WASHINGTON, June 10 (UPI) —Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said it would not be enough for Mitt Romney to base his campaign on just getting President Obama out of office. Walker, who survived a highly partisan recall battle last week, said
The Obama campaign wants to make the 2012 contest a “choice” between its candidate and the Republican party; the Romney campaign wants to make the vote a referendum on Barack Obama. Mitt Romney is laying low, letting the election revolve around
WASHINGTON, June 9 (UPI) —Polls show a tight U.S. presidential race with the two candidates running neck-and-neck 150 days before the November election. The Hill said Saturday that most polls gave President Barack Obama a slight edge over Republican challenger
On Barack Obama’s twitter feed, run by his campaign, read today: “Between 2008 and 2011, U.S. electricity production from both solar and wind power more than doubled.” Considering the meager output that solar and wind power produces, even if that
(AP) Frustrated liberals want more from ObamaBy STEVE PEOPLESAssociated PressPROVIDENCE, R.I.They are trying to be hopeful, but the Democratic Party’s most passionate voters are struggling to hide their frustration with President Barack Obama. Republicans attack the president as a big-government
(AP) Romney: Fixing US economy a moral imperativeBy PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated PressST. LOUISAccusing his rival of a failure of “tragic proportion,” Republican Mitt Romney charged Thursday that the nation under President Barack Obama has failed to keep its “moral commitment to
Last night, Jim Messina, Barack Obama’s campaign manager, sent out a mass email to the millions-strong support list. The header: “We got beat.” Here’s the text: Benjamin — For the first time in this campaign, we got beat in fundraising.
President Barack Obama must be cutting back on his golfing. How else does he have time to meet with so many celebrities? Last night, he hobnobbed with Reese Witherspoon, Jane Lynch and Julia Roberts at a fundraiser held at the
Another day, another posh celebrity fundraiser for a leader presiding over a train wreck economy. President Barack Obama hit Hollywood – again – last night, along with Oscar winners Reese Witherspoon and Julia Roberts. Instead of dropping by George Clooney’s
(AP) Obama campaign, Democrats raise $60m in MayBy JULIE PACEAssociated PressLOS ANGELESPresident Barack Obama and his party together raised $60 million last month, his campaign reported Thursday. Obama was mixing more fundraising with official business Thursday as he wrapped up
The latest Gallup Poll shows Mitt Romney leading Barack Obama among middle-income voters. The poll, taken between May 14 and June 3, divided the electorate into three groups: low-income earners, who earned less than $36,000; middle-income earners, who earned between $36,000 and $89,999;
Tuesday’s victory marked the first time in the general election season that the tea party movement and the RNC united behind a singular effort. The past few years have seen a contentious relationship between the pair, punctuated by periods of
The mainstream media continues to spin last night’s victory for Scott Walker in Wisconsin’s recall election as a win for President Barack Obama–either because faulty exit polls showed him ahead of presidential challenger Mitt Romney, or because he didn’t expend
MSNBC’s Alex Wagner called Mitt Romney ‘awkward’ after airing a clip of a screaming man at his campaign event blaming Mitt for the protester interrupting his stump speech.
Newark, New Jersey Mayor Corey Booker is apparently now washed up. He went from being one of the most prominent up-and-coming black Democrats to being on the outside looking in merely because he said something that diverges from Obama’s war
(AP) Wisconsin outcome signals opportunity for RomneyBy THOMAS BEAUMONTAssociated PressMILWAUKEERepublican Gov. Scott Walker’s recall victory in Wisconsin sets the stage for what’s now expected to be a hard-fought presidential battle for this Midwestern state. The Republican’s solid victory served as
Last night, Breitbart News contributor Rabbi Shmuley Boteach won the Republican primary in New Jersey’s 9th congressional district-and his campaign received an additional boost when his most likely opponent, incumbent Democrat Rep. Steve Rothman, lost to Rep. Bill Pascrell, a
By KASIE HUNTAssociated PressWASHINGTONAuthorities are investigating whether Mitt Romney’s private email account was hacked. On Tuesday, the website Gawker reported that an anonymous hacker had signed into Romney’s personal Hotmail account. Gawker reported that the hacker guessed the answer to
Could someone please tell Martin Short the GOP primaries are essentially over? Short, the star of “Saturday Night Live,” “Three Amigos” and “Father of the Bride,” appeared on “The Tonight Show” this week and proceeded to trash the GOP’s presidential
WaPo now turns its attention to the Book of Mormon. Justin Moyer provides an unsubstantial review for a new book by Paul C. Gutjahr, “The Book of Mormon: A Biography.” This short review reveals an obvious distaste towards Mormonism. A book review
(AP) Romney eyes Pennsylvania despite big Obama ’08 winBy CHARLES BABINGTONAssociated PressGETTYSBURG, Pa.Candi Ludwig is the face of Mitt Romney’s hopes in Pennsylvania, a state Republicans would love to take away from President Barack Obama this fall. Ludwig, a registered
(AP) Colo. vote on pot could affect Obama-Romney raceBy KRISTEN WYATTAssociated PressBOULDER, Colo.Voters in this presidential battleground state won’t just decide whether to go red or blue this fall but also green _ as in weed or grass. Whether to
President Obama authorized a rushed, poorly thought-out half-billion with a “b” taxpayer-funded “stimulus” into Solyndra, a company with a major stakeholder named George Kaiser, who is also a billionaire bundler for the Obama campaign. Presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney has
WASHINGTON, June 3 (UPI) —Mitt Romney’s senior campaign strategist said Sunday the upcoming presidential election is not about social issues, but instead will focus on economy. Eric Fehrnstrom said in an interview on ABC’s “This Week” President Barack Obama’s campaign
