Sep 6, 2012 – The end of Labor Day weekend in the United States traditionally has represented the beginning of U.S. presidential campaigns … The "beauty pageant" approach to presidential elections infuriates ideologues and policy experts who believe that the election should … The Question of Character When Hillary Clinton was competing with Obama for the 2008 Democratic Party presidential nomination, she…

Sep 5, 2012 – In Charlotte, Democrats will feature two former Presidents and a failed presidential candidate. … He will have to count on a weakened Democratic Party to pull him through this election.   … Who are the other leaders in the Democratic Party?…

Sep 4, 2012 – As the Democratic Party gathers in Charlotte, North Carolina this week to re-nominate Barack Obama, the big question Republicans are … was posed by Ronald Reagan during the one and only Presidential debate with Jimmy Carter on October 28, 1980. … The story of that debate was that it was the only debate that year between the two candidates and it occurred one week prior to the…

Sep 4, 2012 – Specifically, several other recent presidential candidates used or endorsed the same "bus" formulation vis-à-vis Obama and Israel, … City, also said, in Sept. 2011, that Obama "threw Israel under the bus," but Koch, 87, represents the fading old guard of the Democratic … extremist, wrote about his last conversation with Obama in early 2004, as the latter was in the midst of a primary campaign for the Democratic…

Sep 3, 2012 – Former Democratic Rep. Artur Davis eloquently described his own disenchantment with the president. … Democrats like their presidential candidates to be philosopher kings.…

Aug 31, 2012 – Political junkies get excited about the Republican and Democratic national conventions, but for many Americans they provide a stark … A half-century ago, conventions mattered because they actually selected presidential candidates.…

Sep 10, 2012 – (Democratic pollster PPP indicates Obama holds a similar edge in Ohio..assuming record Democrat turnout).  … In eight states, Pollster.com’s reporting of the most recent statewide polls puts the margin between the two candidates at less than … The first presidential debate is schedule for October 3rd in Denver. …

Sep 9, 2012 – Regardless of what happens in the presidential race or in the pitched battle for control of the U.S. … Accordingly, voters need to give them a healthy dose of democratic medicine. … Prohibits union and corporate contributions to candidates and their committees.…

Sep 7, 2012 – presidential nominee came straight from the socialist playbook. … Probably despite their better focus-group-driven judgment, the presidential candidates and the political parties they lead have suddenly … That's the bottom line of a video presentation at the Democratic National Convention this week.…

Sep 26, 2012 – “The presidential race - being fought mostly on economic and employment terrain - has been stuck in neutral for months," observed Kellyanne … “To prevail, one of these candidates needs a ‘breakout’ moment to distinguish him from the other and to hit a nerve with a skeptical … These numbers come just weeks after the Democratic Party adopted a platform promoting taxpayer funded abortion and the elimination…

Sep 26, 2012 – Even though they advance larger government, more taxes, pro-abortion policies and the liberal candidates that support them, you can't … try and intimidate the Gallup poll organization, and has now joined a federal lawsuit against Gallup, instigated by a former Democratic … And in sharpening their critical thinking skills, we can hone our own--and ensure that the organizations and candidates we support…

Sep 25, 2012 – possibly the end of the Euro -- owing to the inevitable failure of the very type of welfare state that the president and the Democratic … ... a Republican candidate should not merely win in the November elections, he should win in a landslide.Yet, polls show the candidates … Unfortunately, with the exception of Ronald Reagan, no Republican presidential candidate in our lifetime has articulated the distinctive…

Sep 21, 2012 – In a presidential race as tight as this one -- the Gallup daily tracking poll Thursday showed the candidates tied at 47 percent -- … So why is Romney's repeating the Democratic mantra controversial? … And it's harder still when the media distort what the candidates actually say and the context in which they say it.…

Sep 20, 2012 – After months of retail politicking and back-and-forth banter, tonight -- at 7:00 pm in the great city of Boston -- US Democratic Senate … In fact, weeks before the January 19th election, the Republican hopeful trailed then-Democratic Senate candidate Martha Coakley by … So what should we be thinking about before the lights dim and the candidates take the stage?…

Sep 18, 2012 – . – Behind the façade of a nondescript building in Beantown’s north end, Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign headquarters is buzzing … The campaign is accelerating into a full sprint as the 2012 presidential race enters its final leg. … “The Democrats’ convention had a real bump effect, not just for Obama, but for other Democrat candidates, too,” Newhouse says.…

Sep 17, 2012 – President Obama has a very small lead in the state, but it's currently in play on the presidential level.  … Jim Webb is retiring after one term) will rest on the presidential result in the Commonwealth.  I tend to agree. … New Mexico and Hawaii - Strong female GOP candidates are the only factors keeping either of these races remotely close. …

Oct 5, 2012 – the wonkiest and most revealing contrast yet between the candidates. … The candidates actually exchanged views, not just jabs. … Bush did at a telling moment in one of his presidential debates/ordeals.…

Oct 3, 2012 – As Americans prepare for the first of three presidential debates this evening in Denver, a nationwide poll of likely voters released … It is among the narrowest margins of several presidential surveys published ahead of the debate this week. … The likely-voter party splits are 36 percent Democratic, 29 percent Republican, and 30 percent independent.…

Oct 1, 2012 – As the presidential debates are set to kick off this week, Barack Obama continues to hold a modest national lead over Mitt Romney … The Democratic pollster (PPP) warns, "It's a mistake to think based on recent polling in Ohio that the race there is over. … (Two recent Virginia polls have shown the presidential race in a virtual tie, further refuting WaPo's contention that Obama is running…

Sep 30, 2012 – The Democratic Party tailor-designed a class warfare strategy for Mitt Romney well over a year ago.  … But a Democratic negative campaign aimed at a GOP defeat is no match for the Republican Party’s ability to fickle itself into a loss … But the primary election brings all of the algebraic challenges of having multiple candidates. …

Oct 16, 2012 – HEMPSTEAD, NY - President Obama was noticeably sharper and more aggressive in tonight's debate, as both candidates exchanged barbs … I fear we'll hear even more interrupting, one of the most grating elements of both tonight's exchange and the Vice Presidential debate … UPDATE IV - Democratic strategist Joe Trippi: "I don't think it's going to change the dynamics of the race." …

Oct 16, 2012 – HEMPSTEAD, NY - America's two presidential candidates will go toe-to-toe in another high-stakes debate this evening; they'll debate … Hell, it'll be tough for anyone to replicate in future presidential cycles.   … Among the independents questioned, Paul Ryan won the Vice Presidential debate by double digits).  …

Oct 16, 2012 – In the vice presidential debate, the two candidates, both Roman Catholics, were asked about their religious beliefs, how they impact … the candidates' political positions and specifically about abortion. … A second is that he does believe in it but would have to leave the Democratic Party if he tried to implement that policy.…

Oct 15, 2012 – Allen in Virginia narrows, the Kaine campaign has begun relying on identity politics to attempt to draw contrasts between the candidates … The Democratic Party of Virginia on Friday also announced the release of a YouTube video featuring series of women. … Virginia is a key state that presidential election-watchers have their eyes on, but it is also one of the key seats that Republicans…

Oct 15, 2012 – Just wait till you hear these candidates’ views and pet issues. ------------------- From Townhall Magazine's October feature … , "Top 8 Most Unusual Candidates," by Kate Hicks: Here in America, we’re taught to believe that through hard work and dedication … See the remaining six candidates who made our list by ordering the October issue of Townhall Magazine.  …