaign said two Obama conference calls from Air Force One later drew an even bigger – and arg…
Biden in Ohio Calls Romney ‘One Quackin’ Duck’
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(MARION, Ohio) – According to Vice President Joe Biden, there’s a whole lot of quackin’ going on. During a campaign stop at Marion Harding High School here, Biden used one of his mother’s old sayings when …
David Plouffe Calls Mitt Romney’s Momentum Claim a ‘Bluff’
JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images(DENVER, Colo.) — President Obama’s campaign Wednesday shot down claims by the opposition that Mitt Romney is picking up momentum in key battleground states, saying the GOP nominee will have to “pull voters …
Mitt Romney Crisscrosses the Country Predicting a Victory in November
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa) — Landing his campaign plane just yards away from a hangar full of supporters in the Hawkeye State, a revved-up Mitt Romney predicted a win for himself on Election Day, now just 12 days away.“The …
Rep. Paul Ryan Talks Upward Mobility: ‘In This War on Poverty, Poverty Is Winning’
SAUL LOEB/AFP/GettyImages(CLEVELAND) – Paul Ryan said Wednesday that the Republican presidential ticket will do more to help the poor in this country, declaring, “In this war on poverty, poverty is winning,” and calling for a shift fr…
Obama Hits Romney for Not Mentioning Vets at Debate
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(DAYTON, Ohio) — President Obama twice chastised Mitt Romney on the trail Tuesday for failing to mention veterans in Monday night’s debate, in a further attempt to drive a wedge between Romney and supporters of the m…
Obama Hits Romney for Not Mentioning Vets at Debate
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(DAYTON, Ohio) — President Obama twice chastised Mitt Romney on the trail Tuesday for failing to mention veterans in Monday night’s debate, in a further attempt to drive a wedge between Romney and supporters of the m…
Obama Hits Romney for Not Mentioning Vets at Debate
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(DAYTON, Ohio) — President Obama twice chastised Mitt Romney on the trail Tuesday for failing to mention veterans in Monday night’s debate, in a further attempt to drive a wedge between Romney and supporters of the m…
Obama Hits Romney for Not Mentioning Vets at Debate
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(DAYTON, Ohio) — President Obama twice chastised Mitt Romney on the trail Tuesday for failing to mention veterans in Monday night’s debate, in a further attempt to drive a wedge between Romney and supporters of the m…