Are Republicans also losing the Asian vote?
Republican struggles winning over Hispanic-American voters have been well documented this campaign season, but there is some concern about another fast-growing ethnic group – Asian Americans. Tom...
View ArticleWill the “War on Women” have legs in November?
Democrats should not hold back from the “war on women” in campaigning for the Nov. 6 election, Senator Jeanne Shaheen said, even if the economy will be on voters’ minds as they head to the polls. “I’m...
View ArticleThis time, some Democrats are embracing “Obamacare”
Fierce opposition to President Barack Obama’s healthcare bill helped propel Republicans to big victories in the 2010 mid-term elections, when they won a majority of seats in the House of...
View Article2012 Election? In hot summer, it’s leaving Americans cold
A long spell of brutally hot weather is not the only thing making Americans cranky this summer. With four months still to go before the presidential election on Nov. 6, Americans seem to be...
View ArticleNon-retired Baby Boomers anxious about more than jobs
The Baby Boomers have come a long way from Flower Power. Retirement savings, Social Security and Medicare are weighing heavily on their minds this election season, even if they are still in the...
View ArticleUnion leader sees opportunity in Romney’s dismissal of the “47 percent”
Democrats have reacted gleefully to the release of Mitt Romney’s secretly videotaped dismissal of 47 percent of American voters – whom he identified as supporters of President Barack Obama – as...
View ArticleThis election, abortion rights activists are looking for just a few good women
This fall, there is going to be a relatively small group of women voters who may be very, very sick of hearing from NARAL Pro-Choice America by Election Day on Nov. 6. Like most of those involved in...
View ArticleRomney’s problems with minority voters extend to Asians, study shows
Republican Mitt Romney’s problems appealing to minority voters extends beyond blacks and Hispanics, with Asian-Americans also heavily favoring Democratic President Barack Obama’s re-election on Nov....
View ArticleObama takes a break from debate prep – at the Hoover Dam
U.S. President Barack Obama took a break from preparing for Wednesday night’s debate with a quick visit to the Hoover Dam. Wearing a gingham shirt, khaki trousers and sunglasses, according to a White...
View ArticleElection shines light on long path to post-racial America
So much for post-racial. Supporters watch as U.S. President Barack Obama celebrates his re-election during his election night rally in Chicago, Nov. 7, 2012. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque When President...
View ArticleA week in politics; a surge for Sanders
By Lena Masri Sometimes, it takes an outsider. Hillary Clinton may still be the candidate to beat for the Democratic nomination, but this was a particularly good week for rival Bernie Sanders. The...
View ArticleAre we an electorate or are we an audience?
By Lena Masri Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a news conference near the U.S.-Mexico border outside of Laredo, Texas July 23, 2015. REUTERS/Rick Wilking “We live in the age of Iron...
View ArticleA week in politics: Taking off the gloves
By Maria Caspani It was a week of hostilities in the GOP presidential arena. Jeb Bush and Donald Trump traded virtual punches on camera, with both campaigns releasing aggressive video ads. Bush even...
View ArticleTracking candidates’ guns
By Maria Caspani Did you know that South Carolina senator Lindsey Graham has one of the largest gun collections, which includes an AR-15 rifle, of all the Republican presidential candidates? Former...
View ArticleJeb Bush and Stephen Colbert play it nice on ‘Late Show’ debut
By Maria Caspani Stephen Colbert, the former self-declared “conservative narcissistic conservative pundit” , now “just a narcissist,” debuted on Tuesday night on CBS’ Late Show, where he will try to...
View ArticleSnowden joins Twitter to an avalanche of support
By Alana Wise Edward Snowden, the former U.S. spy agency contractor who leaked details of several U.S. government surveillance programs, amassed more than 400,000 followers in just three hours on...
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