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GOP Hammers Obama on 'Better Off' Comment
Tweet Share on Facebook October 4, 2011 Comment (1)For more than 30 years, it's been a truism in politics that a president needs to improve economic conditions during his time in office, or he won't be re-elected. It goes back to the 1980 presidential debate in which Republican challenger Ronald Reagan locked up his victory over Democratic incumbent Jimmy Carter when he asked Americans if they were better off than they were before Carter took over. Most felt the answer was no, and Carter lost the election.
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Ron Paul Continues His Controversial Comments
Tweet Share on Facebook October 4, 2011 Comment (98)Ron Paul shows no sign of backing off his controversial views, a trait which endears him to his admirers but makes him less acceptable to more orthodox Republicans.
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Obama Plan: Attack GOP Challengers as Out of the Mainstream
Tweet Share on Facebook October 3, 2011 Comment (5)A new memo from President Obama's re-election campaign suggests that the Obama team has decided on some of the key strategies it will use through 2012. One major theme will be arguing that the GOP presidential candidates, especially front runners Rick Perry, the governor of Texas, and Mitt Romney, the former of governor of Massachusetts, have moved far out of the mainstream.
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Liberals Rally in Washington to Pressure Obama
Tweet Share on Facebook October 3, 2011 CommentLiberal activists will be gathering in Washington today for a conference they call "Take Back the American Dream." One goal is to pressure President Obama to move more to the left, and it's quite possible that it will have some effect because Obama is trying to short up his Democratic base, including liberals.
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Herman Cain Shows He's a Big-League Player
Tweet Share on Facebook October 3, 2011 Comment (12)Herman Cain is showing that he can play hardball.
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Mike Huckabee Reconsiders Running in 2012
Tweet Share on Facebook September 30, 2011 CommentHe said back in May that he wasn't going to run ,but now former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee looks to be joining the seemingly ever-expanding group of GOP politicians pondering last minute bids for the White House.
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Annual Gifts to Treasury are Miniscule
Tweet Share on Facebook September 30, 2011 CommentMaybe he can turn a drop in the bucket into a drop and a half.
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Al-Awlaki Death Likely Won't Help Obama Re-Election
Tweet Share on Facebook September 30, 2011 CommentPresident Obama stands to gain even more credibility for being tough on terrorism because of the U.S. air strike that killed radical Islamic leader Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen today. But the successful mission probably won't do much to help Obama's re-election prospects because Americans are no longer as concerned about terrorism as they used to be.
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Biden: Voters Can Blame Obama for the Poor Economy
Tweet Share on Facebook September 30, 2011 Comment (13)Vice President Joe Biden hadn't been making much news lately, but that changed yesterday.
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Polls Show Electorate Could Go Either Way in 2012
Tweet Share on Facebook September 30, 2011 Comment (6)A new wave of survey research is providing valuable insight into the political climate and the prospects for President Obama holding onto his job in next year's election.
