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Republicans Prepare Election Fight over Obamacare
Tweet Share on Facebook June 29, 2012 CommentConservatives are preparing an all-out offensive against President Obama's healthcare law in response to the Supreme Court's 5-4 decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act.
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Libertarians Unite: Gary Johnson Courting Ron Paul Supporters
Tweet Share on Facebook June 27, 2012 CommentLibertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson is courting supporters of Republican candidate Ron Paul, hoping that a transfer of allegiance will infuse his campaign with new momentum.
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Presidential Race Has Big Implications for Supreme Court
Tweet Share on Facebook June 27, 2012 CommentThere's been a lot of analysis and debate about how the Supreme Court decisions this week will affect the presidential campaign. But this overlooks the most obvious effect of all: The likelihood that the high court itself will jump to the forefront as an issue in the campaign.
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Obama Aides: Colorado, Ohio, and Virginia Vital to Campaign
Tweet Share on Facebook June 26, 2012 CommentThree states in particular—Colorado, Ohio and Virginia—have become vital battlegrounds in this year's presidential race, and they could determine the outcome of the election, according to strategists for President Obama's re-election campaign.
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Obama Adviser: Independents Will Decide Election
Tweet Share on Facebook June 25, 2012 CommentA senior strategist for President Obama says the November election will be decided by 15 per cent of the electorate--swing voters who haven't firmly made up their minds whether to support Obama or Republican challenger Mitt Romney.
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Obama Advisers Predict Romney Debate Bounce
Tweet Share on Facebook June 25, 2012 CommentPresident Obama's senior political strategists, hoping to shape expectations for the fall campaign, are predicting that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will enjoy a surge of positive media attention and a boost in the opinion polls after the first presidential debate.
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Obama Campaign Laughs Off "Out-of-Touch" Accusation From Romney
Tweet Share on Facebook June 22, 2012 CommentSenior political advisers for President Barack Obama say Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is way off base when he argues that he is more in touch with everyday Americans than the president is.
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Obama Advisers Dismiss Poll Showing Double-Digit Lead for Obama
Tweet Share on Facebook June 22, 2012 CommentPresident Obama's senior political advisers are discounting a new Bloomberg poll indicating that Obama holds a 53 to 40 percent lead over Republican challenger Mitt Romney.
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Mitt Romney Faces Immigration Scrutiny
Tweet Share on Facebook June 21, 2012 CommentMitt Romney’s views on immigration are about to get more scrutiny than ever. He faces a severe test in balancing his tough position on illegals, taken during the Republican primaries, with his desire to appeal to Hispanics who believe Republican leaders are too harsh and punitive when dealing with undocumented workers.
The Supreme Court is expected to put the issue front and center in the next week when it announces its review of an Arizona law that clamps down on illegal immigration. Some court watchers believe the conservative majority of justices will uphold the Arizona law.
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Romney's Bus Tour Makes Him Look Like Regular Joe
Tweet Share on Facebook June 20, 2012 CommentMitt Romney's advisers say his five-day bus tour of small-town America was a success in part because it generated something they'd like to see a lot more of: favorable news coverage.
Among the positive stories was a piece in the Washington Post Tuesday headlined, "Romney--now 'one of the guys'--basks in new enthusiasm from GOP." Team Romney provided me with a two-page list of links to other stories, including a CNN piece headlined, "Easy As Pie: Romney Finds Momentum on Bus," and the Wall Street Journal's "Romney Bus Tour Gets Rolling." In Pennsylvania, there was the Lebanon Daily News' story, "Romney Cheered in Cornwell," and in Ohio, it was the Cleveland Plain-Dealer's "Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney Talks Of Family At Father's Day Campaign Stop In Brunswick."













