Virginia Senate Race: Battle Of The Former Governors
One of the highest-profile political matchups of the season is playing out in Virginia, where two former governors with powerful friends and big-money backing are battling to succeed retiring Democratic Sen. Jim Webb. The dead-heat matchup pits Democrat Tim Kaine, 54, a favorite of President Obama and a former Democratic National Committee chairman, against George [...]
Lugar’s Last Race: Indiana Senator Doesn’t Take Defeat Sitting Down
The partisan divisions on Capitol Hill are numerous — but Wednesday morning, about two-dozen members of Congress did something entirely nonpartisan. They ran in a 3-mile race for charity, along with their staffs and teams from the executive and judicial branches and the media (including NPR). The ACLI Capital Challenge is an annual tradition that [...]
Biden On Bain: Romney ‘Thinks This Experience Will Help Our Economy’?
The Obama campaign on Wednesday escalated its attack on Mitt Romney’s business career, with Vice President Joe Biden scheduled to aggressively question how Romney’s management of Bain Capital might translate into running the U.S. economy. On Monday, Obama’s re-election campaign unveiled a new swing state ad questioning Romney’s assertion that he was a job creator [...]
Bush Says ‘I’m For Mitt Romney,’ But He Likely Won’t Play Role In Campaign
“I’m for Mitt Romney.” With four words, said to an ABC News reporter as an elevator’s doors closed, former President George W. Bush on Tuesday confirmed what was pretty obvious — he is supporting his fellow Republican’s bid for the White House. But as The Associated Press reports: “Romney’s campaign doesn’t foresee the 43rd president [...]
‘Joe The Plumber’ Race A ‘Microcosm’ Of 2012 Politics
In Ohio, a new congressional district that stretches along Lake Erie between Toledo and Cleveland has become a political portrait of polarized America. The 9th District is one of the results of Ohio’s loss of two representatives following the last census. The primary for the redrawn district pitted two longtime Democratic incumbents against each other. [...]
Court Action May Lift Anonymity For Some Campaign Donors
Nonprofit groups that want to run campaign ads within two months of the general election have to reveal the names of their donors. That’s the result of a federal appeals court action on campaign finance law. Several weeks ago, a federal court in Washington told the Federal Election Commission it could not allow the buyers [...]
It’s ScuttleButton Time!
I’m less concerned about why JPMorgan lost $2 billion on ScuttleButton futures than I am about you solving this week’s puzzle. ScuttleButton, as you know, is the once a week waste of time exercise in which each Monday or Tuesday (whatever) I put up a vertical display of buttons on this site. Your job is [...]
Americans Elect Could Field Third-Party Candidate, But For The Candidate
Americans Elect, the nationwide effort to launch a credible third-party presidential campaign, has money, media attention and — most importantly — access to the ballot in dozens of states. What it doesn’t have is a candidate for president. So if it follows its own rules, the nonprofit, nonpartisan organization won’t field a presidential candidate alongside [...]
Ron Paul Will Stop Campaigning, But Will Continue Delegate Hunt
Rep. Ron Paul, of Texas, issued a carefully worded statement today, saying his team will no longer campaign in the rest of the primary states. Does that mean he’s bowing out of the GOP primary and leaving the nomination all to Mitt Romney? Not really. “Our campaign will continue to work in the state convention [...]
Ron Paul Isn’t Dropping Out, Spokesman Says
Republican Ron Paul is not shuttering his presidential campaign, his chief strategist says in a memo sent this morning to supporters and the news media. “Let me be very clear,” said Jesse Benton, “Dr. Paul is NOT dropping out or suspending his campaign.” “As Dr. Paul has previously stated, he is in this race all [...]
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