She The People: Mitt Romney


Posted at 11:42 AM ET, 08/13/2012

Romney and Ryan in North Carolina — just like the Olympics, minus the national unity
By Mary C. Curtis
The 2012 Olympics may be coming to a close but the Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan campaign is picking up the theme.

By Mary C. Curtis  |  11:42 AM ET, 08/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan, Barack Obama, 2012 election, medicare, medicaid, North Carolina, NASCAR

Posted at 10:06 PM ET, 08/11/2012

Janna Ryan: Family comes first
By Suzi Parker
Janna Ryan, wife of Republican vice presidential pick Rep. Paul Ryan, is the poster girl for Generation X women who wanted to have it all.

By Suzi Parker  |  10:06 PM ET, 08/11/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Janna Ryan, Paul Ryan, Wisconsin, Mitt Romney, 2012, vice president

Posted at 01:50 PM ET, 08/11/2012

Paul Ryan, introduced as ‘faithful Catholic’ on ‘human life,’ was rebuked by bishops over cuts to poor
By Melinda Henneberger
And Ryan’s admiration of Ayn Rand is not the “urban legend” he says it is.

By Melinda Henneberger  |  01:50 PM ET, 08/11/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Paul Ryan, Catholics, Mitt Romney, presidential campaign, George W. Bush, Pope John Paul II, Affordable Care Act, Ayn Rand

Posted at 10:46 AM ET, 08/10/2012

Romney needs some Rubio pizzazz
By Sandra Fish
The Florida senator has charisma, gravitas, and he's Hispanic — and he'd be a bold choice as a Romney running mate.

By Sandra Fish  |  10:46 AM ET, 08/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mitt Romney, Sarah Palin, Marco Rubio, Election 2012

Posted at 09:58 AM ET, 08/10/2012

Mitt Romney could do worse than Mike Huckabee as Veep
By Suzi Parker
Mike Huckabee knows how to activate the evangelical base, and that’s something Mitt Romney desperately needs.

By Suzi Parker  |  09:58 AM ET, 08/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, 2012, evangelicals, tea party, Chick-fil-A, Arkansas, Republican National Convention, Tampa

Posted at 07:59 PM ET, 08/09/2012

What’s so bad about RomneyCare? Just ask Andrea Saul.
By Melinda Henneberger
Even the wildly out-of-context “You didn’t build this” ads against Obama didn’t accuse him of killing anyone.

By Melinda Henneberger  |  07:59 PM ET, 08/09/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, presidential election, Bill Burton, Priorities USA, Joe Soptic, RomneyCare, Affordable Care Act, ObamaCare, health care reform, conservatives

Posted at 04:15 PM ET, 08/08/2012

No Fluke: Obama needs Colorado's women voters
By Sandra Fish
Colorado women helped Obama win in 2008, and they may be even more crucial in his race against Mitt Romney.

By Sandra Fish  |  04:15 PM ET, 08/08/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Sandra Fluke, Ken Buck, Michael Bennet, birth control, abortion, personhood, Colorado, elections 2012

Posted at 12:03 AM ET, 08/03/2012

At Colorado rally, voters see Mitt Romney as attractive new choice
By Sandra Fish
Romney addresses the overflow crowd from a picnic table, endearing many who originally supported others.

By Sandra Fish  |  12:03 AM ET, 08/03/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, Colorado, swing states, presidential election, election 2012

Posted at 03:13 PM ET, 07/26/2012

Mitt Romney: Showing gold medal tone deafness in London
By Suzi Parker
Rule number one when visiting a foreign country: Don’t insult it.

By Suzi Parker  |  03:13 PM ET, 07/26/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mitt Romney, Olympic Games, London, David Cameron, Ed Miliband, 2012, Barack Obama

Posted at 09:00 AM ET, 07/20/2012

Michelle Obama on ’12 versus ’08: ‘There isn’t much of a difference this year’
By Mary C. Curtis
When I asked the first lady, she said, “When I’m out there on the campaign trail I feel it the same way that I did three and a half years ago.”

By Mary C. Curtis  |  09:00 AM ET, 07/20/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  michelle obama, ann romney, swing states, iowa, north carolina, virginia, barack obama, mitt romney

Posted at 08:15 PM ET, 07/19/2012

Guns N' Roses' icon Duff McKagan to Obama: Get out of Afghanistan
By Suzi Parker
“Uh. President Obama. Let’s get...out of there now.”

