2012 Elections
  • The Great Debate

    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...

  • House panel says IRS official waived rights, contempt possible

    Lois Lerner Is Cleared, Sparking Conservative Fury

    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

    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...

  • Joint Session of Congress

    Voters Give a Thumbs-Down to Their Own Lawmakers

    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...

  • Conservatives Rally Around Romney to Show Unity

    Former attorney general John Ashcroft is the latest to climb aboard Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign bandwagon in an apparent move by the Republican establishment to help Romney win Ohio in...

  • Obama, Netanyahu at Odds over Iran Timetable

    By Matt Spetalnick, Reuters

    President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are deeply at odds over how fast the clock is ticking toward possible military action against Iran's nuclear program, and their...

  • Ahead of Super Tuesday, a Stronger Romney

    By Steve Holland and JEREMY PELOFSKY, Reuters

    Mitt Romney closed in on Rick Santorum in Ohio and picked up a crucial endorsement in Virginia on Sunday as he grows in strength ahead of "Super Tuesday," the biggest day yet in the race for the 2012...

  • Romney Wins Washington State Caucuses

    By Reuters

    Mitt Romney has won the Washington State caucuses, CNN has projected.

  • How Ann Romney Is Helping Mitt's Image Problem

    By Steve Holland, Reuters

    Nobody is closer to Mitt Romney than his wife, Ann -- and she gets the image problem, too. Here's how she's helping her husband on a daily basis.