2012 presidential election News
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Former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum says he could have beaten President Barack Obama if he had been the Republican candidate instead of Mitt Romney, and made it clear he’s interested in trying again in 2016.
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After the Internal Revenue Service admitted to openly targeting specific political groups to audit during the 2012 presidential election, the Tea Party has mobilized to push for a full inquiry.
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With the White House blaming the matter on former president George Bush, the Internal Revenue Service openly admitted to targeting politically conservative organizations and apologized for doing so.
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2012 Republican vice-presidential nominee Paul Ryan said Sunday that while he has no future plans to run for House speaker, running for president in 2016 has become “more realistic” due to his experience last fall.
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Failed former Republican presidential candidate and "9-9-9" creator Herman Cain has officially joined Fox News as a contributor.
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During an appearance on Meet The Press Sunday, Colin Powell blasted the GOP for its intolerance, saying the party’s repeated use of racial code words to oppose President Barack Obama and rally white conservative voters is shameful.
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In an interview with the Boston Globe, GOP presidential contender Mitt Romney’s son Tagg gives insight into what may have gone wrong with his father's failed campaign, saying Mitt "wanted to be president less than anyone I've met in my life."
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Former GOP House Speaker Newt Gingrich said that the Republican Party needs to be overhauled. Gingrich also said that Romney was a terrible candidate in the 2012 US Election Cycle.
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Rocker and Romney supporter Kid Rock talked to CNN about his somewhat awkward encounter with newly re-elected President Barack Obama at the 2012 Kennedy Center Honors.
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Stephanie Cutter, the deputy manager for President Barack Obama's re-election campaign, gave her answer on Mitt Romney's loss in the elections.
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In the same phone call to campaign donors, Mitt Romney didn't just blame "gifts" for his loss to Barack Obama. He also placed blame on the number of GOP debates and the networks that hosted them.
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Video: Bill Maher, host of "Real Time with Bill Maher" gives President Obama a bit of post-election advice from a liberal point of view.
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In a CNN video, it is revealed that the most anti-Obama area in the United States is King County, Texas. There, Mitt Romney won by a landslide as Barack Obama only got five votes.
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Barbara Bush, the former First Lady to former United States President George H.W. Bush, said that the election's over and it's time to move on.
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Since Mitt Romney's "gifts" remarks yesterday, criticism from many sides continue to be directed towards him. The criticism for those comments increase.
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Mitt Romney continues to take political fire for his "gifts" explanation when talking about his loss to US President Obama. The White House has given its response.
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An alleged drunken driver in Florida said he was only being taken to jail because he is "black" and the deputy "was mad Obama won," authorities said.
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GOP Rep Paul Ryan of Wisconsin is the latest to weigh in on why Mitt Romney lost to President Barack Obama on Election Night.
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An Arizona woman allegedly ran over her husband with the family SUV saying it's his fault that President Barack Obama was re-elected, since he didn't vote, police said.
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Amy Kremer, chairwoman of the Tea Party Express, said that the movement is going to come out stronger despite the GOP losses and shortfalls on Election Night.
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Four young Americans, representing three states and both sides of the political aisle, discuss what it meant to them to vote in their first presidential election.
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Karma paid a visit to the Fox News Channel studios and beat the hell out of Republican strategist and so-called political guru Karl Rove on election night.
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Former President George W. Bush outperformed Mitt Romney, the first Mormon to represent a major party, among Mormon voters nationwide, according to new poll.
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Conservative Fox News commentator Michael Graham believes he knows how President Barack Obama won a second term in the Oval Office: he scared women into thinking that under Republican Mitt Romney –– they would be forced into "rape camps.”
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When Mitt Romney conceded the 2012 Election he had plenty of fellow losers to share defeat with him. From strategist Karl Rove to pollster Dick Morris, the Republican team went down in flames as its four year effort to unseat President Obama failed.
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In a rare moment captured on video, the characteristically calm, cool and collected President Obama weeps as he speaks to the staff and volunteers at a campaign office in Chicago.
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The Romney campaign had staked everything on the 2012 US Presidential Election before losing to the Obama campaign. However, there was a President-Elect Romney transition site that was already live before the final results came in.
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Jon Stewart, host of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show," has a field day with Karl Rove and Fox News on its Tuesday night coverage of the 2012 Presidential election.
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With the re-election of Democratic incumbent Barack Obama as US President, notable Republicans have weighed in and given their respective two cents.
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A brief video is shown covering the GOP camp on Election Night. Early on, there was excitement as Romney took the lead; but, it changed to a melancholic tune as Obama took the lead to win re-election.
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U.S. Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney and former U.S. Ambassador John Bolton share a laugh with a Marine Veteran in Hilton Head, South Carolina. Laura Rozen - The Back Channel
Victory for Barack Obama BBC / Screengrab
Obama's victory speech as he wins second term Media Pool
Obama's victory speech as he wins second term Media Pool
In the Republican debate Thursday night, the former House speaker Newt Gingrich called CNN “despicable” for asking him about the allegations levied against him by ex-wife Marianne Gingrich. For his feisty response Gingrich received a standing ovation. Screengrab / CNN
Photo of Biden and Obama after winning U.S. election White House
Maybe Newt will end up voting for Ron!
President Barack Obama addressing the Democratic National Convention Media Pool
Former Massachusetts Governor and 2012 Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks at a media event.
President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney Media Pool
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty meets with Minnesota National Guard troops serving with the Kansas National Guard's 35th Infantry Division in Kosovo during a visit to the world's newest country on April 12, 2008. Kosovo declared independence from Serbia on Feb. 17, 2008. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jim Greenhill) (Released) Jim Greenhill
US President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney at the start of the first of three presidential debates TV screengrab
Radio Row at DNC in Charlotte, NC before Thursday's session.
A Republican Thomas E. Dewey poster from 1944. Dewey lost, proving that in elections, unless you're sure of the answer don't ask the question. American Library of Congress
2012 Iowa Caucus GOP Results Associated Press
Mitt Romney speaking to supporters at a rally in Tempe, Arizona. Gage Skidmore
Obama's victory speech as he wins second term Media Pool
Pawlenty performs a Violent Femmes tune ahead of Iowa Straw Poll
Republican Delegates cheer and "shout" as Mitt Romney is nominated for the Office of the President of the United States on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012, at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida. Screenshot via Video
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