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Dullest Campaign Ever
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Brooks describes the U.S. presidential campaigns of Republican Romney and Democrat Obama as very consequential but incredibly dull, an effort to get uninformed voters with a barrage of negative advertising. There is very little enthusiasm for either candidate in their parties and the only feeling motivating each party is that the other candidate and his policies would be a disaster. There is hardly any effort at intellectual innovation, bringing new ideas or thoughtful debate into the election campaign. With four months left before the presidential elections the situation appears likely to drag on in this way right into the final days, with each side running a well oiled media campaign around themes that cast the other side in a negative light.
David Brooks on the 2012 U.S. presidential elections
01/02/2012
Grouped Articles
New York Times 01/02/2012
Romney Ekes Past Santorum to Win Iowa
Wall Street Journal 01/04/2012
Wall Street Journal 01/04/2012
New York Times 07/30/2012
Ohio economy improving, but residents can’t feel it - The Washington Post
Washington Post 08/08/2012
'Better Off?' Theme Framing Election
Wall Street Journal 08/08/2012
Karl Rove on Obama and the U.S. Presidential election of 2012
06/22/2011
Grouped Articles
Why Obama Is Likely to Lose in 2012
Wall Street Journal 06/22/2011
Why the center-left is fed up with Obama - The Washington Post
Washington Post 08/11/2011
Voter Discontent Deepens Ahead of Obama Jobs Plan
Wall Street Journal 09/06/2011
New York Times 11/22/2011
Democrats See Advantage in Payroll Tax Debate
New York Times 12/01/2011
Wall Street Journal 12/07/2011
The Auto Industry Bailout and Mitt Romney
01/06/2008
Mitt Romney opposed the auto industry bailout. An article by Romney with the title "Let Detroit Go Bankrupt," appeared in the New York Times at the time of the bailout. Auto executive Bob Lutz says he was profoundly disappointed by Romeny's position, as the situation was at a point where government loans were necessary. Auto executives see the vindication of their position in the recovery of Chrysler, GM and Ford Motor. In a bit of irony Romney, who is from Michigan, announced his candidacy for the 2008 presidential election at the Ford Museum in Dearborn. GM and Chrysler went into bankruptcy, but this was a planned bankruptcy, with the support of the U.S. government and a pathway set with loans and conditions so that would lead to eventual recovery. The fear was that a chaotic bankruptcy process would permanently impair the American auto manufacturing industry- and the planned bankruptcy with government conditions and loans was meant to avert this and still allow shedding or restructuring of burdensome obligations- as this way buyers would still have confidence to buy automobiles from GM and Chrysler. Auto executives point out that the private markets had already shut out GM and Chrysler from financing. Retired GE executive supported a planned bankruptcy with government help, because of the importance of the auto industry to the U.S. economy, in the Nov. 18, 2008 issue of Business Week.
Grouped Articles
Cost of Bailouts Continues to Decline
Wall Street Journal 05/10/2013
New York Times 12/27/2011
U.S. Remaining Stake in General Motors
Wall Street Journal 12/10/2013
U.S. Car-Making Boom? Not for Auto-Industry Workers
Wall Street Journal 03/24/2015
Bailout Stand Trails Romney in Car Country
New York Times 02/19/2012
Dow Chemical's CEO on How to Revive Manufacturing
Wall Street Journal 02/23/2012
Race and religion in the 2012 U.S. presidential election- Obama and Romney
01/18/2009
Both candidates prefer reticence about defining aspects of their lives fearing voter prejudice. The election campaigns of both sides leave out identity politics. Both campaigns also prefer to keep Romney's record managing the 1999 winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and as the governor of Massachusetts out of the public view for different reasons. This adds to the sense of aloofness of both candidates, one a professor and the other a business executive, who were distant to begin with.
Grouped Articles
Views on Race Relations Sour, Especially Among Blacks
Wall Street Journal 07/24/2013
Outsider Status for Obama and Romney
New York Times 05/25/2012
New York Times 07/30/2012
Political Perceptions: Paul Ryan’s Intangible Assets
Wall Street Journal 08/14/2012
Paul Ryan, the Catholic vote and why it matters in 1 chart and 1 map - The Washington Post
Washington Post 08/15/2012
Mitt Romney, as a leader in Mormon church, became a master of many keys - The Washington Post
Washington Post 08/20/2012
The influence of money and campaign ads in the U.S. presidential election of 2012
01/02/2012
The influence of fundraising in the presidential election of 2012 with Obama outspending Romney by a wide margin, following a similar situation in the 2008 campaign with Obama having at times a 2 to 1 edge over McCain.
