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...

Hurricane Sandy Could Be Obama’s October Surprise

By Eric Pianin

As Hurricane Sandy works its way towards the nation’s Eastern Seaboard, the deadly storm may force President Obama to alter his campaign schedule to oversee the government’s response to the deadly...
One Million Jobs Already Lost Due to Fiscal Cliff

By Lori Montgomery Wp, The Washington Post

The “fiscal cliff” is still two months off, but the scheduled blast of tax hikes and spending cuts is already reverberating through the U.S. economy, hampering growth and, according to a new study,...
3Q GDP Ticks Up, but Not Enough to Create Jobs

By Lucia Mutikani, Reuters

Economic growth picked up in the third quarter as a late burst in consumer spending offset the first cutbacks in investment in more than a year by cautious businesses. The stronger pace of expansion...
Obama Will Still Win, but He Could Have Won Big

By Bruce Bartlett, The Fiscal Times

Some weeks ago, I said that Barack Obama would likely win the election . Although the race has narrowed, I still think he is the favorite on Election Day. However, the odds are not overwhelming, and...
The Other Big Election: Who’s Who in the Senate Race

By Eric Pianin and Merrill Goozner

After the presidency, all eyes will be on races for the Senate, which the Democrats currently control, 53 to 47, with the help of two independents.

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