Presidential Race
Stakes High For Romney At First Presidential Debate
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Monday, October 01, 2012
The Message Machine
Presidential Campaigns Rock The Gamer Vote
October 1, 2012 As political ads ramp up on TV, a newer platform is also seeing a spike in political messages. In 2008, Barack Obama became the first presidential candidate to use political advertising in a video game. This year, the Romney campaign says it is also injecting politics into gaming.
It's All Politics
Voters Angry At Washington Gridlock May Want To Look In The Mirror
October 1, 2012 It's easy to blame politicians for failing to set aside differences and work together. But many political scientists believe that voters share the blame. Americans increasingly view the world through separate, partisan lenses and have turned compromise into a political liability.
The Two-Way
With First Debate This Week, We Really Are In Campaign's Final Stretch
October 1, 2012 Campaigns have many milestones. The debates mark the last. In just a little more than a month, the 2012 presidential campaign will finally be over.
Political Junkie
Will The Debates Determine The Outcome? History Says It's Debatable
October 1, 2012 After everything that's happened — the primaries, caucuses, V.P. picks and conventions — it's now time for the debates. They have the capacity to change the dynamic. But, more times than not, they don't.
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Interviews
The Man Who Jump-Started Presidential Debates
September 30, 2012 Four years before the famous Kennedy-Nixon face-off, a student at the University of Maryland wanted to see whether the nominees in 1956 — Dwight Eisenhower and Adlai Stevenson — might want to engage with students. His effort failed, but ultimately set in motion the televised debates we know today.
Politics
Being 'Better Off' May Not Be Enough To Win Colo.
September 30, 2012 KUNCCertain sectors of the state's economy are more robust than they were four years ago, but that doesn't mean everyone's happy with the recovery. The state is sharply divided about the role of government in the economy, an issue that will be at the forefront of the upcoming presidential debate there.
Presidential Race
To Prep For Debates, Stand-Ins Take The Stage
September 30, 2012 Both President Obama and his GOP rival, Mitt Romney, have spent weeks preparing for the debates by facing off against fake versions of their challengers played by stand-ins. Though easily overlooked, the work of a debate stand-in is grueling.
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Presidential Race
Ohio County A Historic Predictor Of State's Vote
September 29, 2012 President Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney barnstormed Ohio this week. And both candidates also held rallies in or near Wood County, which has picked the winner in all but one presidential election since 1960.
Politics
What Winning The 'Catholic Vote' Means Today
September 29, 2012 Catholics used to reliably side with Democrats, in large part because of the labor union movement. But after a century of integration, the group started to look like the rest of the American constituency. But out of this population, two new voting blocs have emerged — with more reliable preferences.
