If 2012 presidential candidate Mitt Romney had created enough enthusiasm among white voters to get them to the polls in the same numbers as in 2004 when George Bush was re-elected, he would have won the battleground states of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Florida and Colorado and pulled out a narrow victory over President Obama, according to [...]
Man Who Shot Romney “47 Percent” Video Steps Forward
March 13, 2013 | Posted by
The man behind the now infamous video of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s “47 percent” comments has stepped forward to explain his motivations for recording the private fundraiser event last September. Choosing not to have his identity published, the man who recorded the video confirmed that he was working as a bartender with the event’s [...]
Mitt Romney: ‘It Kills Me Not To Be There in The White House’
March 3, 2013 | Posted by
Mitt Romney joined Fox News for an interview aired Sunday, ending a four-month absence after losing the 2012 presidential campaign. Last year’s GOP presidential nominee discussed a range of political topics, including the sequester, his campaign, and the problems facing the Republican Party. Romney accused President Obama of “playing politics” with sequester budget cuts, and shared [...]
Mitt Romney Slams Obama Over Failure to Reach a Sequester Deal with GOP
March 1, 2013 | Posted by
As President Obama and congressional Republicans faced the world today with the news that they were unable to reach an agreement to avoid $85 billion in brutal across-the-board budget cuts known as the sequester, Obama had to contend with an old nemesis, former presidential candidate Mitt Romney, point the finger of blame at him. In [...]
Obama in Israeli Controversy After Leaked Remarks
January 16, 2013 | Posted by
President Obama finds himself in the middle of a new controversy concerning Israel after writer Jeffrey Goldberg wrote about remarks the president reportedly made in November critical of Israel’s decision to construct more settlements in Palestinian territory. In a column on Bloomberg News, Goldberg, a correspondent for The Atlantic, wrote that Obama said privately and [...]
2012 Elections: Black Turnout May Have Surpassed White Turnout
December 30, 2012 | Posted by
As the ongoing post-election analysis begins to emerge, it’s becoming apparent that something remarkable happened last month in the presidential election: For the first time in history, blacks appear to have voted at a higher rate than whites, according to a Pew Research Center analysis. While the conclusion still isn’t final because post-election analysis is [...]
Mitt Romney Had “No Desire to Run” Says Eldest Son
December 24, 2012 | Posted by
Despite millions of dollars spent on a long campaign, Mitt Romney apparently never wanted to be president. Romney’s son Tagg told the Boston Globe that his father “had no desire” to run for the presidency. In fact it was the Tagg, the oldest of Romney’s children, who, along with his mother Ann, worked to convince [...]
Bush Urges GOP ‘Benevolent Spirit’ With Immigration Reform
December 5, 2012 | Posted by
The man who first invoked “compassionate conservatism” en route to first winning the White House 12 years ago is imploring the Republican Part to do likewise when it comes to the issue of immigration. Making just his second policy speech since leaving office four years ago, former President George W. Bush made an implicit rebuke [...]
Romney Rejoins Marriott Board In Return To Public Life
December 4, 2012 | Posted by
Former Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has made his return to life after politics with Monday’s announcement that he had rejoined Marriott International’s board of directors. It is a position the former Massachusetts governor previously held before his failed attempt to unseat President Barack Obama. “It is an honor to once again be able to [...]
President Obama to Romney-Supporter Kid Rock: ‘I’m Still Here’
December 3, 2012 | Posted by
When you’re the president of the United States, it would be too tacky and unseemly to do too much gloating—even when you’re standing in Washington, DC, just weeks after your reelection, next to Kid Rock, the musician whose music and face was deployed as a rallying cry by Republican challenger Mitt Romney. After the Kennedy [...]
