(CNN) — Incumbent presidents often take it on the chin when they return to the debate stage after a four-year absence. Wednesday night in Denver added another such instance to the history books. It’s not that Mitt Romney was particularly stellar, but rather that President Obama fell short. In an untested format for presidential debates, […]
AKRON, Ohio – Most political experts agree that round one of Presidential debates was won handily by Mitt Romney. University of Akron Political Science Professor David Cohen certainly saw it that way, and believes Obama’s decision to “stay above the fray” hurt his performance and made him look lethargic. “It was like a football game. […]
CLEVELAND – If Mitt Romney becomes president, Big Bird may have to watch his tail feathers. Yes, people are talking about a popular “Sesame Street” character the morning after the first presidential debate. With the words “I love Big Bird,” the Republican nominee Romney set off a social media explosion during Wednesday night’s debate. Talk […]
WASHINGTON — With attention turning to the first of three upcoming national debates, new polls show President Barack Obama continuing to hold a narrow lead over Republican nominee Mitt Romney, both nationwide and in the key battleground states that are likely to decide the election. Two new national surveys released on Monday morning both show […]
Ahead of the first presidential debate this Wednesday, the Obama campaign has rejected the idea that the president will be hurling any “zingers” at opponent Mitt Romney. “We also saw in reports that Mitt Romney and his team have been working on zingers and special lines for months,” said Obama campaign spokeswoman Jen Psaki, according […]
DENVER — When President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney meet in their first debate of the 2012 presidential campaign, they will do so in a hotly contested swing state where Romney has managed to stay competitive with the president. Romney, the Republican presidential nominee, has not been so fortunate in other key swing states such […]
DENVER — This is it for Mitt. He’s got to show that he cares about everybody, not just the 53 percent he thinks might vote for him; that he is a real guy with a real heart and a genuine concern for making government work for all. If Willard Mitt Romney can’t turn the narrative […]
CLEVELAND – The lines and rallies outside the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections on the first day of early voting in Ohio were impressive. When all is said and done, the first day in-person turnout there will likely be three to four times the 558 people we saw on the first day of early voting […]
http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/water_cooler/five-things-to-know-for-tuesday-october-2 1. Early voting starts Ohioans can cast an early ballot by mail or in person beginning Tuesday for the Nov. 6 election. Roughly 180,000 voters in Cuyahoga County have requested absentee ballots, which is slightly above the number of requests by this time in 2008. 2. Interstate 90 closures in Avon Beginning on […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The Obama and Romney campaigns remain focused on the battleground state of Ohio. Early voting in Ohio starts next week, and both Mitt Romney and President Obama are in the key swing state today making their pitch to voters. Both candidates have already made more than a dozen visits to the […]
President Barack Obama is leading Mitt Romney by substantial margins in three key swing states, according to a Qunnipiac University/CBS/New York Times poll released Wednesday. Obama leads 53 percent to 43 percent in Ohio. He leads 53 percent to 44 percent in Florida. He has a 54 percent to 42 percent lead in Pennsylvania, widely […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The Obama and Romney campaigns continue to focus on Ohio in preparation of the start of early voting on Oct. 2. Republicans Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan staged a multi-day bus tour in Ohio this week, while President Obama will be in Kent to speak at a grassroots event on Wednesday, […]