Grouped Articles
In 24 hours after Iowa caucuses, Sanders donors pony up $3 million, aides say - The Washington Post
Washington Post 02/03/2016
Hillary Clinton’s Wall Street Talks Were Highly Paid, Friendly
Wall Street Journal 02/12/2016
New York Times 01/02/2012
Romney Ekes Past Santorum to Win Iowa
Wall Street Journal 01/04/2012
New York Times 07/30/2012
Ohio economy improving, but residents can’t feel it - The Washington Post
Washington Post 08/08/2012
The U.S. economy and the presidential election of 2012
06/07/2011
Increasing perception among voters that Obama is doing poorly in his handling of the economy.
Grouped Articles
Obama loses bin Laden bounce; Romney on the move among GOP contenders - The Washington Post
Washington Post 06/07/2011
Obama to Lose Top Economic Adviser
Wall Street Journal 06/07/2011
Barack Obama and the Republicans: A beatable president
Economist 06/11/2011
Job Picture Set to Test Obama in Key States
Wall Street Journal 06/11/2011
Why Obama Is Likely to Lose in 2012
Wall Street Journal 06/22/2011
Wall Street Journal 07/13/2011
Unemployment and the U.S. presidential election of 2012
01/04/2010
Grouped Articles
Job Picture Set to Test Obama in Key States
Wall Street Journal 06/11/2011
Wall Street Journal 09/02/2011
The 2012 Election Will Come Down to Seven States
Wall Street Journal 09/06/2011
Voter Discontent Deepens Ahead of Obama Jobs Plan
Wall Street Journal 09/06/2011
Debate on Economics Turns to Character
Wall Street Journal 11/10/2011
Democrats See Advantage in Payroll Tax Debate
New York Times 12/01/2011
The Mahoning Valley in northeastern Ohio, and other parts of Ohio in the U.S. Presidential election of 2012.
11/02/2008
The Mahoning Valley with its auto plants and union voters in northeastern Ohio. Journal reporters talk to voters to gauge the mood of public opinion in a state that is key to the U.S. elections in 2012. They find a mood of pessimism and despondency about the future.
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Cities Adapt With Mixed Results
Wall Street Journal 09/27/2011
A Splash of Green for the Rust Belt
New York Times 11/02/2008
Auto Makers Rebound as Buyers Go Big
Wall Street Journal 01/04/2014
Toledo Rallies to Remain Jeep’s Home
Wall Street Journal 12/19/2014
In Ohio, John Boehner’s GOP Legacy Crumbles With the Rise of Donald Trump
Wall Street Journal 03/11/2016
Voter Discontent Deepens Ahead of Obama Jobs Plan
Wall Street Journal 09/06/2011
2012 U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney, job cuts by private equity, and job creation
07/25/2011
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 07/25/2011
Debate on Economics Turns to Character
Wall Street Journal 11/10/2011
After Mitt Romney Deal, Company Showed Profits and Then Layoffs
New York Times 11/12/2011
New York Times 11/12/2011
New York Times 12/08/2011
Play of the Week: The Business of America Is....;Job Cuts?
Wall Street Journal 12/24/2011
Ezra Klein on Romney and the presidental election of 2012
06/06/2012
Klein says a Romney win would break the gridlock in Washington and reduce the political uncertainty in Washington D.C., with both Republicans and Democrats supporting efforts to revive the economy in the short term.
Grouped Articles
The Keynesian case for Romney - The Washington Post
Washington Post 06/07/2012
Gramm and Hubbard: What a Romney Recovery Might Look Like
Wall Street Journal 06/06/2012
Dana Milbank: Jeb Bush’s heresy - The Washington Post
Washington Post 06/13/2012
New York Times 07/30/2012
Obama advisor Rahm Emmanuel
11/11/2008
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 05/22/2013
Fouad Ajami: When the Obama Magic Died
Wall Street Journal 11/15/2013
Chicago Mayor’s Race Is Cast as a Test of Liberalism
New York Times 03/21/2015
The Reinvention of Rahm Emanuel
BusinessWeek 08/04/2011
Obama as a Hope, and as a President
New York Times 08/10/2011
A Machiavellian model for Obama - The Washington Post
Washington Post 11/05/2011
Obama and the U.S. presidential election of 2012
11/22/2011
Grouped Articles
New York Times 11/22/2011
Democrats See Advantage in Payroll Tax Debate
New York Times 12/01/2011
Wall Street Journal 12/07/2011
Wall Street Journal 12/27/2011
White House Looks to Shrunken 2012 Legislative Agenda
Wall Street Journal 12/31/2011
Obama to Target Congress in 2012 Re-election Campaign
New York Times 12/31/2011
The 2012 presidential election and the Obama Health Care Law
04/03/2012
Grouped Articles
Chief Justice John Roberts’s health-care ruling gets plenty of second-guessing - The Washington Post
Washington Post 06/30/2012
Wall Street Journal 04/03/2012
New York Times 07/30/2012
'Better Off?' Theme Framing Election
Wall Street Journal 08/08/2012
Headwinds for Romney in Latest Poll Results
Wall Street Journal 09/21/2012
