Sorry, Mr. President. After nearly single-handedly pushing gay marriage to the forefront of the presidential campaign and inadvertently pressuring President Barack Obama to declare his support for same-sex unions, there was only one thing left for Vice President Joe Biden to do: apologize. Biden’s mea culpa came Wednesday in the Oval Office, shortly before the […]
President Barack Obama wasted little time casting his historic embrace of same-sex marriage as a political wedge issue Thursday, telling a Hollywood fundraising crowd that it shows how his vision of the country differs from Republicans. Speaking at a dinner at the home of George Clooney, Obama raised the issue gay marriage obliquely, saying simply […]
President Obama wrote a message to us today: “Five years ago today, a few thousand of us gathered in Springfield, Illinois, to launch an improbable campaign for president. The task was to build a grassroots movement capable of making the kind of change we believe in. You’ve got to see this video about that journey […]
President Barack Obama has become the first U.S. president to openly support full rights for gay couples, including same-sex marriage. The president’s remarks during an interview with ABC’s Robin Roberts took many pundits by surprise, not because he supported same-sex marriage, but because his endorsement was direct rather than tacit. Some political observers had predicted […]
President Barack Obama’s campaign is trying an early “all of the above” strategy against Republican Mitt Romney, criticizing his character, wealth and policy positions in broadsides that may become more focused as the fall election nears. Romney’s record offers both opportunities and dilemmas for Democratic strategists. His widely known shifts in key positions over the […]
One of Hollywood’s biggest and best-paid stars is supporting President Barack Obama’s call for higher taxes on the country’s top earners. Will Smith said while promoting “Men In Black III” last week that he supports the move. “I’m very supportive of that idea,” Smith told The Associated Press in an interview. “America has been fantastic […]
The year 2008 flashes across the screen followed by a series of grim images from that year: People waiting in line with pained looks, maps of homes being foreclosed and news footage from the stock market crash. The date 2008 stays in the corner of the screen as each image is shown, emphasizing that the […]
WASHINGTON (AP) – TITLE: “Go” LENGTH: 60 seconds AIRING: Broadcast and cable TV stations in Colorado, Florida, North Carolina, Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia, all key swing states. KEY IMAGES: The year 2008 flashes across the screen followed by a series of grim images from that year: People waiting in line with […]
@BarackObama is on Twitter. So is @MittRomney. And so are all the voters following the 2012 presidential contest, whether they know it or not. Candidates, strategists, journalists and political junkies have flocked to Twitter, the social networking hub where information from the mundane to the momentous is shared through 140-character microbursts known as tweets. While […]
President Barack Obama’s re-election team plans to spend $25 million on advertising this month, a dramatic escalation of its media presence in a handful of states that could determine the outcome on Nov. 6. Campaign adviser David Axelrod announced the new figure Monday. He said the campaign intends to provide a positive message about Obama’s […]
Now that President Barack Obama has officially kicked off his re-election campaign for the White House, Obama’s senior strategists are setting their sights on Republican opponent, Mitt Romney — and mobilizing a grassroots, get-out-the-vote movement aimed at African-Americans, Hispanics and college students. “The energy and enthusiasm is real,” Obama campaign manager Jim Messina told journalists […]
Mitt Romney says he learns about what it’s like to struggle in a difficult economy by sitting down to chat with regular people. But the Republican presidential candidate doesn’t want anybody to see it — and his campaign won’t say who he meets with or when the meetings occur. In interviews and on the campaign […]
