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Republican Latest Primaries 04/25/2012 07:48:13
New York gives Mitt Romney clean sweep of Tuesday primaries – chicagotribune.com Mitt Romney has now won all five Republican presidential primaries Tuesday, effectively ending the GOP nomination battle. Romney Sweeps Tuesday’s Primaries; Declares Race is on with Obama – WGN Radio After Mitt Romney swept the five Republican primaries being contested Tuesday, he turned from securing the Republican nomination and toward the general election against President Barack Obama. Gingrich to decide next move after Tues. primaries | Deseret News CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Newt Gingrich declined to discuss his struggling presidential campaign Tuesday and said he would decide his next steps after the Pennsylvania Primaries Will Yield Bob Casey Challenger By Edith Honan NEW YORK, April 24 (Reuters) – Five Pennsylvania Republicans face off on Tuesday for the chance to run against Democratic Senator Robert Casey in November, while two incumbent U.S. Representatives, both Democrats, are competing for the state’s newly combined congressional seat. Pennsylvania voters on Tuesday will also cast votes in the Republican presidential primary, though that contest carries less suspense. Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney appears almost certain to win since former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum suspended his campaign earlier this month. Several statewide races, however, are competitive. The Senate primary pits Steve Welch, an entrepreneur who is backed by the state party and Republican Governor Tom Corbett, against Tom Smith, a former coal-mine worker who went on to own a coal company and has poured his own money into the campaign. Former state Representative Sam Rohrer, who ran successfully against Corbett two years ago and is popular among Tea Party voters, attorney Marc Scaringi and Dave Christian, a Vietnam War representative, are also seeking the Republican nomination. “There’s three things at play: Smith’s money versus Welch’s endorsement versus the grassroots activism for Rohrer,” said Terry Madonna, the director of the Franklin and Marshall College Poll. While each of the candidates have fought for the banner of the race’s true conservative, both Welch and Smith have sought to explain away an inconvenient line in both of their resumes – both used to be Democrats. That fact has turned the Senate race into “the most bizarre Republican statewide primary I’ve seen in thirty years,” said Madonna. Mitt Romney sweeps primaries in five states – Political Hotsheet – CBS News Presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney wins primary contests in New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Delaware and Connecticut, says “a better America begins tonight” Read more by Lucy Madison on CBS News’ Political Hotsheet. Continue reading
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US Election General News 04/22/2012 21:41:12
Hollande victory could impact US markets this week | Fox News A strong showing by Socialist candidate Francois Hollande in the first round of France’s presidential election Sunday may rattle U.S. and global financial markets in the coming weeks. US Republicans eye health plan should court overturn reform | Reuters * Republicans pledge new health plan if Supreme Court acts* New legislation could aid party’s election year aims* Aides see step-by-step approach on health issuesBy David MorganWASHINGTON, April 22 Orrin Hatch close call in Utah: Tea party rising? – CSMonitor.com Sen. Orrin Hatch is favored to win reelection, but first he faces a primary election against tea party favorite Dan Liljenquist. Can Hatch avoid the fate of former Utah Sen. Bob Bennett, ousted in 2010 by the tea party? David Axelrod: ‘Reign Of Terror’ Has Taken Hold Of Republicans In Congress By Bill Trott WASHINGTON, April 22 (Reuters) – Republicans in the U.S. Congress are under a “reign of terror” imposed by the party’s conservative wing that also has pushed presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney to the right, President Barack Obama’s senior campaign strategist said on Sunday. David Axelrod, in an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union” program, cited the Obama administration’s plans for immigration reform as an example of Republican intransigence in Congress. The political process in Washington should not be “monolithic opposition to everything the chief executive wants to do as a political strategy,” Axelrod said, adding that an “implacable group of Republicans” had blocked any possibility of immigration reform. “I think there are a lot of Republicans in Congress who want to cooperate … but they’re in the thralls of this reign of terror from the far right that has dragged the party to the right,” he said. “Governor Romney and the party have gone way off to the right,” he added. On NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Axelrod said that if Obama is re-elected, some Republicans would be more willing to work with him. Axelrod said Romney, the former Massachusetts governor in line to be the Republican challenger to Obama’s re-election in the Nov. 6 election, has nothing new to offer voters. “People don’t know Mitt Romney very well,” he said on CNN. “They see a businessman. Alberts: Obama, Romney struggle to capture blue-collar support With all the talk lately in the U.S. about Mitt Romney’s problems with American women — Continue reading
