Presidential campaigns – and the ideas of what it takes to win – look far different than in 2008.
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Romneys paid $1.9 million in 2011 taxes
Romney engineered his returns to conform with his statement that he had paid at least 13 percent.
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Romney seizes on Obama remark to refocus campaign
The Republican nominee says he has what it takes to end the nasty partisanship in the nation’s capital.
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Obama currently in the lead in money race
Mitt Romney spent about $66.4 million in August, while President Obama spent about $83.7 million.
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Republicans think Romney could split Maine
The 2nd District, which comprises northern Maine, could yield an important Electoral College vote for Mitt Romney.
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Romney digs up 1998 Obama speech
In a topic-changing move, he pounces on the president’s 14-year-old ‘redistribution’ remarks.
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Romney says he supports ‘100 percent in America’
Romney was responding to his videotaped remarks that, as a candidate, “my job is not to worry about” the 47 percent of Americans who don’t earn enough to pay income taxes.
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Poll: Voters sour on economy, but Obama job approval up
Mitt Romney, his campaign knocked off-stride in recent weeks, has lost his pre-convention edge on the top issue of the campaign – the economy.
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Palestinian remark could hurt Romney
Besides being at odds with party platform, it could compromise his standing as a future peace broker.
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Romney’s stumbles spur need to refocus
He needs to emphasize that he can fix the economy, experts say, and to keep backers from losing faith that he can win.