When Democratic senators Heidi Heitkamp and Joe Donnelly said Friday they were backing same-sex marriage, it was clear their "evolution" would carry less political import than it would have during last year's reelection campaign. But there's no better example of the incentive some Democrats still have to oppose gay marriage than in Arkansas, where Mark Pryor is up for reelection.
Ohio is just like 2000 Florida: If a close race demands a recount, conditions are ripe for a repeat of the delays, confusion, and chaos that racked the Sunshine State. And just like 12 years ago, the state’s ultimate winner could very well determine who is the next president.
The overwhelming North Carolina vote to define marriage as legal only between a man and woman is an unequivocal reminder that gay marriage remains unappealing in many parts of the country, even as its support grows overall nationally.
President Obama could always count on the killing of Sept. 11 mastermind Osama bin Laden, who died one year ago, to bolster the argument he deserves reelection. But as he and his political allies have demonstrated this past week, they aren’t content to use the terrorist’s death only to build up Obama—they want to use it to tear down Mitt Romney.
The GOP presidential front-runner’s two-week, multimillion-dollar TV ad buy in Pennsylvania -- the media equivalent of a nuclear bomb -- delivers a powerful message to Republican voters there: You might have supported Rick Santorum when he was your U.S. senator, but I want your vote now.
In 2006, Pennsylvania voters ended Rick Santorum’s Senate career. Six years later, could the Keystone State shut down his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination?
It’s the ninth inning of the Republican presidential primary, and Mitt Romney just brought his ace closer into the game.
The recent anti-Mitt Romney contagion is spreading beyond South Carolina.
There's reason to suspect that Ron Paul could overcome meager poll numbers to compete in the Granite State, especially if he wins in Iowa.
For conservative activists, the 2012 political map is shaping up to be far less inviting than 2010
The candidate who has the most to lose from the newcomer's rise is staying silent
Perry's prayer service is more akin to a campaign rally
The 2012 candidate accuses President Obama of turning his back on the "Arab Spring"
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