Mitt Romney
Some Say Immigration Bill Is Bad Deal For GOP
Some feisty Republicans are challenging the claim, widely held among GOP leaders, that the party must support more liberal immigration laws if it’s to be more competitive in presidential elections.
GOP Faces Senate Recruitment Woes In Key States
Republicans are struggling to recruit strong U.S. Senate candidates in states where the party has the best chances to reclaim the majority in Washington.
Mormon State Donated $12 Million To Mitt Romney
Utah residents donated just shy of $12 million to presidential candidates last year, according to the latest campaign disclosure reports filed with the Federal Election Commission.
Top White House Official: GOP Must Cooperate In Budget Talks
The White House on Sunday warned Republicans that a “my way or the highway” approach would spell the GOP’s defeat in upcoming budget negotiations and told its Democratic allies that they, too, will have to bend on President Barack Obama’s delayed spending plan set to be released this week.
Can Cuccinelli’s Hard-Right Ideology Win In A 50/50 State?
Virginia is conducting nothing short of a grand political experiment in 2013, testing whether a tea party favorite can carry a closely divided state with conservative roots. If Ken Cuccinelli wins the race for governor, he will have undercut Republican moderates’ claims that hard-right ideologies are hurting the party — and undoubtedly intensify a debate already roiling the GOP.
Nixon Ridiculed Democrats For ‘Dishonest’ Declaration Of Jerusalem As Capital Of Israel
Last year, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney attacked the Democratic convention platform for its “shameful” decision to omit a reference to Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. But in a sign of how U.S. politics have changed in 40 years, President Richard Nixon complained in 1972 of the Democrats’ “dishonest” platform language declaring the city Israel’s capital.
Romney Apologizes For Loss In Return At CPAC
Republican Mitt Romney apologized for losing the presidential election as he returned to the national stage on Friday, promising to work in a diminished role alongside conservative activists to help strengthen the GOP.
Romney: Heart Told Him He’d Win, Until He Saw Florida
Mitt Romney says his heart said he was going to win the presidency, but when early results came in on election night, he knew it was not to be.
Romney: Obama Has Been ‘Berating Republicans’ Instead Of Leading
In his first public comments since his Election Day defeat, Mitt Romney is criticizing President Barack Obama for “berating Republicans” instead of leading.
Mother Jones Reporter Wins Polk Award For Romney ’47 Percent’ Story
The reporter for Mother Jones magazine who broke the story of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s remarks that 47 percent of Americans “believe they are victims” is among the winners of the 64th annual George Polk Awards in Journalism.
