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Gawker
| 12 months ago
Mitt Romney would love to associate himself with Scott Walker's victory in Wisconsin on Tuesday, but Walker is not so sure Romney gets it . On Friday, Romney spoke out against Obama's plan to hire more government workers...It's time for us to cut...
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United Press International
| 12 months ago
Former Sen. Rick Santorum said Sunday he would consider a call to be vice president -- if he got one -- but he's not "anxious to get back involved" right now. In an interview on ABC's "This Week," he said presumptive Republican presidential nominee...
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United Press International
| 12 months ago
Walker, who was opposed by Democratic Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, is the first governor in U.S. history survive a recall election and defeated Barrett by a wide margin. June 10 (UPI) -- Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said it would not be enough for...
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International Business Times
| 12 months ago
Mitt Romney has a chance of winning Wisconsin in November's presidential election, Gov. Scott Walker said on CBS's "Face the Nation" Sunday in the wake of his victory in the state's recall election last week. Share This Story Romney's got a shot if...
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The Guardian
| 12 months ago
Rick Santorum said he would 'answer the call' if he was needed by Mitt Romney. Photograph: Scott Olson/Getty Images A brace of would-be Republican vice-presidents had their hats thrown into the ring Sunday as the race to get on the Mitt Romney ticket...
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Los Angeles Times
| 12 months ago
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker , triumphant in Tuesday's recall election, offered advice to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney during an appearance on Face the Nation Sunday. Gov. Romney has a shot if the R' doesn't stand for Republican, but...
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Christian Science Monitor
| 12 months ago
He out fund-raised Barack Obama by $16 million, according to the latest monthly report, and he jumped all over Obama for the President's gaffe about the economy's private sector doing fine.
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The New York Times
| 12 months ago
Archive Recent Posts June 10 Santorum is ready for some fireworks at the August Republican convention as Ron Paul brings his delegates to push their agenda. June 09 A Romney economic adviser criticized President Obama's policy toward crisis-torn...
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Christian Science Monitor
| 12 months ago
President Obama's bad week included weak jobs numbers, the Wisconsin recall vote, less-than-helpful comments by Bill Clinton, and his own verbal gaffe. Obama has the edge in most polls, but there could be more bad weeks between now and the...
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AP Online
| 12 months ago
Ill. (AP) — Republicans riding high from a string of breaks in their favor are increasingly optimistic about Mitt Romney's chances to claim the White House in November, even among conservatives who had qualms about making him the party's nominee.
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The Hill
| 12 months ago
I think it's slightly different I think in our case what they wanted was people willing to take on the tough issues not only here but across the country, Walker told CBS's Face the Nation. I know in my state our reforms allowed us to protect...
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The Hill
| 12 months ago
The video opens with a clip of Obama's remark to reporters in the White House Friday that "The private sector is doing fine. Where we're seeing weaknesses in our economy have to do with state and local government. While the president quickly...
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Fox
| 12 months ago
FoxNews.com On the heels of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's history-making recall victory, the governor of nearby Indiana with his own record of curtailing union benefits suggested public-sector unions are past their prime and should be abolished. "...
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Fox News
| 12 months ago
FoxNews.com On the heels of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's history-making recall victory, the governor of nearby Indiana with his own record of curtailing union benefits suggested public-sector unions are past their prime and should be abolished. "...
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Washington Post
| 12 months ago
Republicans shouldn't take their victory in last Tuesday's Wisconsin recall election as a sign that their party has the upper hand heading toward November's presidential election, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels (R) said Sunday. Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels...
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Arizona Republic
| 12 months ago
The nation's unemployment rate of 8.2 percent may sink President Barack Obama's re-election bid, but one detail brightens his hopes. About 10 battleground states will decide the election, and seven of them have employment levels that beat the U.S.
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The Hill
| 12 months ago
This campaign is ramping up, and the decisions we make right now will shape our path to victory in November, said campaign manager Jim Messina in an email to supporters sent Saturday night. That's why I want your input, because you are the ones...
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The New York Times
| 12 months ago
Recent Posts June 10 There are interesting disagreements between FiveThirtyEight's 2012 presidential projections and the projections made by other forecasts. June 07 Introducing the 2012 FiveThirtyEight presidential forecast, which now shows...
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The Glenwood Post Independent
| 12 months ago
For the past year, we've been relentlessly reminded that Republicans didn't especially love their front-running presidential candidate...After months of such pitiless refrains, these tropes morphed into the conventional wisdom: Romney couldn't beat...
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Magic City Morning Star
| 12 months ago
Democratic and Republican heavyweights participated in the six month campaign, assuming that Wisconsin would have nationwide implications. Thus, the Chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, stated that "Wisconsin is...
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Seattle Times
| 12 months ago
Originally published Saturday, June 9, 2012 at 8:00 PM Washington gubernatorial candidates don't plan to refight Wisconsin Despite Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's recall victory last week in a battle with labor groups, Washington's two leading...
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The New York Times
| 12 months ago
Archive Recent Posts June 09 Gov. Scott Walker, David Axelrod and Senator John McCain are among the guests on the Sunday shows, discussing the Wisconsin recall vote and national security. June 09 The attorney general assigned two United States...
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The Columbus Dispatch
| 12 months ago
If he's Mitt Romney's guy, you wouldn't know it by talking with Rob Portman. The Republican senator from Cincinnati, a top-tier potential vice presidential running mate, continued to deflect questions today about whether Romney's presidential...
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NY Daily News
| 12 months ago
President Obama 's attacks on Mitt Romney 's time at Bain Capital have drawn heat from fellow Democrats but may be resonating with voters Nearly half of likely voters in 12 battleground states buy into the Obama team's claims that private equity does...
