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...

  • Cain Dogged by Questions Beyond ‘9-9-9’

    By SANDYHYA SOMASHEKHAR, The Washington Post

    He opposes abortion, including in cases of rape and incest. He thinks Iran could be deterred from aggression by deploying more warships. And he is a proponent of privatized Social Security. But just...

  • Why Romney Can't Beat Obama in 2012

    By Bruce Bartlett, The Fiscal Times

    One of the purposes of elections is to force political parties to reassess themselves and figure out exactly what they stand for and how they wish to portray themselves to voters. While this...

  • $70 Million for Obama War Chest

    By KEN THOMAS, Associated Press

    President Barack Obama's campaign raised more than $70 million combined for his re-election and the Democratic party during the summer, an amount that gives him a clear advantage over his Republican...

  • The Real Skinny on Herman Cain's 999 Tax Plan

    By CALVIN WOODWARD and CHRISTOPHER R. RUGABER

    A look at what the GOP presidential candidates said during the debate Tuesday night in New Hampshire – including Herman Cain on his 9-9-9 tax plan – and how the facts actually shake down.

  • Romney Says It’s Time to Stand Up to China

    By Merrill Goozner, The Fiscal Times

    The eight Republican presidential candidates spent much of the evening sketching out hard-edged agendas that could plunge the U.S. into a trade war with China and reverse the monetary policies that...