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 […]

Madonna brought her MDNA Tour to Washington, D.C. on Monday night, and added a bizarre dose of politics to the show. “Y’all better vote for f–king Obama, OK? For better or for worse, all right? We have a black Muslim in the White House. Now that’s some amazing s–t,” she said. “It means there is […]

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 […]

President Barack Obama called modern day slavery “barbaric” and “evil” as he spoke out Tuesday against trafficking and praised companies, organizations and individuals fighting the traffickers. He also signed an executive order strengthening protections against human trafficking for domestic federal contracts, and tightening anti-trafficking rules for government contracts abroad worth more than $500,000. Speaking at […]

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, […]

CLEVELAND – President Barack Obama will visit northeast Ohio next week, on the same day Mitt Romney’s campaign will be bussing through the region. An Obama campaign official in Ohio told NewsChannel5 that the president will be in Bowling Green and then Kent Wednesday for campaign events. This will be at least the 17th visit […]

Should Mitt Romney (pictured) be panicking? His campaign has reportedly decided to abruptly shift its strategy. With poll after poll unanimously showing an upswing for President Barack Obama, it has finally dawned on Team Romney that a White House bid built on largely dishonest damning of Obama while being disingenuous about his own vision for […]

CLEVELAND – Mitt Romney was caught on undercover video at a fundraiser saying 47 percent of Americans will vote for President Barack Obama because they don’t pay taxes and depend on the government. “There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what,” Romney said on the video. He […]