Where is President Barack Obama most popular? In Washington, D.C., and in his birth state of Hawaii. Where is the Democrat least popular? In the mountain states of Utah and Wyoming, and also Sarah Palin’s home state of Alaska. It...
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
A nice way to celebrate the New Year for the President was to jump in the ocean in his native state of Hawaii. He was on his annual Christmas vacation with family and friends, and went swimming at Pyramid Rock Beach in Kaneohe Bay.
Washington, Hawaii: Obama, Thumbs Up — Utah, Wyoming, Thumbs Down
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People celebrate in front of the White House on Nov. 7, 2012.
Reddest Reds, Bluest Blues: Obama-Romney Contest
Now that we’ve left behind the obsessive coverage and minute slicing-and-dicing of the swing states that constituted the end-all and be-all of the 2012 presidential election, we were left wondering: Where did the landslides occur? Defining that as any place where one of...
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A precinct delegate ballot for Mitt Romney as voters caucus for the Republican presidential candidate on Feb. 4, 2012 in Las Vegas.
It’s All About the Delegates
In case there is any doubt this race is all about reaching the magic 1,144 delegates needed to secure the nomination, look at the latest battle over one delegate. Yes, one. The Associated Press updated its GOP delegate count for...
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