Republican Mitt Romney’s appeal to the NASCAR vote sputtered out during his last visit to a race, steering his campaign straight into political trouble in February when he seemed to associate himself more with team owners than fans of the sport....
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Gov. Mitt Romney signs a Romney/Ryan '12 logo car during a rain delay at the NASCAR Federated Auto Parts 400 in Richmond
Romney’s NASCAR Rally: Hot Dogs
Obama Asks for Birth Certificate
President Barack Obama was born in Honolulu. Yet he confronted no shortage of opponents in 2008 who demanded his birth certificate. Both Hawaii and the president provided that proof to silent the “birthers.” So there was no shortage of laughter...
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President Barack Obama speaks with lunch patrons at the West Tampa Sandwich Shop during a 2-day bus tour across Florida.
Obama with Clinton: Cubans To Go
President Barack Obama may be eating a lot of Cuban sandwiches between now and Nov. 6. So may former President Bill Clinton, planning to campaign for Obama in Florida next week. Obama, making a weekend bus tour of Florida, stopped today...
Read more »Democratic Convention Debt to be Covered, Host Committee Assures
The Democratic convention’s debt won’t saddle the president or his party. The Committee for Charlotte 2012, which was charged with raising money for the Democratic National Convention, insists that it will not rely on the President Barack Obama’s campaign or...
Read more »Obama’s Florida Key Swing Counties
The presidential campaigns know the so-called swing states, such as Florida, Ohio and Virginia. They’re also quite familiar with the swing counties in those states. It’s no coincidence that President Barack Obama is making campaign stops today in the Florida counties...
Read more »Obama’s Audience Off from 2008 — Romney Competed with Eastwood
President Barack Obama drew a bigger national television audience at his convention than Republican nominee Mitt Romney did at his, the ratings show. Yet TV viewership this year was off from 2008, according to Nielsen Media Research. Fox News ruled...
Read more »Missourians: Show Us the Way – Akin `No Crist,’ McCaskill `No. 50′
It now officially requires a secret de-coder ring to follow the Senate race in Missouri. This is a race in which Republicans hoped to build, in part, their takeover of the U.S. Senate — until their candidate, Rep. Todd Akin,...
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