Mitt Romney
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A Conversation With Investigative Journalist David Corn...
David Corn has been an investigative journalist for more than 20 years. During the recent presidential election, Corn published the now-infamous "47 percent" video of Republican candidate Mitt Romney. Now, Corn has another secret tape: this one of Kentucky Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell. He's heard talking about using damaging personal information against would-be candidate Ashley Judd. McConnell has called the tape an invasion of privacy, but Corn insists it was obtained legally and he...
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A Conversation With Investigative Journalist David Corn
David Corn has been an investigative journalist for more than 20 years. During the recent presidential election, Corn published the now-infamous "47 percent" video of Republican candidate Mitt Romney. Now, Corn has another secret tape: this one of Kentucky Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell. He's heard talking about using damaging personal information against would-be candidate Ashley Judd. McConnell has called the tape an invasion of privacy, but Corn insists it was obtained legally and he...
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Romney's CPAC Address A Reminder Of His Concession Speech
Former GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney addressed the crowd on Friday at the Conservative Political Action Conference. He appeared to be a different man than the one who campaigned in 2012.
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CPAC Goes To Washington: Can They Rally And Rebuild?
Conservative leaders and activists are gathering in Washington this week for CPAC — the Conservative Political Action Conference. There's been a lot of focus on who was invited to speak — like Mitt Romney and Donald Trump — and who wasn't, like Chris Christie. Plus, President Obama is heading to the Middle East for the first time as president next week. Host Michel Martin talks politics with Mary Kate Cary of U.S. News and World Report, and former Obama administration advisor Corey Ealons.
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Commentary: Running for Senate
Scott Romney, brother of the former presidential candidate, said yesterday he isnt running for the U.S. Senate. Jack Lessenberry, Michigan Radios political analyst, sometimeswonders why anybody would want to run in the first place.
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In Kentucky's Coal Country, A Resentment For Obama
If the voters in Louisa, Ky., had their wish, Mitt Romney would have taken the oath of office Monday. The local coal-fired power plant is due to close amid a push for cleaner-burning plants. Local residents blame Obama for the pending job losses.
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In New E-Book, a Chronicle of the '34 Days That Decided'...
When the Obama campaign decided to spend big on ads early in the presidential race, it was a risky strategy. And it helped lead to Obama's re-election. Margaret Warner talks to Politico's Jonathan Martin and Glenn Thrush about their latest e-book, "The End of the Line": Romney vs. Obama: The 34 Days That Decided the Election."
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Wednesday, December 26th, 2012
Dissecting Mitt Romney’s Failed Campaign; Musician Melissa Ferrick On Her New Job: Teacher; The Mother Behind Louisa May Alcott In “Marmee & Louisa”;
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Republicans Counter With $2.2 Trillion Deficit Plan
On Monday, House Speaker John Boehner answered criticisms that Republicans have not proposed a deficit plan to counter the one from President Obama which they find so objectionable. Boehner's plan takes elements from presidential nominee Mitt Romney's proposal. David Welna talks to Melissa Block about the counteroffer.
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Pick A Number: Let's Play 'Cap Those Deductions'
Mitt Romney may have lost the election, but the tax policy he floated is sticking with congressional Republicans. Rather than raising rates, the GOP would prefer to shrink or eliminate deductions. So what would that do to the deficit — and to the middle class?
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Rice Controversy Raises Ayotte's Profile
For many Americans, New Hampshire freshman Sen. Kelly Ayotte is a brand-new face. But she campaigned this year with presidential candidate Mitt Romney and was mentioned as a possible running mate. Now, she has joined veteran Republican senators in raising questions about U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice.
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Friday News Roundup - Domestic
Negotiations to avoid the "fiscal cliff" continue. A fight over U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice heats up. And President Obama lunches with former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. The week's top national stories: what happened and why.
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The Daily Wrap with Michael Castner, Nov 29, 2012
President Obama meets with Mitt Romney at the White House; Palestine gets an elevated status at the United Nations; keeping the job hunt up during the holidays; the tone of deficit talks are getting worse and the silver lining of losing the lottery.
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Social Security Numbers Found In Parade Confetti
While watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, a college student noticed that the confetti dropping on him and his friends had easy-to-see personal information. Most if it was from the Nassau Long Island Police Department and included Social Security numbers, names of police, and even information about Mitt Romney's motorcade. The Nassau Police Department says it's investigating.
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New Hampshire Republicans Reflect on the Election
The Grand Old Party in New Hampshire suffered major losses in this recent election. Now that the dust has settled, we’ll sit down with a panel of Granite State Republicans…to get their views on what happened and where they hope to go from here.Fergus Cullen – freelance columnist, principal of of Fergus Cullen Communications,a political consulting firm, and formerRepublican state party chair.Jack Kimball – A leading Tea Party activist, former State GOP chairman, and chairman of Granite State...
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It's All Politics, Nov. 16, 2012
The week after Election Day is full of surprises, with news of scandal enveloping top Gens. David Petraeus and John Allen. Meanwhile, Mitt Romney reflects on his loss and what he calls Obama's "gifts" to the electorate, while the president pledges not to overreach in his second term.
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Daily Download: Obama Spent 10 Times as Much on Social...
Ray Suarez talks to Daily Download's Howard Kurtz and Lauren Ashburn about a 10-to-1 spending gap on social media between the Obama and Romney campaigns, as well as the shifting role Facebook and Twitter played in how voters expressed their political leanings in their communities.
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Fault Lines Form In GOP After Romney Comments
Former presidential candidate Mitt Romney's comment that he lost the election because of "gifts" President Obama gave to the poor, young people and minorities are being rejected by some Republicans.
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Republicans: How To Attract The Next Generation?
Sixty percent of the under 30 crowd went for President Obama in last week's presidential election. That number is nearly twice what Mitt Romney got from the same group. The total has many in the GOP worried.
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Who Gets The Blame For The Romney Loss? The Tea Party...
The Tea Party and other conservatives argue that Mitt Romney lost the election because he was "too moderate." And they are calling for a complete overhaul of the Republican Party. But the evolving demographics may have played a bigger role.
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Examining The GOP's Latino Problem
Exit polls show that 71 percent of Latinos voted for President Obama, compared with just 27 percent who picked Mitt Romney. That marks the widest gap in Latino support between two presidential candidates in recent history. Weekends on All Things Considered host Guy Raz speaks with American Conservative Union Chairman Al Cardenas about the GOP's trouble attracting Latino voters.
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Some In GOP Criticize Fox For Failing Its Audience
A lively post-election debate has sprung up in conservative circles — about the conservative media. It's asking if Republicans were well-served by their favorite pundits and bloggers who were insisting that they would win on Election Day. Former Governor Mitt Romney was reported to have been so certain of a victory on Tuesday night, that he didn't even draft a concession speech.
