Campaigns and Elections on Townhall

New Romney Ad: Mitt Focuses On His “Soul Mate” Wed May 30

Daniel Doherty
Bain, Solyndra now center stage in Romney, Obama economic fight Wed May 30

Townhall.com Staff
Texas Wed May 30

Rich Galen

Yesterday was primary election day in Texas. For those who haven't followed every single day of my very exciting life, my family lived in Dallas from 1991 to 1998. The Lad went to the University of Texas at Austin and I really like smoked brisket. ... more
Wealth Creation Is Not the Enemy Wed May 30

Jacob Sullum

President Obama accuses Mitt Romney of putting profits above people by striving to create wealth rather than jobs during his 15 years at Bain Capital. This critique of Romney's work at the private equity firm, which Obama says will be central to his re-election campaign, betrays a fundamental misunderstanding of capitalism. ... more
Why Obama Will Lose in a Landslide Wed May 30

Wayne Allyn Root

Most political predictions are made by biased pollsters, pundits, or prognosticators who are either rooting for Republicans or Democrats. I am neither. I am a former Libertarian Vice Presidential nominee, and a well-known Vegas oddsmaker with one of the most accurate records of predicting political races. ... more
Michelle Obama's "Civilian" Act Is Hard To Swallow Wed May 30

Michelle Malkin

The first lady of the United States is on a whirlwind publicity tour for her hefty new food and gardening book ($30), which the White House hopes will bolster Team Obama's favorability ratings. I'd say it's a classic recipe for rank campaign hypocrisy and media double standards. ... more
Profits and Loss Wed May 30

Bill Murchison

Submerged, like soggy tennis shoes, beneath Barack Obama's attacks on Bain Capital lies a too-common presumption about the function of capitalism -- and human nature. ... more
Obama: A Legend in His Own Mind Wed May 30

Donald Lambro

Presidents are identified in the history books by their accomplishments, if they have any. Abraham Lincoln is remembered for saving the union and ending slavery. Franklin D. Roosevelt crafted the New Deal in the Great Depression and led the nation in World War II. Barack Obama is still writing the last chapters of his presidency, though there's a growing list of reasons why it may well be known in the end as the "Me Presidency" that is all about him. ... more
It’s (Almost) Official: Mitt Romney Clinches GOP Nomination With Win in Texas Tue May 29

Daniel Doherty
Obama, Rubio Birthers Should Read the Law Tue May 29

Byron York

Birtherism -- the belief that Barack Obama was born in Kenya, not in the United States -- pretty much died last year when the White House released a copy of the president's long-form birth certificate showing he was born in Honolulu on Aug. 4, 1961. After that, the number of Americans who doubted Obama's place of birth dropped dramatically. ... more
What Obama Should Have Said Tue May 29

Armstrong Williams

?It is that time of year again—commencement address season. It’s the time of year when everyone dusts off Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” from their high school anthologies, a time for secular sermons. ... more
Romney Must Find Tactical Advantage Tue May 29

Rachel Marsden

Now that it's a virtual certainty Mitt Romney will be the Republican presidential nominee, and all the other candidates have likely dozed off with the rest of us during this preliminary series of political skirmishes, it's time to wipe the sleep from our eyes and get ready for presidential playoffs. ... more
The Man Behind Mitt Romney Tue May 29

Salena Zito

Stuart Stevens is not that complicated. People so often describe the man in charge of shaping Mitt Romney's image, message and campaign strategy as unconventional, quirky or offbeat that you might expect his former clients to do the same. ... more
What's the Matter With Manhattan? Mon May 28

Maggie Gallagher

Back in 2004, Thomas Frank wrote a famous book, 'What's the Matter with Kansas?', in which he lamented working class white people's choices to vote their 'values' rather than what -- in his not-so-humble opinion -- was in their 'genuine' economic interests. Why didn't they identify as liberals and vote Democratic? ... more
Are Democrats Deserting Obama? Fri May 25

Donald Lambro

WASHINGTON - President Obama isn't doing so good in some of his party primaries where a surprisingly large number of Democrats are giving him the thumbs down. ... more
Obama & Romney Tout Good News Fri May 25

Rich Galen

In another sign that all is not well in Obama-land, the campaign sent its manager, Jim Messina, up to Capitol Hill to reassure Senate Democrats "who," according to Politico.com "have grown increasingly nervous about the race." ... more
Why Jeremiah Wright Matters -- Still Thu May 24

Larry Elder

In the 1967 comedy "A Guide for the Married Man," Joey Bishop's wife catches him in bed with another woman. As his wife stands at the bedroom door screaming at the sight, Bishop and the mistress calmly get up, make the bed and get dressed. ... more
What Do Mormons Think About Mitt Romney's Run for the Presidency Thu May 24

Justin Hart

When Mitt Romney rules the world from the exact replica of the Oval Office hidden inside the Washington, D.C. Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Tidal Basin will turn into a giant baptismal font and the cry will go out: We are all Mormons now! I think I got your attention. ... more
Why Rubio for Vice President Makes Sense Thu May 24

Matt Towery

Yes, this column is based out of Florida, so it would seem that an opinion piece suggesting that Marco Rubio makes the most sense for vice president on the Republican side would normally appear to be "home cooking." But until recently, there have been plenty of reasons to believe that perhaps other names made more sense as a choice for Mitt Romney. ... more
First, They Came for Cory Booker Thu May 24

Ben Shapiro

Cory Booker is, by most accounts, a reasonable man. He went to Stanford and Oxford, as well as Yale Law School; now he's the mayor of Newark. He's also African-American. ... more
In the House, Is 80 Over the Hill? Thu May 24

Debra J. Saunders

When Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., lost the GOP primary to challenger Richard Mourdock this month, Beltway types saw the voters' verdict as a victory for the tea party and a defeat for the kind of Republican who could work across the aisle. I think Lugar, 80, lost because he is out of touch with Indiana. ... more
A Funny Rundown of Obama Swagger Thu May 24

America

CNSNews' Eric Scheiner breaks it down. ... more
White House Website Gone Wild Wed May 23

Michael Reagan

We'll never know what Ronald Reagan would have done with WhiteHouse.gov, the official website of the White House. But I know my father wouldn't be abusing it the way Barack Obama is. ... more
The Wheels are Very Loose Wed May 23

Rich Galen

There's a very useful idiom: "The wheels are coming off." ... more
Is Herman Cain The Next Game Changing Political Force? Wed May 23

Ralph Benko

All of his former rivals now unite behind the GOP’s presumptive nominee, Gov. Mitt Romney. Conservatives and most libertarians are joining together in opposition to the now softly (and, one hopes, temporarily) despotic Democratic Party. Herman Cain, in this process, may prove to be the one with the biggest impact on the presidential election, the contest to hold the House, gain the Senate majority, and the future direction of the GOP. ... more