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Headwinds for Romney in Latest Poll Results
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A WSJ/NBC poll of Sept 20, 2012 showing Obama with a eight percentage point lead in Iowa, and a five point lead in Colorado and Wisconsin.
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.
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Cost of Bailouts Continues to Decline
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U.S. Remaining Stake in General Motors
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U.S. Car-Making Boom? Not for Auto-Industry Workers
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Bailout Stand Trails Romney in Car Country
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Dow Chemical's CEO on How to Revive Manufacturing
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2012 U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney's image with voters
10/23/2011
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“Takers” just as likely to vote Republican as “makers,” data show - The Washington Post
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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
Lack of strong Republican candidates for the U.S. presidential election in 2012
12/03/2011
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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
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
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A Splash of Green for the Rust Belt
New York Times 11/02/2008
Auto Makers Rebound as Buyers Go Big
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Toledo Rallies to Remain Jeep’s Home
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In Ohio, John Boehner’s GOP Legacy Crumbles With the Rise of Donald Trump
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Voter Discontent Deepens Ahead of Obama Jobs Plan
Wall Street Journal 09/06/2011
Obama Presidential bid in the U.S.
02/11/2008
An Illinois Senator of mixed race makes a bid for President in 2008.
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Fouad Ajami: When the Obama Magic Died
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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
Romney's comment about 47% of the American people who would automatically support President Obama
09/17/2012
Romney's comment was that the 47% of the American people who receive government benefits would automatically support President Obama because Republicans were for cutting taxes and reducing entitlements.
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The Data Behind Romney’s 47% Comments
Wall Street Journal 09/18/2012
In Video Clip Romney Calls 47% of People "Dependent" and Feeling Entitled
New York Times 09/17/2012
New York Times 09/17/2012
On a Challenging Day, Romney Seeks to Shift to His Policy Specifics
New York Times 09/17/2012
Mitt Romney’s ‘47 percent’ fantasy - The Washington Post
Washington Post 09/18/2012
New York Times 09/18/2012
The groups, Hispanics, Catholics, women and the strategy that put Obama over the top.
01/27/2008
Obama's Hispanic and Catholic strategies and their execution over 2006-2008.
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Economic Recovery Yields Few Benefits for the Voters Democrats Rely On
New York Times 05/19/2014
Blacks, Obama and the Election
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Donald Trump’s Gender-Based Attacks on Hillary Clinton Have Calculated Risk
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Obama Sweeps to Historic Victory
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Big Turnout of Latino Voters Boosted Obama
Wall Street Journal 11/06/2008
Democrats Gain With Religious Voters
Wall Street Journal 11/06/2008
The Obama reelection campaign and fundraising efforts
12/06/2008
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Big Bet Six Months Ago Paved Way for President
Wall Street Journal 11/07/2012
In 24 hours after Iowa caucuses, Sanders donors pony up $3 million, aides say - The Washington Post
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New York Times 04/08/2011
New York Times 04/11/2011
Economic anxiety threatens Obama in 2012, but in poll he edges GOP rivals - The Washington Post
Washington Post 04/19/2011
Poll: More Americans disapprove of Obama’s management of Afghanistan war - The Washington Post
Washington Post 04/26/2011
U.S. public opinion on the Obama administration in 2010-2011
09/25/2010
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Obama, Empathy and the Midterms
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The Education of President Obama
New York Times 10/12/2010
On the Daily Show, Obama is the last laugh
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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
The Republican party and its plans to defund the Affordable Care Act (Obama Health Care Law) in the U.S.
09/30/2010
Plans in the GOP to defund the healthcare bill if the Republicans win a majority in the House of Representatives.
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A Federal Budget Crisis Months in the Planning
New York Times 10/05/2013
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Why Democrats Are Dug in on Shutdown Impasse
Wall Street Journal 10/14/2013
Jim DeMint: We Won't Back Down on ObamaCare
Wall Street Journal 10/17/2013
Behind Debt Deal: Silence, Distrust and Hardball
Wall Street Journal 10/17/2013
The GOP Eyes Defunding Health Reform
BusinessWeek 09/30/2010
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.
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Obama loses bin Laden bounce; Romney on the move among GOP contenders - The Washington Post
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Economist 06/11/2011
Job Picture Set to Test Obama in Key States
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Why Obama Is Likely to Lose in 2012
Wall Street Journal 06/22/2011
Wall Street Journal 07/13/2011
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.
