RJC Ads To Court Jews For Romney
Jeff Zeleny previews the coming push by the Republican Coalition to make headway for Mitt Romney among Jewish voters:
The group, the Republican Jewish Coalition, plans to begin a multimillion-dollar advertising campaign in the coming weeks called “My Buyer’s Remorse,” targeting voters in Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania, aides said. The campaign uses testimonials from people who say they regret supporting Mr. Obama because of his economic policies and his posture toward Israel, in hopes ...
Romney Calls For Special Counsel To Probe Security Leaks
Romney accused President Obama of putting the nation at risk through politically motivated intelligence leaks and defense cuts.
Mitt Romney on Tuesday accused President Obama of putting the nation at risk through politically motivated intelligence leaks and defense cuts and called for a special counsel to investigate the national-security disclosures.
Romney’s speech to the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) national convention in Reno, Nev., aimed to paint Obama as weak on national ...
Romney Praises Obama For Visiting Shooting Victims
Presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney praised President Obama's decision to visit Aurora, Colo., and meet with victims of a mass shooting as "the right thing" to do.
Romney, who returned to the campaign trail after a two-day hiatus, made the remarks to donors at an event at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco on Sunday night, according to media reports.
"Our hearts are with the many people who've lost loved ones in Colorado," Romney said.In his remarks, Romney said he would avoid attacks on ...
Drudge: Condi Rice Near Top Of VP List
In a nice bit of subject-changing from Romney-world, Drudge has a report up this evening saying Condoleezza Rice is 'near the top' of the VP list:
Late Thursday evening, Mitt Romney's presidential campaign launched a new fundraising drive, 'Meet The VP' -- just as Romney himself has narrowed the field of candidates to a handful, sources reveal.
And a surprise name is now near the top of the list: Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice!
The timing of the announcement is now set for ...
MItt Wants Obama Apology Over 'Felony' Remark
The battle between President Obama and Mitt Romney reached new levels of rancor Thursday, with each campaign accusing the other of lying over Romney's tenure at private-equity firm Bain Capital.
The charges flew at a rapid pace, and by the end of the day the Romney campaign was demanding an apology after a senior Obama campaign official said the Republican presidential candidate may have committed a felony.
Obama official Stephanie Cutter made the claim following a Boston Globe article ...
Mitt Romney Campaign Scraps $50,000 Per Plate Jerusalem Fundraiser On Tisha B'av
Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign has been forced to scrap a $50,000 per plate fundraiser scheduled to take place during his visit to Jerusalem because the date coincided with a solemn Jewish day of mourning.
Andrea Saul, a spokeswoman for the Romney campaign, pointed to a tweet by Natasha Mosgovaya, a political correspondent for the Israeli daily Ha’aretz, that stated on Thursday morning that the campaign would in fact not be holding the fundraiser. The tweet quoted a Romney official ...
New Urgency For Team Obama
A new urgency has swept into President Obama’s campaign as disappointing fundraising numbers have emerged alongside the shaky economy as a major threat to his prospects for reelection.
While the president’s aides originally maintained they wouldn’t be moving from “zero to 60” when they launched their campaign in May, now, with less than four months until Election Day, it appears they’re pushing down harder on the pedal.
Since his Independence Day break, when Obama took a ...
Romney Outraises Obama By $35 Million In June
The latest fundraising numbers are in for the two presidential campaigns and the amounts are eye popping. President Barack Obama and the Democratic Party raised $71 million, which is an enormous haul. But it was dwarfed by Mitt Romney and the Republican National Committee which together raised $106 million in the month of June.
For the second month in a row, Romney raised more money than Obama — $17 million more in May and $35 million more in June. When you count all the Republican ...
Obama Turns Down Challenge By Bar Patron To Arm Wrestle For Vote
A voter in Amherst, Ohio, offered to arm-wrestle President Obama in exchange for his vote.
The president responded he'd prefer a basketball game, according to a White House pool report.
Obama was in Ohio wrapping up day one of a two-day bus tour of Ohio and Pennsylvania, two important swing states in the election.
