Election 2012

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May 31, 2011

Can Herman Cain pull off an upset?

VIDEO - A new Gallop poll shows Cain is 1 percent behind Newt Gingrich at 8 percent. What's interesting about…
May 31, 2011

Obama finds some solid ground; tests still ahead

WASHINGTON (AP) - "It is likely he will be re-elected, in my opinion," veteran Republican pollster Wes Anderson says...
May 27, 2011

Why Obama and Cain are praying for a Palin run

OPINION - Can she win against an incumbent who has substantive work experience and, for all of his perceived shortcomings…
May 26, 2011

Palin signals ambition, reluctance for White House

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Palin's supporters are putting together a campaign-in-waiting in Iowa in the hopes she decides to join…
May 24, 2011

Herman Cain's Enron-esque disaster

He climbed the corporate ladder at the Pillsbury Company, chaired the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, and rescued the…
May 23, 2011

Trump won't 'rule out' reversing 2012 prez run decision

NEW YORK - A week after ending his would-be candidacy, he said on Monday that he might consider getting back…
May 23, 2011

Former RNC chairman Michael Steele to join MSNBC

Former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele will officially join MSNBC as a contributor, the network announced Monday...
May 23, 2011

Herman Cain tries to clean up his Israel 2012 rollout

In his first major television interview as a Republican presidential candidate, former Godfather's Pizza CEO Herman Cain stumbled badly on…
May 23, 2011

Will Herman Cain's candidacy change black America?

OPINION - Whether we like it or not, Herman Cain is expanding the definition of what it means to be…
May 21, 2011

Herman Cain enters 2012 presidential race

ATLANTA (AP) - Herman Cain has run a pizza chain, hosted a talk radio show and sparred with Bill Clinton…
May 19, 2011

First lady makes 1st foray into 2012 campaign

WASHINGTON (AP) - Though the first lady said President Obama has accomplished much in almost 2½ years, she told a…
May 18, 2011

Obama birth certificate t-shirts and mugs for sale

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama campaign is selling T-shirts on its website that show Obama's face on the front along…
May 17, 2011

Obama tries to fire up frustrated supporters

WASHINGTON (AP) - "We're just a quarter of the way through," Obama said, sounding almost as if he was assured…
May 17, 2011

Trump just wasn't ready for prime-time

OPINION - The only thing more outrageous than a Trump presidential run is that some people in this country gave…
May 16, 2011

Trump says he's not running for president

NEW YORK (AP) - He made his announcement as NBC rolled out its fall lineup. The network is home to…
May 16, 2011

Gingrich can't stay out of gutter racial politics

OPINION - This quackery in the American political discourse has been so prevalent and vocal the past two years, that…
May 14, 2011

Gingrich on Obama: 'Most successful food stamp president'

MACON, Ga. (AP) - Republican Newt Gingrich told a Georgia audience on Friday evening that the 2012 presidential election is…
May 13, 2011

Huckabee makes questionable 'historical' cartoons for kids

We don't know whether former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee is running for president, but he is getting into education...
May 11, 2011

AP-Gfk poll: Obama approval hits 60 percent

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama's approval rating has hit its highest point in two years and more than half of…
May 11, 2011

Gingrich has already lost the minority vote

OPINION - As one reporter said of Newt Gingrich, 'It was the racism that threw me'...