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Woman In Kenya Names Her Twins Obama, Mitt
In his acceptance speech, President Obama said he would reach out to his Republican rival. A young mother in Kenya seems to have caught the spirit of reconciliation. On Wednesday, Millicent Owuor gave birth to twin boys, and named them Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.
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'Let Mitt Be Mitt': But Who Was He?
One of the biggest challenges Mitt Romney faced in his presidential campaign was the question of likability. Almost everyone who knows him likes him, but that likable guy was hard to find on the campaign trail — until the very end.
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WSJ Editor's Picks - Hope over Experience
The Wall Street Journal's Brian Carney explained to WSJTM's Gordon Deal what led to President Obama defeating Mr. Romney in the polls.
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Romney Concedes Hard-Fought Race To Obama
Mitt Romney fell short of his goal to become president. On his plane Tuesday night, Romney told reporters that he had only written one speech — a victory address. But he did not deliver that speech.
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Obama's Victory Speech, Romney's Concession Speech
Early Wednesday morning, Mitt Romney took the stage in Boston and congratulated President Barack Obama on his re-election. He told his supporter that the nation is at a "critical point," and called politicians to reach across the aisle. Forty minutes later, the president appeared in Chicago and told supporters that he believes the nation can "seize the future together."
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Obama Wins Popular Vote, Controls Electoral College
Voters have given President Obama a second term in office. He defeated Republican Mitt Romney in a hard-fought race in which the economy was the dominant issue. In the end, Obama narrowly won the popular vote but captured more than 300 electoral votes to Romney's 206.
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Mitt Romney Concedes Defeat
Former Gov. Mitt Romney, Republican presidential candidate, concedes the 2012 election to Democratic incumbent President Barack Obama at a rally of his supporters at the Boston Convention Center in Massachusetts. Romney lost key swing states including Ohio, Colorado, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Iowa, Wisconsin and Virginia.
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Audio: Romney's Concession Speech
Mitt Romney delivers his concession speech in the presidential race in Boston, Mass. on Tuesday.
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Presidential Campaigns Need Volunteers To Succeed
The campaigns of President Obama and Governor Mitt Romney have counted on an army of volunteers who have, among other things, knocked on doors, made phone calls and staffed booths at county fairs and parades in every state in the country.
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Romney Schedules Last-Minute Election Day Rallies
Mitt Romney wrapped up his last full day of campaigning Monday night at the New Hampshire farm where he opened his run for president in 2011. About 12,000 supporters showed up to back the GOP presidential candidate. On Tuesday, Romney will make stops in Pittsburgh, Pa., and Cleveland, Ohio.
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Volunteers Hit the Pavement to Sway Last Undecided...
In an election season colored by the intense negative tone of political ads, infantries of Obama and Romney campaign supporters hope to act as a positive force, making sure that everyone who has not yet voted early or by absentee ballot gets out to the polls on Election Day. Judy Woodruff reports.
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A Day Before Election, Presidential Candidates Make...
The candidates and their running mates made final stops in key battleground states to claim the last undecided voters. Ray Suarez reports on the Obama campaign's focus on getting supporters to the polls. Then Margaret Warner reports on the Romney campaign, which is counting on supporters' enthusiasm for an election win.
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Romney, Obama Make Final Pitches In Swing States
The two presidential candidates made their final campaign stops ahead of Tuesday's election. Melissa Block talks with Ari Shapiro, who traveled with Mitt Romney, and Scott Horsley, who traveled with President Obama, about their final pitch to voters.
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Romney's Last Appeal To Voters Before Election Day
Mitt Romney is making his final appearance in the states where he needs to slip past President Obama in Tuesday's election. Over the weekend, Romney traveled more than 5,000 miles and held eight rallies in seven states.
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The Last Pew Poll: Obama Holds Edge On Eve Of Election
The poll shows President Obama leading his GOP challenger, Mitt Romney, 48 percent to 45 percent among likely voters. The poll was conducted after Superstorm Sandy hit the U.S. East Coast. Pew also found that Romney supporters are more committed to voting than are Obama's supporters.
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Romney: Obama Win 'Possibly But Not Likely'
NPR's Ari Shapiro has been crisscrossing battleground states with Mitt Romney's campaign. He speaks to weekends on All Things Considered host Guy Raz from Cleveland, Ohio.
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Two Days Out: It's All About Election Day Turnout
With Election Day just two days away, the presidential campaigns of Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Gov. Mitt Romney are spending the final hours criss-crossing the swing states trying to get their supporters to the polls.
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Romney Brings Bipartisan Appeal To Final Push
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney kicked off his final weekend of campaigning in New Hampshire, ending with a passionate embrace of bipartisanship. The appeal reflects a careful calculation by the Romney campaign: President Obama has a small lead in important swing states, but Romney has an edge with independent voters.
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Romney Strategist: Multiple Paths To Victory Tuesday
Vin Weber, a former Republican congressman from Minnesota and a senior advisor for the Mitt Romney campaign, talks with weekends on All Things Considered host Guy Raz about the momentum going into Tuesday and why Romney does not need Ohio to win the presidential election.
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Ohio Gets Love And Hot Rhetoric From Romney Camp
These last four days are not your typical end-of-campaign sprint. Gov. Mitt Romney is now working at a level of intensity he never has before in this race, hoping that this final push can put him over the top.
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Final Days in the Battle for Senate Control
The success or failure of an Obama or Romney presidency could hinge on who controls the Senate. We look at the prospects for Democrats and Republicans in close races.
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Romney Back On The Attack In Virginia
Mitt Romney dialed up the criticism of Barack Obama at campaign events across Virginia on Thursday. For most of this week, Romney held back from criticizing his opponent as Superstorm Sandy raged.
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Candidates, Spouses, Surrogates Stretch Out Across Seven...
National polls show Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama in a dead heat. For every last minute until Election Day, the candidates will be on the trail fighting for an edge in the states considered too close to call. Judy Woodruff gets analysis from Politico's Jonathan Martin and Bloomberg's Margaret Talev.
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Romney Says Obama Doesn't Understand Business
Mitt Romney campaigned in swing state Virginia on Thursday, with just a few days left before Election Day.
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Democrat Critiques A Romney Stump Speech
Political speeches are for partisans who attend political rallies. So what happens when a Democratic operative listens closely to Republican Mitt Romney's stump speech?
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Romney Picks Campaign Trail Back Up In Florida
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney campaigned in Florida on Wednesday, the resumption of a crowded campaign schedule thwarted by superstorm Sandy.
