Obama Reelection

What Did Obama Mean by Change?

Cenk Uygur | Posted 05.30.2012

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Even the most ardent Obama supporter can't in good conscience or sound mental state argue that President Obama has changed the way Washington works. He's just played the game a little better.

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Dear President Obama, A Few Words Before You Go Negative

Mark Goulston, M.D. | Posted 05.29.2012

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While you are still going gently into this "good" election and before you "rage against" your opponent, you might do well to remember that Senators Clinton and McCain lost the election as much as you won it.

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Powell Not Ready To Endorse Obama For Re-election

AP | Posted 05.22.2012

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WASHINGTON — Former Secretary of State Colin Powell declined Tuesday to renew the presidential endorsement he gave Barack Obama four years ago, ...

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Rove Group Soft-Pedals Harsh Attack At Obama

The New York Times | Posted 05.22.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The ad is the work of two of the most fearsome players in Republican politics: Larry McCarthy, the producer behind the infamous Willie H...

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WATCH: Powell Declines To Give Big Lift To Obama

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 05.22.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Former Secretary of State Colin Powell is declining to renew the endorsement he gave Barack Obama four years ago, when he called Obama "...

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Why Is the Republican Party Still Trying to Define President Obama?

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 05.22.2012

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Because he has been president for almost four years, Obama is now well known by almost all Americans. Accordingly, it will be extremely difficult to redefine him during this election, particularly if the effort to redefine him is based on what is, by now, old news.

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Wall Street to Obama: Thanks for Saving Our Jobs and Bonuses, Now F*** Off

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 05.18.2012

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Now that President Obama's views on gay marriage have "evolved," it's time for his views on Wall Street to likewise "evolve" and for Obama to forcefully campaign to break the stranglehold of Too Big To Fail banks on the economy.

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Sarah Jessica Parker Hosting An Obama Fundraiser

Posted 05.18.2012

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President Obama's re-election campaign announced actress Sarah Jessica Parker will host a fundraiser event for the president at her Manhattan home. ...

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It Is Now Symbolically Necessary To Reelect Obama

Justin Huang | Posted 05.18.2012

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A terrified gay teenager in middle America has just been told by the president that he or she has just as much a right to love and marry. And that teenager doesn't care about your intellectual meanderings of politicking. All that teenager knows is that it just got better.

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Veterans for Obama

Setti Warren | Posted 05.18.2012

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The President has kept his promise to veterans and has been steadfast in his support in helping military families cope with the heavy burdens they all must bear in keeping our country safe.

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Is Anyone Really Surprised the Extent to Which Republicans Will Go to Defeat President Obama?

Clarence B. Jones | Posted 05.17.2012

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The Fred Davis plan is only the tip of the iceberg of what the opposition is planning to defeat President Obama. Nothing should surprise us about those who have a fundamentally different vision about the future of America and for our children and grandchildren.

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Jobs Spurred By Bain Were Mostly Low-Wage

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 05.17.2012

Earlier this week, the campaign for GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney released a video called "American Dream," touting the investment of Romney's ...

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Crucial Voters Disapprove Of Obama's Handling Of Housing Crisis: Poll

The Huffington Post | Dave Jamieson | Posted 05.16.2012

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Independent voters in several battleground states are sour on President Barack Obama's handling of the housing crisis, according to polling data relea...

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Will President Obama be Jack Johnson-ed?

Lawrence D. Elliott | Posted 05.14.2012

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Will President Obama be Jack Johnson-ed? If he becomes a single-term President, will he become the symbol of why blacks can't be trusted with the office? Will it be like some sort of cultural experiment?

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Obama, 2012 and the Mousetrap Factor

Deepak Chopra | Posted 05.14.2012

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Obama is in danger of being "Carterized." Romney is using a simplistic but powerful line: this president is a nice guy who is in over his head. What makes this tactic effective is that the right has seized the narrative and made a convincing case built on false claims. Here are a few.

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Obama and the Polls - Half-Full or Half-Empty?

Lanny Davis | Posted 05.09.2012

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Bad news for Romney can be interpreted as worse news for Obama -- if he is not running ahead of Romney, given all his personality and perception weaknesses as a presidential candidate, that shows a fundamental problem that seriously threatens Obama's success in November.

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Romney Says Obama 'Takes Marching Orders From Union Bosses'

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 05.08.2012

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Speaking to a crowd at a campaign stop in Lansing, Mich., on Tuesday, presumptive GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney took a swipe at both Presiden...

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Obama Goes After Latino Vote With New Ads (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Dave Jamieson | Posted 05.08.2012

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The Obama campaign rolled out its second batch in a series of TV and radio advertisements aimed at Latinos Tuesday, hoping to burnish the president's ...

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Democratic Convention To Walmart: Thanks But No Thanks

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 05.07.2012

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Facing pressure from Walmart opponents, the host committee for the Democratic National Convention is returning $50,000 worth of gift cards donated to ...

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Caught Between Two Extremes: Obama on the Couch

Justin Frank | Posted 05.07.2012

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To many on the left, President Obama is a disappointment. To many on the right, President Obama is a socialist threat to American freedoms. Both of these reactions are based on projections -- the unconscious fantasies of each group projected onto the president.

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What Songs Would You Use To Describe Obama's 2012 Campaign?

The Huffington Post | Jason Gilbert | Posted 05.04.2012

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What songs would use to define President Obama's reelection campaign? Obama/Biden 2012 wants to know, as it has once again taken to red-hot music ...

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Race Remains A Factor For Some In Obama Re-Election

The New York Times | Sabrina Tavernise | Posted 05.04.2012

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STEUBENVILLE, Ohio -- This is the land of die-hard Democrats -- mill workers, coal miners and union members....

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Obama Still Facing Pressure On Gay Rights Front

AP | DAVID CRARY | Posted 05.04.2012

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-- The refrain sounded by his aides is accurate: Barack Obama has done more for the cause of gay rights than any president before him. Nonetheless, ...

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Democrats Ask Unions For Convention Cash, Get Rebuffed

The Huffington Post | Dave Jamieson | Posted 05.03.2012

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Democrats' self-imposed ban on corporate donations has made it tough to raise cash for the Democratic National Convention, and their hope that unions ...

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House Dem Challengers Could Give Key Boost To Obama

AP | THOMAS BEAUMONT | Posted 05.03.2012

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DES MOINES, Iowa — Republican-leaning areas in states vital to President Barack Obama's re-election prospects are drawing top-tier Democratic co...

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