Topic: 2012 Election

A State-By-State Look at the Record Black Turnout in 2012

AP

The Census Bureau has verified that turnout among black voters for the first time topped that among whites in 2012. That shift may have affected the results in some states — and could affect perceptions of the Voting Rights Act.

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 24, 2011

Republicans Want Rubio to Save Them Just Like He Saved Nancy Reagan

Yet another dream candidate for Republicans unhappy with the 2012 lineup

Comments | 1,313 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 24, 2011

Mitt Romney Is 2012's Hillary Clinton

Playing it safe as the frontrunner is how Clinton lost the 2008 Democratic primary

Comments | 7,597 Views

By Alexander Abad-Santos

Aug 24, 2011

Cartoon

The GOP Takes 'No' for an Answer

Cartoonist Tom Toles on GOP Strategy

Comments | 1,468 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 23, 2011

Rick Perry Urges GOP to Give Up on Christie Dream

At this late date is seems unlikely conservative "eggheads" will get their fantasy 2012 nominee

Comments | 3,929 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 23, 2011

Karl Rove's and Sarah Palin's Fox News Feud

Hell hath no fury like a maybe-presidential candidate scorned

Comments | 12,644 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 22, 2011

Paul Ryan Really for Real Not Running for President

With their beloved budget hawk out, conservatives turn their lonely eyes to Chris Christie

Comments | 426 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 22, 2011

Jason Chaffetz Won't Run Against Orrin Hatch

A takedown of the six-term senator would have been a sign of the Tea Party's strength

Comments | 985 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 22, 2011

Poll: Obama Crushes Palin Among Women Voters

And, despite low approval ratings, still beats Palin among all voters 50 percent to 33 percent

Comments | 9,656 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 22, 2011

Perry Believes in Science After All: Campaign Science

Employed "eggheads" to use the scientific method to test campaign tactics

Comments | 1,520 Views

By Alexander Abad-Santos

Aug 22, 2011

Cartoon

Let's Examine Rick Perry's Trust Issues

Cartoonist Nick Anderson on Rick Perry and 'hoaxes'

Comments | 3,337 Views

By Heather Horn

Aug 19, 2011

Home News From Afar

What the World Makes of Rick Perry

The international media is talking about his religion, his jobs record, his controversies

Comments | 3,596 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 19, 2011

Palin Posts Rousing Iowa Teaser, Again Feeding Speculation

Video is part presidential, part movie star

Comments | 1,633 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 19, 2011

Report: Pawlenty Crew Only Has Eyes for Chris Christie

A wee bit of evidence two more fantasy Republican candidates could still jump in

Comments | 619 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 19, 2011

Jon Huntsman Finds His Voice by Sounding Like a Dad on Twitter

He's best able to play the sane candidate by making corny jokes on the Internet

Comments | 878 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 19, 2011

A Brief History of the Republican Primary So Far

2011 has been a series of fast-burning media crushes, from Trump to Bachmann

Comments | 3,004 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 18, 2011

The Rick Roll: Perry Backs Teaching Creationism in Public Schools

And his campaign isn't quite sure whether he thinks Social Security is unconstitutional

Comments | 5,353 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 18, 2011

Memento, Starring Michele Bachmann

The candidate has a trouble remembering her own bio--like whether she's a doctor or not

Comments | 104,654 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 18, 2011

Campaign Managers Have Discovered Something: The T-Shirt

Nothing says "deeply held convictions" like an ironic tee

Comments | 1,096 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 18, 2011

Can Rick Perry Compete for the Middle Ground?

Perry's impressive streak of victories in Texas are not a sign of cross-party appeal

Comments | 1,402 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 17, 2011

Rick Perry's Love/Hate Relationship With the Stimulus

Perry campaigns against the 2009 law now, but Texas used the money anyway

Comments | 399 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 17, 2011

Tim Pawlenty Won't Run for Senate, Either

Republicans had hoped to recruit him after he dropped out of the presidential race

Comments | 91 Views

By Rebecca Greenfield

Aug 17, 2011

Meet the Bachmann Staffer Arrested for Terrorism

It's the man responsible for organizing her faith-based campaigning

Comments | 2,448 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 17, 2011

Bush's Crew Is Gunning for Rick Perry

They might look like clones, but Bush and Perry don't like each other at all

Comments | 54,900 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 17, 2011

Romney Will Be on Martha's Vineyard While Obama's There

That didn't stop him from mocking the First Family's vacation, of course

Comments | 10,577 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 17, 2011

Gingrich Heads to Hawaii, the Place Where He Wants to Retire

The Gingrich's campaign trail's swing through Hawaii is starting to look a like a vacation

