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Romney's Roster of Catholic Supporters Leaves Evangelicals Cold
Tweet Share on Facebook August 27, 2012 CommentTAMPA---Some evangelical activists are concerned that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has been neglecting the Christian evangelical community, which they say will be a big problem for him this fall as he tries to generate as much support as he can from the GOP's conservative base.
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Grover Norquist: Fear of Tax Increase Will Turn Vote to Romney
Tweet Share on Facebook August 27, 2012 CommentTAMPA---Grover Norquist, the guru of the anti-tax movement, says Mitt Romney as president would work with congressional conservatives to take the government on a historic swing to the right.
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Voters Digusted With Negative Ads
Tweet Share on Facebook August 27, 2012 CommentTAMPA, Fla. — On opening day of the storm-shortened Republican National Convention, large numbers of voters say that they are fed up with the negativity of the presidential race and equally blame President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.
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Libertarian Candidate Gary Johnson Happy With His Campaign
Tweet Share on Facebook August 27, 2012 CommentTAMPA—Gary Johnson is serene. Sitting down to a lunch of grilled shrimp and tomato salad at a Latin restaurant in historic Ybor City, the Libertarian Party presidential nominee says his less-government philosophy is gradually spreading across the country and that many pundits and political strategists will be surprised at his showing on election day.
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Swing Voter Focus Group Shows Both Obama and Romney Have a Lot of Convincing to Do
Tweet Share on Facebook August 26, 2012 CommentTAMPA---If Mitt Romney is to win the presidency, he would do well to heed the words of self-described moderate swing voters such has those who participated in a focus group in Tampa Sunday afternoon.
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Romney Camp Says Obama Has Failed Latinos
Tweet Share on Facebook August 26, 2012 CommentTAMPA---Bristling over criticism from the Democrats that Mitt Romney is anti-Latino, based on my post earlier today, Romney aides sent me a pointed response a few minutes ago.
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Democrats Paint Romney as Extreme Toward Latinos
Tweet Share on Facebook August 26, 2012 CommentTAMPA--A primary line of Democratic attack against Mitt Romney this week and throughout the fall campaign will be that he is the "most extreme" anti-Latino presidential candidate in many years. It's a charge that President Obama's strategists hope will undermine Romney's position in battleground states where Latinos could make the difference, such as Colorado, Florida, Nevada, New Mexico, and Virginia.
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Tropical Storm Isaac Forces Romney to Adjust Convention Plans
Tweet Share on Facebook August 26, 2012 CommentTAMPA---Tropical Storm Isaac has doused the Republican National Convention with a new sense of urgency. It is creating a crisis atmosphere in which Mitt Romney and the GOP brass can show that they are deft and steady managers who can efficiently run the most important party event of the year despite a natural disaster looming on the horizon.
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Ron Paul to Get Video Tribute in Tampa
Tweet Share on Facebook August 24, 2012 CommentRepublican leaders are making a major last-minute overture of conciliation to Ron Paul and his supporters by announcing that they will show a video tribute to the libertarian congressman on Tuesday during the GOP national convention in Tampa.
Paul remains a Republican presidential candidate and he has been trying to set a positive tone, even though he has not endorsed presumptive nominee Mitt Romney and has not been given a speaking slot at the convention.
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Romney Opens Up About Mormonism
Tweet Share on Facebook August 24, 2012 CommentRepublican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is opening up a bit about his Mormon faith.
In an interview with Parade Magazine scheduled for release on Sunday, the eve of the Republican National Convention, Romney says he gives 10 percent of his income to the Mormon church, but he expressed a different attitude about it than his wife, Ann. "I love tithing," she said. "When Mitt and I give that check, I actually cry." Mitt Romney joked: "So do I, but for a different reason."