He stopped by Ziggy's Pub and Restaurant Thursday evening with Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland (D).
Obama spoke to several patrons and one, Jeff Hawks, had an unusual offer for the ...
Wall Street Journal Editorial Slams Romney Campaign
The Wall Street Journal opinion page offered up a blistering rebuke of Mitt Romney's presidential campaign on Thursday, suggesting it is "slowly squandering a historic opportunity" to defeat President Barack Obama this fall.
"Mr. Obama is being hurt by an economic recovery that is weakening for the third time in three years," the Journal's editorial board wrote in a scathing op-ed. "But Mr. Romney hasn't been able to take advantage, and if anything he is losing ground."
Giving voice to ...
Christie: I'd 'Answer the Call' If Asked to Be Vice President
Outspoken New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, in a CNBC appearance Tuesday, opened the door to a vice presidential run should Republican candidate Mitt Romney choose him.
While many of those thought to be in contention for the No. 2 spot on the GOP ticket have been coy about whether they would accept the nomination, Christie told "Squawk Box" that an offer would be hard to resist.
"This is an election with one voter, Mitt Romney. He gets to decide who he thinks should be the vice president of ...
Polls: No Big Bump For Obama
President Barack Obama’s big win at the Supreme Court hasn’t translated into a significant polling bump — at least according to early returns.
Four surveys conducted since Thursday’s 5-4 ruling upholding the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate show a slight uptick in favorability for his health care reforms. Pollsters, though, attribute that as much to Americans wanting to side with a winner than any permanent support: The numbers show an electorate slightly in favor of the ...
Obama Begs Donors For More
In a phone call from Air Force One, the President reportedly told a group of top donors "I can't do this by myself" and urged them to open their cheque books to "meet or exceed what you did in 2008".
Noting that most had "maxed out to my campaign last time," Mr Obama told them: "I really need you to do the same this time," according to a leaked transcript.
Despite holding a narrow lead over his rival, the president informed the supporters that his ability to campaign and broadcast ...
GOP Lawmakers: Romney Needs To Distance Himself From Bush
Republican lawmakers say Mitt Romney should distance himself from former President George W. Bush.
Such a move, they say, would take away a key political advantage from President Obama, who has repeatedly suggested Romney would embrace Bush-like policies in the White House.
Polls show a majority of voters blame Bush for the ailing economy. And while Bush is not on the ballot this year, some Democrats privately acknowledge that the Bush blame factor is a key reason why Obama has a narrow ...
Romney Raises $4.2 Million After ObamaCare Ruling
Mitt Romney's presidential campaign has raised $4.3 million since the Supreme Court ruled President Obama's healthcare law is constitutional.
Romney started raising funds immediately after the decision, and in a message to supporters Friday morning his campaign spokeswoman said he had raised $4.3 million from 43,000 donations.
"As of this morning, we have raised $4.3 million with 43,000 donations online. " spokeswoman Andrea Saul said.
"The Supreme Court may have found Obamacare ...
Dems Out Of Cash; May Cancel Convention Kickoff
Democrats are considering canceling their political convention’s kick-off event at the Charlotte Motor Speedway, as party planners grapple with a roughly $27 million fundraising deficit, according to two people familiar with matter.
Convention and campaign officials will make a final decision later this week after Steve Kerrigan, the chief executive officer of the Charlotte, North Carolina convention committee, discusses the matter with President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign, ...
Romney Meets With Possible VP's In Utah
Several politicians thought to be in consideration as Mitt Romney’s running mate have joined the presumptive GOP presidential nominee at a Utah retreat.
More than 500 individuals are expected to attend the event with big Romney donors in Utah, according to a report in Bloomberg.
Former Gov. Tim Pawlenty (Minn.), Sen. Rob Portman (Ohio), Rep. Paul Ryan (Wisc.), Gov. Bobby Jindal (La.), Gov. Bob McDonnell (Va.), and Sen. John Thune (S.D.) will be among the attendees, according to ABC ...
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