Ben Shapiro

This afternoon at the Democratic National Convention, AFL-CIO head Richard Trumka made a tour of the premises. Trumka has said repeatedly during this election cycle that union support of the Obama campaign would be low-key, and it certainly looks that

This morning, the Obama Store 2012 sent out an email just in time for the Democratic National Convention: all gear is 25% off on all purchases more than $10 or more! Is this just a last-minute attempt to reap dollars

Democrats across the country are in full meltdown over the growing possibility that their favored candidate, incumbent President Obama, may lose to Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan. And, exercising Godwin’s Law, they’re already labeling Ryan and the GOP Nazis.  Monday

Yesterday, Politico reported that the GOP had hit upon a new strategy to defeat Barack Obama in the upcoming 2012 presidential election: focus on the fact that he has been a disappointment. As Jonathan Allen, an Obama administration acolyte, writes:

Tonight, Mitt Romney needed to give the speech of his life. And he did. That isn’t to say that Romney suddenly morphed into Ronald Reagan. He wasn’t electrifying. But he brought what is best about Mitt Romney to the surface:

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Chair of the Democratic National Committee, showed up on radio row at the Tampa Convention Center at the Republican National Convention today and promptly insisted that any conservative media be ushered away. Her assistants reportedly

Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney’s running mate, was treated as a rock star tonight at the Republican National Convention – and for good reason. His soft-spoken manner played intimately, even in an arena of 22,000. When protesters began chanting

Tonight, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice took to the stage of the Republican National Convention and brought the crowd to its feet. In fact, they barely had a chance to sit down. With her emphasis on the great opportunities

Today, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), who is slated to give the speech presenting Mitt Romney on Thursday night at the Republican National Convention, fired back at Democratic National Convention chairman Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who said today that the Republican National

Tonight, Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) came out firing on all cylinders and firing up the base with an impassioned assault on the Obama record. He started off by recounting his improbable election as governor of New Jersey. Then he launched

Former Rep. Artur Davis (D-AL), the man who gave one of the nomination speeches for President Barack Obama before becoming a Republican and moving to Virginia, spoke tonight at the Republican National Committee, where he electrified the crowd with a

Rifts still remain from the primaries, if the reaction to former Sen. Rick Santorum at tonight’s Republican National Convention is any indicator. Santorum’s arrival onstage received a half-standing ovation, and loud cheers of “Rick, Rick, Rick” from his fans. Santorum’s

Gov. Scott Walker took to the stage of the Republican National Convention tonight in Tampa to a spectacular standing ovation, the crowd applause so loud that it completely drowned him out at times. Walker, of course, is the governor who

According to a brand new Washington Post-ABC News poll released today, Mitt Romney leads President Obama by the narrowest of margins, 47 percent to 46 percent. The poll has a 4 percent margin of error, which means that we’re statistically

Today, President Obama sent out a campaign email essentially blaming his supporters if he loses. See, he’s supposedly being outspent. And because he’s supposedly being outspent, he’s losing. And he can’t spend more money unless his supporters fork it over.

According to today’s Columbus Dispatch, both the presidential race between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama and the Senate race between incumbent Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and State Treasurer Josh Mandel are tight in Ohio. Actually, says the Dispatch, those races are

This evening on Fox News’ “Hannity,” Breitbart News Executive Chairman Stephen K. Bannon, director of “The Hope & the Change,” David Bossie of Citizens United, producers of the film, and adviser Pat Caddell appeared to discuss the massive disillusionment of

Obama for America has released its first response to the devastating attack on President Obama leveled by the new Citizens United documentary, “The Hope & The Change,” directed by Breitbart News Executive Chairman Stephen K. Bannon.  That film shows Democrats and independents

Remember when Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) supposedly disbanded in the wake of the James O’Keefe-Hannah Giles video investigation showing ACORN, a largely government-funded entity, helping people they thought to be pimps and prostitutes avoid tax penalties

Back on July 17, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) revealed the Democrats’ agenda for the economy: inflation. “Despite two false starts, we’re having a much rougher time than we ever imagined getting unemployment down,” Schumer told the Senate Banking Committee. “So

The Democratic mayor of Tampa, Bob Buckhorn, is now warning that he may call off the Republican National Convention next week if Tropical Storm Isaac heads his way.  Speaking to CNN, Buckhorn said, “Absolutely we’re prepared to call it off.

Gas prices skyrocketed last month. The average price of a gallon of gas zoomed up 26 cents, which makes Barack Obama’s reelection chances even murkier than they are already. Of course, Obama is considering making us even weaker strategically in