U.S. President Obama and his closest advisors- Plouffe, Emanuel and others
11/11/2008
The closest advisors also tell something about the President's style, thinking and the nature of the conduct of the Presidential office.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 05/22/2013
Fouad Ajami: When the Obama Magic Died
Wall Street Journal 11/15/2013
Geithner Book Reveals Consensus, Not VIsion, During Financial Crisis
New York Times 05/21/2014
Plouffe, Obama Aide, Lends Firm Hand to Campaign
New York Times 02/20/2012
Combative Top Democrat Gains Clout in Campaign
Wall Street Journal 02/16/2012
Emanuel Remark Prompts Apology
Wall Street Journal 02/04/2010
George Will on the 2012 U.S. presidential election
12/10/2011
Grouped Articles
Ron Paul, spoiler? - The Washington Post
Washington Post 12/10/2011
New York Times 01/02/2012
Romney Ekes Past Santorum to Win Iowa
Wall Street Journal 01/04/2012
Wall Street Journal 01/04/2012
New York Times 07/30/2012
Ohio economy improving, but residents can’t feel it - The Washington Post
Washington Post 08/08/2012
Lack of strong Republican candidates for the U.S. presidential election in 2012
12/03/2011
Grouped Articles
The GOP’s front-runners: Bad and worse - The Washington Post
Washington Post 12/03/2011
Why Republicans like Newt Gingrich - The Washington Post
Washington Post 12/03/2011
Mitt vs. Newt - The Washington Post
Washington Post 12/03/2011
New York Times 12/04/2011
Wall Street Journal 12/27/2011
New York Times 01/02/2012
Obama, Hillary Clinton and the U.S. presidential election of 2016
01/26/2008
Grouped Articles
Hillary Clinton Tacks Right of Obama on Foreign Policy
Wall Street Journal 03/22/2014
Hillary Clinton, for Richer or Poorer
Wall Street Journal 06/29/2014
Calculated Risks: Hillary Rodham Clinton’s ‘Hard Choices’
New York Times 06/20/2014
A Rift in Worldviews Is Exposed as Clinton Faults Obama on Policy
New York Times 08/11/2014
Hillary Clinton, Barbed and Bellicose
New York Times 08/11/2014
New York Times 08/11/2014
The 2012 U.S. Presidential elections
09/06/2011
Grouped Articles
The 2012 Election Will Come Down to Seven States
Wall Street Journal 09/06/2011
Voter Discontent Deepens Ahead of Obama Jobs Plan
Wall Street Journal 09/06/2011
Is Obama Toast? Handicapping the 2012 Election
New York Times 11/03/2011
Debate on Economics Turns to Character
Wall Street Journal 11/10/2011
Wall Street Journal 11/14/2011
Democrats See Advantage in Payroll Tax Debate
New York Times 12/01/2011
The Romney 2012 U.S. presidential election campaign manager Matt Rhoades
05/26/2012
Rhoades grew up in Saratoga Springs in upstate New York, and went to Syracuse University. He has the competitive spirit, maintained a disciplined campaign, and a willingness to persuade Romney to make decisions he was otherwise reluctant to take to convince skeptical voters.
Grouped Articles
Team Romney's Relentless Driver
Wall Street Journal 05/26/2012
Conservatives Attack Romney's Choice to Lead Transition
New York Times 06/04/2012
New York Times 07/30/2012
Romney Racks Up Big Cash Advantage Over Obama
New York Times 08/20/2012
Romney Plans New Focus on Swing States
Wall Street Journal 09/20/2012
Three Reasons the 2012 Race Could Still Change
Wall Street Journal 09/25/2012
U.S. Democratic National Committee chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz
02/16/2012
The Democratic party's spokesperson as it goes into the 2012 presidential election.
Grouped Articles
Book Review: 'The Investigator,' by Terry Lenzner
Wall Street Journal 10/17/2013
Chicago Mayor’s Race Is Cast as a Test of Liberalism
New York Times 03/21/2015
Combative Top Democrat Gains Clout in Campaign
Wall Street Journal 02/16/2012
New York Times 07/30/2012
Democratic National Convention: Wasserman Schultz faces backlash as convention is set to begin
Washington Post 07/25/2016
DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz to Resign Amid Email Hack
WSJ 07/24/2016
White blue collar votes and the U.S. presidential elections 2004-2012
01/13/2012
Grouped Articles
Populism on the Rise in GOP Race for President
Wall Street Journal 11/12/2015
White Blue-Collar Vote May Be Crucial in Election
New York Times 01/13/2012
Romney holds key advantages among financially struggling white voters - The Washington Post
Washington Post 05/25/2012
Wisconsin recall election: Scott Walker’s fate will have November implications - The Washington Post
Washington Post 05/27/2012
New York Times 07/30/2012
Ohio economy improving, but residents can’t feel it - The Washington Post
Washington Post 08/08/2012
2012 U.S. Presidential candidate Mitt Romney
05/13/2011
Mitt Romney's presentation at the University of Michigan on the Health Care Plan he enacted as Governor of Massachusetts and what he would do for U.S. healthcare reform.
