2012 United States Presidential Election news and stories

2012 United States Presidential Election

THE RACE: Romney, Obama both taking aim at Bush
As they present their closing arguments, President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are occupying some unexpected common ground. Both are taking shots at ...
Romney calls for 'bold changes' for economy
Promising to work with "good Democrats," Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney called Friday for "bold changes" to help revive the economy as ...
Love hopes to be 1st black GOP woman in Congress
In her bid to become the first black Republican woman elected to Congress, Mia Love is the party's emblem of diversity this campaign year.
Kerrey struggling in Nebraska Senate race
Democrats hoped Nebraska's Senate race would be the story of Bob Kerrey's political revival. Instead, the emergence of Republican Deb Fischer, a ...
Campaigns deploy radio ads to gin up base voters
Drivers listening to adult contemporary radio along Interstate 4 in central Florida are hearing ads like this: "President Obama raised taxes on ...
Star-powered political rallies get party started
Baseball great Hank Aaron is a Barack Obama guy. Golf legend Jack Nicklaus is in Mitt Romney's camp. From athletes and astronauts to singers and ...
Very few voters to decide presidential race
The outcome of the hard-fought but still deadlocked presidential race between President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney will be ...
Obama pressures Romney to break his Mourdock ties
President Barack Obama, seeking to shore up support among women, intensified his pressure Thursday on Mitt Romney to break any ties with a Republican ...
Presidential election hits $2B fundraising mark
The 2012 presidential campaign passed the $2 billion mark in fundraising Thursday, fueled by an outpouring of cash from both ordinary citizens and the ...
In testimony, Romney was skeptical of Staples
In newly unsealed testimony related to Staples founder Tom Stemberg's divorce, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says he was initially ...
Romney places TV ads in Minnesota
Republican Mitt Romney is placing television ads in Minnesota, a move that pushes his presidential campaign into a state Democrats have held for more ...
GOP tries to move past Mourdock comment on rape
Embattled Senate candidate Richard Mourdock and national Republican officials said Thursday they were moving past the uproar over his comments that ...
AP-GfK poll: Romney edging out Obama on economy
Americans are growing increasingly optimistic about the future of the U.S. economy, and likely voters trust Republican Mitt Romney slightly more than ...
All day, all night: Obama's long search for votes
Deep in the longest day of his campaign, President Barack Obama was in a Las Vegas casino, gambling that his re-election bid needed one more stop.
Could events beyond campaign control jolt race?
An election-eve terrorist strike. A tanking stock market. A stunner of a jobs report. An unscripted moment. Democratic President Barack Obama and ...
Powell standing by Obama in 2012 presidential race
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, a longtime Republican, is sticking with President Barack Obama in this year's election. He told CBS' "This ...
Obama and Bill Clinton to campaign together
President Barack Obama and Bill Clinton will campaign together Monday, opening the final full week before Election Day with a three-state battleground ...
Guns, climate, gays missing in presidential race
Of the roughly 50,000 words spoken in this month's three presidential debates, none were "climate change," ''global warming" or "greenhouse gas.
Obama talks 2nd term; Romney zeroes in on economy
President Barack Obama is confidently predicting speedy second-term agreement with Republicans to reduce federal deficits and overhaul immigration ...
GOP candidates in close races disavow rape remark
Just as Mitt Romney and other Republicans had cut into the Democrats' advantage with female voters, a tea party-backed Senate candidate's awkward ...
GOP's Mourdock stands by rape, abortion remark
Indiana Republican Senate candidate Richard Mourdock refused to apologize Wednesday for saying that when pregnancy results from rape then that is ...
Once Obama country, Colorado now razor-close
Four years ago, Barack Obama used this state as both a stage for his nominating convention and a place to show how his new brand of politics could ...
Auto bailout could be key to Obama victory in Ohio
President Barack Obama's decision to help America's automakers could end up being what helps drive him back into the White House. Some 850,000 jobs ...
Ryan: Poverty winning in 'war on poverty'
Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan said Wednesday that, "in this war on poverty, poverty is winning" and he called for a retooled approach ...
In close race, Obama turns to first lady for help
As the music of Stevie Wonder pulsated through Racine Memorial Hall, Michelle Obama bounded onto the stage. "You know what this room feels like? It ...