“I think Republicans will have to give in much more than they think. He won re-election… “Elections have consequences… The leadership in the Republican Party and the leadership in the conservative movement has to pull back, let people float new
On November 6, 2012, 3.2 million fewer Americans voted for Mitt Romney than President Obama. 61.8 million Americans voted for Obama, while only 58.6 million voted for Romney. Despite losing the popular vote 51% to 48%–not a landslide for Obama
In late 2011, long before the first caucuses and primaries of the 2012 election, I had the opportunity to speak with someone high up in Mitt Romney’s finance world, and warned him that the conservative base wasn’t warming to the
The new conventional wisdom in the aftermath of the 2012 elections is that Republicans face two challenges: first, that the United States is no longer a center-right nation, but a center-left one; second, that the country’s demographic shift away from
By TAMARA LUSHAssociated PressST. PETERSBURG, Fla.President Barack Obama was declared the winner of Florida’s 29 electoral votes Saturday, ending a four-day count with a razor-thin margin that narrowly avoided an automatic recount that would have brought back memories of 2000.
President Barack Obama won Hispanics in 2012 by 44 points (71%-27%) over Mitt Romney, as Latino voters continued the trend of voting for Democrats in greater numbers over the past decade. In 2004, 44% of Hispanics voted for the Republican
Supporters of traditional marriage lost big on Election Day, with four states redefining marriage to include same-sex couples. Marriage defenders acknowledge they have serious work to do on several fronts going forward, even as the nation must now begin to
The Occupy Wall Street movement may have lost the battle, but it won the war for President Obama. Yes, Occupy encampments were kicked out of parks and public squares across the country. Yes, they sullied their own reputation with rapes,
MSNBC’s Touré suggests Obama can find room in his administration to hire Mitt Romney, such as a “Secretary of Business” position. The TV host’s sudden graciousness stands in stark contrast to rather harsh accusations he made during the presidential campaign.
Director Oliver Stone is glad Mitt Romney didn’t emerge victorious on Election Day. But the Oscar-winning director is hardly on board with Team Obama. Stone details his concerns with the president’s first term in the new book, “The Untold History
Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards has advice for Republicans after their big defeat on Election Day — to abandon their pro-life base. Following an election campaign in which the taxpayer-funded organization spent $15 million tearing down Republican candidates who vowed to
(CBS News) In the wake of GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s loss, the Republican party has spent the week talking about reshaping their identity to appeal more broadly to American voters. Friday, former Secretary of State during the Bush Administration,
Before anyone says anything, I know that Pocahontas was Algonquian, while Elizabeth Warren claims to being Cherokee. Nevertheless, of all the elections on Tuesday, the one that most astonished me was the decision to send Ms. Warren to the Senate,
House Speaker John Boehner dismissed the Tea Party as irrelevant in an interview with ABC’s Diane Sawyer yesterday, while at the same time sending out contradictory messages on taxes. Two days after the presidential ticket of Mitt Romney and Paul
Conservative Republicans had three obstacles to overcome in 2012: Barack Obama and the Democratic Machine, the mainstream media, and the Republican Establishment. The establishment has selected the candidate they felt was best for the party and forced him down conservatives’
The election night concession phoner is a sacred thing, like two Little League teams shaking hands after a hard-fought game. It’s a time when candidates drop their warrior pose and offer congratulations and a “no hard feelings” sentiment – even
Obamacare did not help the President get reelected Tuesday, but exit polls suggest the narrative that Obama cares more may have been the difference between winning and losing. We’ve all heard the phrase “It’s the economy, stupid” coined by James
Rebel Pundit: Obama supporters out celebrating his win on election night gathered on State Street Tuesday evening. I asked one man why he was celebrating Obama, and what that meant to him. He said, “It really means to me, no
The Material Girl took her Obama worship to new heights last night during a Pittsburgh concert appearance, sending people who paid hundreds to see her heading for the exits. Madonna started the night off on the wrong note when she
Despite all the talk about voter intensity surrounding the presidential election, 13 million fewer people voted in 2012 than in 2008. 131 million voters cast their ballots in the 2008 election in which Barack Obama defeated John McCain by a
The entertainment world displayed a deeper hue of purple during the 2012 campaign between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney than it did during 2008’s presidential contest. Though the concept of “celebrity” is looser than ever — Obama’s “endorsement” from reality
The United States faced the same choice that other democracies in crisis have faced: whether to continue down a path of bigger government and smaller liberties, in search of the elusive ideal of equality, or whether to trust individual freedom
The Tea Party Patriots declared war on the Republican establishment after moderate establishment Republican Mitt Romney’s loss to President Barack Obama on Tuesday. Jenny Beth Martin, National Coordinator of Tea Party Patriots, criticized the Republican Party for hand-picking a Beltway elite
By ALAN FRAMAssociated PressWASHINGTONRepublicans had renewed control of the House within their grasp early Wednesday as the two parties traded gains from the Eastern seaboard to the Southwest. Shortly past midnight in the East, Democrats had knocked off nine GOP
Republican Paul Ryan lost Tuesday in his bid to be the next US vice president but kept his seat in the House of Representatives, leaving the young conservative with a platform for potential future ambitions. With most results in, Ryan