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In Context: Mitt Romney, Ohio And The Auto Bailout
Robert Siegel talks to Don Gonyea about controversial political ads on the auto bailout from the Mitt Romney campaign.
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Sandy Underscores Debate Over Government's Role
For President Obama, the federal government is a critical vehicle for disaster relief. Mitt Romney and the GOP put more faith in local government and voluntary efforts.
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Scrutinizing The Candidates' Stump Speeches
The next time President Obama and Mitt Romney hit the campaign trail, they will deliver stump speeches to crowds of supporters who don't often give the messages a lot of scrutiny. In the first of two stories, NPR shows the speeches to people who would give them a more critical look: political operatives from the opposite party. First up: President Obama.
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Romney Blurs Campaigning Line At Ohio Event
Governor Mitt Romney's campaign converted a Dayton, Ohio, campaign stop into a "relief" event for victims of Sandy. But it still bore many of the hallmarks of a traditional campaign event. The Romney campaign was also responding to questions about comments the Republican presidential nominee made last year about partially privatizing and devolving to states certain functions of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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Could Romney Repeal The Health Law? It Wouldn't Be Easy
Stopping the Affordable Care Act may be harder than the law's opponents realize. For one thing, if he's elected, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney can't just grant waivers letting states ignore the law on his first day as president.
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Romney Campaign Has Tricky Balancing Act On Storm
President Obama and Mitt Romney have both canceled their campaign events Tuesday. President Obama's role is clear, as he monitors the storm from the White House and oversees the federal response. It's a trickier balancing act for Mitt Romney.
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Obama Campaign Slams Romney's Jeep Ad
When Republican Mitt Romney put up a TV ad claiming that President Obama's policies were sending Jeep manufacturing jobs overseas, it quickly drew a wave of fact checking that dismissed the idea as untrue. Now, the Obama campaign has a TV ad calling out Romney's TV ad, on an issue that so far has been a huge boon for President Obama.
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Can Mitt Romney Really Repeal Obamacare?
Mitt Romney says he'll grant a waiver to all 50 states on Day 1 of his presidency so that they don't have to comply with the Affordable Care Act. But even his supporters question whether he would have the legal authority to do that. He's also promising to repeal it — a process that could take months, at a minimum — and he may not be able to totally repeal the law.
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Pew Poll: Race Evens Up, But Romney Holds Turnout...
A new Pew Research Center poll shows that among likely voters, the race is now a statistical dead heat with both President Obama and Mitt Romney receiving 47 percent support. And while Obama holds a slight edge among those registered to vote, a higher percentage of Republicans than Democrats say they actually plan to do so.
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Sandy Upends Presidential Race As Election Nears
Hurricane Sandy has disrupted the presidential campaigns of President Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney. Both campaigns cancelled scheduled events for Monday and Tuesday.
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Romney Campaign Turns To Evangelicals In Va.
In the closely contested battleground states, each campaign is trying to drive up support from its base. A case in point is Virginia, where the Romney campaign hopes conservative evangelicals will turn out in larger numbers.
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Romney Campaign Confident As Election Nears
Weekend Edition host Rachel Martin talks with former Virginia State Delegate Barbara Comstock, an advisor with Mitt Romney's presidential campaign about her candidate's challenges and his positions on key issues.
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Romney Visits Florida On First Day Of Early Voting
Republican presidential nominee campaigned Saturday in Pensacola, Fla. His visit to the key swing state was all about motivating the troops on the day early voting opened in the state.
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Candidates Sprint To Election In Tight Contest
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney holds a slim lead in the popular vote in many polls. That's quite a turnaround from a little more than a month ago, when President Obama held clear leads in polling. Guest host Jacki Lyden speaks with James Fallows of The Atlantic about the race toward the finish line.
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Campaigns Crisscross Nation As Election Nears
It was a week of cross country campaigning for President Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. NPR's Scott Horsley and Ari Shapiro were there and join Weekend Edition host Scott Simon to talk about the campaign.
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Romney Hits Campaign Trail In Ohio
In this last mile of the presidential race, Mitt Romney has been all over the country. Yet half his events this week are in Ohio, which looks to be the most important battleground in this race.
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Romney Hits Campaign Trail In Ohio
In this last mile of the presidential race, Mitt Romney has been all over the country. Yet half his events this week are in Ohio, which looks to be the most important battleground in this race.
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Amid VP Run, Ryan Working To Keep House Seat
Rep. Paul Ryan is campaigning across the battleground states as Mitt Romney's running mate, in hopes of being the next vice president. But he's also running for re-election in Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District.
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Romney Exudes Confidence In Nevada, Iowa
Mitt Romney continued his post-debate campaign swing Wednesday.
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Alternative Presidential Candidates Face Off in Third...
Four alternative candidates to Mitt Romney and President Obama -- Gary Johnson, Jill Stein, Virgil Goode and Rocky Anderson -- met in Chicago for a third party debate to discuss everything from halting the war on drugs to reducing military spending to curbing the influence of money in politics. Kwame Holman reports.
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Obama and Romney Barnstorm Swing States
The days on the campaign trail have gotten busier. President Obama traveled to Iowa, Colorado, California and Nevada in a single day, while his challenger Mitt Romney visiting Nevada and Iowa to make his case to the last undecided voters. Jeffrey Brown reports on the stepped-up pace in the last 13 days till the election.
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Newspaper Endorsements Still Key In Swing States
Newspaper editorial endorsements of candidates are watched especially closely in swing states. Last week the Columbus Dispatch in Ohio endorsed Mitt Romney. But what does it achieve? And why do campaigns want them in an era when the hard copy paper is widely derided and often ignored?
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Romney Faces Challenges In Nevada
Republican nominee Mitt Romney campaigned in Nevada on Wednesday.
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What The Presidential Debates Accomplished
On the heels of the final presidential debate and with less than two weeks until Election Day, both President Obama and Mitt Romney are sprinting to the finish. Political Junkie Ken Rudin talks about the takeaways from the debates and the challenges facing each campaign in the homestretch.
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Social Conservatives Track Romney's Move To Center
Mitt Romney appeared to shift his position on contraception in the town hall-style presidential debate last week. And his campaign released an ad, stressing Romney's support for abortion rights under limited circumstances. Social conservatives in Iowa weigh in on whether Romney's shifts on these issues trouble them.
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From 'Apology Tour' to Bayonets: Fact-Checking the...
Margaret Warner fact-checks different debate highlights, including Mitt Romney's characterization of President Obama's early overseas trips, what the candidates said about their opponent's and their own defense spending proposals, and the ideal scope and size of the Navy.
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Romney Hits Ground Running After Final Debate
Mitt Romney's was back on the campaign trail in Nevada after Monday night's debate.
