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Tag: Mitt Romney

What if electoral votes were awarded proportionally?

November 16, 2012 Arthur Lieber 2012 Election, Campaigns, Civil Rights, Congress, Courts, History, Ideas, Obama, Politics, States, Voting/Elections 5 comments

The record shows that President Barack Obama was reelected in 2012 by defeating Mitt Romney with 332 electoral votes to 206. Even though Obama

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Bibi made a bad bet

November 15, 2012 Madonna Gauding 2012 Election, Foreign Policy, International, Obama, Romney Leave a comment

For the first time in history, an Israeli prime minister took sides in an American election. The right wing, saber rattling prime minister of

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Romney’s Project ORCA: Technology fails, shoe leather wins

November 13, 2012 Nicole Lopez 2012 Election, Campaigns, Romney, Technology, Voting/Elections 2 comments

When my friend who worked in the Obama campaign’s analytics department told me about Project ORCA, I thought he was talking about an environmental

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“Barracuda business class” vs. democracy

November 9, 2012 Madonna Gauding 2012 Election, Democrats, Economy, Republicans, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

It’s November 5, the day before the 2012 presidential election. If polling guru Nate Silver is right, President Obama will win his second term.

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The New Yorker: “The reelection of Barack Obama is a matter of great urgency”

November 2, 2012 Madonna Gauding 2012 Election, Obama, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

It’s no surprise that the liberal leaning New Yorker is endorsing Barack Obama for president. Although predictable, it’s worth a read because it offers

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Perverse best-case scenario: Romney wins popular vote, Obama wins Electoral College

November 1, 2012 Arthur Lieber 2012 Election, Campaigns, Democrats, Obama, Politics, Romney, States, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

Barring feasible foul play by Republicans, Barack Obama will probably win the Electoral College in 2012, which means that he will serve for another

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O’Donnell calls Des Moines Register’s Romney endorsement “magical thinking”

October 31, 2012 Arthur Lieber 2012 Election, Democrats, Economy, Employment, Financial reform, Government, History, Illinois/Midwest, Media, Obama, Politics, Romney, Voting/Elections One comment

In 2008, the Des Moines Register endorsed then Senator Barack Obama for president over Senator John McCain. For largely inexplicable reasons, this year the

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Romney/Ryan plan: Tax-free living for the rich

October 30, 2012 Renee Shur 2012 Election, Economy, Financial reform, Romney, Taxes Leave a comment

Yes, as through this world I’ve wandered I’ve seen lots of funny men, Some will rob you with a six-gun, And some with a

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Romney endorses Obama for a 2nd term

October 25, 2012 Stacy Mergenthal Campaigns, Congress, Politics 2 comments

“We’re gonna have to have a president who can work across the aisle,” Romney said in his closing statement in the final presidential debate

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“Too many Mitts:” Salt Lake Tribune endorses [gasp!] Obama

October 23, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2012 Election, Cities, Media, Obama, Romney, States Leave a comment

Favorite son? Not any more. Mitt Romney’s home-state newspaper has published a smack-down editorial endorsing President Obama for re-election and calling Romney a “shameless”

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