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Jamie Dupree's Washington Insider Archive for October 2012
Blog Entries for Sunday, October 21
Swing state polling snapshot
From Boca Raton, Florida - As President Obama and Republican Mitt Romney meet in their final debate on Monday night, let's take a snapshot of where the race stands in the "swing states" that will determine which way the 2012 race for the White House goes. The race has definitely ...
Blog Entries for Friday, October 19
Obama accuses Romney of "Romnesia"
In a stop in Fairfax, Virginia on Friday, President Obama rolled out a new attack line as he accused Republican Mitt Romney of conveniently changing his position on a number of issues in order to look more moderate to voters in Novmeber; the President called it "Romnesia." "I mean, he’s ...
The election map with 18 days left
Yes, there are at least ten toss up states that could go either way. But if you take the average of the polls out there right now and simple declare a winner, this is what the map would look like according to Real Clear Politics. Obviously, things can still change ...
Blog Entries for Thursday, October 18
The schedule starts to fill in
It will be a quiet weekend on the campaign trail for President Obama and Republican Mitt Romney, as they will focus mainly on their prep for the final debate in Boca Raton, Florida on Monday night. As we discussed yesterday, when the candidates leave Florida on Tuesday, there will be ...
Obama to visit Virginia college again
As I detailed a few weeks ago on this blog, President Obama likes to speak at college campuses. But this may be a first, as he will return to the same campus he spoke at just two weeks ago as he makes a campaign stop Friday in Virginia. Back on ...
Blog Entries for Wednesday, October 17
Watching for post debate polling clues
I certainly didn't predict that the first Obama-Romney debate would lead to what seems to be a lasting shift in the polls this month in favor of the GOP - now we wait to see if their second debate will have any impact on those polling numbers. Early indications were ...
The schedule becomes the story
We are at the point now in the race for the White House where decisions must be made by both campaigns on where to spend precious time in the final days of this race, as what seems like a simple decision not to campaign in a certain state can quickly ...
Romney puts out town hall debate ad
Less than 12 hours after the finish of the second Presidential debate between President Obama and Republican Mitt Romney, the Romney camp put out an ad using footage from the debate, blasting the President's economic record. "His policies haven't worked," the ad begins using part of Romney's attack on the ...
What the President said on Libya attacks
One of the biggest flash points in the second debate between President Obama and Republican Mitt Romney was over what happened in the wake of the terrorist attack in Libya that killed four Americans. Romney tangled not only with the President - but also with debate moderator Candy ...
Obama, Romney spar at second debate
Battling over their respective economic plans, foreign policy and more, President Obama and Republican Mitt Romney talked over each other and sparred repeatedly during their second debate at Hofstra University, as both sides declared victory. Snap polls taken after the debate showed a slight edge for the President, though Republicans ...
Blog Entries for Tuesday, October 16
Behind the scenes for the Hofstra debate
The center of the political universe tonight is Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, as President Obama and Republican Mitt Romney will face off in a town hall format where undecided voters will ask most of the questions tonight. Once again, there is a very large media filing center that ...
Is Pennsylvania really in play?
For months, Pennsylvania has not been a player in the 2012 race for the White House. President Obama has held a strong lead in the polls and Mitt Romney went three months between visits to the state. Is that changing? Recent polls show the race getting closer in the ...
Blog Entries for Monday, October 15
Round two for Obama and Romney
From Hempstead, New York - The next twist and turn in the race for the White House could well depend on what happens in the second Presidential debate between President Obama and Republican Mitt Romney, as they face off at Hofstra University in New York on Tuesday night. "Governor Romney ...
Blog Entries for Sunday, October 14
Obama, Romney enter crucial campaign stretch
It is easy to hype certain moments in a campaign for the White House, but the next week will be a crucial period, as the two major party candidates square off in a pair of debates with the clock running down on the 2012 campaign. The next debate is Tuesday ...
Latest swing state poll snapshot
One week ago, we took a look at the swing state polls, which were just starting to show some movement in the wake of the first Obama-Romney debate; now on the eve of their second face off, we can certainly see how things changed in favor of the Republican nominee. ...
Blog Entries for Friday, October 12
GOP raps Biden debate demeanor
Republicans wasted no time trying to score points on the Vice Presidential debate just as they did in the first Obama-Romney debate, by calling attention to the off camera demeanor of Vice President Biden. Last week in Denver, the GOP quickly produced a video that showed President Obama ...
Blog Entries for Thursday, October 11
Biden and Ryan trade jabs in debate
It was a lively affair at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky, as Vice President Joe Biden and Rep. Paul Ryan tangled in their only debate of the 2012 elections. Like last week, both sides proclaimed victory, but this time, both might be right in the eyes of their base. "It ...
Blog Entries for Wednesday, October 10
VP debate takes center stage
After last week's Presidential debate that featured a good performance by Mitt Romney and a less than stellar outing by President Obama, the focus now turns to Vice President Joe Biden and Republican running mate Paul Ryan, as they debate at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky. The Obama campaign was ...
State Department defends Libya security choices
In a hearing that showcased a much different explanation of what happened in an attack that killed four Americans in Libya than first offered by the Obama Administration, State Department officials defended their decision not to approve extra security for U.S. diplomats there, arguing there was no intelligence hinting at ...
Blog Entries for Tuesday, October 9
Supreme Court deals with affirmative action
In what could be a landmark case before the U.S. Supreme Court, the Justices hear arguments on Wednesday on a case involving affirmative action and college admissions, as the Court is being asked to invalidate race preferences used for some admissions by the University of Texas. The case is being ...
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