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Seeds of Doubt Appearing in Romney Campaign
Tweet Share on Facebook September 17, 2012 CommentAnother sign of trouble for Mitt Romney's Republican presidential bid: a new round of stories where anonymous Romney supporters are taking potshots at the candidate's inner circle for running a weak campaign.
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GOP Sees Ghost of Jimmy Carter
Tweet Share on Facebook September 14, 2012 CommentThe specter of Jimmy Carter is back.
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After Libya Slaying, Conversation Turns Back to Economy
Tweet Share on Facebook September 13, 2012 CommentThe presidential campaign returned to familiar ground Thursday as both President Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney blasted each other's economic policies.
Campaigning in the key swing state of Virginia, Romney said, "Small businesses have been crushed" by Obama's policies over the past three-and-a-half years and now Obama wants to make matters worse by raising taxes on a million small businesses. Romney pledged to reduce taxes and "ease the regulatory burden."
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Romney Allies Reiterate Candidate's Critiques on Libya Response
Tweet Share on Facebook September 13, 2012 CommentRepublican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is taking flak for his criticism of President Obama's handling of the current Middle East crisis, but some conservatives are starting to rally around the GOP White House nominee for being correct on the substance even if he may have been premature in his timing.
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Democrat Pollsters Show Obama Way Ahead in Key Swing States
Tweet Share on Facebook September 12, 2012 CommentWith less than two months to go before the November election, President Obama has built a "structural advantage" in key swing states which makes him the favorite to defeat Republican challenger Mitt Romney, says a prominent Democratic strategist.
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Chicago Teachers Strike Puts Obama in Tough Political Spot
Tweet Share on Facebook September 12, 2012 CommentThe Chicago teachers' strike has become a family feud for the Democratic party that is politically dangerous for President Obama's re-election campaign, Democratic strategists say.
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Gary Johnson Could Spoil Romney's Chances
Tweet Share on Facebook September 11, 2012 CommentLibertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson could draw just enough support in a handful of swing states to throw the election to President Barack Obama, Republican strategists fear. GOP concerns are likely to intensify as Johnson begins a college tour to court young people next week.
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Team Romney: Polls Don't Tell the Story
Tweet Share on Facebook September 10, 2012 CommentMitt Romney's chief pollster is urging the media and Romney supporters not to get "too worked up about the latest polling" in the presidential campaign. In an email to "interested parties" Monday morning, Neil Newhouse says that, "some voters will feel a bit of a sugar high from the conventions [but] the basic structure of this race has not changed significantly."
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Debates Could Turn Presidential Election
Tweet Share on Facebook September 10, 2012 CommentThe presidential debates next month may offer Republican nominee Mitt Romney his only real chance to overtake President Obama in the race for the White House, according to key Democratic strategists.
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Obama Takes His Uphill Battle on The Road
Tweet Share on Facebook September 7, 2012 CommentCHARLOTTE, N.C. - President Barack Obama begins the final sprint to Election Day with a three-pronged strategy: Persuade Americans that the economy is on the mend because of his policies; portray himself as the defender of the middle class, and define Republican challenger Mitt Romney as an unpalatable alternative.