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Los Angeles Times
| 12 months ago
When the slow season arrives on the campaign trail -- with the candidates focused on fundraising, and the voters more interested in blockbusters and the beach -- the endless speculation about the vice presidential pick begins. The Kudlow Report" in...
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United Press International
| 12 months ago
Polls show a tight U.S. presidential race with the two candidates running neck-and-neck 150 days before the November election. The Hill said Saturday that most polls gave President Barack Obama a slight edge over Republican challenger Mitt Romney in...
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Education News
| 12 months ago
Content View slideshows Mary Altaffer/AP Photo Amid swirling criticism from Republicans over President Obama 's characterization of the private sector as doing "fine," Democrats are seizing on Mitt Romney 's suggestion that the country does not need...
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Los Angeles Times
| 12 months ago
Mormons are supporting Mitt Romneyfor president, according to a new Gallup poll! The poll results , released Friday, also found that Jewish voters, historically among the most loyal of Democratic constituencies, strongly support President Obama . We'...
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Los Angeles Times
| 12 months ago
President Obama renewed his push for his stalled jobs bill in his weekly address Saturday, arguing that the legislation could play a critical role in preventing teachers around the country from being pink-slipped in cash-strapped states. "It should...
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The Reporter
| 12 months ago
Obama's comments at a White House news conference were reminiscent of Republican nominee John McCain's assertion in mid-September 2008 that the "fundamentals of our economy are strong," just as the U.S. economy was melting down...Romney, holding a...
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SF Gate
| 12 months ago
Evan Vucci / Associated Press Mitt Romney meets supporters in Council Bluffs, Iowa. More News Washington -- President Obama sought Friday to deploy the game-changing powers of his office against a grim political week during which the economy, the...
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Miami Herald
| 12 months ago
Basking in neighboring Republican Gov. Scott Walker's recall-election victory, conservatives convened on the outskirts of President Barack Obama's hometown Friday to tout the Wisconsin experience as a model for the fall while listening to prospective...
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Seattle Times
| 12 months ago
Obama's bully pulpit backfires President Obama sought to deploy the game-changing powers of his office against a grim political week, but the bully pulpit failed him. Presidents have long been said to hold the power of the bully pulpit. But when...
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Newsbusters
| 12 months ago
Today at a press conference , President Barack Obama said that "we've created 4.3 million jobs over the last 27 months, over 800,000 just this year alone...Where we're seeing weaknesses in our economy have to do with state and local government ..."...
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Chicago-Sun Times
| 12 months ago
President Barack Obama pauses while talking about the economy Friday, June 8, 2012, in the briefing room of the White House...Say the private sector is doing fine, and see all heck break loose. President Barack Obama said the private sector is doing...
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Washington Post
| 12 months ago
Aiming to squeeze some lemonade out of a lemon, the Obama campaign is pushing hard for donations in the wake of news that Republican challenger Mitt Romney had outraised the president's re-election effort for the first time in May. Ann Marie...
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Guardian Unlimited
| 12 months ago
Associated Press Barack Obama's comment that 'the private sector is doing fine' led to a swift backlash from Mitt Romney and the Republicans. Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images Barack Obama declared on Friday that "the private sector is...
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The Washington Times
| 12 months ago
Wouldn't it be awful if an important election hinged on some fat cats outspending the opposition? That was the liberals' excuse for the failure of Democratic Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett to unseat Republican Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker in Tuesday's...
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Sydney Morning Herald
| 12 months ago
Story continues below "What we can do is to prod, advise, suggest, but ultimately they're going to have to make these decisions," he added, noting that US solutions to the 2008-09 economic and financial crisis should inspire Europe. Obama spoke as...
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The Tribune
| 12 months ago
The bad news for him built, as Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker on Tuesday easily rebuffed a union-led, Democratic attempt to boot him from office, and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and Republicans on Thursday reported raising $...
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Washington Post
| 12 months ago
In the wake of Wisconsin Democrats' humiliating recall defeat, a group in Michigan attempting to recall Gov. Rick Snyder (R) has given up the ghost . But that effort never looked likely to get past the petition-gathering phase. More likely, the labor...
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Chicago Tribune
| 12 months ago
Clout Street Conservative activists convened on the outskirts of President Barack Obama 's hometown Friday and basked in neighboring Gov. Scott Walker 's recall election survival, citing it as a model for Republican victory in the fall and touting...
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CNSNews.com
| 12 months ago
A week after the unemployment rate increased to 8.2 percent, President Barack Obama said the private sector is doing fine but the economy is suffering because of fewer government workers. The private sector is doing fine, Obama said at a press...
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The New Zealand Herald
| 12 months ago
Romney and his party raised more than US$76 million in May, the campaign said, while Obama's campaign reported it and the Democratic Party raised US$60 million for the month. That's a significant increase for Romney: He and the Republicans brought in...
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AP Online
| 12 months ago
President Barack Obama declared Friday that "the private sector is doing fine," drawing instant criticism from Republicans who said it showed a lack of understanding of the nation's economic woes. GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney responded, "Is...
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The Hill
| 12 months ago
Romney said at an event in Council Bluffs, Iowa. "I think he's defining what it means to be out of touch with the American people." In the president's remarks Friday morning, Obama repeatedly said hiring at private industries was "fine" and occurring...
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Voice of America
| 12 months ago
June 08, 2012 Less than five months before Election Day, experts say weakness in the U.S. economy appears to be driving a close presidential race this year. Republicans have a new sense of momentum for their expected presidential nominee, former...
