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Election 2012

Liberal SuperPAC Had Secret Bain Ties

BuzzFeed | Ben Smith and Evan McMorris-Santoro | Posted 05.21.2013 | Politics

A top liberal SuperPAC in the 2012 election had undisclosed financial ties to the private equity firm Bain Capital — something that some people clos...

Census Reveals Historic Milestone Of 2012 Election

AP | HOPE YEN | Posted 05.08.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Making history, America's blacks voted at higher rates than whites in 2012, lifting Democrat Barack Obama to victory amid voter apathy, ...

Profiles in Immigration: Chuck Grassley

Ryan Campbell | Posted 04.25.2013 | Latino Voices
Ryan Campbell

"I never said that!" screamed an indignant Senator Grassley at Chuck Schumer. What brought these two Chucks to such a point? Unsurprisingly, immigration.

A Shooting Star... Ghana Delves in

Juliet Asante | Posted 04.22.2013 | Politics
Juliet Asante

In 2013 however, the country has once again taken a decisive role in the continents' democratic journey that is worth recommending.

Obama Campaign Remains In The Red

The Huffington Post | Paul Blumenthal | Posted 04.16.2013 | Politics

President Barack Obama's reelection effort still owes $3.1 million five months after running the most expensive presidential campaign in history, acco...

Reassessing Colorado's Turnout

Michael P. McDonald | Posted 04.15.2013 | Politics
Michael P. McDonald

As Colorado policymakers consider reforms, I urge them to listen to their local election administrators since they know best how to efficiently run elections to serve their voters.

Rand Paul Stumbled At Howard, And That Was Sort Of The Point

The Huffington Post | Jon Ward | Posted 04.13.2013 | Politics

Rand Paul's speech at Howard University this week was widely panned, with much of the criticism coming from the left. Yet Artur Davis, a black Republi...

We Can Fix That

Penda D. Hair | Posted 04.11.2013 | Politics
Penda D. Hair

Protecting our democracy starts with protecting the fundamental right to vote. The U.S. is one of only eleven of the 119 democratic countries in the world that do not explicitly provide the right to vote in their Constitutions.

Romney: 'It's Good To Live A Normal Life Again'

The Huffington Post | Chelsea Kiene | Posted 03.27.2013 | Politics

Mitt Romney may have previously likened campaign life to the thrill of riding a roller coaster, but on Wednesday the former Republican presidential ca...

They're Baaaack! The Romneys Reappear -- and Revise

Rick Horowitz | Posted 05.09.2013 | Politics
Rick Horowitz

After four months of silence, Mitt and Ann grant their first interview. ...

The Latino Vote, Or Things The Republicans Just Aren't Getting

Jacques Berlinerblau | Posted 05.05.2013 | Religion
Jacques Berlinerblau

Reckoned to be about 17 percent of the nation's population, this group gave seven-tenths of its vote to Barack Obama on Election Day last November. This has caused, understandably, considerable consternation for the current GOP.

Lucia Graves

Mitt Romney: 'It Kills Me Not To Be There In The White House'

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 03.04.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney said Sunday that until late into the evening on Election Day 2012, he thought he was going to win the presidency. "By 8 o...

WATCH: Romney Breaks Silence On 'Roller Coaster' Campaign

The Huffington Post | Mollie Reilly | Posted 03.01.2013 | Politics

In his first interview since November's presidential election, Mitt Romney compared the end of the 2012 campaign to the sensation of getting off a rol...

Fox News In February

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 04.29.2013 | Media
Reese Schonfeld

The big question for the future is: Will younger voters remain Democrats as they grow older or, when they become fogies, will they also become Republicans?

Why Republicans Are Facing A Grim Reality

New York Magazine | Jonathan Chait | Posted 02.04.2013 | Politics

Can a party rule by capturing most of the country but less than half of the people? We might be about to find out....

Top Republicans Reflect On Big GOP Failures

Reuters | Posted 03.29.2013 | Politics

* Party leaders consider reasons for Mitt Romney's defeat * Paul Ryan: Republican ideas better for "daily lives" * Leade...

One Year Ago Today, Mitt Romney Said "Answer Is Self-Deportation," Setting Stage for His Loss in November

Frank Sharry | Posted 03.25.2013 | Politics
Frank Sharry

Happy anniversary! One year ago, January 23, at a GOP presidential debate in Florida, Mitt Romney first announced his support for self-deportation and set the stage for his loss in November.

Megachurch's Move To A Gay Neighborhood Raises Questions

Posted 01.17.2013 | Gay Voices

Megachurch Mars Hill has made a new home in downtown Seattle, just southwest of the Emerald City's beloved gay neighborhood, Capitol Hill. But the...

WATCH: Reporter Shares New Reason For Obama's Epic Debate Fail

The Huffington Post | John Stephens | Posted 01.16.2013 | HuffPost Live 321

Journalist Michael Hastings, perhaps best known for his Rolling Stone article that led Gen. Stanley McChrystal to resign, told HuffPost Live Tuesday a...

So, Now You're Horrifically Hooked on 'Dying America?'

Glen Browder | Posted 03.07.2013 | Politics
Glen Browder

We're exactly halfway through this series on "Barack Obama, Election 2012, and the Future of American Democracy." Let's take a look at the logic of my "dying" rhetoric in the previous eight discussions and where I'm going in the next eight posts.

Another Twist In The Aftermath Bizarre Kansas House Race

The Huffington Post | John Celock | Posted 01.03.2013 | Politics

A former Kansas state House candidate who narrowly lost a state legislative primary to Kansas' leading anti-gay Democrat has been arrested on a series...

PaulitiFacts Top 10 Political Lies of 2012

Paul Abrams | Posted 03.02.2013 | Politics
Paul Abrams

Like all the professional lie-rating agencies PaulitiFacts was overwhelmed with the deliberate and unabashed lies emanating from Mitt Romney and his campaign.

A Philosophical Civil War in Dying America

Glen Browder | Posted 02.28.2013 | Politics
Glen Browder

Unfortunately, the most disruptive development in contemporary America is a divisive struggle over democratic ideals, cultural values, and principles of governance.

Same-Sex Couples Marry In First Hours Of New Law

AP | DAVID SHARP | Posted 12.29.2012 | Politics

PORTLAND, Maine -- Arriving in a limo, Donna Galluzzo and Lisa Gorney had all the trappings of a traditional wedding: Rings, flowers, wedding vows, an...

Top 10 Voter Suppression Moments of 2012

Judith Browne Dianis | Posted 02.25.2013 | Politics
Judith Browne Dianis

Largely driven by a spate of new laws and policies, including new restrictions on the type of ID that voters can use and flawed voter purges, conservative legislatures stopped at nothing to make it harder to register to vote, harder to cast a ballot, and harder to have a vote counted.