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Poll: Public Split Over Biden

By Staff on May 23, 2012

Americans appear to be closely divided over their impressions of Vice President Joe Biden, according to a new Gallup poll. 45 percent of those surveyed said they held Biden in an unfavorable light while 42 percent gave him a favorable rating, marking the first time in Biden’s Vice Presidency that…

WH: Obama Not A Big Spender

By Geoff Holtzman on May 23, 2012

The White House is pointing to a new report out today suggesting that President Obama has overseen the smallest growth in federal spending since Dwight Eisenhower was in office.

Romney Camp Claims 10 Dems Siding With Booker On Bain

By Staff on May 23, 2012

The Romney campaign Wednesday released a statement naming ten prominent Democrats who have appeared critical of President Obama’s focus on the former Massachusetts’ Governor’s tenure at Bain Capital. The list includes Newark Mayor Cory Booker, Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.), Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), former Rep. Harold Ford (D-Tenn.), Massachusetts Governor…

Poll: Romney Leading In Florida

By Justin Duckham on May 23, 2012

Mitt Romney appears to lead in Florida, a crucial swing state. According to a new Quinnipiac University Poll, President Obama trails the former Massachusetts Governor by six points at 41 to 47 percent. The latest survey represents an upward trajectory for Romney. In early May, Romney and Obama essentially tied…

Uncommitted Receives 42% Of Kentucky’s Dem Vote

By Justin Duckham on May 23, 2012

In Arkansas, the President also saw 40 percent of the state’s Democrats back Jon Wolfe, a little known candidate with no national backing.

Obama Talks Bain In Chicago

By Justin Duckham on May 21, 2012

President Barack Obama briefly waded into campaign politics at the tail end of the NATO Summit in Chicago Monday, emphasizing that his reelection efforts’ focus on Mitt Romney’s tenure at Bain Capital are fair game. “If you’re main argument for how to grow the economy is ‘I knew how to…

Obama Holds Brief Meeting With Pakistani President

By Justin Duckham on May 21, 2012

President Barack Obama held two brief discussions with Pakistani President Asif Zardari amid Monday’s NATO Summit in Chicago but did not negotiate an agreement to open supply lines within the country, a key piece of tension between the two nations.

Obama Previews Next Milestone At NATO Summit

By Staff on May 21, 2012

President Barack Obama told the NATO Summit in Chicago Monday that the 2014 transfer of security responsibilities in Afghanistan is on-track, an agreement at the center of the international gathering. Speaking before a meeting with leaders from the dozens of nations making up the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan,…

Poll: Americans Split Over Who Can Fight Unemployment Best

By Staff on May 21, 2012

A new Gallup poll shows that 48 percent of respondents cited President Obama while 47 percent named Mitt Romney.

Obama Meets With Hollande

By Geoff Holtzman on May 18, 2012

President Obama talks to reporters in the Oval Office following a meeting with new French President Francois Hollande.