Julie Hirschfeld Davis
is a senior political reporter for the Washington Bureau. She covered the 2012 campaign for Bloomberg News and previously covered the White House for the Baltimore Sun.
Romney: Needed no Debate Notes
Two days after a widely praised presidential debate performance credited with getting his campaign back on track, Mitt Romney still was basking in the glow — and indulging in a little bit of gloating. While getting ready for the next...
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his running mate Rep Paul Ryan wave to supporters at the Augusta Expoland in Fishersville, Virginia, the day after the first Presidential debate.
Romney: 47% `Completely Wrong’
Updated at 5:38 pm EDT President Barack Obama may have missed an opportunity to hold Republican Mitt Romney to his fundraising comment about 47 percent of Americans being out of reach to him during their televised debate this week, but...
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Mitt Romney speaks to supporters at The Seagate Center in Toledo, Ohio, on Sept. 26, 2012.
Romney Targeting the Undecided
Republican Mitt Romney’s campaign is targeting undecided voters and those who back President Barack Obama yet harbor reservations about him, by framing the election as a choice of two competing views on taxes and spending, the economy, and foreign policy,...
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Mitt Romney with employees of American Spring Wire during a campaign stop on Sept. 26, 2012, in Bedford Heights, Ohio.
Romney Ready for the 47 Percent
Republican Mitt Romney will be ready for the 47 percent question. So says Ed Gillespie, a senior adviser to the Romney campaign, talking about the first of the presidential debates this week. “We wouldn’t be surprised, obviously if it came...
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Romney’s Spanish Ads: Bright, Dark
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is reaching out to Hispanic voters with an upbeat message promising he will create jobs and greater opportunity. But as Election Day approaches, he’s also working in swing states to sow doubts about President Barack...
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American solders speak with an Afghan villager during a patrol in Afghanistan.
Obama Team Hits Romney Readiness to be Commander in Chief
On the eve of the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, President Barack Obama’s re-election team sought to raise doubts about Republican challenger Mitt Romney’s fitness to be commander in chief. In a conference call with reporters organized by...
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Mitt Romney campaign pollster Neil Newhouse.
Romney Pollster Calls Obama Post-Convention Bump A ‘Sugar High’
Mitt Romney’s pollster has a message for voters, donors, and the journalists covering the presidential race: Don’t believe the polls. At least not the recent ones that indicate President Barack Obama has opened a lead over the Republican nominee following...
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Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is using 15 new television advertisements to tell voters in eight battleground states that they’re no better off than they were when President Barack Obama took office. The morning after Obama accepted his party’s nomination...
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Mitt Romney with military veterans outside an event by the "New Hampshire Veterans and Military Families for Mitt" in Concord on Sept. 6, 2012.
Romney: No Time for Obama `Reset’ — No Plans for Watching
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney says President Barack Obama wants to use his speech tonight at the Democratic National Convention to get a “promises reset,” while the public instead deserves a “report” on his broken commitments. “This is a time not...
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Mitt Romney, Ohio Republican Senator Rob Portman, center, and Ohio Governor John Kasich during a campaign stop at Tom's Ice Cream Bowl in Zanesville, Ohio, on August 14, 2012.
Romney Practicing for Debates with Portman: ‘He’s Good’
Mitt Romney is holed up in Vermont practicing for October’s presidential debates with Senator Rob Portman of Ohio as a rheorical sparring partner. Romney, when asked how his debate preparations were going, said, ”I’m just glad I won’t be debating Rob...
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