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American Crossroads’ $8 million buy
Rachael Marcus Jul 30, 2012
Super PAC's ad buy is one of the largest of the election so far
Election ads depict a lost America
Krissy Clark Jul 20, 2012
In the 2012 presidential election race, both parties focus on images of factories and hard hats.
Squaring rhetoric and reality on outsourcing
Todd Zwillich Jul 17, 2012
There's a new bad word in the race for president: 'Outsourcing.' But the latest political back-and-forth, while dramatic, ignores the realities of the American economy.
Mike Huckabee on how Mitt Romney can help the middle class
Kai Ryssdal Jul 16, 2012
The former governor talks about the importance of the middle class in this year's presidential election, and what he thinks Mitt Romney needs to do to improve his standings.
This election? James Carville says it's all about the middle class
Kai Ryssdal Jul 16, 2012
Liberal pundit James Carville explains why class matters in this year's presidential election in his new book, ''It's the Middle Class, Stupid!''
Good economy, bad economy: Both candidates are right
Justin Wolfers Jul 10, 2012
President Obama and Mitt Romney have different takes on the economy. Commentator Justin Wolfers says they're both right.
The president is a 'betting' man
Sarah Gardner Jul 5, 2012
As President Obama's "Betting on America" tour gets underway, we ask a linguist: What does it mean to "bet" on the country?
A week after Supreme Court decision, Americans still divided
Frank Newport Jul 5, 2012
It's been exactly a week since the Supreme Court announced that President Obama's healthcare overhaul is constitutional. Have Americans shifted their view of the law?
Romney's role in pioneering the outsourcing of jobs
Chris Farrell Jun 27, 2012
The presidential campaign has returned to the issue of private equity and the outsourcing of jobs. President Obama has latched onto a Washington Post report that says private equity firm Bain Capital, which Mitt Romney used to run, helped pioneer the outsourcing of jobs.
Romney hosts mega donors at Utah retreat
David Gura Jun 22, 2012
More than 100 of presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's top donors will join him this weekend, a sign that big-money donors -- not the small donors that propelled Barack Obama to victory in 2008 -- may be the difference-makers in this election.
