Time for the ‘Choice Phase,’ Ryan Tells Iowa Voters
Alex Wong/Getty Images(DUBUQUE, Iowa) — The campaign has entered “the debate phase, the choice phase,” GOP vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan said Monday as he kicked off his two-day Iowa bus tour.“The choice is clear. And here is w…
Paul Ryan Gives a Personal Pitch to New Hampshire Voters
Gerardo Mora/Getty Images(DERRY, N.H.) — Paul Ryan pitched his ticket to voters in this swing state on Saturday morning by saying they have an “enormous responsibility” and an “enormous opportunity” to help his ticket to victor…
Joe Biden Courts Seniors, Blasts Romney-Ryan on Social Security, Medicare
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(BOCA RATON, Fla.) — Vice President Joe Biden tried to court the senior vote Friday afternoon and draw a contrast between how President Obama and GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney approach two issues of great concern to senio…
Dueling ‘Patriots’: Obama and Romney Clash in Virginia
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(SPRINGFIELD, Va.) — “Patriotism” was the word of the day on the presidential campaign trail, as President Obama and Mitt Romney — both in Virginia Thursday — sought to tie their economic plans to broader ideas about Amer…
Mitt Romney: ‘Pleased with Some Polls, Less So with Other Polls’
JEWEL SAMAD/FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images(TOLEDO, Ohio) — On the same day that polls in two key battleground states — Ohio and Florida — showed President Obama growing his lead over Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential candidate acknowledge…
Paul Ryan Speeds Past the 100 Local Interview Mark
J.D. Pooley/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Over the last few days Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan has found his way into the living rooms of voters in Cincinnati, Lima and Dayton, Ohio as well as Miami, Orlando and West Palm Beach, Florida….
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…
Mayoral Candidate Banned from Ballot for Using Porn in Campaign
@MiradHadziahmet/Twitter(ZENICA, Bosnia) — A candidate for mayor in a Bosnian city was thrown off the ballot Friday for spicing up his campaign by including porn on his website.Mirad Hadziahmetovic vowed to appeal the ruling.”The electoral commission …
Romney Uses His Mexican-Born Dad’s Welfare Story at ‘Juntos con Romney’ Rally
Mario Tama/Getty Images(MIAMI) — Mitt Romney called the Republican Party the “natural home” for Hispanic voters, saying, in his first campaign rally in nearly five days, that America is a place that helps those struggling get back on their…
Romney Reports First Debt of Campaign
Toni Sandys/The Washington Post(DALLAS) — For the first time in this campaign, Mitt Romney’s campaign is $11 million in debt after borrowing $20 million in August.The debt and borrowing sums were first reported by the National Review Online and …
New Obama Ad Hits Romney’s Bain Career in Ohio, Virginia
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza(CHICAGO) — President Obama’s campaign will air yet another ad attacking Mitt Romney’s business career at Bain Capital, this one in the swing states of Ohio and Virginia.The ad has already begun airi…
Paul Ryan Says Election Not Just Obama Referendum
J.D. Pooley/Getty Images(DOVER, N.H.) — Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan said that he and Mitt Romney owe the American people “an alternative to vote for” with specific ideas and solutions, rather than making the election onl…
Romney Begins Offering Specifics on Campaign Trail
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — In his first speech since advisers vowed to offer a more detail-centric campaign, Mitt Romney began to offer specifics of his proposed policies but stopped short of offering many new initiatives.It was a spe…
Romney Campaign Launching New Series of Ads
Win McNamee/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Romney campaign is launching a new advertising offensive that will focus more on the GOP candidate’s plans to turn the country around. Sources say several new ads have been cut that feature Romney speak…
Romney Campaign Launching New Series of Ads
Win McNamee/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Romney campaign is launching a new advertising offensive that will focus more on the GOP candidate’s plans to turn the country around. Sources say several new ads have been cut that feature Romney speak…
Paul Ryan Follows Romney’s Lead on QE3 ‘Sugar-High Economics’
Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call(HARRISONBURG, Va.) — Rep. Paul Ryan Friday joined his presidential running mate in calling the Federal Reserve’s new economic stimulus effort “sugar-high economics.”“What they say is they don’t t…
Mitch McConnell Hires Ron Paul’s Campaign Manager
Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call(WASHINGTON) — The Ron Paul campaign team is being swallowed up by the mainstream Republican Party, one staffer at a time.Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has hired Paul’s campaign manager, Jesse Bentonm, to run hi…
Obama Ad Misleads on AARP Position on Romney
Alex Wong/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — The Obama campaign has released their third new TV ad in 24 hours, a 30-second spot invoking the AARP Voter Guide to discredit the Romney-Ryan Medicare plan.This ad misleads by suggesting that AARP states as “fa…
Obama Taps Star Power for Campaign Cash in Final Stretch
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — After a whirlwind month consumed by swing state campaigning and the Democratic National Convention, President Obama is back on the money trail next week for another round of star-studded New York City fundrais…