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Candidates Inject Economy Into Foreign Policy Debate
President Obama and his Republican rival Mitt Romney met for the third — and final — presidential debate Monday night. The focus was foreign policy.
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US Foreign Policy Seen from Foreign Shores
Presidential elections are not won on foreign policy issues, but they are the focus of tonight's debate. Do people overseas see real differences between Obama and Romney?
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WSJ Editors' Picks - Mitt's Plan
The Wall Street Journal's Damian Paletta explains to WSJTM's Gordon Deal how Mr. Romney's approach to corporate tax changes in Massachusetts offers clues to how he might pursue the task, if elected president.
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Both Obama, Romney On Track To Spend $1 Billion By...
President Obama and the Democratic Party's grand total is just north of $900 million dollars for the current cycle, while Mitt Romney and the Republicans topped $800 million.
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Presidential Campaigns Keep Focus On Female Voters
In the past 72 hours, President Obama and Mitt Romney have each released new ads targeting female voters. This follows the latest presidential debate in which work and family issues created heated discussions --both on the stage and among voters.
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Romney, Obama Trade Jokes At Al Smith Dinner
President Obama and his GOP challenger Mitt Romney shared a stage again Thursday night. This time it was at the Al Smith Dinner in New York City, an annual event to raise money for Catholic charities.
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Romney Reviews Debate Issues During Virginia Stops
After Tuesday night's presidential debate in New York, GOP nominee Mitt Romney headed South for a pair of rallies in Virginia. The state is an important swing state in this year's election. Romney went question by question through some of his favorite moments in the town hall debate.
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Romney Tries To Soften Birth Control Message
In Tuesday's debate, Mitt Romney accused President Obama of misrepresenting his position on the issue. "Every woman in America should have access to contraceptives," the GOP nominee said. His position is not that surprising given recent polls that show Obama's lead among women shrinking.
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GOP Angry With Moderator Crowley After Debate
Mitt Romney traveled to Virginia Wednesday morning after Tuesday night's second presidential debate. Robert Siegel talks with Ari Shapiro.
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Would (Could) Mitt Romney Rein in the EPA?
featuring Patrick J. Michaels
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Speechwriters Size Up Round 2
The stakes were high for both candidates as President Obama and Mitt Romney squared off in their second debate Tuesday night. Host Michel Martin speaks with two former speechwriters: Paul Orzulak, who helped Vice President Joe Biden prepare for his debate, and columnist Mary Kate Cary who worked with the George H.W. Bush administration.
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Study: Secret Donors Significantly Fueling Pro-Romney TV...
Most of the TV ads supporting Mitt Romney have come from outside groups, not from Romney's own campaign. And those groups raised more than half of their money from secret donors, a much higher proportion than the secret donors backing President Obama, according to a new analysis.
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SuperPacs For Romney Coordinate TV Ad Buys
Since April, more than 825,000 presidential campaign ads have been broadcast in the battleground states. Oddly, the dominant Republican voice on TV hasn't been that of nominee Mitt Romney. The big advertisers are four heavily funded SuperPacs and tax-exempt groups.
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After Strong V.P. Debate, Campaigns Look Ahead
Thursday the vice presidential candidates duked it out in their only debate of the campaign season. President Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney will have their second face-off Tuesday at Hofstra University in New York. NPR's Ari Shapiro, on the road with Mitt Romney's campaign, talks with guest host Celeste Headlee.
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School Choice: A Subject Both Candidates Support
The right to choose the school you want your child to attend has been the subject of court battles and bitter political debates. Still, both President Obama and Mitt Romney have made school choice a cornerstone of their efforts to reform public education.
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Joe Biden v. Paul Ryan in the Vice Presidential Debate
Last night's vice-presidential debate might be old news by the Obama-Romney "town hall" on Tuesday, but Biden and Ryan still had an impact on the national campaign story.
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Slate: The Barcalounger Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson and special guest Jacob Weisberg. This week: Biden/Ryan debate, Romney bounces back and SCOTUS revisits affirmative action.
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Romney: People Don't Die For Lack Of Insurance
Mitt Romney's claim is belied by a large and growing body of academic studies. Democrats pounced on the remarks, which came a day after the GOP presidential nominee's comments on abortion stirred controversy.
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WSJ Editor's Picks - Romney Ads Increase
The Wall Street Journal's Laura Meckler explains to WSJTM's Gordon Deal how Mr. Romney has been outspending President Obama on television ads.
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Romney Moves Closer To Center As Election Nears
In an interview with the editorial board of the Des Moines Register, GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney said anti-abortion legislation would not be part of his White House agenda. But the campaign dialed back the remarks, saying Romney is "proudly pro-life" and "will be a pro-life president." But the episode is part of a larger pattern of moves toward the center by Romney.
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Romney's Remarks On Abortion Cause A Stir
The GOP presidential nominee told a newspaper that as president he won't push abortion-restricting legislation. The remarks, which Mitt Romney has since walked back, surprised those on both sides of the abortion debate.
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With 'Clear Eyes, Full Hearts,' Romney Can't Lose?
Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has been using a new phrase on the campaign trail that's borrowed from one of his favorite TV shows, Friday Night Lights.
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Romney's Poll Numbers Improve Post Debate
GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney campaigned in Iowa and Ohio Tuesday, as a wave of new polls suggested Romney's strong debate performance last week paid off. Swing states that recently seemed far out of his reach now look like a virtual tie in polls, or even leaning in the Republican's direction.
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As Romney Cuts into Obama's Lead, Both Vie for Critical...
After the first presidential debate the tides were turned for Mitt Romney, who had been trailing President Obama. In almost every post-debate poll Romney is now statistically tied or leading President Obama. Gwen Ifill reports on the candidates' messages on campaign trail post-debate, especially in swing states.
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'Sesame Street' Tries To Keep Big Bird Out Of Politics
When Mitt Romney said he would cut PBS funding in the first presidential debate — and singled out Big Bird, whom he said he liked a lot — he perhaps inadvertently introduced the befeathered yellow children's icon smack into the center of political debate.
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Romney Talks Regulation, Farming In Iowa
Audie Cornish talks with Ari Shapiro about Mitt Romney's campaigning in the Midwest on Tuesday.
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Romney's Jobs Plan Relies On His Tax Proposal
GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney thinks the best way to boost employment is through a reduction in tax rates. Critics say it would be difficult for Romney's plan to work without ending some popular deductions.
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At VMI, Romney Criticizes Obama's Foreign Policy
On Monday, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney delivered a foreign policy address at the Virginia Military Institute. On virtually every major international event of the last four years, Romney said President Obama has been weak.
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Assessing Differences Between Obama's, Romney's Foreign...