By Suzi Parker  |  08:15 PM ET, 07/19/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Guns N' Roses, Duff McKagan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Obama, Mitt Romney, military, 2012

Posted at 08:06 PM ET, 07/19/2012

Sorry, but Ann Romney and Michelle Obama are full campaign partners, and totally fair game
By Melinda Henneberger
They’re raising money and answering questions, not sitting home asking how it went. So when are we going to stop pretending campaign spouses ought to be “left alone”?

By Melinda Henneberger  |  08:06 PM ET, 07/19/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Rafalca, Michelle Obama, Ann Romney, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Refalca, dressage, Lawrence O'Donnell, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, campaign spouses, It Takes One, you people

Posted at 09:16 AM ET, 07/18/2012

Mitt Romney’s tax excuse #213: The widow did it, why can't I?
By Patricia Murphy

By Patricia Murphy  |  09:16 AM ET, 07/18/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mitt Romney, Teresa Heinz Kerry, John Kerry, John McCain, Cindy McCain, Tax returns

Posted at 07:35 PM ET, 07/16/2012

Sarah Palin’s convention dare
By Natalie Jennings
Don’t you want this woman inside the tent, GOP?

By Natalie Jennings  |  07:35 PM ET, 07/16/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Sarah Palin, Repbulican National Convention, Mitt Romney

Posted at 04:18 PM ET, 07/13/2012

Mitt Romney vs. the NAACP: He was disrespected — and disrespectful
By Mary C. Curtis

By Mary C. Curtis  |  04:18 PM ET, 07/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, NAACP, voter ID, Ronald Reagan

Posted at 01:16 PM ET, 07/13/2012

Condoleezza Rice: Let the abortion backlash begin
By Suzi Parker
A brilliant, black woman from the South who has worked in two presidential administrations – what’s not to like? Well, if you’re a die-hard conservative, her pro-choice stance.

By Suzi Parker  |  01:16 PM ET, 07/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Condoleezza Rice, Mitt Romney, abortion, Susan B. Anthony List, Sarah Palin, NAACP

Posted at 07:21 PM ET, 07/12/2012

At the NAACP, Mitt Romney got what he came for
By Melinda Henneberger
It was sort of a reverse “Sister Souljah” moment.

By Melinda Henneberger  |  07:21 PM ET, 07/12/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mitt Romney, Mitt Romney in Houston, Mitt Romney NAACP, NAACP, Romney booed, Sister Souljah, Barack Obama, Obamacare, presidential race

Posted at 04:28 PM ET, 07/12/2012

Wives and children on board as candidates battle for Hispanic vote
By Mary C. Curtis
Expect more outreach with a home-style flavor, appeals to traditional values and pictures of multigenerational harmony from both the Obama and Romney camps.

By Mary C. Curtis  |  04:28 PM ET, 07/12/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  mitt romney, barack obama, michelle obama, hispanic, vote, elections

Posted at 10:04 AM ET, 07/09/2012

Romney heads to Aspen after the Hamptons
By Sandra Fish
He’ll need to carry suburban Denver cities, as well as Fort Collins to the north, to win the state's nine electoral votes.

By Sandra Fish  |  10:04 AM ET, 07/09/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, Hamptons, Aspen, fundraiser, Grand Junction, Colorado Springs, wildfires, election 2012, presidential campaign

Posted at 05:49 PM ET, 07/06/2012

Marco Rubio in N.C.: Coy, focused and selling books
By Mary C. Curtis
“Both sides oversimplify,” Rubio said of the immigration debate.

By Mary C. Curtis  |  05:49 PM ET, 07/06/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Marco Rubio, Mitt Romney, President Obama, Dream Act, immigration, North Carolina

Posted at 07:06 PM ET, 07/05/2012

Ann Romney’s killer rhetoric
By Melinda Henneberger
Goodness, madam, didn’t we agree to demilitarize the language of politics after Gabby Giffords was shot last year?

By Melinda Henneberger  |  07:06 PM ET, 07/05/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Ann Romney, Mitt Romney, CBS interview, newt Gingrich, Rick Perry, Barack Obama

Posted at 12:41 PM ET, 06/25/2012

Romney isn’t out-of-touch, but media distortions are
By Elizabeth Reintjes De Angelo
Neither Obama nor Romney got where they are by being unintelligent or unfamiliar with the lives of ordinary Americans.

By Elizabeth Reintjes De Angelo  |  12:41 PM ET, 06/25/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, MSNBC, media bias, liberal bias, Wawa, New York Times, George H.W. Bush, presidential race

Posted at 11:33 AM ET, 06/15/2012

Dead politicians and holograms: The next frontier?
By Suzi Parker
It’s only a matter of time before political parties invest in this technology. Holograms could take political fundraising to a new level.

