Oct 8th, 2012
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla.—Mitt Romney has never been a touchy feely kind of politician, a candidate willing to talk intimately about his personal life and past experiences as a way to connect with voters.
But with less than a month to go before Election Day, Romney has apparently made the calculation that he cannot win the presidency without opening up about his private world and proving to voters he’s not the...
Sep 28th, 2012
In a memo sent to surrogates today, Romney senior adviser Beth Myers sets the expectations for Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney low – very low – compared to the “ample rhetorical gifts” of his opponent. The memo says President Obama has a “significant advantage” heading into the first debate.
“President Obama is a uniquely gifted speaker, and is widely regarded as...
Sep 24th, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) — Medicare is the one health insurance plan that will cover virtually every American at some point in life, and Republican Mitt Romney is proposing the biggest changes since its creation nearly 50 years ago.
With important details still hazy, The Associated Press asked the Romney campaign five questions about how his Medicare plan would affect consumers on critical matters of costs and...
Aug 12th, 2012
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) – Paul Ryan’s path to becoming Mitt Romney’s Republican vice presidential running mate was steeped in secrecy, from an incognito trip to meet Romney to a furtive walk through the woods near his boyhood Wisconsin home.
As Romney and Ryan planned a second day of joint appearances on Sunday in North Carolina, some of the layers of secrecy surrounding the most...
Jul 26th, 2012
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Gun control advocates are looking ahead to this year’s first presidential debate, set to be held in Denver, Colorado, as a chance to keep pressing President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney on U.S. gun policy.
The first debate between the two is scheduled for October 3 at the University of Denver, about 10 miles from the cinema in Aurora, Colorado, where a gunman...
May 16th, 2012
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Barack Obama and the Democrats are struggling to raise funds for the campaign of outgoing U.S. President, candidate to succeed him on November 6 likely face Republican Mitt Romney.
In April, the Democrats raised $ 43.6 million which is lower than in March when the other side had collected $ 53 million, said Jim Messina, responsible for the Obama campaign in a video posted on the social...
May 7th, 2012
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and his Republican rival Mitt Romney are neck and neck in Ohio, Virginia and ten other states undecided (“Swing States”), shows a survey conducted by Gallup and released Monday by USA Today.
Barack Obama is credited with 47% of voting intentions and Mitt Romney by 45% in those twelve states crucial to the presidential election on November 6, a deviation...
Apr 28th, 2012
WESTERVILLE, Ohio (Reuters) – On Friday the Republican candidate Mitt Romney continued to tackle the economic record of Barack Obama as it strives to highlight the inexperience of his rival national security.
During a speech in Ohio, a state of the “Rust Belt” (“rust belt”, in allusion to his declining industry), Mitt Romney has accused the outgoing president for trying to impose U.S....
