Romney

Corn on MSNBC: Mother Jones' New Romney Tape

David Corn talks to Al Sharpton about the latest batch of misleading Romney statements.

Tue Oct. 30, 2012 5:15 PM PDT

Romney Doubles Down on Deceitful Jeep Ad in Ohio

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| Tue Oct. 30, 2012 10:59 AM PDT

Obama Dares to Say It: Romney Lies

Campaigns often try to avoid the l-word, but not this time.

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| Tue Oct. 30, 2012 8:22 AM PDT

Romney Super-PAC Blasts Obama With $20 Million in Attack Ads

By Election Day, Restore Our Future will have spent nearly $40 million boosting Romney and bashing Obama.

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| Tue Oct. 30, 2012 8:04 AM PDT

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Will Hurricane Sandy Lower Gas Prices by Election Day?

A decrease in demand due to hunkered-down East Coast residents is expected to make fuel cheaper.

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| Tue Oct. 30, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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7 Electoral Scenarios Most Likely to Trigger Armed Rebellion

Or, you know, a total cable news freakout.

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| Tue Oct. 30, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Romney's Mormon Background May Shape His Anti-FEMA Stance

When Mitt Romney expresses faith in the ability of the private sector to respond to disasters, he may be drawing on his experience of his LDS church.

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| Mon Oct. 29, 2012 1:14 PM PDT

Pollster: Undercounted Cellphone Users Hide Obama's Lead

Stan Greenberg says Obama's lead is bigger—if you accurately count people who use only cellphones.

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| Mon Oct. 29, 2012 10:03 AM PDT

Romney's Charitable Trust—Not Very Charitable

How Romney used his charitable trust as just another tax avoidance scheme to shield his fortune.

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| Mon Oct. 29, 2012 7:11 AM PDT

Obama Crew: It's About the Math, Not Mittmentum

Top Obama strategists David Axelrod and Jim Messina tell reporters they have the upper hand—and "in eight days, we'll know who was bluffing."

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| Mon Oct. 29, 2012 9:06 AM PDT
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Romney to Business Crowd: Obama Sees You As an "Evil"

The GOP candidate—and his wife—are caught on tape at a private fundraiser dismissing the president as not a "grown-up" and an arch foe of commerce.

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| Mon Oct. 29, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Mitt Romney Gets Desperate in Ohio

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| Sun Oct. 28, 2012 12:02 PM PDT
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15 Wild Celebrity Campaign Donations From the 2012 Election

Quentin Tarantino, Lisa Simpson, A-Rod, the members of No Doubt, and Don Johnson have all thrown a good deal of cash into the 2012 races.

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| Fri Oct. 26, 2012 12:27 PM PDT

Romney-Ryan's Real Poverty Plan: Soak the Poor

Romney's priorities really are pretty stark: He wants to cut taxes on the rich and cut spending on the poor.

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| Fri Oct. 26, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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Are the Polls Undercounting Latino Obama Backers?

Evidence from the 2010 elections suggests pollsters may be ignoring Spanish-speaking Latinos—potentially making Colorado and Nevada safer bets for Obama than they appear.

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| Fri Oct. 26, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Corn on MSNBC: Why Is Romney Giving the Media the Silent Treatment?

David Corn was on MSNBC's Martin Bashir talking about why Romney is staying away from the media before November 6th.

Thu Oct. 25, 2012 4:48 PM PDT

CEO of International Corporation Sends Romney Fundraising Pitch to His Employees

Incomm boss Brooks Smith is the latest executive to nudge his employees toward the Romney-Ryan ticket.

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| Thu Oct. 25, 2012 11:40 AM PDT

Corn on "Hardball": The GOP's Irrational Exuberance

David Corn and New York Magazine's Jonathan Chait joined Chris Matthews on MSNBC's Hardball to talk about why Democrats should remain confident heading into the election.

Thu Oct. 25, 2012 7:53 AM PDT

Convicted Tax Cheat Attended Romney 47 Percent Fundraiser

The candidate lambasted Americans who don't pay income taxes…in front of an audience that included one businessman who'd gone to jail for evading them.

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| Wed Oct. 24, 2012 3:28 PM PDT

Charts: Women Are Backing Obama by the Binderful

A growing gender gap could be the key to the White House—for both parties.

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| Thu Oct. 25, 2012 3:00 AM PDT