By Suzi Parker  |  11:33 AM ET, 06/15/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Bill Clinton, Tupac Shakur, Elvis, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Ronald Reagan, John F. Kennedy, technology

Posted at 10:52 PM ET, 06/14/2012

Obama pins the economy on Bush
By Melinda Henneberger
Three and a half years in, it’s depressing to hear him complain about the hot mess he inherited.

By Melinda Henneberger  |  10:52 PM ET, 06/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  obama, obama economy, obama speech, obama news, economy under obama, obama economic plan, obama romney, obama cleveland, romney economic plan, mitt romney economy, romney news, mitt romney speech, president obama, obama reelection, obama 2012, obama for president, obama 2012 elections, barack obama campaign, obama election news, obama election news, obama reelection news, obama 2012 election, president barack obama, election 2012, campaign news, election news

Posted at 10:40 AM ET, 06/14/2012

Is Obama losing support among black N.C. voters?
By Mary C. Curtis
Public Policy Polling offered a rare disclaimer of its own results, saying it “seems like an unrealistically low share of African American voters for Obama.”

By Mary C. Curtis  |  10:40 AM ET, 06/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  president obama, mitt romney, black voters, African Americans, same-sex marriage, polls, DEcmorats, Republicans, North Carolina, 2012 convention

Posted at 12:42 AM ET, 06/06/2012

Bill Clinton's ego could cost Obama in November
By Suzi Parker
Democrats want to see a unified front on the campaign trail. And that’s hard to get when he’s involved.

By Suzi Parker  |  12:42 AM ET, 06/06/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Mitt Romney, 2012

Posted at 10:18 AM ET, 06/05/2012

Paycheck fairness: Lilly Ledbetter is the bridge between women and the economy
By Mary C. Curtis
Democrats are making an obvious connection between the two as the ‘war on women’ loses traction as an election issue.

By Mary C. Curtis  |  10:18 AM ET, 06/05/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  lilly ledbetter, paycheck fairness act, mitt romney, barack obama

Posted at 01:28 PM ET, 06/04/2012

Does Sarah Jessica Parker's Obama ad cheapen the White House?
By Suzi Parker
SHE THE PEOPLE | The “Sex and the City” star is holding a raffle to attract small-dollar donors.

By Suzi Parker  |  01:28 PM ET, 06/04/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Sarah Jessica Parker, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Mitt Romney, Ann Romney, Donald Trump, 2012, fashion, Sex and the City

Posted at 11:47 AM ET, 06/01/2012

Only three in 10 women think a war on women exists
By Suzi Parker

By Suzi Parker  |  11:47 AM ET, 06/01/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  war on women, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, reproductive health, abortion rights, economy

Posted at 08:25 AM ET, 05/31/2012

Mitt Romney and GOP women: He had them at ‘economy’
By Mary C. Curtis
It would be too simple to say Republican women don’t care about health care or equal pay. Rather, it’s a matter of both style and substance.

By Mary C. Curtis  |  08:25 AM ET, 05/31/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  mitt romney, barack obama, republicans, democrats, women, war on women, ann romney, economy

Posted at 12:50 PM ET, 05/30/2012

‘Amercia’: Even Mitt Romney needs an editor
By Sandra Fish
Journalists can sympathize with Mitt Romney over the typo in his iPhone app. Twitter? Not so much.

By Sandra Fish  |  12:50 PM ET, 05/30/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mitt Romney, Amercia, typo, iPhone, app, 2010 presidential campaign, Mention Machine

Posted at 12:22 PM ET, 05/29/2012

Tuesday's Texas primary still has drama
By Lori Stahl

Will Perry’s endorsement help Lt. Gov. David Dewhurt best his leading rival for the Senate seat, former Texas solicitor general Ted Cruz?

By Lori Stahl  |  12:22 PM ET, 05/29/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Rick Perry, Mitt Romney, Palin, Santorum, DeMint, Texas, Dewhurst, Ted Cruz

Posted at 11:52 AM ET, 05/17/2012

Mitt Romney playing with fire by summoning Bill Clinton
By Suzi Parker

By Suzi Parker  |  11:52 AM ET, 05/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mitt Romney, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, presidential politics, Ed Klein

Posted at 11:10 AM ET, 05/16/2012

Manly Barack Obama
By Melinda Henneberger
If he’s seen to have “a kind of ESPN manliness,” are decades of shots at Democrats as “feminized” “girlie men” who need to “man up” on their way out at last?

