The combined poll results back ‘the tentative conclusion that the Republican convention did not change the race,’ says Gallup’s editor-in-chief.
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Democratic Party platform continues president’s work
It offers a fundamentally different path than the GOP platform for the nation and its families.
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Patrick: Democrats must grow backbone
In a rousing speech, the Mass. guv touts Obama’s accomplishments, including the health care law, bringing Osama bin Laden to justice and ending the Iraq War and ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.’
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‘If Mitt was Santa, he’d fire reindeer … outsource elves’
Democrats at their national convention praise Obama for 4.5 million new private-sector jobs and for fighting for women’s and gay rights.
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Ryan faces accuracy questions as he assails Obama
Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan defended himself Tuesday against lingering questions about the accuracy of some of his recent statements.
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Michelle Obama out to rev up enthusiasm for President
Obama, campaigning in Norfolk, Va., predicted he’d get “all misty” watching his wife’s speech from the White House with their two daughters.
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Bain-related workers to speak at Democratic convention
Obama’s campaign has already featured Bain employees in television advertisements and conference calls.
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Dems open convention playing defense of Obama
Michelle Obama’s speech Tuesday night is an early highlight of a three-day schedule that has drawn thousands of delegates to a state Obama narrowly carried in 2008.
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Election 2012: Candidates can’t skip disaster visits
Presidents and their challengers have learned it will damage their images if they don’t go in person to offer support to victims.
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Election 2012: President’s team trips on ‘Are you better off?
Officials’ responses show there’s no easy answer for Obama to one of the race’s most key questions.