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French Election Results News 04/22/2012 16:22:21
France Election Results 2012: Hollande, Sarkozy Advance To Runoff, Far-Right Gets 20 Percent By Catherine Bremer and Emmanuel Jarry PARIS, April 22 (Reuters) – Far-rightist Marine Le Pen threw France’s presidential race wide open on Sunday by scoring nearly 20 percent in the first round – votes that may determine the runoff between Socialist favourite Francois Hollande and conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy. Hollande led Sarkozy by about 29 to 26 percent in reliable computer projections broadcast after polling stations closed, and the two will meet in a head-to-head decider on May 6. But Le Pen’s record score of 18-20 percent was the sensation of the night, beating her father’s 2002 result and outpolling hard leftist Jean-Luc Melenchon, in fourth place on 11 percent. Centrist Francois Bayrou finished fifth on less than 10 percent. Le Pen, who took over the anti-immigration National Front in early 2011, wants jobs reserved for French nationals at a time when jobless claims are at a 12-year high. Sarkozy says election results show importance of controlling immigration, saving jobs – 4/22/2012 2:58:29 PM | Newser President Nicolas Sarkozy says the results of France’s first round of presidential elections show the importance of controlling immigration and saving jobs. Sarkozy and Socialist challenger Francois… – 4/22/2012 2:58:29 PM | Newser French celebrate election in Tel Aviv so… JPost – National News Some 150 diplomats, expats and Francophiles assemble on rooftop of French Institute in anticipation of election results. France’s First-Round Vote Doesn’t Always Dictate Second – The Euro Crisis – WSJ If history is any guide, trying to guess who will be the next president of France using the first round of the elections as a proxy may be a dangerous exercise. Latest Updates on the French Presidential Election – NYTimes.com The Lede is following developments in the first round of presidential voting in France on Sunday as President Nicolas Sarkozy faces nine challengers in his bid for a second term. Continue reading
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France Election Turn Out 04/22/2012 12:15:05
French election turnout higher than expected – Telegraph French Elections 2012: President Nicolas Sarkozy’s Fate Hangs In The Balance PARIS — French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s career was on the line Sunday as voters turned out in solid numbers for the first round of France’s presidential election, a contest that could shake up Europe’s political landscape and approach to myriad economic troubles. The first-round balloting will trim down a list of 10 candidates from across the political spectrum to two finalists for a May 6 runoff. French ministry says election turnout over 70 pct at 1500 GMT – Xinhua | English.news.cn New Jersey Herald – Turnout solid in French presidential election Since 1829, The New Jersey Herald has been the main source of local news and advertising information for the Sussex County area. France election: high turnout among early voters – video | World news | guardian.co.uk French voters went to the polls on Sunday in the first round of the presidential election. Bright spring sunshine across much of the country may have helped voter participation at polling booths Continue reading
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French Presidential Candidates 04/22/2012 05:38:33
French presidential candidate Francois Hollande bets on boring – latimes.com Socialist Francois Hollande, a.k.a. Mr. Normal, is expected to defeat Nicolas Sarkozy, if not this weekend, then in Round 2 of the French presidential election. Polls open in France for presidential election – seattlepi.com PARIS (AP) — Voting began Sunday in France in President Nicolas Sarkozy’s uncertain bid for re-election, with polls showing that many French are dissatisfied with his response to concerns about the economy and jobs. The voting will winnow down a list of 10 candidates from across the political spectrum to two finalists for the decisive runoff on May 6, which will set a course for the next five years in this pillar of the European Union. The campaign has often centered on hot-button issues such as immigration, Islam in France, and calls for taxes on the rich — which experts suggest will in fact have little effect on France’s high state budget deficit. The presidential election will determine the make-up of the next government and will finish just a month before elections for the National Assembly that is currently controlled by Sarkozy’s conservatives. How the French presidential candidates are seen around the world | ITV News France presidential candidate Le Pen defends anti-Islam fight | Fox News France’s far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen said Wednesday there’s no shame in fighting so-called Islamization of France and insists it won’t breed a mass killer like the anti-Muslim Norwegian Anders Behring Breivik. Leading French presidential candidates hold dueling rallies in Paris, 1 week ahead of vote | StarTribune.com PARIS – Neck-and-neck in the polls just one week before the election, France’s leading presidential candidates rallied tens of thousands to separate events Sunday to outline two very different visions of the future Continue reading