Grouped Articles
“Takers” just as likely to vote Republican as “makers,” data show - The Washington Post
Washington Post 07/16/2014
Mitt Romney and John McCain Denounce Donald Trump as a Danger to Democracy
New York Times 03/03/2016
Mitt Romney defends his health-care record - The Washington Post
Washington Post 05/13/2011
Barack Obama and the Republicans: A beatable president
Economist 06/11/2011
Wall Street Journal 07/25/2011
What books are the GOP 2012 contenders reading? - The Washington Post
Washington Post 08/21/2011
2012 U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney's image with voters
10/23/2011
Grouped Articles
“Takers” just as likely to vote Republican as “makers,” data show - The Washington Post
Washington Post 07/16/2014
Mitt Romney reaches out but often lacks common touch - The Washington Post
Washington Post 10/23/2011
Debate on Economics Turns to Character
Wall Street Journal 11/10/2011
Republican Leaders Still Seem Torn About Mitt Romney
New York Times 12/01/2011
Mitt vs. Newt - The Washington Post
Washington Post 12/03/2011
New York Times 12/08/2011
Obama Presidential bid in the U.S.
02/11/2008
An Illinois Senator of mixed race makes a bid for President in 2008.
Grouped Articles
Fouad Ajami: When the Obama Magic Died
Wall Street Journal 11/15/2013
On the Daily Show, Obama is the last laugh
Washington Post 10/27/2010
Voters’ Second Thoughts on Hope and Change
New York Times 11/04/2014
Obama’s Eulogy, Which Found Its Place in History
New York Times 07/03/2015
Seeking Unity, Obama Feels Pull of Racial Divide
New York Times 02/12/2008
Michelle Obama Solidifies Her Role in the Election
Wall Street Journal 02/11/2008
Obama and a Rorschach test presidency.
01/18/2009
The tendency of Obama as Presidential candidate to have all kinds of people project their hopes on him was how this Rorschach test phenomenon worked. This does not work well in the Oval Office. As one columnist puts it, in the President's office people tend to project their fears on Obama instead.
Grouped Articles
Fouad Ajami: When the Obama Magic Died
Wall Street Journal 11/15/2013
On the Daily Show, Obama is the last laugh
Washington Post 10/27/2010
Obama’s State of the Union Lays Out Optimistic Tone
Wall Street Journal 01/13/2016
New York Times 12/04/2010
Katrina vanden Heuvel - Obama: On the way to a failed presidency?
Washington Post 12/07/2010
Tax-cut deal has liberal Democrats fuming
Washington Post 12/07/2010
Obama's loss of narrative or lack of vision in 2011
01/18/2009
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 09/20/2014
Storytelling Your Way to a Better Job or a Stronger Start-Up
New York Times 12/12/2014
President Obama, Searching for Vision
New York Times 04/09/2011
New York Times 04/10/2011
Obama loses bin Laden bounce; Romney on the move among GOP contenders - The Washington Post
Washington Post 06/07/2011
Squawk treatment: Progressives voice their anger at Obama - The Washington Post
Washington Post 06/24/2011
The Fraying Obama Coalition
01/27/2008
Shift among women, Catholics, the less affluent, and other parts of society that formed the coaltion that elected the Obama administration in 2008.
Grouped Articles
Fouad Ajami: When the Obama Magic Died
Wall Street Journal 11/15/2013
Poll Finds Obama Voters Leaning Republican
New York Times 10/27/2010
Elitism: The Charge That Obama Canât Shake
New York Times 10/30/2010
New York Times 10/31/2010
Democratic Coalition Crumbles, Exit Polls Say
Wall Street Journal 11/03/2010
How Obama Saved Capitalism and Lost the Midterms
New York Times 11/04/2010
U.S. public opinion on the Obama administration in 2010-2011
09/25/2010
Grouped Articles
Obama, Empathy and the Midterms
New York Times 09/25/2010
The Education of President Obama
New York Times 10/12/2010
On the Daily Show, Obama is the last laugh
Washington Post 10/27/2010
Elitism: The Charge That Obama Canât Shake
New York Times 10/30/2010
How Obama Saved Capitalism and Lost the Midterms
New York Times 11/04/2010
New York Times 11/04/2010
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