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09/04/2012Abortion, Gay Marriage Top DNC Agenda
The Democratic National Convention began in earnest Tuesday morning and part of the first day's business will be to adopt the party platform, which for the first time includes support of gay marriage while reinforcing prior language that supports abortion rights.
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09/03/2012Wasserman-Schultz Addresses DNC Faith Council
Democratic National Chairperson and Florida Congressman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz addressed the Monday session of the Faith Council at the Democratic National Convention, where she described her early upbringing and the lessons she learned from her family around their dinner table.
10 comments - 09/01/2012
GOP Cries Foul Over Charges of Racism by Dems
Democrats looking to make the 2012 election about people and not policy are beginning to step up the rhetoric claiming racism in the Republican party, a tactic that is generating cries of foul from some observers.
34 comments - 08/31/2012
Ryan Assumes Role as Top 'Punching Bag' for Liberals
An unusually direct Paul Ryan speech in Tampa has touched off a firestorm of controversy between liberal and conservative pundits over whether the GOP is right to take Medicare and other entitlement spending on as the center of a campaign and whether or not the closing of a GM plant was the fault of the Democrats or the Republicans. Many on the left now see him as the number one punching bag for Republican policies.
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08/31/2012Romney Accepts GOP Nomination; Vows to Protect Life, Honor Institution of Marriage
Years after Mitt Romney set his sights on being president of the United States, the former Massachusetts governor officially accepted on Thursday the 2012 Republican nomination in a packed convention center in Tampa, Fla., vowing to protect life, honor traditional marriage and protect religion.
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08/30/2012No Protestant on GOP Ticket for First Time Ever
For the first time in the nation's political history, the Republican ticket will be absent a Protestant as either the presidential or vice presidential candidate. Mitt Romney is Mormon and Paul Ryan is Catholic.
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08/30/2012Republicans Showcase Diversity With Primetime Lineup
This year more than ever, the GOP gathering in Tampa highlights the growing number of African-American, Hispanic and female politicos involved in the Republican Party, many of whom the party believes will be rising stars and leaders for the next several decades.
119 comments - 08/29/2012
Ann Romney Says 'No One Will Move Heaven, Earth Like Mitt' to Help Others; Critics Comment on Her Speech
Ann Romney usually remains in the background when her husband campaigns but Tuesday night's Republican National Convention was all about her and how her husband is prepared to do whatever is necessary to bring American back to more prosperous times. But her comments were met by some critics as being disingenuous and out of touch with mainstream America, especially women.
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08/29/2012Dems Eyeing Rape, Abortion Protests as Game Changer to Woo Independents
With at least 10 percent of the U.S. voting population undecided 70 days before the election, Democrats and Republicans are launching wildly different strategies to gather in what pundits are calling the "persuadables."
63 comments - 08/28/2012
Ann Romney Introduces Herself to America at GOP Convention; May Discuss Miscarriage
After years on the campaign trail, Ann Romney will not need much of an introduction when she addresses a nationally televised audience tonight, but there is still much to learn about the person who is Mitt Romney's biggest supporter.
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08/28/2012Marriage Faces Tough Ballot Test in Four States
The race for the White House is starting to occupy the thoughts of many Americans now that the Republican and Democratic conventions are getting underway. But for voters in four key states, the issue of whether to allow same-sex marriages will also be front and center.
259 comments - 08/27/2012
Celebrity Sightings May Be Rare in Charlotte During Democratic Convention
Based on the public schedules of many of Hollywood's more politically active Democrats, there may be a shortage of major actors and musicians during the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte next week. There are several reasons but one could have something to do with the location of this year's convention.
10 comments - 08/25/2012
Akin Staying in After Meeting With Top-Level Evangelicals in Florida
The embattled GOP Senate candidate from Missouri, Rep. Todd Akin, met with key members of the Council for National Policy in Florida the past two days to assess his current status and whether he can remain a viable candidate in the U.S. Senate race in Missouri. Several sources told The Christian Post that Akin believes he can still win and wanted to stay in the race and in a late afternoon press conference, confirmed that on Friday.
39 comments - 08/24/2012
GOP Platform: Abortion, Marriage, Immigration Arise as Major Issues
Delegates meeting in Tampa ahead of next week's Republican National Convention have proposed a platform that by most standards, is considered one of the most conservative in recent memory. Fundamental issues such as language protecting the unborn, supporting traditional marriage and emphasizing the enforcement of immigration are just a few of the issues Republicans are including in the party document outlining its core principles.
159 comments - 08/23/2012
Obama Outspends Romney as Romney Outraised Obama in July
It was only about one year ago that Republicans – not knowing who their nominee would be – were bracing for a presidential campaign where President Obama would have an unlimited campaign war chest while their candidate scraped by with only a great message and limited funds. That is not the case today.
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