2012 Elections

Five Debate Moments that Changed Elections

By Robert Speel, The Conversation

Every presidential election year in my American Political Campaigns and Elections course, I get an opportunity to spend a full lecture discussing with students some of the famous moments from...
Lois Lerner Is Cleared, Sparking Conservative Fury

By Rob Garver

Concluding that “poor management is not a crime,” the Justice Department on Friday informed members of Congress that it would not be filing criminal charges against anyone in what has become known as...
GOP Leaders Take on Far Right Pressure Groups

By Eric Pianin

There have been plenty of theories about why Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) strode onstage at a conservative gathering late last week carrying a rifle. Ostensibly, McConnell, the 72-...
Romney: If Hillary Runs, She Won’t Need Bill

By Thomas Ferraro, Reuters

Failed 2012 U.S. Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney said on Sunday he expects Hillary Clinton to win or lose the White House on her record, not that of her husband, former Democratic...
Voters Give a Thumbs-Down to Their Own Lawmakers

By Eric Pianin

In another sign of public outrage over a dysfunctional and politically divided Congress, a record low percentage of registered voters now say their own House member deserves another chance while even...

Huckabee Must Have Missed the Memo About The Sexes

By Eric Pianin

Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee must have missed the memo. Last month, national Republican officials and House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) began offering lawmakers sensitivity training and...
Analysts Dubious About Christie’s Presidential Hopes

By Rob Garver

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie left the door open to a presidential run t hius inauguration Tuesday, but emerging scandals may leave him hamstrung before the race even begins.
Dems’ Prospects of Winning the House Get Dimmer

By Eric Pianin

The Democrats’ prospects for winning back control of the House this fall never were good to begin with, but the sudden rash of announced retirements of veteran Democrats will make that effort even...
Two Politicians Who Beat Scandal – And One Who Didn’t

By David Francis

Christie Can Use These Pols ‘Comeback Playbooks’
Christie Scandal Opens Door to Far Right GOP Hopefuls

By Eric Pianin and Rob Garver

In the space of a single day, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie went from prospective front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016 to damaged goods. His rivals just got a big...

Obama’s New Normal: 4 More Years of Job Declines

By Edward Morrissey

We have come down to the final few days of an election cycle that feels like the longest in history. That’s probably not the case; the race started earlier in 2008, and the primaries took place in...
Sandy's Headwinds Stall Romney's Momentum

By Josh Boak, The Fiscal Times

In the closing days of the presidential race, Mitt Romney faces a new set of headwinds. Hurricane Sandy might be the ultimate twist in the election—and its ferocious squalls along with some stumbles...
Where Does Romney Stand? Let's Go to the Replay

By Josh Boak, The Fiscal Times

It’s no secret that Mitt Romney has been a political chameleon, changing positions on key issues from the primary debates. The Fiscal Times examined how Romney has cast himself on five key issues,...
9 Who May Lead the Fed—Depending on the Election

By Merrill Goozner, The Fiscal Times

It is beginning to look like no matter who wins next Tuesday’s election, the eighth Fed chairman Ben Bernanke, whose second term expires on Jan. 31, 2014, will join the two terms-and-out crowd...
Romney, Not Obama, Can Rappel Down the Fiscal Cliff

By Liz Peek

John Paulson’s $100 million gift to New York’s Central Park Conservancy was a stunning “thank-you” from the hedge fund titan to the city where he made his fortune. It is also yet another example of...

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