Election 2012
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In Fiscal Cliff PR War, Obama Seeks Help From A Public Already Leaning His Way
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
In Washington's latest game of chicken, President Obama is recruiting voters who see things his way to provide an edge in his quest to get congressional Republicans to accept tax increases on the nation's wealthiest. His newest weapon? A Twitter hashtag.
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GOP Pushback On No-Tax Norquist: Less Than Meets The Eye
Monday, November 26, 2012
A handful of Republicans in Congress say they won't honor the Grover Norquist-led no-new-taxes pledge if it prevents a deal to avert the fiscal cliff. "Grover still swings a hammer," says one adviser. "There just aren't as many nails." But others think entitlements, not taxes, could be the sticking point.
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New 'War On Christmas' Takes A Fiscal-Cliff Twist
Monday, November 26, 2012
The White House issued a short report Monday warning of the risks to holiday spending and the 2013 economy if policymakers fail to reach an agreement to avoid the fiscal cliff. The report seemed aimed at raising pressure on Republicans to strike a deal with President Obama.
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How NYC's Bloomberg Influenced Calif. Rep. Race
Friday, November 23, 2012
Many SuperPACs and other outside groups are still tending their wounds after spending millions of dollars in the presidential and senate campaigns with little to show for it. But New York Mayor Michael Boomberg's SuperPAC helped to defeat a seven-term incumbent in a district outside L.A.
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Obama Campaign Machine May Be Turned Loose On Fiscal Cliff Climbing Congress
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
President Obama's campaign operation apparently isn't going to be totally retired just yet. Instead, the Obama team is considering deploying some of its grass-roots elements to push Congress to solve the fiscal cliff problem and help pass the president's agenda.
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Republicans Scramble To Repair Breach With Hispanics
Saturday, November 10, 2012
The election thumping Republicans got Tuesday at the hands of Latino voters was severe. To formulate a fix for what went wrong, the party will need help from influential Republicans like former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio.
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'Drunk Nate Silver' Parody Wakes Up After Real Nate Silver's Big Score
Friday, November 09, 2012
"Just saw @karlrove in a bar. Aaawwkward," tweets the fake homage to the blogger who nailed the Obama-Romney race tweets. Being hailed as Election Night's second biggest winner continues to bring attention to the FiveThirtyEight.com guru.
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Florida's Most Populous County Finishes Vote Count
Thursday, November 08, 2012
It only took two extra days, but Florida's Miami-Dade County has finished counting votes in the presidential election. But as of Thursday afternoon, three other large counties were still tabulating.
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How To Cope If Your Candidate Lost
Wednesday, November 07, 2012
You volunteered, you voted, but your candidate just lost. How do you deal? Psychology experts suggest taking some pointers from — of all things — die-hard sports fans.
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Senate Democrats Add To Majority: Caucus Now 54 Plus One
Wednesday, November 07, 2012
Senate Democrats did better than just keep their slim majority. Wednesday brought news that they expanded it by managing to retain control of two of their most threatened seats, in Montana and North Dakota.
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For Obama, Vindication, But Not A Mandate
Wednesday, November 07, 2012
Obama has become only the third U.S. president to win re-election by a narrower margin than his first victory. Having won a second term, Obama will seek to set the nation's agenda on issues ranging from taxes to immigration, but he may continue to struggle in selling his ideas to Congress.
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Audio And Transcript: Obama's Victory Speech
Wednesday, November 07, 2012
President Obama delivers his victory speech in Chicago after winning a second term.
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Obama's Win Powered By Organization, If Not Ideas
Tuesday, November 06, 2012
Bloopers and stumbles made the news this presidential campaign, but Barack Obama's re-election was powered by plans begun on the ground four years ago. Here's how he did it.
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Obama And Romney Go On A Whirlwind Tour In Election's Final Weekend
Saturday, November 03, 2012
It's a nonstop sprint to the finish as President Obama and GOP challenger Mitt Romney speed through campaign stops in at least seven states Saturday, looking for support where each needs it most.
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What If There's No Winner? Presidential Campaigns And Their Lawyers Prepare
Friday, November 02, 2012
With the presidential election looking to be very close, the outcome could come down to relatively few votes in a battleground state. That has the political parties, state election offices and lawyers for the campaigns preparing a post-Tuesday strategy.
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Superstorm Sandy May Have Blown In Fresh Breeze Of Bipartisanship
Thursday, November 01, 2012
When President Obama and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie came together in the aftermath of the superstorm, pundits took notice of a rare moment of bipartisanship and wondered if more was to come.
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There's No Contingency Plan If Disaster Strikes On Election Day
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
What if Hurricane Sandy had waited a week to strike the East Coast? There's no contingency plan in place for rescheduling an election if a storm or terrorist attack wiped out power in multiple states while voting was taking place. Says one expert: "We'll ignore it until it happens, and when it happens, we'll figure it out."
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Sandy Underscores Debate Over Government's Role
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
For President Obama, the federal government is a critical vehicle for disaster relief. Mitt Romney and the GOP put more faith in local government and voluntary efforts.
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Want To Be Rich? Be Lucky, Know The Right People
Monday, October 29, 2012
Class, wealth and personal responsibility have dominated much of the national conversation throughout the presidential election. In the first of a three-part series, All Things Considered asks several wealthy Americans with very different perspectives how they account for their own economic prosperity.
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Hurricane Sandy Throws A Wrench Into Early Voting
Monday, October 29, 2012
The fearsome storm has shut down early voting in multiple states and disrupted the presidential candidates' campaign schedules. Sandy may wreak havoc as it claws up the East Coast, but voting experts say its impact may fizzle come Election Day.