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Republican enthusiasm gap could help Obama
Mitt Romney’s three-state shellacking by Rick Santorum laid bare the Republican White House frontrunner’s Achilles heel — an inability to motivate the party’s conservative base. The enthusiasm gap — revealed in low overall turnout at caucuses and primaries and Romney’s tepid polling numbers — could end up handing President Barack…
Poll: Voters back Obama as commander-in-chief
WASHINGTON — US President Barack Obama has overwhelming support from American voters for his use of drone strikes against terror suspects and his planned troop drawdown in Afghanistan, a poll found Wednesday. Obama, who signed off on the US special forces raid which killed Osama bin Laden last year, also…
Study: Nearly half of Obama campaign funds from small donations
A campaign finance study published Wednesday reveals a pretty big difference between the campaigns of President Barack Obama and likely Republican challenger Mitt Romney: namely, 48 percent of Obama’s money came from small donations. That’s not the case for the former Massachusetts governor, who’s far and away the favorite candidate…
Parody of Clint Eastwood ad calls it quits on Detroit
There would be no Chrysler Super Bowl commercials starting figures such as Clint Eastwood or Eminem if Mitt Romney had his way, according to liberal comedian Andy Cobb. Using Romney’s infamous 2008 New York Times column, Cobb recreated the now infamous commercial to hang the message around the former Massachusetts’…
Ann Romney softens wooden Mitt
Following Mitt Romney on the campaign trail for a few days only confirms his reputation as slightly wooden — so it’s a good thing his wife Ann is there to humanize him, if only a little. The 62-year-old, who regularly appears on the podium with her husband and their five…
Obama backs constitutional amendment to end Citizens United
President Barack Obama supports changing the U.S. Constitution to keep private sector dollars from buying elections, campaign officials told Raw Story on background during a conference call with reporters Tuesday. The decision stands in contrast with the president’s recent embrace of super PAC campaigning, a key feature of the Supreme…
Long primary battle could help Romney build support
EDINA, Minnesota — A drawn-out fight for the Republican nomination could work to frontrunner Mitt Romney’s advantage if he uses it to develop his campaign structure in swing states key to beating President Barack Obama in November. That’s what happened in 2008, when Obama built a formidable organization that registered…
Obama approval soars to 50 percent on jobs figures
WASHINGTON — Boosted by rising US jobs figures, President Barack Obama’s approval rating has hit the magical 50-percent mark and he has opened up a double-digit lead over his likely Republican opponent in November, a poll showed Monday. The poll by the Washington Post and ABC television found Obama reaching…
Republican’s real feelings for Mitt Romney revealed in new song: ‘Phony’
Inspired by music superstar Jay-Z’s song “Glory” for his new born daughter, hip-hop radio host Jay Smooth thought it was time to dedicate a few lines to GOP presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney. Smooth’s parody “Phony” purports to represent how dissatisfied Republican voters feel, put into a rap song about Romney’s…
Poll: Romney narrowly trails Santorum in Minnesota caucuses
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — The Republican caucuses in Minnesota on Tuesday are a virtual toss up, with frontrunner Mitt Romney trailing former senator Rick Santorum by a small margin, a poll showed Sunday. Romney, who strengthened his lead for the White House race with a solid win Saturday in the Nevada…
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