(AP) Romney sketches campaign contingenciesBy STEVE PEOPLESAssociated PressAVON LAKE, OhioMitt Romney is sketching out political contingency plans that include temporarily suspending campaigning altogether if Hurricane Sandy turns deadly. The Republican presidential candidate plans to go ahead with three rallies in
Actor Martin Sheen, about to start shooting a film based on the notion that 9/11 was an inside job, thinks Mitt Romney is stupid. Sheen, who recently told us President Barack Obama would win in a cakewalk, opened up about
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Barack Obama canceled campaign events in Florida and Wisconsin to return to Washington on Monday and monitor the impact and response to Hurricane Sandy, the White House said. Obama ended plans to speak at a Florida university
Hurricane Sandy, or FrankenStorm, is a Category One and already starting to lash against the East Coast. The worst case scenarios are frightening enough that a number of coastal areas, including parts of New Jersey and the lower parts of
The 2012 version of Barack Obama in no way, shape or form resembles the 2008 model. Back then, Obama was about hope, change, bipartisanship, cheerful optimism and … well, distracting everyone from his actual record with all of the above.
On Sunday, the Chicago Daily Herald, the second largest daily newspaper in metropolitan Chicago, endorsed Mitt Romney for President in 2012. In 2008, the Daily Herald endorsed hometown Senator Barack Obama for President: In endorsing Illinois’ favorite son in 2008,
Based on his economic election model, Yale University economist Ray Fair predicts that GOP nominee Mitt Romney will pull out a sparse victory in November. Fair’s model accounts for the winners of every election but two since 1916. The two–the
A registered nurse employed by a Veterans Affairs hospital in Arizona received a death threat this weekend for supporting Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan. The note had been tucked into the window of the nurse’s car, which had two Romney-Ryan
An Obama campaign mailer in Virginia accuses Paul Ryan of having supported “parental rights for rapists” and Mitt Romney of wanting to outlaw all abortions–even in the cases of rape or incest. It is yet another symbol of how Obama’s
Governor Mitt Romney’s victory at last week’s debate was so convincing that even the mainstream media couldn’t spin it. But he won something else that night that could prove to be equally damaging to the left come November: he won
On Saturday the Daily News, the second largest daily newspaper in the metropolitan Los Angeles area, endorsed Mitt Romney for President in 2012. In 2008 the Daily News endorsed Barack Obama: FOUR years ago, as America faced serious trouble at
Four of the major newspapers in Iowa have all endorsed Mitt Romney. Led by the Des Moines Register endorsement of Romney yesterday, the Cedar Rapids Gazette, Quad City Times, and Sioux City Journal have all followed suit. The Register, which
The battle-hardened veterans of the military favor Mitt Romney over Barack Obama by a huge margin, 66% to 22%, according to an October poll conducted by the Military Times — and the two issues most important to the voters were
Mitt Romney’s campaign on Saturday launched an online fundraising initiative to to raise $7 million in 7 days so the campaign could expand the electoral map to “blue states” formerly firmly in the Obama column. Potential donors who visit the
Readers of Sunday newspapers in the key swing states of Ohio, Iowa, Wisconsin, Florida, and Virginia will see a glossy, 12-page color magazine–or “MittZine”–insert that highlights Mitt Romney’s personal side, including how he once helped save a co-worker’s daughter who
Yet another poll has shown the presidential race in Ohio tied, with President Barack Obama dropping below the crucial 50 percent mark. The latest Akron Beacon Journal/Ohio Newspaper Organization poll shows the race in a 49%-49% tie, with Republican Mitt Romney
The Des Moines Register, the left-of-center and most influential newspaper in Iowa that endorsed President Barack Obama in 2008, endorsed Mitt Romney on Saturday. The Register called the Republican the “stronger candidate” who could “forge compromise” to pull America’s economy “out of
After canceling a Sunday night rally in Virginia Beach on Friday due to Hurricane Sandy’s looming landfall, Mitt Romney on Saturday canceled all of his Virginia campaign events for Sunday. Vice President Joe Biden canceled his Saturday events in Virginia
President Obama has lately been touting the claim that he’s created 5.2 million new jobs as President. His fantastic boast is featured in a new TV ad. But FactCheck.org says not so fast. Those claims are “inflated,” to say the
The New York Times endorsed President Barack Obama on Saturday as he seeks a second term in the White House on November 6. The prestigious newspaper said it supports the incumbent Democrat instead of Republican rival Mitt Romney because, among
MSNBC’s Ed Schultz proved himself gullible enough to fall for the false story that Mitt Romney’s son Tagg owns voting machines in Ohio and that he is somehow making sure that the vote in that important swing state goes the
This weekend’s college football games may determine whether President Barack Obama or Mitt Romney wins the presidential election. To put it simply, an extensive study found if a home team wins 10 days before the election, the incumbent can expect
ALTA LOMA (CBS) — A case of campaign vandalism is under investigation Friday in Alta Loma. Someone keyed the word “Obama” into two cars and slashed seats in another outside a residence that had Mitt Romney campaign signs. CBS2 and
(AP) Approaching megastorm threatens East CoastBy MICHAEL RUBINKAM and EMERY P. DALESIOAssociated PressBLOOMSBURG, Pa.Douglas Jumper choked up as he described the long, slow recovery in his central Pennsylvania town from last year’s historic flooding caused by Hurricane Irene and the
(AP) Obama, Romney campaign with eye on storm forecastBy JULIE PACEAssociated PressWASHINGTONWith an eye on the weather forecast, President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney are launching a 10-day sprint to the finish line in a contest increasingly about momentum
