Election 2012

Stories 721 - 740 | << Prev   Next >>

Team Romney's Game Plan: Win These 6 States

On the to-do list: Winning back Indiana, North Carolina, and Virginia

(Newser) - While Team Romney certainly isn't expecting a landslide win for its man this November, the Republican's campaign staffers see a clear—but narrow—path to 270 electoral votes and victory, the Washington Post finds. The campaign plans to focus on winning back three GOP-leaning states Obama took in...

Grenell Departure Is Romney Campaign's First Big Mess

Campaign failed to anticipate problems: NYT

(Newser) - At least six top Romney campaign aides and advisers called Richard Grenell after he submitted his resignation , urging him to reconsider and remain Mitt Romney’s foreign policy spokesperson. But after weeks of being silenced and, he felt, not allowed to do his job, Grenell was done, the New York ...

RNC Slogan Tweaks Obama: 'Hype and Blame'

He's not the candidate of 'Hope and Change' argue Republicans

(Newser) - Hope and Change? Try "Hype and Blame." That's the message from the RNC, which unveiled its not-quite-rhyming variation on President Obama's 2008 slogan today. Going forward, both the RNC and the Romney campaign will start using the slogan (and selling $10 bumper stickers emblazoned with it),...

'Goodnight Moon Colony' Spoofs Gingrich Campaign

Comedy Central offers parody of 'Goodnight Moon'

(Newser) - Now that Newt Gingrich has finally , finally , finally dropped out of the presidential race, Comedy Central bids him adieu with an inspired take on a classic children’s book. It’s a "storybook farewell to Newt Gingrich's campaign, which we'll always remember for its nuanced policy positions...

Mitt Romney Mocks Obama's New Slogan

Forward ... over a cliff, ha, ha!

(Newser) - President Obama got his Mitt Romney zinger in on Saturday night, and the GOP candidate returned the favor last night, reports ABC News . At a $2,500-and-up-a-head fundraiser at a Ritz-Carlton just outside DC, Romney tweaked Obama's new slogan, "Forward," saying "it's like, forward, what,...

Bachmann to Endorse Romney
 Bachmann to Endorse Romney 
May 3, 2012 3:00 AM CDT

Bachmann to Endorse Romney

Tea Party favorite to appear at campaign event today

(Newser) - Four months after dropping out of the Republican race, Michele Bachmann has finally decided to endorse another candidate—the inevitable one. The conservative Minnesota congresswoman will endorse Mitt Romney at a campaign event in Virginia today, the Romney campaign tells CBS , which notes that the endorsement from Bachmann, a fierce...

Gingrich: Yep, I&#39;m Out
 Gingrich: Yep, I'm Out 
May 2, 2012 2:39 PM CDT

Gingrich: Yep, I'm Out

Newt formally bows out of 2012 presidential race

(Newser) - Newt Gingrich spoke the words today: "I am suspending the campaign." And with that, he formally dropped out of the 2012 race, reports AP . Gingrich said it had been an "amazing year" for him and Callista, and he pledged to stay involved in national issues. "I'...

Gingrich: No Chance I&#39;ll Run in 2020

 Gingrich: 
 No Chance 
 I'll Run in 2020 
exit interview
May 2, 2012 7:48 AM CDT

Gingrich: No Chance I'll Run in 2020

In last hours of candidacy, Newt explains he's getting too old

(Newser) - One more stop on the Newt Gingrich 2012 Exit Tour : an interview last night with USA Today . In it, Gingrich revealed that he does plan to officially endorse Romney, just not for a few weeks (the two have a joint appearance planned). Other revelations:
  • His big regret: "Not being
...

Romney's Openly Gay Spokesman Resigns

Richard Grenell had been controversial

(Newser) - Richard Grenell's job as Mitt Romney's foreign policy spokesman lasted all of about two weeks. Grenell had been a source of controversy on two fronts: He was openly gay, which rankled some conservative commenters, and he had issued a long trail of tweets before taking the job that...

Parties Ignoring Asian-Americans at Their Peril

Demographic could be pivotal in swing states: Atlantic

(Newser) - President Obama is currently way ahead among Asian-American voters, leading Mitt Romney by 59% to 13%. But that could easily change come November: Right now, 29% of Asian-Americans haven't formed an opinion on Mitt Romney, and about half rate President Obama's performance as fair or poor. And yet,...

