Elections
  • Santorum: The Evangelicals' Pick

    By Deborah Charles, Reuters

    Influential evangelical Christian leaders endorsed Rick Santorum on Saturday for the Republican presidential nomination, in an attempt to strengthen him as the more conservative alternative to front-...

  • New Poll: Romney Has Wide Lead in South Carolina

    By Jeff Mason, Reuters

    Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has opened a wide lead over his rivals in the South Carolina primary election race, trouncing Newt Gingrich and gaining momentum in his march toward the...

  • With Fractured GOP, Election May Be Obama's to Lose

    While squabbling Republican presidential candidates seem bent on destroying their prospects for winning back the White House this fall, President Obama is being helped by a deluge of good economic...

  • Obama May Not Be Hungry Enough to Win Reelection

    By Bruce Bartlett, The Fiscal Times

    One of the games political journalists love to play is comparing every election cycle to one in the past. Not only is it fun, but there is enough consistency and cyclicality in American politics that...

  • Tea Party’s Fierce New Focus: The Senate

    By Nick Carey, Reuters

    As Mitt Romney inches toward the Republican Party's presidential nomination, many conservative activists are increasingly focused on a different political prize for 2012: the Senate.