That’s how many presidential election ads have run in the five-month period between April 10, when the general election began in earnest, and Sept. 4, according to Kantar Media’s CMAG. President Barack Obama’s campaign has run ads 267,987 times, or...
Read more »The Romney Rapid Response
President Barack Obama had barely begun his nomination acceptance speech tonight when Republican Mitt Romney’s camp was out with its response. Needless to say, Obama didn’t get high marks: “Tonight President Obama laid out the choice in this election, making...
Read more »Obama’s Generational ‘Choice’
President Barack Obama accepted his party’s nomination for a second term tonight. “I know that campaigns can seem small, and even silly,” he said, repeating the theme of an ad called “The Choice” that he has aired on television. “But...
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US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama acknowledge the audience at the conclusion of Obama's acceptance speech.
Michelle Obama: First Lady, `Fine Mom’
The first lady thrilled the Democratic National Convention on its opening night. Tonight, she returned for an encore. “Tonight, I am so thrilled and honored and so proud to introduce the love of my life, the father of our two...
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Vice President Joe Biden addresses the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.
Prime-Time Biden: 38-Minute Run
Joe Biden can talk. Tonight, he talked himself into prime-time. The vice-presidential nominee at national conventions traditionally speaks the night before the presidential candidate, in prime-time before the national TV cameras. That’s when Biden spoke as a candidate in 2008....
Read more »John Kerry Lets Loose
Let’s face it, the John Kerry who lost the presidency to George W. Bush in 2004 won’t be remembered for his quick wit or cutting quips. The John Kerry who spoke tonight at the Democratic National Convention seemed like a...
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Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords stands on stage during the final day of the Democratic National Convention
Gabby Giffords Gets Rock Star Reception for Pledge
The crowd inside the Time Warner Cable arena erupted when former Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, severely wounded in a Jan. 8, 2011, shooting, came out at about 8 p.m. to lead the pledge of allegiance at the Democratic National Convention...
Read more »Detroit, Motown versus Beantown — Biden on Romney’s `Bain Way’
Throughout the Democratic convention, speakers have criticized Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney for opposing the government bailout of the U.S. auto industry, which wound up saving General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group LLC. Vice President Joe Biden is suggesting tonight...
Read more »Biden: Romney Jobs Tour Overseas
Republican Mitt Romney says he knows how to create jobs. The Obama campaign has accused Romney of sending jobs overseas. Vice President Joe Biden is striking that theme in his address to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte. “I found...
Read more »Bin Laden: Better Off Four Years Ago
The big question in every election: Are you better off than you were four years ago? Senator John Kerry, the Massachusetts Democrat who ran for president as his party’s nominee in 2004, answered the question on stage at the Democratic...
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