Romney vs. Obama: Whose side is Colin Powell on?
Posted on May 25, 2012, at 7:10 AMThe moderate Republican famously backed Barack Obama in 2008, but this year, so far, he has shied away from endorsing the president — or the GOP nominee
Attacking Mitt Romney's Bain Capital: Fair game?
Posted on May 21, 2012, at 3:35 PMObama is relentlessly going after the private equity firm founded by his GOP challenger, and some say the Democrat's punches are hitting below the belt
The Right's 'shameless' plan to tie Obama to Jeremiah Wright... again
Posted on May 17, 2012, at 6:10 PMAfter a barrage of criticism, conservatives abandon a scheme to make the president's controversial ex-pastor an even bigger issue than he was in 2008. Smart move?
Anatomy of a campaign ad: 'Steel'
Posted on May 17, 2012, at 7:23 AMThe Obama campaign releases an ad labeling his GOP challenger Mitt Romney as a "vampire" who "sucked the life" — and jobs — out of a thriving steel company
Dana Liebelson: What HBO's Girls can teach Obama and Romney
Posted on May 16, 2012, at 6:20 PMThe buzzy new show about twenty-somethings struggling with life and love in New York City isn't overtly political. But it still holds plenty of political lessons
The Americans Elect flameout: Is there any hope for a third party?
Posted on May 16, 2012, at 9:00 AMCentrist pundits were excited about this year's online push to draft a viable third-party presidential candidate. The tallied votes show that they were the only ones
Mitt's Bullygate: Is the media tougher on Romney than Obama?
Posted on May 11, 2012, at 11:38 AMSupporters of the presumptive GOP nominee say the press is unfairly dredging up Mitt's unsavory high-school antics while giving President Obama a pass
Gary Johnson 2012: Could the Libertarian Party spoil the election?
Posted on May 7, 2012, at 11:21 AMA fiscally conservative, socially liberal former GOP candidate is making a third-party run for the White House — and hopes to participate in the fall presidential debates
Will Democrats regret holding their convention in North Carolina?
Posted on May 3, 2012, at 10:28 AMAfter Obama won the Tar Heel State in 2008, Democrats chose Charlotte for their 2012 convention. But now, North Carolina is leaning inhospitably red
Anatomy of a campaign ad: 'Swiss bank account'
Posted on May 3, 2012, at 9:00 AMTeam Obama aggressively brands Mitt Romney as a heartless outsourcer who stashes his wealth in an opaque overseas account
Presidential campaign slogans: A visual history
Posted on May 2, 2012, at 6:30 PM"Change" worked for President Obama in 2008. Now he's trying "Forward." What catchphrases have other candidates used to win the White House?
Obama's re-election bid: Will being 'cooler' than Mitt Romney really help?
Posted on April 26, 2012, at 7:00 AMIt didn't take slow-jamming the news with Jimmy Fallon to prove that Obama's hipper than Romney, but the cool factor could actually hurt the president's chances
Will attacking Romney as a severe conservative backfire on Obama?
Posted on April 25, 2012, at 10:39 AMThe president's re-election team tries to pigeonhole Mitt as the right-winger he claimed to be during the primaries — at the risk of firing up the GOP base
Does the 'liberal media' actually favor Mitt Romney?
Posted on April 23, 2012, at 4:33 PMA new study reveals that Obama's GOP challenger received twice as much favorable news coverage during primary season as the president himself
Making sense of the 2012 poll overload: 5 tips
Posted on April 19, 2012, at 12:35 PMNow that Romney is the GOP's presumptive nominee, the politically curious are drowning in a flood of general-election polls. A guide to keeping your head above water
Team Romney's 'Obama eats dog' joke: A desperate move?
Posted on April 18, 2012, at 3:52 PMThe presidential race enters its War on Dogs stage, as Mitt tries to push back against an infamous anecdote about his late canine pal Seamus
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