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Obama Speech to Hit Back at Detractors on Economy
Tweet Share on Facebook June 13, 2012 CommentHoping to boost his re-election prospects and dampen criticism from within the Democratic party, President Obama is scheduled to deliver what aides call a major economic speech Thursday in Cleveland.
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Democracy Corps Finds Running on Obama Economy 'A Fools Errand'
Tweet Share on Facebook June 12, 2012 CommentMany voters are still deeply troubled by the economy and aren't persuaded that President Obama has the right policies to heal it, according to a new analysis by two prominent Democratic strategists who advised President Bill Clinton.
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Romney Campaign to Keep Pounding Obama on Private-Sector Remark
Tweet Share on Facebook June 12, 2012 CommentThe Republicans think they've found a powerful weapon with which to bludgeon President Obama--and it's something the president handed to them on his own. It's Obama's comment last week that, "The private sector is doing fine."
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Jeb Bush Takes Aim at Ronald Reagan
Tweet Share on Facebook June 12, 2012 CommentHow times have changed. Ronald Reagan was once the lion of the Republican party, seen within the GOP as a transformational leader who unified conservatives, governed from the right, and achieved a high degree of popularity.
Now, there is considerable doubt about how well Reagan would fit in with today's more ideologically inflexible GOP.
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Obama, Democrats Dispute Romney's Economic Credentials
Tweet Share on Facebook June 11, 2012 CommentPresident Obama's re-election strategists are zeroing in on what they consider Mitt Romney's strongest point—his argument that he is better equipped than Obama to fix the economy.
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Public's Opinion of Mitt Romney Improves As Obama Struggles
Tweet Share on Facebook June 11, 2012 CommentRepublicans are starting to see what GOP strategists call a "winner's glow" surrounding GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
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Ron Paul Still Roiling GOP Waters
Tweet Share on Facebook June 8, 2012 CommentFor someone who has just conceded that he can't win the Republican presidential nomination, Ron Paul is having a remarkable influence on the GOP.
Two new controversies are keeping Paul and his dedicated followers front and center. Oddly enough, one is the endorsement by Rand Paul, Ron Paul's son and political heir, of presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney.
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Obama Campaign Goes After Romney's Jobs Record As Governor
Tweet Share on Facebook June 8, 2012 CommentPresident Obama's campaign has two words to describe Mitt Romney's agenda for the economy: empty promises. And Team Obama is promoting that negative vision more aggressively than ever.
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Democrats Brace for A Month Of Bad News
Tweet Share on Facebook June 7, 2012 CommentDemocratic strategists are concerned about a potential trifecta of bad news this month that could sink President Obama's re-election chances.
Actually, the first in the series of feared setbacks happened Tuesday, when Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker easily won his bid to survive a recall election despite bitter opposition from Democrats and organized labor. Walker's Democratic opponents threw everything they could at him and tried to caricature Walker as a right-wing zealot who ended collective-bargaining rights for most state workers and would go to even more extremes if he stayed in office. But, propelled by a huge advantage in fund-raising and paid TV ads, Walker won comfortably, which could demoralize Democrats.
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Ron Paul Admits He's Not Going To Win GOP Nomination
Tweet Share on Facebook June 7, 2012 CommentRepublican candidate Ron Paul broke some difficult news to his followers Wednesday night: He bluntly admitted that he won't win the GOP presidential nomination.
This has been obvious to most Republicans and media analysts for many weeks, but many of Paul's die-hard supporters have refused to accept it. Now the candidate himself is urging his backers, probably the most committed of any candidate's this election cycle, to acknowledge the stark reality that he will fall short.
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