The president and Mitt Romney have traded barbs on foreign policy while remaining vague about specific proposals. Judy Woodruff talks to Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy and Duke University's Peter Feaver on whether the U.S. should assert influence unilaterally or work with allies to promote priorities.
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Candidates Trade Attacks on Foreign Policy, Handling of...
At a campaign event in Virginia, Mitt Romney criticized President Obama's handling of the Middle East, including the Syrian conflict, the withdrawal from Iraq and the attacks on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. The president accused Romney of injecting politics into a tragedy and criticized Romney's remarks on Israel.
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Romney's Debate Performance Swings Polls In His Favor
In the latest Pew poll, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney leads President Obama 49-45.
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Which of the Two Candidates Really Wants to Be President?
How does President Obama feel about coping with a hostile Congress? What about former Governor Mitt Romney's record with Democrats in Massachusetts?
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WSJ Editors' Picks - Debate Jolt
The Wall Street Journal This Morning's Gordon Deal chats with WSJ's Patrick O'Connor about Mitt Romney's post debate jolt.
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Taxes Are Certain, But What About Romney's Cuts?
Gov. Mitt Romney started his campaign calling for big tax breaks for the middle class. Over time his goals for those breaks have expanded to maintaining the government's flow of income and creating jobs. In the end, will a middle-class tax cut still be possible?
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Week In News: The Debate Mattered
President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney squared off in their first debate this week. Some pundits say the debates don't really matter in the final outcome of the election, and yet polls show Romney got a big bounce following his performance. Host Guy Raz talks to Jim Fallows, of The Atlantic, about what, if any, effect debates may have on undecided voters.
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Romney Skirts Drop In Unemployment
Mitt Romney had just more than a day to relish his presidential debate win before the September unemployment figures forced him to recalibrate. High unemployment has been Romney's main argument for why voters should fire President Obama. NPR's Ari Shapiro reports that Friday Romney argued the new numbers don't tell the whole story.
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National Unemployment Falls Below 8 Percent
While President Obama lauded the September job numbers which showed unemployment at 7.8 percent, Mitt Romney remained critical, saying the numbers alone do not paint an accurate picture of the economy. Jeff Brown asks the Washington Post's Neil Irwin and Mesirow Financial's Diane Swonk if the latest report is a sign of recovery.
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Jobs, Taxes and Debatable Behavior
An uplifting jobs report, and a big win for Mitt Romney at the first presidential debate make for an exciting week in American politics.
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Romney Campaigns In Virginia On Debate Momentum
The day after the first presidential debate, GOP challenger Mitt Romney rallied thousands of supporters in rural Virginia. Vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan was there too, cheering on his running mate following Wednesday's strong debate performance in Denver.
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After First Debate, Florida Voters Discuss...
Ray Suarez visits Orlando, Fla., to talk to voters -- some decided, some undecided -- directly following the first presidential debate. Were the candidates convincing? Did the voters hear what they hoped to from either side? They discuss jobs, President Obama's consistency, Mitt Romney's softer side, and the role of government.
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After Denver Duel, Mitt Romney and President Obama...
Though instant polling numbers showed Mitt Romney winning the first presidential debate by a factor of two to one, President Obama charged Romney of misrepresenting his own positions on jobs and taxes. Judy Woodruff reports on their debate performances, as well as reactions to their opponent the day after.
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Taking Stock of the First Debate
The early consensus is that an aggressive Mitt Romney won last night's debate against President Obama, who was defensive and lacking in energy. We hear early reaction.
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Is Romney's debate victory a game-changer?
The consenus after the first US presidential debate last night was that Republican challenger Mitt Romney was the victor over president Barack Obama. But will this be enough to change an election in which Mr Romney has consistently trailed Mr Obama in the polls? Richard McGregor in Denver and John Gapper in London join Gideon Rachman.
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Reaction to the Presidential Debate in Denver
In Denver, president Obama and republican nominee Mitt Romney faced off in the first of three forums. The focus was domestic policy - from jobs to taxes to federal debt. We're playing back some debate highlights, covering the major themes....and are including your thoughts in our conversation.
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Close Read: NPR Reporters Fact Check Denver Debate
NPR correspondents join host Steve Inskeep to give the first presidential debate between President Obama and Mitt Romney a "close read." Our team provides analysis and checks the facts behind the candidates' statements. NPR reporters include: John Ydstie, David Welna, Julie Rovner, Scott Horsley and Ari Shapiro.
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Obama, Romney Clash Repeatedly Over Taxes
President Obama and GOP rival Mitt Romney shared a stage for the first time in the presidential campaign Wednesday night. In a 90-minute debate, moderated by PBS's Jim Lehrer, Romney aggressively challenged the president on his record. The president defended his economic policies and challenged Romney to show that his plans wouldn't hurt the middle class.
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Obama & Romney: 'Corporate Executive' Vs. The...
President Obama and his Republican challenger, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, faced each other tonight in the first of three scheduled presidential debates. There weren't many zingers. There were lots of numbers. And many claims and counterclaims.
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Mitt Romney and President Obama to Square Off in First...
NewsHour's Jim Lehrer will moderate what will be the first of three official debates between the two presidential candidates going into the 2012 elections. Judy Woodruff gets pre-debate analysis from NewsHour's political analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks on what to expect.
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Romney, Obama Have Parallel Points On The Economy
President Obama and Mitt Romney both have plans to rebuild America's economy. They talk about them on the stump every day, but they sound surprisingly similar for two men who disagree about so much.
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The Political Junkie's Presidential Debate Preview
President Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney face off in Denver Wednesday for the first of three presidential debates. The president continues to hold a slight lead in many swing states, but Romney's been able to close the gap in the weeks since the conventions.
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Democrats And Republicans Differ On Medicaid Fix
Medicaid is likely to undergo a major change regardless of whether President Obama is re-elected or replaced by Republican Mitt Romney. Democrats support a much bigger program. Republicans have plans to scale it back.
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Both Candidates Leave God Off The Campaign Trail
Compared with 2004 and 2008, religion is virtually absent from the 2012 presidential race. After invoking faith throughout his first presidential campaign, President Obama now barely mentions God. Similarly, rival Mitt Romney refers to religion in only the vaguest of terms.
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Candidates Say Little On Difficult Issue Of Housing
Despite millions of troubled mortgages around the country, housing hasn't been a major issue in the presidential race so far. Based on what they have said, President Obama and Republican Mitt Romney have more in common than their rhetoric suggests, an analyst says.
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Romney Has Mile-High Expectations For Colo. Debate
President Obama and Mitt Romney are busy rehearsing for their first televised debate Wednesday night. In between practice sessions, Romney hosted a rally in Denver, where he scored the endorsement of ex-Bronco's quarterback John Elway.
