Re-Living Election 2012: Campaign Comes Full Circle At Harvard
JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images(BOSTON) — It’s been just over three weeks since Election Day 2012, but to many it already feels like an eternity.President Obama’s victory over Republican challenger Mitt Romney quickly gave way to an unfolding…
As Obama Offers Olive Branch, Romney Dings President for ‘Gifts’ to Minority Voters
Melina Mara/The Washington Post(WASHINGTON) — President Obama Wednesday heaped praise on his defeated rival, GOP nominee Mitt Romney, saying the former governor’s record and ideas “could be very helpful” in shaping policy over the ne…
Record Turnout for 2012 Elections
EAST IDAHO – Idaho election officials predicted a large turnout at the polls this year. Those predictions came true. Election officials said 2012 was the second-biggest turnout in Bannock County, next to the 2008 presidential elections. The Post Register reports more than 44,000 ballots were cast in Bonneville County, breaking the previous record of [...]
After Obama Victory, Donald Trump Rants on Twitter
Mike Stobe/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — It’s Donald Trump vs. the world in the wake of President Obama’s second-term win. Late Tuesday, after Obama’s victory over Mitt Romney was certain, the billionaire real estate mogul and one-time 20…
Election 2012: Senate Democratic Majority Holds After Millions Spent
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Democrats will maintain their majority in the U.S. Senate, ABC News projects, no small effort in an age of astronomically expensive campaigns and hyper-partisanship.More than $1 billion is projected to have been sp…
Alec Baldwin Warns of ‘Lying Thieves In the White House’ If Obama Loses
Sara D. Davis/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Actor Alec Baldwin has always been an Obama supporter, but he took his frustration with Republicans to another level Tuesday, warning his Twitter followers that “lying thieves” would take back the White House if …
Jon Huntsman Describes Mitt Romney’s ‘Trust Deficit’
Darren McCollester/Getty Images(BOSTON) — Jon Huntsman sounded more like an independent candidate for president (which he is not) than somebody who has endorsed Mitt Romney (which he has) in a speech Thursday at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government….
Romney Predicts GOP Takes Back North Carolina in November
JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — With the site of the Democratic National Convention behind him, Mitt Romney Wednesday looked forward to this fall, predicting a win in the crucial state of North Carolina and previewing what he believes …
Maker of Racist Anti-Obama Sticker Shuts Down Site
SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A photograph of a bumper sticker that features a racist play on words lit up Facebook, Twitter and the blogosphere Thursday.The sticker reads “Don’t Re-Nig In 2012″ and sits above a smaller text…
Obama Raises $1.2M, Promises More ‘Change’ in Primary Eve Stump
JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — On the eve of the New Hampshire primary, President Obama did some campaigning of his own, attending two fundraisers in Washington, D.C., Monday night that netted at least $1.2 million for Democrats and his re-…