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“Takers” just as likely to vote Republican as “makers,” data show - The Washington Post
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Mitt Romney and John McCain Denounce Donald Trump as a Danger to Democracy
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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
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Karl Rove on Obama and the U.S. Presidential election of 2012
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Why Obama Is Likely to Lose in 2012
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Why the center-left is fed up with Obama - The Washington Post
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Voter Discontent Deepens Ahead of Obama Jobs Plan
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New York Times 11/22/2011
Democrats See Advantage in Payroll Tax Debate
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The 2012 U.S. Presidential elections
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The 2012 Election Will Come Down to Seven States
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Debate on Economics Turns to Character
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Wall Street Journal 11/14/2011
Democrats See Advantage in Payroll Tax Debate
New York Times 12/01/2011
WSJ-NBC poll of Sept 2012, 7 weeks before the U.S. presidential election
09/19/2012
President Obama pulls even with Republican candidate Romney on who can better handle the economy. 42% of respondents are optimistic that the U.S. economy is improving. The president's lead over Romney widens- 50% to 44%. The Federal Reserve's QE III plan to continue supporting the economy brightens the outlook in favor of the president.
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Headwinds for Romney in Latest Poll Results
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Obama and the U.S. presidential election of 2012
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Democrats See Advantage in Payroll Tax Debate
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White House Looks to Shrunken 2012 Legislative Agenda
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The Fraying Obama Coalition
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Shift among women, Catholics, the less affluent, and other parts of society that formed the coaltion that elected the Obama administration in 2008.
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Fouad Ajami: When the Obama Magic Died
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Poll Finds Obama Voters Leaning Republican
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Elitism: The Charge That Obama Canât Shake
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New York Times 10/31/2010
Democratic Coalition Crumbles, Exit Polls Say
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How Obama Saved Capitalism and Lost the Midterms
New York Times 11/04/2010
The Obama administration's amnesty for 1 million young illegal immigrants in 2012
08/04/2012
An effort by the Obama administration to energize its Hispanic base ahead of the presidential elections in 2012 includes granting amnesty to about 1 million young illegal immigrants in 2012. The move comes in August 2012, only 3 months ahead of a tight presidential race during a period of high unemployment that hurts the incumbent president. It also comes at a time of widespread disillusionment among Hispanics about the failure of the Obama administration to give priority to immigration reforms.
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Immigration Activists Shift Focus to Obama
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States Take Lead in Boosting Immigrants
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Obama Starts Initiative for Young Black Men, Noting His Own Experience
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Adding Delay to Immigration Failure
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Frustrated Hispanics Are Down on This Year’s Midterms
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The Romney election campaign's strategy of taking the offensive on Medicare and countering Mediscare
08/30/2012
The Romney election campaign strategy takes the offensive against the Democratic party's Mediscare tactics by saying Obamacare is based on taking money away from Medicare.
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Jim DeMint: We Won't Back Down on ObamaCare
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Party Takes Risk On Seniors Plan
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The Data Behind Romney’s 47% Comments
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Headwinds for Romney in Latest Poll Results
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A Closer Look at What the Presidential Candidates Said in the Debate
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The Obama U.S. health care law, the Affordable Care Act of 2012, and public support- 2012-2017
03/23/2012
An average of major public opinion polls compiled by Real Clear Politics website shows 50.5% of Americans opposed the U.S. health care law in March 2012. By 2017 with high premiums and high deductibles the Obama Affordable Care Act was not seen by middle class as the solution to healthcare needs, though it helped the uninsured and the poor with subsidies. The Republican plan of Speaker Ryan and the House was seen as not sensitive to the needs of low income older Americans even as it sought to bring down premiums. As one middle class American, Mr. Riffle, in a 2017 survey by the Washington Post put it- the problem was the high cost of medical care in the U.S. and pricing of healthcare, until members of Congress used the plans on the insurance exchanges not much would happen to benefit most people.
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Chief Justice John Roberts’s health-care ruling gets plenty of second-guessing - The Washington Post
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A Federal Budget Crisis Months in the Planning
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In Rural Iowa, Spending, Not the Shutdown, Raises Worry
New York Times 10/04/2013
Tension and Flaws Before Health Website Crash
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Uninsured Skeptical of Health Care Law in Poll
New York Times 12/18/2013
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The 2012 presidential election and the Obama Health Care Law
04/03/2012
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Chief Justice John Roberts’s health-care ruling gets plenty of second-guessing - The Washington Post
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New York Times 07/30/2012
'Better Off?' Theme Framing Election
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Headwinds for Romney in Latest Poll Results
Wall Street Journal 09/21/2012
Theodore Roosevelt's speech in Osawatomie, Kansas, in 1910, and the Obama speech in 2011.
01/18/2009
T.R.'s speech set the nation on a course that would create the modern social and economic fabric we have today. Obama's speech lacked much of the deep insight, far reaching themes, persuasion and appeal showed by T.R.
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From 1889 to 2014, Political Parallels Abound
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The Rough Rider and the Professor
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