Comments | 1,897 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 17, 2011

Obama to Promise Future Jobs While Perry Campaigns on Existing Ones

Obama will urge Congress to pass a jobs plan in yet another speech

Comments | 2,619 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 16, 2011

A Guide to Paul Ryan Presidential Gossip

Speculation erupts that a budget-cutting savior might enter the 2012 race

Comments | 1,594 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 16, 2011

Rick Perry Looks Like Many People, Apparently

The newest Republican presidential candidate looks familiar to everyone

Comments | 6,208 Views

By Rebecca Greenfield

Aug 16, 2011

Bachmann Wishes Elvis Happy Birthday on the Day He Died

Another slip-up for the Republican presidential candidate

Comments | 634 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 16, 2011

Bachmannia: Everything Goes Wrong After Going So Right

And her own mom tells on her for skipping the family reunion in Iowa

Comments | 15,201 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 16, 2011

Karl Rove's Still Dreaming About a Fantasy GOP Candidate

Even with Rick Perry now in the 2012 hunt, Rove hopes a better candidate will get in

Comments | 2,524 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 16, 2011

Perry's Charm Offensive Aims Directly at Romney

Do not underestimate the power of a southern person and his twang

Comments | 762 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 15, 2011

Obama's Sleek Black Tour Bus Cost $1.1 Million

The president takes an expensive ride through the Midwest to talk economic struggles

Comments | 7,530 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 15, 2011

Obama Embraces 'Obamacare,' Sort Of

Says he doesn't mind if the world knows he does care about people

Comments | 636 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 15, 2011

Conservatives Begin to Fret About Rick Perry

A 14-point memo circulates in Iowa as op-eds against him proliferate

Comments | 24,398 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 15, 2011

Perry Will Say Obama's Too Wimpy to Be Commander in Chief

Republican highlight his military service record against Obama

Comments | 2,163 Views

By Erik Hayden

Aug 15, 2011

Obama's Approval Rating Hits a New Low

On Sunday, Gallup's daily approval hit a low of 39 percent

Comments | 1,701 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 15, 2011

Rick Perry Wins Round One Against Michele Bachmann

A showdown in Bachmann's hometown of Waterloo goes to the race's newcomer

Comments | 8,491 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 12, 2011

Ames Has Gotten Rather Mean Lately

Debbie Wasserman Schultz gets booed at the Iowa State Fair

Comments | 3,706 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 12, 2011

Rick Perry's Good Christian Message Is Being Packaged by an Atheist

The elaborate campaign rollout will be heavy on prayer

Comments | 6,003 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 12, 2011

Sarah Palin's Media Vortex Opens at the Iowa State Fair

Reporters rush to cover the most famous non-candidate in Ames

Comments | 1,544 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 12, 2011

Obama Hits New York, Adored and Unapproved

Despite a poll showing 45% approval, he has no trouble raising money

Comments | 1,031 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 11, 2011

Liveblog: The Third Republican Primary Debate

Expect the claws to come out in Iowa

Comments | 2,339 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 11, 2011

Bachmann Only Hates Government Some of the Time

In private, she works hard to get federal aid for all kinds of projects in her district

Comments | 2,093 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 11, 2011

Pawlenty Has the Most to Lose in the Iowa Debate

Meanwhile, Bachmann will have to live up to the high expectations from June

Comments | 393 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 10, 2011

Sarah Palin's Bus Tour Will Be in Iowa This Week

She'll arrive before voting begins in the Ames straw poll Saturday, pulling attention from 2012 candidates

Comments | 572 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 10, 2011

Tim Pawlenty's Toilet Humor Tendency

The more we hear from the candidate, the more we need barnyard epithets

Comments | 844 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 10, 2011

Huntsman Boasts of Endorsement from 28-Year-Old Jeb Bush Jr.

A bit of a letdown after speculation that Jeb Bush Sr. would be giving him the thumbs up

Comments | 1,035 Views

By Alexander Abad-Santos

Aug 10, 2011

Cartoon

Growing Tired of Obama's Performance?

Cartoonist Lisa Benson on President Obama, producer of sound bites

Comments | 408 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 9, 2011

August News Blahs Mean Jon Huntsman Is Exciting

A rumor is born, furiously debated, and dies in the space of an hour

Comments | 1,212 Views

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