All Politics
How hurricane Sandy tests Obama, RomneyBoth candidates have suspended campaigning for now, though Obama surrogates haven't. The president needs to handle the storm well, while Romney has to be careful not to politicize the event.
How the 2014 elections tip prospects for a 'grand bargain' on US deficitsWhoever wins the White House – President Obama or Mitt Romney – will need help from the other side of the aisle in the Senate to reach a deal on meaningful debt- and deficit-reduction. But key senators up for reelection in 2014 face wrenching tradeoffs.
- Mitt Romney's big economics speech: Can he deliver 'big change?'
In Iowa, Mitt Romney tells voters President Obama made the economy he inherited worse and pledges policy changes to bring the US economy 'roaring back.'
Lena Dunham's sexy Obama ad: Youthfully alluring or bad taste?The star of 'Girls' has cut a YouTube video for the president discussing her 'first time.' It made the Vote kind of uncomfortable, but then, we're not the demographic Obama is trying to reach.
John Sununu and Obama: Time to talk openly about race in Election 2012?Romney co-chair John Sununu called Colin Powell's endorsement of President Obama racially motivated. It shows how talk about race in Election 2012 has been through insinuations and insults.
Do the numbers of Obama's $4 trillion deficit plan add up?Deficit plans are never set in stone and often more a statement of policy values than a fiscal blueprint. President Obama's is no different. But digging into it offers interesting insight.
Is 2012 campaign Bush vs. Kerry all over again? If so, who is Bush?The similarities between the two campaigns are striking, with partisans for President Obama and Mitt Romney saying their candidate is in a better position.
Richard Mourdock: the theology behind his rape commentsSenate candidate Richard Mourdock was apparently espousing the doctrine of providence in his comments about rape earlier this week. But he bungled it, and some Evangelicals aren't pleased.
Fix the Debt: CEOs launch drive for 'grand bargain.' Is Washington listening?The Fix the Debt CEOs, who are dedicated to pushing Washington toward a deficit-reducing 'grand bargain,' say they were appalled by the reckless debate over the debt ceiling in 2011.
Is Donald Trump trying to sabotage the Republican Party?The discredited 'birther' stuff and more insinuations about Obama’s character won't appeal to the slice of the electorate Mitt Romney needs to win in the campaign's waning days. We’re pretty sure Donald Trump knows that.
For Election 2012 prognosis, look to ... Halloween masks?Right on cue, marketers tap into the Election 2012 horse race to try to boost sales of everything from Halloween masks to coffee. They also sometimes tap into voters' preferences with bizarre accuracy.
Obama unveils economic plan: 5 ways it differs from Romney'sThe little blue 'new economic patriotism' booklet is President Obama's answer to Mitt Romney's 5-point plan – and to voters who want to know what he would do with a second term.
Presidential debate 101: Is Romney right that Navy is smallest since 1917?It's true that the Navy is smaller today than it was in 1917, but the US warship count was smaller still in the Bush 2 administration. However, the US still rules the waves in terms of naval firepower.
October surpri...zzzzz: Donald Trump's Obama 'bombshell' fizzlesTrump's news-less announcement was preceded by an attempt to unseal testimony Mitt Romney gave in a decades-old divorce proceeding. So far, these October surprises aren't living up to their billing.
Will Richard Mourdock's rape remarks hurt Mitt Romney?The Romney campaign immediately distanced itself from the remarks of Richard Mourdock, a Republican Senate candidate from Indiana. Democrats portrayed the remarks as evidence of an extreme view on abortion and women’s rights.
Presidential debate 101: Does Romney have 'economic policies of the 1920s'?In Monday's presidential debate, President Obama accused Mitt Romney of wanting to take America back to the economic policies that preceded the Great Depression. It was a timely zinger, but its accuracy depends on what Obama actually meant.
Presidential debate 101: Does US military still use horses and bayonets?President Obama's retort to Mitt Romney on the number of ships in the US Navy noted that the military has 'fewer horses and bayonets.' Both animal and weapon, it turns out, are still in service.
Presidential debate 101: Did Obama make 'apology tour' in Middle East?In Monday night's presidential debate, Mitt Romney attacked President Obama's Middle East positions, saying that when the president traveled there, he characterized America as 'dismissive and derisive.'
Romney tax plan: How rich could pay the 'same' and still pay lessRomney promises to make the rich keep paying a constant percentage of all US income taxes. That's very different from asking them to pay a constant share of their earnings.
Bob Schieffer and presidential debate: Will this moderator enforce the rules?Bob Schieffer moderates the third presidential debate, on foreign policy, Monday evening. If the first two debates are any indication, the challenge for him will be containing the discussion.
