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Republicans and Democrats See Political Advantage in Healthcare Ruling
Tweet Share on Facebook June 29, 2012 CommentFollowing the Supreme Court ruling to uphold Democrats' signature healthcare reform law, leaders in both parties sought to spin things to their advantage.
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Poll: Obama Extends Lead in Key States
Tweet Share on Facebook June 27, 2012 CommentPresident Barack Obama has built narrow leads over Republican rival Mitt Romney in two critical swing states, but slipped in a third, according to recent polling.
In Florida, Obama leads Romney 45 percent to 41 percent, and in Ohio his lead is 47 percent to 38 percent, according to the most recent survey by Quinnipiac University. The two men were essentially tied in both states in a similar survey released at the beginning of May.
In Pennsylvania, Obama holds a six point lead over Romney, compared to a nine point lead he held in May. -
Romney Rails on Obama for Immigration and Healthcare in Virginia Speech
Tweet Share on Facebook June 26, 2012 CommentThe presidential campaign trail started to heat up Tuesday, as President Barack Obama stumped in Georgia and Florida, Republican rival Mitt Romney rallied in Virginia and Vice President Joe Biden took the stage in Iowa.
All three played in front of crowds of enthusiastic supporters and played off the opposition's talking points.
Romney, speaking in Salem, Virginia, took aim at Obama for the Supreme Court decision on Arizona's controversial immigration law, most of which was struck down. The former Massachusetts governor tipped his hand at how he plans on attacking the president on health care, no matter how the high court rules on Thursday.
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Obama Highlights Honesty in Campaign Pitch
Tweet Share on Facebook June 26, 2012 CommentPresident Barack Obama showed plenty of self-awareness during campaign and fundraising stops in New England yesterday, outlining the attack ads likely to be aired against him as Election Day approaches.
"From now until November the other side will spend more money than at any time in American history and almost all of it will be on ads that tell you the economy's bad, it's all Obama's fault, he can't fix it because he thinks government's always the answer, because he doesn't have the experience of making a lot of money in the private sector or because he's in over his head or because he thinks everything's just fine," Obama told an enthusiastic crowd in Durham, New Hampshire on Monday.
Obama's 2008 campaign broke all previous spending records but many expect Republicans, through a combination of Republican Mitt Romney's campaign, the GOP national party and outside spending, to smash those totals this election year.
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Obama Defends Immigration Action, Takes on Romney
Tweet Share on Facebook June 22, 2012 CommentPresident Barack Obama pulled no punches during his speech in front of top Latino politicians Friday, going hard after his Republican presidential rival Mitt Romney and standing behind the work his own administration has done on behalf of the Hispanic community.
The speech, which will be compared closely with Romney's own before the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) on Thursday, aimed to rally support from one of the key voting demographics that Obama needs to vote in November in order to secure a second term.
While Romney used the opportunity to walk back the confrontational language he used surrounding immigration during his contested primary, Obama sought to remind voters of his opponent's position.
"[Romney] has promised to veto the DREAM Act and we should take him at his word," Obama said, referring to legislation that would create a path to citizenship for some young people brought to the country illegally through no fault of their own. When the audience met the line with some laughter, Obama added, "I'm just saying."
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Romney Campaign Cutting Into Obama's Fundraising Lead
Tweet Share on Facebook June 21, 2012 CommentPresident Barack Obama continues to raise more money than Mitt Romney, but the Republican nominee's surrogate groups outraised their Democratic counterparts in May as Romney continues to shrink the president's financial advantage, the latest federal election filings show.
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'Joe the Plumber' Campaign Ad Pins Holocaust on Gun Control Policy
Tweet Share on Facebook June 20, 2012 Comment"Joe the Plumber," the Ohio man who became a minor celebrity during the 2008 presidential campaign, claims The Holocaust happened because of German gun control in a video for his congressional campaign.
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Bloomberg Poll: Obama Has Double-Digit Lead on Romney
Tweet Share on Facebook June 20, 2012 CommentPresident Barack Obama has a wide lead over Republican rival Mitt Romney according to a new national poll, despite failing to convince voters he can address the deficit and turnaround the struggling economy.
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Both Political Parties Harnessing the Power of the Internet
Tweet Share on Facebook June 19, 2012 CommentA rising star of the 2008 presidential campaign, the Internet's role in the 2012 cycle is now more work horse than show horse – a reliable source of fundraising, a way for campaigns to connect volunteers to each other in order to drum up support, as well as a legitimate advertising tool.
And unlike four years ago, campaigns for both Republicans and Democrats up and down the ballot have embraced the medium as a fact of electoral life. While some were slow to catch on to the power of the Web, experts predict the Internet's role will only grow in future elections.
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Romney Courts Latino Vote Through Economic Message
Tweet Share on Facebook June 18, 2012 CommentMitt Romney, who took a strongly conservative stance on immigration during state primaries, continues to try and find a way to appeal to Latino voters who don't share his position.
Mitt Romney's campaign released a video Monday to remind voters of President Obama's recent claim that "the private sector is doing fine" in a new Spanish-language television advertisement, an attempt to compete for critical Hispanic votes.
The Republican presidential nominee wants to keep the focus on Obama's stewardship of the struggling economy and not on the contrasts of their stances on immigration policy, particularly in light of the administration's announcement last Friday that it would relax deportations of young illegal immigrants brought to the United States through no fault of their own.
The ad reminds viewers that 23 million Americans are un- or underemployed or have stopped looking for work and the unemployment rate among Hispanics is 11 percent, about three points higher than the rate across all demographics, and that median household incomes have declined $4,300 since Obama took office.
