2012 Elections

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...
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...
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...

Huckabee Must Have Missed the Memo About The Sexes

By Eric Pianin

Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee must have missed the memo. Last month, national Republican officials and House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) began offering lawmakers sensitivity training and...
Analysts Dubious About Christie’s Presidential Hopes

By Rob Garver

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie left the door open to a presidential run t hius inauguration Tuesday, but emerging scandals may leave him hamstrung before the race even begins.
Dems’ Prospects of Winning the House Get Dimmer

By Eric Pianin

The Democrats’ prospects for winning back control of the House this fall never were good to begin with, but the sudden rash of announced retirements of veteran Democrats will make that effort even...
Two Politicians Who Beat Scandal – And One Who Didn’t

By David Francis

Christie Can Use These Pols ‘Comeback Playbooks’
Christie Scandal Opens Door to Far Right GOP Hopefuls

By Eric Pianin and Rob Garver

In the space of a single day, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie went from prospective front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016 to damaged goods. His rivals just got a big...

Fiscal Cliff Worries Already Hurting the Economy

By Merrill Goozner, The Fiscal Times

Federal Reserve Board chairman Ben Bernanke sent a clear message to Congress Wednesday that its failure to address the “fiscal cliff” is hurting some businesses and will slow the economy if left to...
Fed Projects Anemic Growth of 1.9 Percent

By Merrill Goozner, The Fiscal Times

The Federal Reserve Board voted to do nothing more than extend Operation Twist at the policy-setting meeting that concluded Wednesday, but it must have been a close call.Fed economists are now...
Romney Needs the Asian Vote to Shrink the Ethnic Gap

By Jacqueline Leo

After President Obama relaxed immigration rules to give young illegal immigrants a temporary reprieve from the threat of deportation, it quickly became a political football. Would Romney try to kill...
GOP Veepstakes: Why Thune’s ‘Bland Ambition’ Shines

By Eric Pianin and Maureen Mackey

Low key. Bland. Safe. Solid. This hardly seems like high praise when it comes to describing a potential VP pick for the GOP for the November election. But over and over again, it’s what The Fiscal...
Charities Still Struggling in Wake of Recession

By Michelle Nichols, Reuters

U.S. donations to charity rose to $298.42 billion last year, but were still $11 billion below a 2007 record as nonprofits battle through the sector's second-slowest recovery from recession in 40...

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