Romney Talks Regulation, Farming In Iowa
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Tuesday, October 09, 2012
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Romney Shows His Soft Side; President Tightens His Pitch
October 9, 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney showed his softer side and President Obama got to his points more quickly in Tuesday appearances on the campaign trail. Romney was in Iowa; Obama, in Ohio.
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Study: Unemployment Discussion Differs By Swing State
October 9, 2012 Analyzing 20 months' worth of blogs, news stories and story comments in Florida, Ohio and Virginia found that voters in the nation's swing states talk about unemployment in very particular ways. The findings could cast some light on what's driving the vote.
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Sesame Workshop To Obama Campaign: Leave Big Bird Out Of It
October 9, 2012 Sesame Workshop asked President Obama's campaign to take down an anti-Mitt Romney ad featuring Big Bird. Since the first presidential debate, Obama has used a remark Romney made about the Sesame Street character to mock Romney.
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Romney's Jobs Plan Relies On His Tax Proposal
October 9, 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney thinks the best way to boost employment is through a reduction in tax rates. Critics say it would be difficult for Romney's plan to work without ending some popular deductions.
Monday, October 08, 2012
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Romney's Debate Performance Swings Polls In His Favor
October 8, 2012 In the latest Pew poll, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney leads President Obama 49-45.
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Obama's Jobs Plan Focuses On Federal Investment
October 8, 2012 His plan calls for more spending on infrastructure, a tax cut for firms that hire new workers, aid to state and local governments, and a program to rebuild schools. An analyst who has studied it says the infrastructure part makes sense, but the rest is less potent.
Sunday, October 07, 2012
Presidential Politics: Does Likeability Matter?
October 7, 2012 When evaluating our presidential candidates, it's a common cliché that the most likable candidate always wins. A "likeability" metric might not matter as much as you think. Voters, says one political scientist, actually decide on the basis of who they think is going to do the best job.
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What If They Held A Debate And Nobody Won?
October 7, 2012 An expert says that when televised presidential and vice presidential debates began, they were supposed to be about discussion and dialogue — not winners or and losers. But that's never how the American public or journalists saw things.
