Political Campaign Video and Articles

Birth Control, Abortion in Spotlight

07 Feb 2012

…abortion when he ran for Senate and governor in Massachusetts, but he now opposes it. The White House and Obama's re-election campaign endured another day of sharp debate over the contraception ruling, which falls under preventive-health measures attached… ...

Obama Campaign Supports Super PAC

07 Feb 2012

President Barack Obama's re-election campaign is moving to actively support a pro-Obama group that has struggled to raise money, hoping wealthy supporters will give large contributions and counter the impact of well-funded groups doing the same for Republicans. ...

Designer Campaign Gear Controversy

07 Feb 2012

…flap is about sacks. At a New York fundraising event Tuesday called " Runway to Win ," President Barack Obama's re-election campaign plans to begin selling campaign-themed tote bags, T-shirts and accessories designed by more than two dozen famous… ...

Why they are high-fiving at the…

04 Feb 2012

…and keep the economy improving, warning lawmakers, “Don’t muck it up!” With President Barack Obama's re-election campaign gaining momentum, and Mitt Romney facing three caucuses and three opponents over the next month, there is every reason… ...

Romney Splits With GOP on Min. Wage

01 Feb 2012

…the minimum wage, and Romney's position could give him cross-over appeal among blue-collar Democrats in a general election campaign. Republicans have generally opposed attempts to raise it, although in 1996, the GOP-controlled Congress passed an… ...

Gibbs Back On Obama’s Campaign Staff

29 Jan 2012

…again, but not in the Oval Office. Gibbs has taken on the role of surrogate and consultant for the president's re-election campaign. A campaign official said that Gibbs has been helping the campaign for months and he recently signed a formal contract… ...

Gingrich gets endorsement from…

28 Jan 2012

…going through this sausage grinder because he cares about the American people," Cain said referring to the 2012 political campaign that has so far produced three different winners in three contests. Gingrich, a former House of Representatives… ...

Obama Looks to Bank Votes While…

26 Jan 2012

…a joint session of Congress and tour of mostly Eastern swing states, Obama kicked off the more overt phase of his re-election campaign on Tuesday with another speech in the House and a push through Western battlegrounds. The fall swing and the current mid… ...

No charges in sheriff’s investigation

25 Jan 2012

…findings did, however, result in a civil agreement with DiPaola’s sister, who was also the treasurer of his political campaign account, and a call to reform state campaign finance reforms. In the agreement between the Attorney General… ...

Deal close in sheriff’s investigation

24 Jan 2012

…to reaching a deal, with the late sheriff's sister, Patricia Covelle, who was the treasurer of DiPaola's political campaign. As part of the pending deal, Covelle, would avoid criminal prosecution, but would agree to pay a $4,000… ...

The State of the Union 2012 --…

24 Jan 2012

…about it, Mr. Obama’s annual report to the nation will be a very partisan political speech designed to frame his re-election campaign. In effect, it will be the kick- off of Mr. Obama’s presidential campaign. Borrowing a page from Harry Truman’s… ...

Romney Attacks Obama in 'Prebuttal'

24 Jan 2012

…Obama has not fixed the economy. Romney said that Obama's speech will just be "partisan planks for his re-election campaign," and that all of the president's campaign proposals involve "big government." Read more: MarketWatch ...

Obama To Take on Economy in Address

24 Jan 2012

…delivers his third State of the Union address Tuesday in a capital and country shot through with politics, with his re-election campaign well under way and his potential GOP opponents lobbing attacks against him daily as they scrap for the right to take him… ...

State of the Union Key to Obama…

24 Jan 2012

…Washington would never have accepted, Obama has used divided government as a means by which to excuse a very long re-election campaign. Having spent much of his 12 years in public office prior to the presidency as a member of the minority party, first… ...

Brown launching radio ads in campaign

22 Jan 2012

…seat he first won in a 2010 special election after Sen. Edward Kennedy's death. Brown officially kicked off his re-election campaign last Thursday. His campaign did not disclose the amount it was paying for the ads or how long they would air. A transcript… ...

Boehner Calls Obama's Agenda 'Pathetic'

22 Jan 2012

…supporters that he will lay out an economic blueprint that is "built to last" for middle-class Americans. Obama's re-election campaign distributed the video online Saturday, just hours ahead of the South Carolina primary where Republican candidates vied… ...

Warren raises $1M on Thursday alone

19 Jan 2012

BOSTON - Massachusetts Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren has raised more than $1 million on the day her rival and, Republican U.S. Sen. Scott Brown launched his re-election campaign with rhetoric targeting her. ...

Bain Employees Donated $74K to Romney

19 Jan 2012

…to President Barack Obama. For the first nine months of 2011, Bain Capital employees gave $27,500 to Obama's re-election campaign while giving a lot more -- $74,500 -- to Romney, a cofounder of the private equity firm. Romney is the hands-down… ...