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Candidates Fine-Tune Their Messages Before First 2012...
Days before the first 2012 presidential debate, Mitt Romney and President Obama work to craft their messages on the economy, health care, the role of government and governing. Judy Woodruff talks to the Rothenberg Political Report's Stu Rothenberg and Susan Page of USA Today for more on the candidates' preparations.
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Obama, Romney On Taxes: Similar Plans, Few Details
Both President Obama and Republican Mitt Romney agree: America's tax system is too complicated. Both men have outlined changes that are broadly similar, although they have some important differences. But both candidates run for cover when asked about the tax breaks they want to eliminate.
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Obama Preps For 1st Debate With Romney In Nevada
President Obama and GOP challenger Mitt Romney are busy cramming for their first debate. The face-off Wednesday night in Denver could be their best opportunity to sway undecided voters. The two men are squeezing in a bit of campaigning between practice sessions. Romney holds a campaign rally in Denver Monday, while Obama rallied with supporters in Las Vegas Sunday.
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Campaigns Prepare For Highly Anticipated Debates
Wednesday, President Obama and former Gov. Mitt Romney will face each other on the same stage for the first time. It will be one of three opportunities before the election. It could be one of the last opportunities for the candidates to sway voters who haven't yet made up their mind. Host Rachel Martin talks with NPR's Scott Horsley and Ari Shapiro, who have been on the trail with the Romney and Obama campaigns.
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To Prep For Debates, Stand-Ins Take The Stage
Both President Obama and Mitt Romney have spent weeks preparing for the debates by facing off against fake versions of their challengers played by stand-ins. Though easily overlooked, the work of a debate stand-in is grueling.
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Ohio County A Historic Predictor Of State's Vote
President Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney barnstormed Ohio this week. And both candidates also held rallies in or near Wood County, which has picked the winner in all but one presidential election since 1960.
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Scramble For Ohio Has High Stakes For Romney
Every four years the Presidential campaigns roll into Ohio. This year, the stakes are especially high for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney because no Republican has ever won the White House without a victory in Ohio. NPR's Don Gonyea reports.
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Shields and Brooks on Early Voting, Preparing for the...
NewsHour political analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including the start of early voting, the challenge Mitt Romney faces in trying to recoup in the polls, and how the candidates should prepare for the first 2012 presidential debate.
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Campaigns Use Non-Traditional Advertising to Target...
The Obama campaign has bought ad time during video games, while Mitt Romney has been using social media to target specific voters to encourage early voting. Lauren Ashburn and Howard Kurtz of the Daily Download talk to Judy Woodruff about new advertising outlets and a plethora of polls showing President Obama in the lead.
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Romney Talks Economy, Military Cuts In Virginia
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney campaigned with veterans in Northern Virginia on Thursday. And like President Obama, he was in territory that voted for the opposite party four years ago.
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WSJ Editors' Picks - Ohio's Importance
The Wall Street Journal's Colleen McCain Nelson explains to WSJTM's Gordon Deal just how important Ohio is for Mitt Romney's chances in November.
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Romney Tries To Win Ohio's Working-Class Voters
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's swing through Ohio took him from the suburbs of Columbus through parched cornfields and pumpkin patches to industrial corridors near Cleveland and Toledo. Romney says his policies will make things better for struggling Americans.
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In Swing States, Elusive Youth Voters are Politically...
As Mitt Romney and President Obama hit the campaign trail, the candidates know that a high young voter turnout may be the key to winning or losing swing states. But with polls saying 40 percent of young people are disappointed with the political system, the candidates have their work cut out for them. Judy Woodruff reports.
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Obama Leads In Nevada Despite State's Poor Economy
Nevada is one of the eight most hotly contest battleground states of the 2012 election. President Obama carried it by a wide margin four years ago. But since he took office, the Nevada unemployment rate has gotten significantly worse and is now at 12.1 percent. Still, polls continue to show the race is very close there, with Mr. Obama holding a narrow lead, while Mitt Romney has so far been unable to capitalize on the state's deep economic woes.
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Obama, Romney Hold Dueling Events In Ohio
President Obama made two campaign stops in Ohio on Wednesday. The state's economy is slightly better than the national average, and the auto bail out is seen as one key to that success. The president's Republican rival, Mitt Romney, was also in Ohio. For now, the swing state is looking favorably at Mr. Obama. Ari Shapiro talks to Melissa Block.
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Obama, Romney Campaign In Must-Win Ohio
Ohio is in the political spotlight Wednesday. President Obama will be stopping at college towns, courting the young voters who helped him win Ohio four years ago. GOP challenger Mitt Romney is finishing a bus tour that kicked off earlier this week by his running mate Paul Ryan.
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Romney, Obama Leave Attacks Behind At Clinton Talk
Both President Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney spoke Tuesday at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York City.
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Obama, Romney To Address Clinton Global Initiative
It's another week in the spotlight for former President Bill Clinton. On Tuesday, both President Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney will address the Clinton Global Initiative. The latest polls show Obama's numbers dropping on foreign policy. Romney is trying to exploit that weakness.
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Grading the Campaigns Six Weeks from Election Day
Debate preparations are underway with only one week until the first 2012 presidential debate between President Obama and Mitt Romney. Judy Woodruff talks to The Rothenberg Report's Stu Rothenberg and USA Today's Susan Page for more on the strategy behind the messages coming from the Obama and Romney campaigns.
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'60 Minutes' Airs Obama, Romney Interviews
GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney insisted his campaign doesn't need a turnaround, despite serious missteps recently. President Obama defended his handling of the economy and the nation's worst recession in decades.
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Romney Rules Rural As Obama's Support Wanes
A new survey of rural voters in battleground states indicates a huge 14-point margin for Republican Mitt Romney and a big drop in rural support for President Obama. The rural vote four years ago helped elect the president, but the survey suggests Romney's rural numbers now make him competitive in battleground states.
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Candidates Banter Over The Best Side Of The Beltway
President Obama and Mitt Romney seem to have switched places in recent days. The incumbent president is promising to change Washington from the outside. Meanwhile, Romney, who made his fortune turning businesses around, says he wants to work within the existing political system.
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Despite Romney Missteps, Campaign Far From Over
In a move to perhaps change the topic after a turbulent few weeks, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney released his 2011 tax returns. But the move has not silenced his critics. With just 45 days until Election Day, weekends on All Things Considered guest host Jacki Lyden speaks with NPR's White House Correspondent Ari Shapiro about the candidate's next steps. Lyden also checks in with Walter Shapiro who says Romney's video-taped comments at a Miami fundraiser may be his...
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There's Still Time For Romney To Make An Effective Case
The campaign still has a chance to brush off recent stumbles, according to political strategist Steve Schmidt. He says Mitt Romney's team needs to refocus and make its case more effectively, with the upcoming debates as a key platform.
