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Is Karl Rove's Political Career Over?
Tweet Share on Facebook November 8, 2012 CommentOne of the biggest losers in Tuesday's election was Karl Rove, the Fox News commentator and Republican strategist, and the man that Democrats love to hate. His repeated predictions of victory for GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney were wrong, and he was off base again in his snarky election-night assessment on Fox that Romney would win Ohio (President Obama did). Today, amid a public spanking by some conservatives, Rove's luster has faded, and he is trying to recover his reputation as the premier Republican strategist in the country.
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What the Election Says About America
Tweet Share on Facebook November 7, 2012 CommentPresidential elections tell us a lot about ourselves as a nation, and Tuesday's balloting was no exception. It revealed in vivid detail how Balkanized the United States has become, and how difficult it will be to achieve compromise in Washington.
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Obama Likely to Put Fresh White House Team in Place
Tweet Share on Facebook November 7, 2012 CommentThe cast of characters in the Obama administration is about to change.
Even though President Obama won re-election on Tuesday, many of his key advisers are expected to leave the government, which is not unusual at the start of any president's second term. Several of them are weary; others are eager to return to the private sector and more comfortable lives. And Obama is hoping to bring in aides with fresh ideas and a new level of energy. It remains to be seen whether his choice of new advisers will indicate that he will move toward accommodation or confrontation with his political adversaries.
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Election Day and the Secrets of Americans
Tweet Share on Facebook November 6, 2012 CommentI've covered every presidential campaign since 1980, and I've always found Election Day to be a very special and inspirational moment in the life of our country.
The best description of this day was written by Theodore H. White in his iconic book, "The Making of the President, 1960." It's worth repeating.
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The Moment of Truth
Tweet Share on Facebook November 6, 2012 CommentAs Americans troop to their polling places today from the hamlets of New Hampshire to the beach towns of Hawaii, their job will be to break a tie between President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney and, in the ultimate act of democracy, decide their leader for the next four years.
The latest public-opinion surveys indicate the race is a dead heat, with the final NBC/Wall Street Journal poll showing Obama with 48 percent and Romney with 47 percent.
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Election 2012 Could Preserve Stalemate Status Quo
Tweet Share on Facebook November 5, 2012 CommentTime's almost up. The candidates are making their final summations, unleashing their sharpest TV ads, and taking their best shots at the opposition. And voters will have the final say on Tuesday. But the result is likely to be more of the same in Washington — partisan bitterness and the real possibility of a sustained stalemate.
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Obama Riding Hurricane Sandy Poll Bounce Into Election Day
Tweet Share on Facebook November 5, 2012 CommentThere's fresh evidence that President Obama's rapid response to Hurricane Sandy gave him a last-minute boost before the election, although some Republicans are now saying Obama dropped the ball in the past few days.
[Ken Walsh: A Tale of Two Storms: Comparing Bush and Obama's Hurricane Response]
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Presidential Dead Heat Shows Divided Country Unlikely to Compromise
Tweet Share on Facebook November 2, 2012 CommentThe closeness of the presidential race suggests that Americans remain so divided over the direction of the country that achieving compromise on major issues will remain just as difficult in the foreseeable future as it's been in the recent past.
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Obama, Romney Resume Mud-Slinging After Sandy
Tweet Share on Facebook November 1, 2012 CommentBrace yourself. After a brief respite caused by Hurricane Sandy, the attack syndrome is back on the presidential campaign trail.
Both President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney took a break from their negativity earlier this week out of respect for the hurricane victims, but they are now poised to return to business as usual — attacks and counter-attacks. Their surrogates and their campaign leaders are already lobbing rhetorical grenades at the other side.
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