Archive for 2012
Ann Romney Eclipses Michelle Obama in Media Coverage
The Hilary Rosen skirmish has propelled broadcast reports on Ann Romney to double those on the First Lady in April.
Read MoreNow That’s a Long Roll Call
With many congressional retirements already announced and more incumbents likely to be unseated this fall, get ready to scratch several dozen new names onto the list of individuals to have served as U.S. Representatives next January. More than 10,700 individuals…
Read MoreSantorum Ends 364-Day White House Bid
Santorum’s presidential campaign lasted two months longer than Tim Pawlenty’s and Rick Perry’s combined.
Read MorePresidents Use the Word “Stupid” Too
World leaders, political movements, ethnic groups, and individual Americans have been singled out as being ‘stupid’ by U.S. Presidents over the last 170 years.
Read MoreCould Romney Become 1st President Whose Party Fails to Win a US House Seat in His Home State?
The winning presidential candidate’s party has won 64 percent of its nominee’s home state’s U.S. House seats throughout history; Republicans in Massachusetts: currently 0 percent.
Read MoreAHIP President Karen Ignagni Talks about Health Care Costs and the “Other 94 Percent”
The president of America’s Health Insurance Plans targets the role hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, and technology firms play in the escalating costs of health care.
Read MoreRomney Strongest in McCain Country in Wisconsin
Exit polls found Mitt Romney winning over several key demographic groups in his defeat of Rick Santorum in the Wisconsin primary Tuesday, and they can perhaps best be summed up as follows: he dominated in the state’s biggest Republican strongholds….
Read MoreCompetitive GOP Primary in Wisconsin Spurs 91% Turnout Surge from 2008
The Romney-Santorum battle rivals the Stassen-MacArthur-Dewey contest in 1948 for the most competitive cycle in the primary’s 100-year history; voter turnout soars more than 90 percent from 2008.
Read MoreCountry Strong: Santorum Still Flexing His Muscles in Rural America
Santorum has won more than double the number of counties as the rest of the GOP field combined with Romney tallying less than one-quarter.
Read MoreWisconsin Eyes Just Fourth Plurality Winner in GOP Primary Since 1912
Republican primary and caucus victors have reached the 50 percent mark just six times in 29 contests in the 2012 cycle, down from 10 at this stage in 2008.
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