French Voters 04/21/2012 09:04:04
French voters’ ambivalence makes it tougher to predict presidential race – The Washington Post Many potential voters have grown disgusted with a political system they see as remote and unresponsive to the people; some refuse to go to the polls Sunday. French voters moving on from Toulouse, but Jews can’t let it go | JTA – Jewish & Israel News The non-Jewish electorate in France has shifted its attention away from Toulouse to the central issue of the presidential race — the economy. But for Jews, the school tragedy is seen as having a decisive effect on the race, which could be good news for incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy. France election: authorities threatens prosecution over vote result leaks – Telegraph Hollande Leads in Most Polls Ahead of First Round of French Vote – Bloomberg Following is the list of opinion polls published in the last 24 hours on the two rounds of the French presidential election on April 22 and May 6. Pollsters are barred from releasing any surveys between midnight April 20 and the 8 p.m. closing time at polling stations on April 22. RealClearPolitics – Politics – Apr 21, 2012 – It’s all about emotion in French presidential race Continue reading
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US Election: Latino Votes 04/20/2012 13:01:58
Desert Duel: Romney And Obama Campaigns Vie For Latino Voters (The Note) – ABC News (Image Credit: AP/Getty Images) By MICHAEL FALCONE (@michaelpfalcone) and AMY WALTER (@amyewalter) NOTABLES: STAFFING SPREE: The Romney campaign is super sizing, rapidly growing its staff from about 87 employees to more than 400. It’s all about ramping up for the general election and they made some high-profile additions to their communications shop yesterday. ARIZONA DREAMING? Mitt Romney’s heads to Scottsdale, Ariz. today to address a Republican National Committee meeting and hold two other campaign events just a day after Vice President Joe Biden swooped into the state and boldly predicted: “We think we have a real shot at winning the… How Team Obama and the RNC Should Court Latinos to Win the Hispanic Vote Latinos are an important voting bloc in this and upcoming elections but politicians currently approach this group through the wrong mindset. 2012 Elections – Salon.com Articles about 2012 Elections Campaign urges Latino voters to cast ballots in support of those who can’t – Cronkite News Polls Show Tightening Race between Obama and Romney « USA Votes 2012 A Few States Will Play Outsized Role in the Election November 6th is a long way off, so beware of those who would now predict which way the U.S. presidential election will go. But we do know that come Election Day, the results from a relatively small group of states will be decisive. In Continue reading
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Democrat Election Strategy 04/18/2012 23:21:06
Obama Looks To Galvanize Base in Ohio With Attacks on Romney | Fox News Republicans need no convincing that they oppose Obama. Democrats still need to be instructed in what Obama and his team say are the wicked ways of Mitt Romney. Six fake Democrats allowed on recall ballot | Wausau Daily Herald | wausaudailyherald.com MADISON — The state elections board voted unanimously Tuesday to allow six Republicans to run as Democrats and to appear on the ballot in Wisconsin’s upcoming recall elections against Gov. Scott Walker and five other Republicans. Morning Joe blog – Will Team Obama’s Buffett Rule strategy succeed? The president’s so-called “Buffett Rule” won a majority of votes in the Senate Monday, but was blocked by a Republican filibuster. For Democrats, though, the point was never to pass the rule, which would have required that those earning over $1 million a year pay at least 30 per … RealClearPolitics – Obama Campaign Courts Latinos by Hitting Romney National Democrats prepping to shove North Carolina party chair amid scandal – POLITICO.com National Democrats, attempting to head off an embarrassing story in their host convention state, are preparing to push out the embattled North Carolina Democratic Chairman in the wake of a sexual harassment scandal involving the state party’s former executive director. “David Parker is a man without a party,” said a senior national… Continue reading
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