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Nev. Voters Scrutinize Candidates' Economic Messages
President Obama and GOP nominee Mitt Romney have made multiple trips to the battleground state of Nevada this year. Romney was there again Friday. Nevada has the worst jobless rate in the nation, and it's a place where recent distractions from Romney's economic message could hurt his chances of winning. NPR's Don Gonyea reports.
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WSJ's The News Hub, P.M. Edition, Sept 21, 2012
Mitt Romney has released his tax returns.
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Michael Kranish on the Campbell Conversations
Who is the real Mitt Romney? The question is being asked with increasing frequency. In this edition of the Campbell Conversations, Grant Reeher goes in search of an answer with Michael Kranish.He’s the deputy Washington bureau chief of the Boston Globe, and the co-author of the book, The Real Romney.In a conversation taking place just before the revelation of Romney’s comments about the 47 percent, Kranish discusses the influence of Romney’s background and formative political experiences,...
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The Battle for the Senate Suddenly Looks Quite Different
The Senate is up for grabs. Will we see the ongoing success of Tea Party, or is the bad news racking the Romney campaign trickling down to the state level?
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Was Romney Right On Video Comments?
Many people erupted in outrage when secretly taped remarks by GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney were released earlier this week. But people from both sides of the political aisle suggest that maybe Romney has a point. Host Michel Martin speaks with David Sirota who wrote about this on Salon.com, and Dan Mitchell of the Cato Institute.
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Romney Argues For The Proper Role Of Government
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has been busy after a tape emerged of him telling wealthy donors that nearly half of Americans see themselves as victims dependent on the federal government. Now he's trying to make those remarks part of a broader argument: What is the proper role of government and who should pay for it?
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President Obama Outraises Mitt Romney In August
Fundraising reports filed Thursday night by the presidential campaigns look a lot like recent public opinion polls. They show President Obama with a slight advantage in monthly fundraising last month — while Republican Mitt Romney has the edge by some other measures.
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President Obama and Romney Vie for Hispanic Vote in...
At a Spanish-language town hall in Florida, President Obama and Mitt Romney addressed questions and issues of importance to Hispanic voters in the state and across the country, including the DREAM act, immigration reform and deportation concerns. Judy Woodruff reports.
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Parties Debate Meaning, Value Of 'Redistribution'
Mitt Romney's campaign is calling President Obama a redistributionist as a way to change the "47 percent" discussion. But in fact, taking from some and giving to others is a concept long enshrined in the nation's tax code.
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WSJ The News Hub A.M. Report, Sept. 20, 2012
Mother Jones co-editor Monika Bauerlein explains how the magazine landed the biggest story of the 2012 campaign; plus, a look at the Romney camp's swing-state focus.
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WSJ Editors' Picks - Romney's Presence
The Wall Street Journal's Colleen McCain Nelson tells WSJTM's Gordon Deal about Governor Romney's presence in swing states.
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Romney: Immigration System Needs To Be Fixed
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney promised to pursue a permanent fix for the country's "broken" immigration system during a Univision forum. Despite pointed questioning, Romney offered few details about how he would deal with millions of immigrants who are already in this country illegally.
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In Univision Forum, Romney Reaches Out To Latinos
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney took part in a forum on the Spanish-language television network Thursday night in Miami. He's also hosting a rally for Latino supporters in Miami. NPR's Scott Horsley tells Audie Cornish about the night.
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If We Are the 99 Percent, Who Is the 47?
On the first anniversary of Occupy Wall Street, a video showed Mitt Romney discussing the challenge of winning over an electorate where 47 percent of citizens don't pay taxes.
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Poll: Obama Leads Romney 3 To 1 On Some Topics
Robert Siegel speaks with Andrew Kohut, President of the Pew research Center, about the results of its latest poll on the presidential race. The results show that President Obama leads challenger Mitt Romney among likely voters. His lead is currently larger than the previous three winning presidential candidates had at this point before their elections.
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The Inner Workings Of The Romney Campaign
Mitt Romney's comments from a secretly-taped video at a May fundraiser create more challenges for a campaign already facing a dip in the polls. NPR'S Ken Rudin and Politico's editor-in-chief, John Harris, talk about the Romney campaign and how the tapes may affect it, and a new poll of voters.
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WSJ Editors' Picks - Romney's Comments
The Wall Street Journal's Damian Paletta explains to WSJTM's Gordon Deal why Mr. Romney's comments on entitlement programs aren't all supported by raw-data.
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Romney Campaign Should 'Embrace' Taped Comments
Erick Erickson editor of RedState.com says Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney needs to "own" the comments he made in a video released by the liberal publication Mother Jones. In the secretly taped video, Romney was speaking to donors and said President Obama's supporters are "dependent on the government" and "pay no income tax." Steve Inskeep talks to Erickson about his reactions to the video.
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Flap Over Romney's Tax Remarks Still Generates Buzz
The fall out continues from GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney's remarks at a secretly taped fundraising event. In the video, released by Mother Jones magazine, Romney said 47 percent of Americans will vote for President Obama because they pay no income taxes and believe they are victims. On CBS, Obama criticized Romney's remark on David Letterman's program Tuesday night. Earlier, Romney went on Fox to defend his comments.
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GOP Scrambles to Contain Damage from Secretly Recorded...
A video released this week caught Mitt Romney calling 47 percent of voters unswayable Obama supporters who are 'victims' who don't pay any taxes. Gwen Ifill talks to Tax Policy Center's Roberton Williams and National Journal's Nancy Cook about backlash over Romney's remarks and whether his rhetoric paints an accurate picture.
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Romney Conflated Different Groups With '47 Percent'
In secretly-recorded comments released Monday, GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney referred to some 47 percent of Americans who pay no income tax, are dependent on the federal government for assistance, and will vote for President Obama no matter what. Something near 47 percent falls in each category, but they are three distinct groups.
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Romney Still Doing Damage Control For '47 Percent'
Anytime a candidate calls an unexpected press conference in the evening, you know it's not good news. We look at the latest news and political fall out from the release of Mitt Romney's remarks at a private fundraiser. The comments were made in May and the recording was released by Mother Jones magazine.
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Romney's '47 Percent' Argument Counterproductive
Robert Siegel talks with Jonah Goldberg, National Review contributing editor, about the video released Monday of presidential candidate Mitt Romney, speaking to supporters at a private off-the-record fundraiser. In the video, Romney said nearly half of Americans believe they are victims and dependent on the government. He is not planning to apologize for the comments, but admitted that they were not elegantly stated.
