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Presidential Campaign Ads of 2012: The Score So Far
Presidential Campaign Ads of 2012: The Score So Far
Another week of the presidential campaign cycle, another wave of campaign ads hitting airwaves. The media teams of Obama for America and Romney for President have traded barbs all summer long, with no...
With Help, Tea Party Candidate Prevails in Michigan Primary
With Help, Tea Party Candidate Prevails in Michigan Primary
Credit: Kerry Bentivolio FacebookTea party candidate Kerry Bentivolio won the GOP primary in Michigan's 11th District after trouncing a write-in challenge from party establishment pick, former state ...
Justin Amash & Rand Paul Super PAC Solicits Job Applicants
Justin Amash & Rand Paul Super PAC Solicits Job Applicants
The Concerned American Voters (CAV) Super PAC is a newly formed PAC that "seeks to elect principled constitutionalists to public office." It's most notable supporters are Republican Senator Rand Paul ...
Swing State Missouri: Easy Win for Romney?
Swing State Missouri: Easy Win for Romney?
Gov. Romney stumps in Missouri Credit: ReutersThe swing state Missouri has been coveted for more than a century, but this election seems to be ignoring the home of the big arch, Enterprise Rent-a-Car...
Mitt Romney's Not Having a Good Year
Mitt Romney's Not Having a Good Year
Humor has an odd way of bringing to light the absurdity of the things said by Mitt Romney, and once again Stephen Colbert has nailed him for one of his disconnected statements. During a $50k per plate...
States Doubling Down on Farmers Market Food Stamps Wager
States Doubling Down on Farmers Market Food Stamps Wager
According to a poll commissioned by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, an overwhelming majority of Americans want the federal government to double the value of food stamp benefits at farmers markets to ensu...
Election Update: Twitter Bomb, Negativity, and Super PAC Spending
Election Update: Twitter Bomb, Negativity, and Super PAC Spending
unPAC the 2012 Olympics fights to restore American unity by asking NBC not to run special interest political ads, including those from super PACs, during the 2012 Olympic Broadcast. http://www.unpac....
Oops!  VT Gov Candidate Boosts Incumbent's Accomplishments
Oops! VT Gov Candidate Boosts Incumbent's Accomplishments
Credit: maps.comRandy Brock, Republican candidate for Vermont Governor, probably didn't mean it to come out this way, but his successful Friday fundraising pitch that focused on Republican ...
The Swing States Project #Election2012
The Swing States Project #Election2012
Gearing up for the 2012 election, the Columbia Journalism Review has launched a project monitoring key swing states, covering the presidential candidates and media coverage of the election.&...
Q&A With Michigan Libertarian Senate Candidate Scotty Boman
Q&A With Michigan Libertarian Senate Candidate Scotty Boman
The following is an e-mail interview with Michigan Libertarian Senate Candidate Scotty Boman that occurred over a period of several weeks. If you wish to learn more about him, visit his offi...