DailySource: Politics

POLITICS: Romney and Obama ramp up attacks on economic records

Thu, 31 May 2012 04:41:28 -0400

(Story: San Jose Mercury News)

POLITICS: Obama to Romney: Congratulations on winning the nomination

Wed, 30 May 2012 23:54:16 -0400

President Obama congratulated Mitt Romney for securing the Republican nomination. The president told him “he looked forward to an important and healthy debate about America’s future.”
(Story: Christian Science Monitor)

POLITICS: Voting rights gains of ‘60s in jeopardy, says attorney general

Wed, 30 May 2012 22:00:56 -0400

Attorney General Eric Holder told African-American clergy leaders that new state laws on legal challenges to the Voting Rights Act of 1965 may jeopardize rights they fought for in the civil rights era.
(Story: McClatchy Newspapers)

POLITICS: Trump’s birther remarks have overshadowed Romney’s appearance

Wed, 30 May 2012 17:27:47 -0400

Controversy over the “birther” movement hung between Mitt Romney and high-profile supporter Donald Trump, whose comments about President Obama have put Romney in an awkward position.
(Story: Reuters)

POLITICS: San Antonio congressional race draws national attention

Tue, 29 May 2012 21:31:57 -0400

(Blog: Houston Chronicle)

POLITICS: Intrigue in House primaries in Texas

Tue, 29 May 2012 21:18:29 -0400

There is no shortage of intrigue as Texas voters head to the polls for a series of House primaries that will help decide the makeup of the Lone Star state’s newly-expanded congressional delegation.
(Story: Politico)

POLITICS: The new Sarah Palin approach may equal better results

Tue, 29 May 2012 17:21:50 -0400

Everyone has wondered who the Sarah Palin of 2012 would be. The answer is — Sarah Palin.
(Story: Politico)

POLITICS: Veterans give Romney big lead over Obama

Mon, 28 May 2012 20:58:12 -0400

(Poll: Gallup)

POLITICS: Texas Republicans may give Romney the clinching delegates

Mon, 28 May 2012 20:58:12 -0400

The Texas presidential primary has been all but forgotten amid the state’s U.S. Senate free-for-all and some attention-grabbing congressional and legislative races.
(Story: Houston Chronicle)

POLITICS: Campaigns mine online data to get votes

Mon, 28 May 2012 17:26:13 -0400

Strategists say the most important breakthrough this year is a campaigns’ use of online data to raise money, share information and persuade supporters to vote.
(Story: ABC News)