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...

  • Romney vs. Obama: A Clearer Choice after Ryan

    By Josh Boak, The Fiscal Times

    Mitt Romney had a reputation as the head of Bain Capital for seeking to reduce the private equity firm’s risk and maximizing its reward. But the presumptive Republican presidential nominee took a...

  • Republican Convention Will Be No Tea Party

    By Samuel P Jacobs, Reuters

    Since attorney Ted Cruz's victory in the Texas GOP primary for a Senate seat last week, Tea Party members across the country have been touting the strength of their conservative movement and its...

  • The Rising Stock Market Could Get Obama Reelected

    By Rodrigo Campos, Reuters

    Barack Obama often gets slammed for his stewardship of the U.S. economy, but for stock investors, he's been one of the best presidents since World War Two.

  • Obama’s Surging New Poll Numbers Widen the Gap

    By Brianna Ehley, The Fiscal Times

    The barrage of negative ads painting Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican nominee, as a wealthy, tax-avoiding aristocrat is working for President Obama. With just a few weeks before the national...

  • Romney’s VP: Paul Ryan—A Bold Choice, a Big Risk

    By Josh Boak, The Fiscal Times

    Bowing to pressure from the conservative wing of his party, Republican Mitt Romney has picked House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan as his vice presidential running mate, and ensured that the...