Aug 26, 2012 – "I don't spend a lot of time thinking about Mitt Romney," Elizabeth Emken, the Republican who will face off against Democratic Sen. … McCarthy showed up with three "young guns" -- candidates who can raise money and build an organization and he says, have a solid shot … That's the McCarthy formula: Pick young candidates who want to get things done.…

Aug 25, 2012 – Ever since former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney clinched the 2012 Republican presidential nomination last May, President Obama … The joint fund-raising committee for Romney, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, claimed cash on hand totaling $185.9 … The candidates’ joint fund-raising committees include their own campaigns, their parties’ national committees and other affiliated…

Aug 23, 2012 – controversy--and his refusal to leave the Missouri Senate race--has revived their chances of winning a majority of women in the presidential … them in battleground states, Bratty and Omero describe Walmart moms as frustrated with the tone of the campaign and with both candidates … Those were some of the labels attached to the Democratic incumbent during the discussions.…

Aug 23, 2012 – Presidential candidates have traditionally kept a low profile during their opponent's nominating celebration, but Democrats are throwing … "It's gonna be the strongest yet," a Democratic leadership aide said Wednesday. … Does that mean that Romney may counter-program the Democratic convention in Charlotte next month?…

Aug 22, 2012 – own constructive leadership by pointing to a roaring economy, a rapidly declining deficit, and an increasingly peaceful and democratic … Since the ratification of the Constitution, we’ve gone through 51 presidential elections with an incumbent eligible to run, and in … Nor is the mixed performance a relic of the distant past: of the last six candidates to run for the presidency as White House incumbents…

Aug 22, 2012 – and CBS's Bob Schieffer will preside over the three presidential debates; ABC's Martha Raddatz will host the sole vice presidential … candidates and combative, fili-blustery lectures for Republican candidates campaign cycle after cycle. … If not the 2012 GOP presidential ticket, then who? If not now, then when?…

Aug 22, 2012 – his charges that Mitt Romney has been responsible for at least one death and is a tax cheat were not outside the "bounds" of presidential … , "and the ads that I've approved and are produced by my campaign, you'll see that we point out sharp differences between the candidates … Inevitably, they go back to 2004 and the charges that Senator John Kerry, then the Democratic candidate for president, had his war…

Aug 21, 2012 – Typically, TV ads for presidential candidates focus on themes that can draw bipartisan support -- the economy, health care and education … candidates while spotlighting abortion. … "We have not seen this kind of campaigning coming from a presidential campaign before.…

Aug 21, 2012 – Obama has admitted to these Medicare cuts on national television, and that his Deputy Campaign manager touted the cuts as a presidential … A new messaging memo from the NRCC draws a roadmap for GOP candidates to take the fight to their opponents on this topic, with internal … Ryan's plan (Ryan's plan doesn't touch anyone over 55, preserves Medicare for future generations, invokes ObamaCare), and the Democratic…

Aug 21, 2012 – the one vice-presidential exchange between Joe Biden and Paul Ryan. … Any of these would generate serious interest and boost ratings. 3) Have the candidates question each other. … Losers in previous Democratic primaries might be selected, too. Hillary Clinton would be fun.…

Sep 6, 2012 – Both claim commitment to limited government (although the Democratic version can hardly be said to do so with the proverbial “straight … Perhaps most noticeably, both Platforms promise to tackle the huge federal debt, oblivious to the fact that both the incumbent, Democratic … Unburdened by any partisan baggage, and buttressed by impeccable substantive credentials, Walker is able to go where candidates from…

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?…