Gingrich Begins Long, Slow Goodbye

Newt releases a video to announce tomorrow's announcement

(Newser) - Newt Gingrich wants you to know that he is quitting the presidential race. Just not quite yet. In a video posted today, Gingrich gives supporters "an insider, advanced notice"—on YouTube, mind you—that he'll be officially suspending his campaign tomorrow, "as part of a press...

Obama 2012 Rolls Out New Slogan

'Forward'

(Newser) - Fresh off bashing Mitt Romney's 2007 opposition to hunting Osama bin Laden , Obama 2012 today rolled out a seven-minute video highlighting President Obama's economic record, and in so doing, unveiled the campaign's new slogan you can believe in: "Forward." The video unabashedly embraces Obama's...

Obama Ad: Mitt Wouldn't Have Killed bin Laden

Romney calls new ad divisive

(Newser) - The Obama campaign turned heads today with a new video that strongly implies Mitt Romney wouldn't have ordered the raid killing Osama bin Laden. The video starts off innocuously enough, with Bill Clinton praising Obama's decision to go after bin Laden. "He took the harder and the...

Rob Portman&#39;s Edge: He&#39;s Dull as Dirt
 Rob Portman's Edge: 
 He's Dull as Dirt 
VP Watch
Apr 25, 2012 1:45 PM CDT

Rob Portman's Edge: He's Dull as Dirt

Mitt Romney might pick Ohio senator as a kind of anti-Palin

(Newser) - Most media VP speculation is swirling around colorful personalities like Marco Rubio, Paul Ryan, and Bob McDonnell, but Politico has its eye on a candidate who exemplifies drab: Rob Portman. The last bill the Ohio senator introduced was a measure controlling Asian Carp in the Great Lakes—not exactly the...

Salahi Running for Virginia Gov
Salahi Running for Virginia Gov 
seriously
Apr 25, 2012 1:27 PM CDT

Salahi Running for Virginia Gov

White House gatecrasher thinks Virginia is for nutters

(Newser) - Get excited, Virginia residents: White House gatecrasher and former Real Housewives of DC hubby Tareq Salahi is running for governor of your state! Salahi formally announced his candidacy in the most appropriate political medium possible, ie, TMZ . "I am troubled to see how our current political figureheads continue to...

Jimmy Carter: Mitt Romney Wouldn't Be So Bad

Ex-president also calls Citizens United ruling 'stupid'

(Newser) - Jimmy Carter isn't losing sleep over the prospect of Mitt Romney winning the 2012 election. In an interview with MSNBC, spotted by Mediaite , Carter said that, though he would prefer to see Barack Obama win, "of all the Republican candidates who were prominent, I think Romney would be...

Rubio for VP Would Be Just Like McCain's Palin Pick

He doesn't fit Romney's own criteria for president: John Dickerson

(Newser) - Marco Rubio tends to be on everybody's short list of VP candidates for Mitt Romney, and if that becomes reality it will be much like John McCain's pick of Sarah Palin, writes John Dickerson at Slate . Like Palin, Rubio is a politically savvy choice: He's a grass-roots...

Gingrich: It&#39;s Over


 Gingrich: It's Over 
Apr 25, 2012 9:35 AM CDT

Gingrich: It's Over

He says he's only campaigning now 'as a citizen'

(Newser) - The rollercoaster that has been the GOP presidential primary ended with a whimper today, as Newt Gingrich more-or-less dropped out and more-or-less endorsed Mitt Romney. "It's pretty clear Gov. Romney is gonna be the nominee," Gingrich said in a speech in North Carolina, according to CBS News...

Obama to Romney: You Get No Etch-a-Sketch

A recap of the president's latest Rolling Stone interview

(Newser) - Barack Obama thinks the Republican Party has backed itself into a corner that's "far out of the mainstream" and even "contrary to a lot of Republican precepts"—and that Mitt Romney is stuck with it. "I don't think that their nominee is going to...

Santorum Almost Endorses Romney

Ex-candidate knocks Newt into 4th place in Pennsylvania

(Newser) - Rick Santorum, in his first interview since dropping out of the GOP race, had some words of praise for Mitt Romney but stopped just short of a full endorsement, despite pressure from CNN's Piers Morgan. Romney gave a "good speech" after his 5-state primary sweep , Santorum said, saying...

Stories 721 - 740 | << Prev   Next >>
Most Read on Newser