By Melinda Henneberger  |  11:10 AM ET, 05/16/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Barack Obama, David Brooks, girlie men, Joseph McCarthy, lavender scare, LBJ, JFK, Robert Caro, Lyndon Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Jimmy Carter, "The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson, " Mitt Romney, Fifty Shades of Grey, Osama bin Laden, Michael Dukakis, Kitty Dukakis, Bernard Shaw, Bill Clinton, Al Gore, Tipper Gore, Maureen Dowd, John Kerry, Mommy Party, Daddy Party, Chris Matthews, ESPN President

Posted at 09:05 AM ET, 05/14/2012

Yves Saint Laurent’s 5 lessons for pols
By Sandra Fish
The French designer took risks and looked to the long term. A retrospective of his work proved that paid off.

By Sandra Fish  |  09:05 AM ET, 05/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Yves Saint Laurent, Denver Art Museum, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney

Posted at 12:30 PM ET, 05/12/2012

Young Mitt Romney, odd man out
By Karen Tumulty
SHE THE PEOPLE | He said there were some “boyhood indiscretions,” but when I pressed him, he laughed: “I won’t elaborate.”

By Karen Tumulty  |  12:30 PM ET, 05/12/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mitt Romney, presidential race, Mormon faith, Cranbrook School, bullying, Romney bullying, Laura Bush

Posted at 08:31 AM ET, 05/09/2012

French elections: More familiar than Americans might guess
By Mary C. Curtis
In French and U.S. elections, it's the economy and personality that matter.

By Mary C. Curtis  |  08:31 AM ET, 05/09/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  obama, mitt romney, francois hollande, nicolas sarkozy, 2012 elections, economy

Posted at 09:05 PM ET, 05/07/2012

Mitt’s Mormon moment — when asked about Obama’s ‘treason’
By Melinda Henneberger
It’s Mormon teaching that the U.S. Constitution is divinely inspired. But that’s not what made his response so unfortunate.

By Melinda Henneberger  |  09:05 PM ET, 05/07/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mitt Romney, presidential election, Barack Obama, treason, Obama guilty of treason, John McCain, Mormon faith

Posted at 05:26 PM ET, 05/03/2012

What we might learn -- but can’t know -- from a candidate’s wife and girlfriends
By Melinda Henneberger
Do we award extra points to Mitt Romney, who has never given his wife Ann any cause to whip off her $990 shirt? Yes, actually.

By Melinda Henneberger  |  05:26 PM ET, 05/03/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  John Edwards, Elizabeth Edwards, Cate Edwards, Rielle Hunter, Edwards trial, campaign finance trial, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Genevieve Cook, David Maraniss, "Barack Obama: The Story", Mitt Romney, Ann Romney, $950 blouse

Posted at 02:31 PM ET, 05/03/2012

Ann Romney's $990 T-shirt is indicative of a tone-deaf campaign
By Suzi Parker
SHE THE PEOPLE | The colorful top with a whopping price tag is indicative of a tone-deaf campaign.

By Suzi Parker  |  02:31 PM ET, 05/03/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Ann Romney, Mitt Romney, Michelle Obama, John McCain, fashion

Posted at 02:13 PM ET, 05/03/2012

Michele Bachmann steps up to the endorsement plate
By Sandra Fish
Rep. Michele Bachmann steps up to endorse Mitt Romney. When will Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum get on that stage?

By Sandra Fish  |  02:13 PM ET, 05/03/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Rick Perry, 2012 Presidential race, GOP nomination

Posted at 10:16 AM ET, 05/02/2012

Duran Duran and the bitter politics of the Olympics
By Suzi Parker
Are we even going to fight over the music?

By Suzi Parker  |  10:16 AM ET, 05/02/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Duran Duran, Olympic Games, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, London

Posted at 12:53 PM ET, 04/30/2012

Does Mitt Romney watch HBO’s ‘Girls’?
By Bonnie Goldstein
The generation of young people currently coming of age are not just broke but without an ability to pay down loans.

By Bonnie Goldstein  |  12:53 PM ET, 04/30/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  HBO, Girls, Lena Dunham, Millennial, Mitt, Romney

Posted at 06:37 PM ET, 04/25/2012

Will Obama owe Bill and Hillary Clinton's popularity for a 2016 win?
By Suzi Parker
In the latest Washington Post-ABC News poll, Hillary Clinton’s favorable rating stands at 65 percent. It’s the highest for her in the poll’s history.

By Suzi Parker  |  06:37 PM ET, 04/25/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, 2016

Posted at 07:59 PM ET, 04/24/2012

Newt and Callista Gingrich meet the life of Billy Graham
By Mary C. Curtis
Gingrich expressed displeasure that presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has moved to a “general election speech,” saying it was “insulting” to those who have yet to vote in upcoming contests.

