Category Archives: 2012 Presidential Election Coverage

The end of the Obama honeymoon?

Posted on March 21st, 2013

Posted by Chris Cillizza We’ve grappled in this space with how long President Obama’s second political honeymoon will last – and what he might be able to accomplish in that time. In the immediate aftermath of his victory last November, President Obama’s popularity surged and Republicans in Congress capitulated to him on the fiscal cliff [...]

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The Superb Mitt Romney

Posted on January 2nd, 2013

By: Jay Nordlinger    NATIONAL REVIEW ONLINE About 20 years ago, I often said, “You can say anything about Clarence Thomas. No matter how vile, false, or even racist, you can say it about Thomas, and get away with it. The culture permits it. It’s open season on Clarence Thomas.” Many years later, I said something [...]

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The GOP Turnout Myth

Posted on November 23rd, 2012

  To win future elections, Republicans will need more than better get-out-the-vote software.   By KIMBERLEY A. STRASSEL To win the next presidential race, the GOP will have to understand what went wrong in 2012. To do that, they’ve got to come to grips with what did, and did not, happen with turnout. Even as [...]

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Politico Playback Videos: SNL Skit Features Mitt Romney Character

Posted on November 5th, 2012

I don’t agree with everything that is said in these POLITICO PLAYBACK videos, but I think it’s O.K. if we Republicans poke some fun at ourselves occasionally and that we we laugh at ourselves when others have some fun with us as well. ~~John Cronin~~ Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share with Stumblers Tweet [...]

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Drudge Report Campaign Sex Scandal Headline Goes Viral

Posted on October 31st, 2012

Here’s some comments about the Drudge headline that has the Internet, well, twitching. ~~John Cronin~~     Drudge is teasing us — says a sex scandal is about to hit a campaign. Hmm…   If this is an October surprise, it’s coming in just under the wire. Matt Drudge on Wednesday night teased readers with [...]

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Some see GOP voting tsunami coming

Posted on October 31st, 2012

  By: Paul Bedard Democrats more than Republicans are getting their most loyal supporters to vote early, but with polls showing a close race among those who have voted so far, concerns are being raised about a GOP tsunami on the actual Election Day, next Tuesday. According to a GOP analysis of early voting and [...]

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Sex Scandal In Campaign?? Drudge Report: Developing…..

Posted on October 31st, 2012

A very mysterious headline on Drudge tonight. The headline wasn’t a live link when I tried to see if there was another site carrying a story on this. So for now, it’s just a matter of wait and see what, if anything comes of this. Obama’s picture was right below the headline, so I assume [...]

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Political Cartoons: Steve Kelly

Posted on October 24th, 2012

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Presidential debate 2012: Fight night on Long Island

Posted on October 17th, 2012

  By ALEXANDER BURNS | 10/16/12 5:57 PM EDT Updated: 10/17/12 7:04 AM EDT HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — Barack Obama and Mitt Romney confronted each other almost face to face on the debate stage here at Hofstra University Tuesday, as the president delivered an aggressive, prosecutorial critique of his Republican challenger for the first time in [...]

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President Obama, Mitt Romney arrive at Hofstra for final debate preparations

Posted on October 16th, 2012

By Scott Wilson, Tuesday, October 16, 3:32 PMThe Washington Post   President Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney arrived at the campus of Hofstra University on Tuesday afternoon and began final preparations for a second presidential debate that could once again shake up the race — with three weeks to go before Election Day.   [...]

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