2012 election

After the first 2012 presidential debate in Denver, even CNN's Van Jones conceded: 'Romney was able to out-Obama Obama' — the night Mitt Romney won.

October 4, 2012 · 1 min read

An Aurora shooting survivor publicly asked Obama and Romney to debate gun control in the 2012 campaign. The candidates grieved; neither answered.

October 1, 2012 · 1 min read

After Obama's Charlotte acceptance speech in September 2012, both parties had their nominees: the race was essentially tied, Gallup showing Obama 47, Romney 46.

September 7, 2012 · 1 min read

In 2012, Indian-Americans backed Obama by lopsided margins — up to 84% in exit polls. Immigration policy, more than economics, explains why.

September 6, 2012 · 1 min read

In August 2012 Paul Ryan told a radio host he'd run a marathon in under three hours. The record said 4:01:25. A small fib with a long shadow.

September 4, 2012 · 1 min read

In July 2012, John McCain insisted his 2008 choice of Sarah Palin over Mitt Romney had nothing to do with Romney's tax returns — which McCain had seen 23

July 17, 2012 · 1 min read

A 2012 analysis of OMB data found federal spending grew slowest under Obama since Eisenhower — but the finding turned on which president 'owned' the 2009

July 16, 2012 · 1 min read

After Jane Pitt's anti-Obama letter went national in July 2012, the vicious online backlash reportedly left Brad Pitt's mother shaken and fearful.

July 9, 2012 · 1 min read

In early July 2012, Brad Pitt's mother Jane Pitt wrote to the Springfield News-Leader endorsing Mitt Romney and criticizing Obama on abortion and gay marriage.

July 6, 2012 · 1 min read

Mitt Romney's 2012 campaign promised to run government like a business. What would McKinsey-style management consulting actually mean for the federal

July 6, 2012 · 1 min read

In July 2012, Vanity Fair detailed Mitt Romney's offshore holdings — Swiss and Cayman accounts — and the $100-million question of his enormous IRA.

July 5, 2012 · 2 min read

President Obama's June 2012 claim that 'the private sector is doing fine' became instant campaign fodder — and a case study in how one line defines a season.

June 8, 2012 · 1 min read

June 2012: Wisconsin's recall defeat, anemic jobs numbers, Clinton freelancing, a looming Supreme Court verdict — Democrats woke to the possibility that

June 7, 2012 · 1 min read

Mitt Romney struggled to connect with voters. His wife Ann — warm, candid about MS and cancer — was the asset the Obama campaign couldn't coach against.

April 2, 2012 · 1 min read

After the August 2011 debt-ceiling debacle, Obama's approval sagged — and Democrats in tough districts started keeping their distance.

September 1, 2011 · 1 min read

Rick Perry entered the 2012 race in August 2011 as the anti-Romney. Was there substance behind the swagger? An early assessment.

August 30, 2011 · 1 min read

In 2011, Dominique Strauss-Kahn looked like France's next president. A New York arrest ended that — and exposed how French political culture shielded

July 1, 2011 · 1 min read