(CNN) — Three debates down. Two weeks of campaigning to go. President Barack Obama put Republican challenger Mitt Romney on the defensive on foreign policy in the final presidential debate Monday night, with analysts and an immediate poll giving Obama the victory. With 15 days before the November 6 vote, the candidates now hit the […]
NEW YORK — If some conservatives could describe Mitt Romney’s performance during Monday night’s debate in only two words, it would be these: focus group. Throughout the night, they agreed, the Republican nominee seemed to be throwing out catchwords and phrases designed to appeal to the independent voters and women who might decide the election. […]
BOCA RATON, Fla. — Rahm Emanuel has often told the story, when early in his days as White House chief of staff, he mused aloud to President Barack Obama about the tough hand they’d been dealt. “Sir, this would be a lot easier if you didn’t have a giant recession and two wars to deal […]
Washington (CNN) — After near-universal bad reviews of his first presidential debate with Mitt Romney, President Barack Obama will bring more energy and passion to his second showdown with the GOP nominee, advisers to the president said Sunday. Yet the come-out-swinging attitude many Democrats crave could be hindered by the debate’s town hall format, which […]
Hempstead, New York (CNN) — President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney face off Tuesday in the second of their three debates, this one in a town hall-style setting in which they’ll take questions from likely voters. The stakes couldn’t be higher: Obama must get his campaign back on track after a poor performance […]
The folks on “Sesame Street” aren’t happy with the Obama campaign. The Sesame Workshop, which runs “Sesame Street,” put out a statement on Tuesday asking the campaign to take down a cheeky ad that prominently features Big Bird. The ad mocks Mitt Romney’s vow to end the federal subsidy to PBS. It paints Big Bird […]
(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 […]
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 — 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 […]