2012 Elections

Budget Battles

  • 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

    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...

  • Joint Session of Congress

    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...

  • Tea Party Says As Debt Rises, So Does Membership

    By Maureen Mackey, The Fiscal Times

    Despite media reports that the Tea Party is fading into oblivion, Jenny Beth Martin of the Tea Party Patriots says that the movement is growing – and that the true measure of “success is that we go...

  • GOP Insiders Preparing for Obama Win?

    By Bruce Bartlett, The Fiscal Times

    Just before the Florida primary on Tuesday, a wag predicted that it would be won either by the guy everyone hates or the guy no one likes. It was an easy prediction because the election was...

  • Trump Endorses Romney

    By Andy Sullivan, Reuters

    Businessman and reality-TV personality Donald Trump endorsed Mitt Romney in the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination on Thursday, setting aside for now the possibility that he might...

  • The GOP Has Obama's Number: 8.5 Percent

    By Eric Pianin

    Republican Mitt Romney’s latest gaffe in saying he’s “not concerned” about the very poor has provided the Democrats with a big laugh, but are Obama administration political aides gaffe-prone as well...

  • Now Trump May Endorse Romney

    By Reuters

    Businessman and reality TV personality Donald Trump is endorsing Mitt Romney for the 2012 GOP nomination, CNN reported on Thursday, a day after U.S. media reported that Trump would endorse Romney's...