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Romney Forced To Explain 'Victims' Comment
Mitt Romney's effort to refocus his GOP presidential campaign on substance hit a rough patch Monday night. A secretly filmed video, released by Mother Jones magazine, shows Romney saying nearly half of Americans think they are "victims." Romney says his remarks were not elegantly stated.
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Romney Disparages Obama Voters In Hidden Video
The presidential campaign of Mitt Romney has weathered several difficult days in a row. Last week, conservatives criticized Romney for remarks he made about unrest in Libya and Egypt. Over the weekend, a story in Politico revealed internal sniping within the Romney high command. On Monday the Romney campaign vowed to get back to substance. But their efforts may be thwarted by an article on the website of Mother Jones, which contained excerpts from a video secretly recorded at a Romney...
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Obama, Romney In Tug Of War Over China Trade
The Obama administration has filed a new trade complaint against China with the World Trade Organization, challenging Chinese subsidies for auto parts. Mitt Romney dismissed the trade complaint as "too little, too late." He's been criticizing Obama for not taking a tougher line against China.
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Romney Tries To Appeal To Hispanic Voters
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is in Los Angeles, where he'll do an interview with the Spanish-speaking U.S. network Telemundo. He'll also speak to the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce's annual convention. Later this week, he'll be in Miami for a forum on the U.S. Spanish-language network Univision.
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Paul Ryan A Star Attraction For Values Voters
At the same summit last year, many religious conservatives said they would support Mitt Romney only as a last resort. Now, he has Ryan to vouch for him. The GOP vice presidential nominee slammed President Obama on foreign policy, the economy and abortion in his speech Friday.
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Romney's Critiques Of Obama Like Reagan's Of Carter
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney says President Obama's foreign policies have sent "confusing messages" to the world. The critique argues that the Obama foreign policy is not muscular enough. It's a message that echoes the presidential campaign of 1980 when Ronald Reagan challenged Jimmy Carter.
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Did Romney Slip Up In Embassy Spat?
Host Michel Martin and the Barbershop guys weigh in on the political sparring by the candidates. Protests continue in the Muslim world over a crude video insulting Islam, and there's political fallout here in the United States. Mitt Romney came out swinging at the Obama Administration, but is being criticised for bungling the facts.
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Lawmakers Play Blame Game On Defense Cuts
Everyone is blaming everyone else for sequestration and the massive defense cuts it entails. Mitt Romney says it was President Obama's brainchild — that's not true. Paul Ryan, in fact, voted for it and praised it at the time.
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Middle East, Economy Dominate Campaign Trail
President Obama is taking a break from big campaign rallies Friday, while Mitt Romney is stumping for votes outside of Cleveland. On Thursday, both men were on the campaign trail: Romney in Virginia and Obama in Colorado. They were talking mostly about the economy, but also about this week's events in the Middle East.
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Romney Makes Appeal To Women Voters In Virginia
Mitt Romney campaigned Thursday morning in Northern Virginia, one day after he came under intense criticism for his comments — and a campaign statement — on the siege of the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
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Attacks Move Foreign Policy To Center Of Campaign
The old adage that politics ends at the water's edge is out. Even before the State Department had confirmed the death of the U.S. ambassador to Libya, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney issued a statement condemning the Obama administration.
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Romney Criticizes Obama's Response To Libya Attack
In a Rose Garden address Wednesday, President Obama condemned the killing of four American diplomats. But even before that statement, his Republican challenger Mitt Romney held a news conference of his own, in which he accused the administration of trying to appease Islamic extremists.
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Mitt Romney Addresses National Guard Convention
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney addressed the National Guard Association Convention in Reno, Nev., Tuesday, on the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Romney has come in for criticism after giving an acceptance speech in Tampa last month that did not mention the war in Afghanistan.
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Making Sen$e of Health Care: Competing Claims on...
Paul Solman compares and contrasts "Obamacare" policy with health care reform proposals from Mitt Romney. Economists on both sides of the political debate discuss increasing efficiency, technological innovation, market competition and vouchers.
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Chicago Teacher Strike Puts Obama In Awkward Spot
President Obama has a delicate dance in dealing with the Chicago teachers strike. Unions are traditionally his staunchest supporters and enthusiastic campaigners. And while they're not happy with the reform policies his administration is pursuing, they're likely to stick with the president to a point. Mitt Romney meanwhile says he's on the side of parents and students.
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Romney Pitches National Security, Foreign Policy Plan
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney marked the anniversary of Sept. 11 with a speech to the National Guard Association Convention in Reno, Nev. Melissa Block talks to Ari Shapiro.
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Romney Campaigns In 'Must-Win' Ohio
Ohio is considered a must-win state for Mitt Romney, but he's consistently trailed President Obama in polls there. On Monday, Romney campaigned in Mansfield.
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Rhetoric Aside, Few Details Of Romney's Tax Plan
GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney says it is possible to cut tax rates without driving the government deeper into the red, and that he can make up for the lost revenue by closing tax loopholes. But analysts have had a hard time testing Romney's claim because he hasn't offered many specifics.
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Political Gap Widening, Romney Campaign Denies Shifting...
New polls suggest that President Obama has taken a 7- to as high as a 13-point lead over his opponent, Republican candidate Mitt Romney. Judy Woodruff talks to The Rothenberg Political Report's Stu Rothenberg and USA Today's Susan Page for more on how the latest numbers are affecting campaign strategy.
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Mitt Romney's Shifting Stance On Health Care
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney said Sunday that he might not want to repeal the entire Affordable Care Act after all. He said he supports the provision that assures people with pre-existing health conditions can get coverage.
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WSJ The News Hub A.M. Report, Sept. 10, 2012
President Obama leads Mitt Romney in seven of eight battleground states ... Chicago's public-school teachers went on strike early this morning ... and Nokia broadens its apology over ads for its new Lumia phone.
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Former Aides Talk Strategy For Homestretch
Both GOP nominee Mitt Romney and President Obama have hit the campaign trail for the homestretch to Election Day. Host Michel Martin hears from two political insiders about what's in store for the final weeks: Ron Christie, former advisor to President George W. Bush, and Anita Dunn, former advisor to President Obama.
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Romney Hopes To Swing Va. Back To GOP
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney campaigned in Virginia Saturday. 2008 was the first time in more than 40 years that Virginia chose a Democrat for president. As NPR's Ari Shapiro reports, Romney wants to make sure this state does not grant President Obama an encore.
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Split Polls In Iowa Boost State's Importance
President Obama and former Gov. Mitt Romney headed for the politically important states of Iowa and New Hampshire Friday. With the political conventions over and the jobs numbers out, Iowa Public Radio's Sarah McCammon checks in with voters in the swing state of Iowa to see how they're feeling about the candidates.
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