President Obama's re-election campaign says they will compete hard in Arizona and a new Public Policy Polling survey suggests they should.
Obama is now tied with Mitt Romney in Arizona at 47%, a dramatic improvement from November when he trailed by 7...
"While Republicans promote themselves as the friendliest party for Wall Street, stock investors do better when Democrats occupy the White House," Bloomberg reports.
In fact, since John F. Kennedy was inaugurated, $1,000 invested in a hypothetical fund th...
Rick Santorum's aides tell Byron York it's unfair that reporters are asking questions about aspects of Santorum's faith and not asking similar questions about Mitt Romney's.
"Of course, Santorum has spoken more publicly about the details of his religious...
A new Rasmussen survey in Oklahoma finds Rick Santorum with a big lead over Mitt Romney in the GOP presidential race with 43%, followed by Newt Gingrich at 22%, Mitt Romney at 18%, and Ron Paul at 7%.The Oklahoma primary is on March 6....
John Avlon notes that for all the entertainment of the GOP presidential debates "there is a civic cost to the
radioactive rhetoric that gets thrown out to excite the conservative crowds."
"It's not just that the most irresponsible candidates can play to...
The New York Times notes that Newt Gingrich, "more than any other candidate, has seen his fortunes ebb and flow with debates, and there is a consensus in his team that his big loss in Florida's Republican presidential primary last month was in no small pa...
A National Journal analysis of January's campaign-disclosure filings reveals that 25% of all the money raised by Super PACs came from just five donors....
As a Georgia lawmakers weigh a ban on most women getting abortions 20 weeks after fertilization, Democratic lawmakers protested the move by introducing a bill that would drastically limit vasectomies, the Augusta Chronicle reports.
The biil calls for no...
The Hill
provides a behind-the-scenes look at how House Majority Leader Eric
Cantor (R-VA) successfully navigated the STOCK Act, the bill that would
apply insider trading laws to members of Congress, through the House
with bipartisan support."Cantor.....
Mitt Romney enlisted Donald Trump for a robo-call in Michigan which is highly critical of Rick Santorum, ABC News reports.
Says Trump on the call: "This is Donald Trump and I have to tell you that I'm tired of Rick Santorum pretending that he's some kind...
Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) told the Texas Tribune that he is leaning toward running for re-election in 2014 and possibly another stab at the White House two years after that."There are no term limits in Texas... If he does run, Perry could wind up serving...
Noam Scheiber has a memo from the early days of the Obama administration in which chief economist Christy Romer argued that a more substantial economic stimulus was needed. However, top economic adviser Larry Summers thought it political impracticable and...
At tonight's GOP presidential debate, Howard Kurtz says Rick Santorum will be questioned about his recent statements reviving the culture wars.
"When Santorum takes the stage Wednesday night, the glare of the spotlight will be unusually harsh. Despite...
Buddy Roemer will end his bid for the Republican presidential nomination and announce he'll seek to run as an independent candidate.
Said Roemer in a statement: "I have decided to take my campaign directly to the American people by declaring my candidac...
"All along I have felt that Mitt Romney would probably be the strongest general election challenger to the president. I'm not sure that's true any longer. I think Rick Santorum may emerge as the stronger general election candidate."
-- Former Ohio Gov. T...
