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Democrats Paint Romney As Warring With Himself In ‘Mitt vs Mitt’ Ad

It’s certainly not a new charge against Mitt Romney; indeed, it’s one of the most enduring — that he changes positions on issues nearly as frequently as Lady Gaga changes her appearance. That this perception of Romney has come to harden in voters’ minds because of how long it’s been extant and Romney’s penchant for [...]

Adding Choice at the Ballot Box

Oklahomans heading to vote usually have just two political parties to choose from: Democrats or Republicans.

Gingrich Has Record Of Clashing With The Right

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich surprised viewers of last week’s Republican presidential debate with his take on illegal immigrants. “If you’ve been here 25 years and you’ve got three kids and two grandkids, you’ve been paying taxes and obeying the law, you belong to a local church, I don’t think we’re going to separate you [...]

Romney On Immigration: Sorting Through The Record

Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney has been unofficially running for president for the better part of five years, and in that time, he has been asked about immigration over and over again. Now some of his rivals are arguing that his answers to the question have been inconsistent. And it blew up last week at [...]

Barney Frank, Congress’ Gay-Rights Pioneer, ‘Not Retiring From Advocacy’

Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank says he decided not to seek re-election to a 17th term in 2012 because congressional redistricting would have given him a slew of new constituents and a difficult, expensive campaign. “I think I would have won,” Frank, 71, said during a Monday press conference in Massachusetts announcing his retirement. “But it [...]

Union Leader’s Gingrich Backing Recalls Past Support For Forbes, Buchanan

Say this for the New Hampshire Union Leader editorial board, it’s no fair weather fan in the world of politics. It endorses who it will for president, no matter the odds of his eventually getting the nomination or becoming president. As has been widely reported, the conservative newspaper on Sunday endorsed Newt Gingrich, the former [...]

5 Things You May Not Know About Mitt Romney

Will the conventional take on Mitt Romney — that he aims to please everyone — take him to the convention in 2012 and on to the Republican presidential nomination? Time will tell. For now, the electorate is getting acquainted (and reacquainted) with the man who has seemingly been in the spotlight his whole life. Born [...]

Reports: Rep. Barney Frank Won’t Be Running For Re-Election

WBUR in Boston reports it has confirmed that Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) will not seek re-election in 2012. CNN says that “Frank, a 16-term Democrat, will announce Monday he does not intend to seek re-election in 2012, according to a statement from [his] office.” Back in February, Frank announced he would run again in 2012, [...]

In Iowa, Obama Backers Seek To Rekindle Enthusiasm

President Obama’s campaign is gearing up in the early states ahead of the 2012 election. In Iowa, Obama supporters are hoping to recapture at least some of the enthusiasm that catapulted a young senator from Illinois to victory in the state’s leadoff caucuses four years ago. On a chilly evening, a handful of volunteers are [...]

Even Lawmakers Ask: Does Anyone Like Congress?

It’s long been the case that only a minority of Americans approves of the job Congress is doing. But last month things hit a new low: For the first time ever, a CBS News-New York Times poll showed Congress’ approval rating had plunged to a single digit — 9 percent. And following this week’s failure [...]