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...

  • Ron Paul in N.H.: I’m ‘Dangerous to Status Quo’

    By Maureen Mackey, The Fiscal Times

    In a rousing speech to his supporters after placing second to Mitt Romney in the N.H. primary on Tuesday night, Ron Paul talked about the case for freedom, free markets, and “a sensible foreign...

  • Wolfeboro, N.H., Eyes Boost

    By ROS KRASNY, Reuters

    If Mitt Romney gets his wish, the ranks of presidential retreats that include Crawford, Texas, and Rancho del Cielo near Santa Barbara, California, could soon be joined by Wolfeboro, New Hampshire...

  • 7 Things to Know about the New Hampshire Primary

    By Merrill Goozner, The Fiscal Times

    he flinty-eyed denizens of the Granite State voting in today’s primary are not representative of the national Republican electorate, largely because New Hampshire’s open primary system allows...

  • Romney Gets a Free Pass from Rivals in Debate

    By Dan Balz and Philip Rucker, The Washington Post

    The Republican presidential candidates squabbled over spending, leadership, national security and military service here Saturday night, with Rick Santorum thrown on the defensive over his record in...

  • The Money (and 3 Other Reasons) Kept Perry in Race

    By Sam Youngman, Reuters

    Senior Perry aides, friends and staff members said that Perry and his staff ultimately decided there were four reasons the campaign should continue.