Election 2012

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Obama Ad Focuses on Ryan, Not Romney

Defends president's Medicare record

(Newser) - A new ad from the Obama campaign slams his opponents on Medicare—but it barely mentions Mitt Romney. The ad, called "Facts," defends the president against Team Romney's claims that ObamaCare guts the program to the tune of $700 billion. Meanwhile, it attacks the GOP vision for...

Obama to Romney: Let's Make a Deal on Tax Returns

Romney to Obama: Let's not, thanks

(Newser) - By now, Mitt Romney is probably beyond sick of hearing about his tax returns, so the Obama campaign is offering him a deal: If he releases just five years' worth of them, they won't blast him for not releasing any more. Campaign manager Jim Messina made the offer to...

Dems Finally 'Giving as Good as They Get'

Dana Milbank: GOP cries foul as own tactics are used against it

(Newser) - Yes, this campaign has been an "ugly" one, as Republicans have carped about of late. But it's been this ugly before: Remember John Kerry's "Swift Boating" and Obama "palling around with terrorists?" The difference is that now "Democrats are employing the same harsh tactics...

Obama Campaign: GOP Using 'Swift Boat' Tactics

New attack is a smear campaign, Obama team says

(Newser) - We've arrived at this election's "Swift Boat" moment, at least according to President Obama's re-election campaign. A group of former US intelligence and Special Forces operatives launched a harsh media campaign against Obama yesterday, claiming Obama should not take credit for killing Osama bin Laden and...

VP Shortlisters to Speak at RNC
 VP Shortlisters to Speak at RNC
Aug 16, 2012 10:00 AM CDT

VP Shortlisters to Speak at RNC

Jindal, Portman, Ayotte, McDonnell among latest speakers named

(Newser) - Bobby Jindal, Rob Portman, Kelly Ayotte, and Bob McDonnell were among the names being tossed around as likely VP picks for Mitt Romney—and though they didn't make the cut, all of the above will be speaking at the Republican National Convention, which starts Aug. 27 in Tampa, CNN...

Key to Obama Victory: Beer?
 Key to Obama Victory: Beer? 
Aug 16, 2012 7:25 AM CDT

Key to Obama Victory: Beer?

Independents love the stuff: poll

(Newser) - Mitt Romney doesn't touch a drop; George W. Bush swore it off. But for President Obama, beer—and his affection for it—has come up quite often in the last few days. Obama bought supporters a round at the Iowa State Fair, discussed the White House's own brewing...

Obama Defends Biden on 'Chains'

Focus on gaffes is 'WWF wrestling part of politics,' he says

(Newser) - President Obama might not be wild about Joe Biden's choice of words in his controversial "put y'all back in chains" remark , but he's standing by the substance of his vice president's comments. Biden was talking about Wall Street reform, which is "a substantive issue...

90M Won't Vote— and They Back Obama 2 to 1

They're disenchanted—or simply too busy to hit polls

(Newser) - President Obama could get a big leg up in a close election, without having to win people over—if only he could get them to the polls. Some 80 million eligible voters didn't vote in 2008, and this year, the number is poised to reach 90 million, USA Today...

Boehner: Let's Play 'Offense' on Medicare

He has conference call to ease concerns on Paul Ryan pick

(Newser) - House GOP leader John Boehner orchestrated a conference call last night to settle the nerves of members of his party worried over a recent barrage of Democratic attacks tying them to Paul Ryan's controversial plan to reshape Medicare, reports Politico . Boehner told his colleagues that Democrats were already planning...

Trump Has 'Big Surprise' for GOP Convention

'Everyone will love it,' he says

(Newser) - Keynoter Chris Christie and the other speakers at the Republican National Convention have been confirmed, but there's still a "big surprise" in store, according to Donald Trump. "Today I am working on my 'big surprise' for the RNCconvention," he tweeted yesterday. "Everyone will...

No More Mr. Nice Mitt: Obama Is 'Angry, Desperate'

Ratchets up attacks in Ohio

(Newser) - At a campaign stop in Ohio last night, Mitt Romney turned up the heat on President Obama. Reflecting on Joe Biden's "chains" remark in Virginia, Romney told 5,000 listeners, "This is what an angry and desperate presidency looks like." He went on to call Obama'...

