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Watch live: Romney and Ryan arrive in battleground state of Ohio
GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney and running mate Paul Ryan make a last-minute campaign stop in the battleground state of Ohio. Watch live, broadcast on NBC News on Nov. 5. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…
Club for Growth president: Mitt Romney is ‘a mixed bag’
Club for Growth president: Mitt Romney is 'a mixed bag' Chris Chocola, president of the influential free-enterprise and anti-tax group the Club for Growth, called GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney “a mixed bag” in a sign of the remaining challenges the party standard-bearer faces in energizing conservative Republicans. Mr. Chocola,…
Chinese media slams Mitt Romney
China’s official news agency on Wednesday criticised what it called a “blame-China game” by US presidential candidate Mitt Romney, a day after he formally secured the Republican nomination. The conservative candidate’s tough talk on issues such as Taiwan and exchange rates could sour relations, the state-run Xinhua news agency said,…
Parody video: I’m a Romney girl, in a Romney world
The Agenda Project on Tuesday unveiled a new video that mocks Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney for allegedly not paying taxes and keeping his wealth in offshore tax havens. “Today, Harry Reid’s secret source came forward to confirm that – as the Democratic Senate Majority Leader asserted – U.S. presidential…
Rand Paul denies ‘secret deal’ to be on Romney ticket
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) on Saturday denied having made a secret deal to be on the ticket with presumptive GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney. “You know, I would say what I have said before,” he told CNN’s Don Lemon after being asked if he would consider running for vice president.…
Romney to AIPAC: I recognize ‘the zealot refrain of dominion’ in Iran
Republican presidential presidential candidate Mitt Romney is warning a pro-Israel lobbying group that President Barack Obama has “dawdled” while “the only thing respected by thugs and tyrants” in the Middle East was military power. On Tuesday, attendees at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) repeatedly cheered loudly for the…
Mitt Romney casted as ‘The Artist’
In the spirit of The Oscars, The Chris Matthews Show decided this weekend to humorously cast GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney as “The Artist.” The 70 second parody trailer features the characteristics of the Academy Award nominated silent film, and factors in Romney aesthetically looking the part of president until…
Elie Wiesel calls out Romney on Mormon church’s proxy baptisms
Elie Wiesel, the renowed Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize winner, is requesting that GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney urge the Mormon church to abandon the practice of posthumous baptisms of non-Mormons. In an interview with The Huffington Post Tuesday, Wiesel addressed the issue after learning that his own name…
Romney tells gay veteran he’ll repeal same-sex marriage
GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney had an interesting exchange with a gay veteran at a New Hampshire diner Monday morning. According to The Boston Globe, 63-year-old Vietnam vet Bob Garon asked the former Massachusetts if he would support a repeal of the state allowing same sex marriage. “I believe marriage…
Dems launch scathing new ad highlighting Romney’s flip-flops
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) released another scathing ad attacking GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney, targeting for a second time this fall the candidate’s changing positions on political issues. The newest ad comes in two versions, with a 30 second one airing in key swing states Virginia, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Pittsburgh…
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