By Beth ReinhardNational Journal Mitt Romney easily survived his first debate of the 2012 primary with barely a nick to his early frontrunner status. Tarred as a flip-flopping phony during his 2008 White House bid, Romney looked at ease during the two-hour live forum, and none of his lesser-known rivals made him squirm. Eager to make pleasing first impressions on a national audience, they all passed when handed opportunities to attack Romney. A …
Mitt Romney will face his GOP rivals for the first time tonight as the party’s 2012 hopefuls gather for their first debate in New Hampshire. But it’s President Obama that Romney is targeting in a new web video released ahead of his inaugural debate appearance. The dramatic two-minute spot, which seems to take a few stylistic cues from Tim Pawlenty’s action film trailer-inspired ads, slams President Obama’s recent characte…
…sues tested in this poll, which was produced for ABC by Langer Research Associates. That includes a 10-point lead for Obama on women’s issues among men, growing to 27 points among women. After an extended period of debate and political positioning on a range of issues of concern to women, there’s also a sharp gender gap in the president’s overall job approval rating – 13 points higher among women than men, another rec…
national plan. Pawlenty first called it “Obamneycare,” a hybrid of “Romneycare” and “Obamacare.” But when given the opportunity to use the term while sharing the stage with Romney during a debate Monday night in New Hampshire, he balked. Pawlenty later said it was a mistake not to offer a stronger criticism. The impersonator joked about Romney’s Mormon faith and about polygamy, and Rep. Michele Bachmann&…
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) on Monday announced during the GOP presidential debate in New Hampshire that she had filed paperwork to seek the presidency–then set about showing the American people just why she’ll be a formidable contender. “President Obama is a one-term president,” she declared during Monday’s debate, drawing wide applause just minutes after announcing she had filed to run. “I want to make …
…ditor for standards. “As of now, the authorities continue to consider the woman to be the victim in an alleged sexual assault, and we have stuck to our normal practice of not identifying her.” Editors at Reuters debated the issue and decided the woman should remain unidentified, said Jim Gaines, the global head of ethics, standards and innovation. “It was very brief, because we all know what the rule is,” Gaines said. &…