Ex-Gov Wins Wisconsin GOP Senate Primary

Linda McMahon prevails in Connecticut

(Newser) - Former four-term Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson has fought off a trio of conservative challengers to win the state's GOP Senate primary. Thompson, George W. Bush's secretary of health and human services, will compete against Democratic Rep. Tammy Baldwin in a race that could determine control of the Senate....

Beer Tent Owner: Obama Visit Cost Me $25K

Iowa State Fair vendor not pleased with presidential appearance

(Newser) - President Obama stopped by the Iowa State Fair last night, prompting chants of "Four more years" and "Four more beers" at the Bud Tent, where he offered to buy a round—but the owner of said tent was less than pleased with the visit. It seems the tent...

Ignore the Illusory Polls: Obama Will Probably Lose

Michael Medved: A false confidence pervades the campaign

(Newser) - The polls have been shifting President Obama's way of late, and Democrats seem to be a confident bunch. At the Daily Beast , Michael Medved tries to burst that balloon: He thinks Obama is probably going to lose. At the moment, polls shows that most people expect Obama to win—...

Romney-Ryan: Bromance on the Campaign Trail

Republican running mates seem to genuinely like each other

(Newser) - Jay-Z and Kanye, Damon and Affleck ... Ryan and Romney? Writing for the New York Times, Michael Barbaro gives us an inside look at the relationship between the GOP candidate and his newly-selected running mate, and the two seem to, well, actually like each other. Romney and Ryan will be splitting...

Chris Christie Confirmed as RNC Keynote

He plans to tell 'hard and direct truths'

(Newser) - Rising star Chris Christie will be delivering the keynote address at the Republican National Convention, GOP sources have confirmed. The outspoken New Jersey governor says he plans to make an "emphatic argument" in favor of the GOP approach. "I'll try to tell some very direct and hard...

Ryan Heckled at Iowa State Fair
 Ryan Heckled at Iowa State Fair 
Aug 14, 2012 1:20 AM CDT

Ryan Heckled at Iowa State Fair

Protesters attempt to storm soapbox

(Newser) - The Romney campaign chucked Paul Ryan into the deep end for his first solo campaign appearance yesterday. Hecklers greeted the vice-presidential candidate soon after he started speaking at the Iowa State Fair's famous soapbox, reports ABC . "Iowans and Wisconsinites, we like to be respectful of one another and...

Public&#39;s First Reaction to Ryan Worse Than Palin
Public's First Reaction to Ryan Worse Than Palin
Poll Numbers
Aug 13, 2012 2:21 PM CDT

Public's First Reaction to Ryan Worse Than Palin

But polls conflict somewhat

(Newser) - Mitt Romney didn't exactly wow the public by picking Paul Ryan as his VP—at least according to one poll. Just 39% think Ryan is an "excellent" or "pretty good" pick, compared to 42% who think he's a "fair" or "poor" one, according to...

Ayn Rand Wouldn&#39;t Love Paul Ryan
 Ayn Rand Wouldn't 
 Love Paul Ryan 
OPINION
Aug 13, 2012 10:06 AM CDT

Ayn Rand Wouldn't Love Paul Ryan

He's embraced policies antithetical to author's thinking: Conor Friedersdorf

(Newser) - Paul Ryan adores Atlas Shrugged author Ayn Rand, calling her "the reason I got involved in public service." But the feeling wouldn't be mutual, writes Conor Friedersdorf in the Atlantic . First off, the very idea of "public service" is pretty un-Randian: She calls the notion of...

Obama: Romney, Ryan Push 'Trickle-Down Fairy Dust'

Slams rivals' 'vision' at Chicago fundraisers

(Newser) - Speaking to a young crowd in Chicago yesterday, President Obama made his first public comments on Team Romney-Ryan since the latter became part of that equation. His take? His rivals' economic policies are little more than "trickle-down fairy dust." Such plans have been tried before, and "guess...

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