2012 Elections

Five Debate Moments that Changed Elections

By Robert Speel, The Conversation

Every presidential election year in my American Political Campaigns and Elections course, I get an opportunity to spend a full lecture discussing with students some of the famous moments from...
Lois Lerner Is Cleared, Sparking Conservative Fury

By Rob Garver

Concluding that “poor management is not a crime,” the Justice Department on Friday informed members of Congress that it would not be filing criminal charges against anyone in what has become known as...
GOP Leaders Take on Far Right Pressure Groups

By Eric Pianin

There have been plenty of theories about why Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) strode onstage at a conservative gathering late last week carrying a rifle. Ostensibly, McConnell, the 72-...
Romney: If Hillary Runs, She Won’t Need Bill

By Thomas Ferraro, Reuters

Failed 2012 U.S. Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney said on Sunday he expects Hillary Clinton to win or lose the White House on her record, not that of her husband, former Democratic...
Voters Give a Thumbs-Down to Their Own Lawmakers

By Eric Pianin

In another sign of public outrage over a dysfunctional and politically divided Congress, a record low percentage of registered voters now say their own House member deserves another chance while even...

Huckabee Must Have Missed the Memo About The Sexes

By Eric Pianin

Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee must have missed the memo. Last month, national Republican officials and House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) began offering lawmakers sensitivity training and...
Analysts Dubious About Christie’s Presidential Hopes

By Rob Garver

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie left the door open to a presidential run t hius inauguration Tuesday, but emerging scandals may leave him hamstrung before the race even begins.
Dems’ Prospects of Winning the House Get Dimmer

By Eric Pianin

The Democrats’ prospects for winning back control of the House this fall never were good to begin with, but the sudden rash of announced retirements of veteran Democrats will make that effort even...
Two Politicians Who Beat Scandal – And One Who Didn’t

By David Francis

Christie Can Use These Pols ‘Comeback Playbooks’
Christie Scandal Opens Door to Far Right GOP Hopefuls

By Eric Pianin and Rob Garver

In the space of a single day, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie went from prospective front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016 to damaged goods. His rivals just got a big...

Has Britain Recovered or Simply Faked a Recovery?

By Patrick Smith

Two recession strategies are competing ever more openly in Europe—two growth models and two economic philosophies that Americans should watch carefully. Just as the choice ahead could change the map...
Fiscal Cliff Eludes Consumers, Depresses Business

By Yuval Rosenberg

The pistons of America’s economic engine are out of sync, and proof of that is piling up. Just look at the data on consumer and business spending in the third-quarter GDP report released on Friday.
Why Jumping Off the Fiscal Cliff May Be Best Bet

By Suzy Khimm, The Washington Post

The very notion of a “fiscal cliff” suggests that the country is approaching a calamitous drop-off at the end of the year — and it would be tantamount to suicide to jump off. But a contingent of...
20 Races that Can Change the Course of Congress

By Eric Pianin and Merrill Goozner

The Senate may be in play depending on which presidential candidate's coattails are strong enough to pull his party to victory. Even though the House is likely to remain a GOP majority, 10 races tell...
Wall Street Waiting on Jobs Report, Election

By Ryan Vlastelica, Reuters

Earnings season may be only half over, but the focus on profits should subside next week as investors turn their attention to the coming election and Friday's jobs report.

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