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Romney vows to put ‘ghoulish ghosties to bed’ in ‘Scooby-Doo’ spoof
“Perennial presidential candidate and TV dad” Mitt Romney and his five sons were the subject of a new “Election eve special” animated short released by Funny or Die on Sunday. The GOP presidential nominee, voiced by Fred Willard, was a guest star in the “Romney Boys Mysteries,” which recast the…
Activists spend millions on new ads slamming Romney’s climate change denial
Two new election ads have attacked Mitt Romney for making jokes about sea-level rise, as campaigners move to tap concern about climate change after Sandy. In the final days before the vote, two groups are running television ads based on Romney’s dismissive remarks about climate change. Activists are following the candidate on the campaign…
Conservative columnist to CNN: Flip flop on killing FEMA is ‘the Etch-A-Sketch Romney’
Debra Saunders, a conservative columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle, on Sunday said Mitt Romney’s decision to flip flop on his call to “absolutely” abolish federal disaster aid after Hurricane Sandy struck the east coast was an example of the “the Etch-A-Sketch Romney.” Speaking to CNN’s Howard Kurtz on Sunday,…
Romney becomes first candidate in 16 years to decline youth debate
Mitt Romney has become the first major presidential candidate to turn down the Presidential Youth Debate since it began in 1996, according to its organizers. This year, President Barack Obama answered five questions, including one regarding youth unemployment and another concerning the rising federal debt. Romney, on the other hand,…
Romney’s Mormon faith stirs little in 2012 election
WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney could make history as the first Mormon president of the United States if he wins Tuesday’s election after a hard-fought campaign in which his faith has hardly been a factor, analysts say. Romney is a devout member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,…
Brit Hume: Polls showing Romney losing are ‘puzzling’
On the Sunday before the 2012 presidential election, Fox News senior political analyst Brit Hume is saying that it’s “puzzling” that national polls indicate GOP hopeful Mitt Romney is tied with President Barack Obama while swing state polls suggest that Democrats are going to win enough electoral votes for to…
Democrats, Republicans lawyer-up for U.S. election
With the specter of the 2000 presidential election as a backdrop, the campaigns of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have legions of lawyers ready to swamp polling stations Tuesday to make sure every vote counts for their respective candidate. The main fear is a repeat of the election 12 years…
Maher: If ‘shameless weather vane’ Romney wins, ‘comedy wins’
Bill Maher began his Nov. 2 show — the last before the presidential race ends — by noting that Mitt Romney only had enough time for “five more reincarnations” before the election. “By Tuesday, he’ll be insisting he’s always a staunchly pro-gay Unitarian who hates corporations, is proud of his…
Watch live: Mitt Romney rallies in Ohio
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney holds a campaign rally in Etna, Ohio. Watch live, broadcast on NBC News on Nov. 2. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…
Pew study: Social media of presidential campaign ‘relentlessly negative’
As the marathon campaign season wraps up researchers confirm what many have suspected: civility has taken a vacation If the political postings you’ve seen lately on Facebook and Twitter seem particularly outrageous, it’s because they are. From the beginning of the political conventions to the eve of the final debate,…
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