By Mary C. Curtis  |  07:59 PM ET, 04/24/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  newt gingrich, mitt romney, callista gingrich, billy graham library, franklin graham, obama, amendment one, Republicans

Posted at 07:48 AM ET, 04/20/2012

Condi Rice on veep slot: ‘Thank you, but no’
By Suzi Parker
SHE THE PEOPLE | The former secretary of state led a recent poll of who Republicans wanted to get the nod.

By Suzi Parker  |  07:48 AM ET, 04/20/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Condoleezza Rice, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, secretary of state

Posted at 09:53 PM ET, 04/19/2012

Honoring Pat Summitt a smart move for Obama
By Annie Groer
SHE THE PEOPLE | Obama announced he will award her the Presidential Medal of Freedom later this year.

By Annie Groer  |  09:53 PM ET, 04/19/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Pat Summitt, Medal of Freedom, Alzheimers, NCAA, University of Tennessee, Lady Volunteers, gender gap, Mitt Romney

Posted at 09:48 AM ET, 04/19/2012

The women who don’t believe Mitt Romney — and like that about him
By Mary C. Curtis
His reputation as someone who knows how to work several sides of an issue could work to his advantage with female voters looking for reasons to support him.

By Mary C. Curtis  |  09:48 AM ET, 04/19/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, Democratic convention, Charlotte, war on women, Ann Romney, Hilary Rosen, Dream Act, women's vote

Posted at 08:04 AM ET, 04/18/2012

Mitt Romney should denounce Ted Nugent, for women's sake
By Suzi Parker
SHE THE PEOPLE | The rock star’s misogynistic comments and open support are a challenge and an opportunity for Mitt Romney.

By Suzi Parker  |  08:04 AM ET, 04/18/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mitt Romney, Ted Nugent, NRA, Ann Romney, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton

Posted at 09:58 AM ET, 04/12/2012

Mitt Romney should write Hilary Rosen a thank-you note
By Melinda Henneberger
Wasn’t there a little bit — okay, a lot — of the class divide Republicans are always complaining about in Rosen’s retro put-down of Ann Romney?

By Melinda Henneberger  |  09:58 AM ET, 04/12/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mitt Romney, Ann Romney, women voters, Hilary Rosen, DNC

Posted at 01:51 PM ET, 04/03/2012

How can Mitt Romney close the gender gap? By not relying on Ann Romney to speak for him
By Patricia Murphy
You don’t need a Harvard MBA like Mitt Romney’s to know he will lose in November if he doesn’t make huge gains among women between now and then.

By Patricia Murphy  |  01:51 PM ET, 04/03/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mitt Romney, Ann Romney, gender gap, female voters

Posted at 11:06 PM ET, 03/22/2012

Is Romney’s Etch a Sketch carved in stone?
By Melinda Henneberger
Lies we forgive, but the truth we punish.

By Melinda Henneberger  |  11:06 PM ET, 03/22/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich, etch a sketch, Eric Fehrnstrom, GOP primary, euthanasia, Barack Obama

Posted at 02:36 PM ET, 03/17/2012

Romney loves Puerto Rico but Sotomayor, not so much
By Mary C. Curtis
His attacks on the first Hispanic Supreme Court justice may cost him.

By Mary C. Curtis  |  02:36 PM ET, 03/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  mitt romney, sonia sotomayor, puerto rico, rick santorum

Posted at 07:57 AM ET, 03/08/2012

The pillbox primary
By Patricia Murphy
The candidate’s wives must do what their husbands cannot — come across as trustworthy, relatable, and aware that the 21st century started a while ago.

By Patricia Murphy  |  07:57 AM ET, 03/08/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  GOP primary, Newt Gingrich, Callista Gingrich, Rick Santorum, Karen Santorum, Mitt Romney, Ann Romney, Rush Limbaugh, contraception, women's vote, women voters'

Posted at 09:56 AM ET, 02/02/2012

Colorado Republicans explain their presidential picks
By Sandra Fish
“Colorado’s kind of a Romney state,” one voter said.

By Sandra Fish  |  09:56 AM ET, 02/02/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, GOP primary, Colorado caucuses, tea party, Herman Cain, Nevada primary

Posted at 09:15 AM ET, 01/27/2012

GOP opposition research a gold mine for Democrats
By Sandra Fish
The books outline weaknesses that might make great attack ads. But they also reveal the motivations of the campaign gathering the research.

By Sandra Fish  |  09:15 AM ET, 01/27/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  oppo research, opposition research, Mitt Romney, John McCain, Bain, Tim Baker, GOP primary, 2012 presidential race