Campaign 2012

Karl Rove

Signs and Wonders 11.07

Newsworthy |  Note to GOP. I had an opportunity to have lunch with Michael Barone in 2006 and I vividly remember him telling me then that church attendance was the clearest…

California Gov. Jerry Brown

California unions unite over two prominent state ballot initiatives

Politics |  ORANGE COUNTY, Calif.—Labor groups in California scored two Election Day victories on prominent ballot initiatives that pitted unions against their…

This Is News - Nov. 7, 12

PODCAST |  Obama reelected, Romney makes concession speech, cultural change, and Billy Graham celebrates birthday

Republican gubernatorial hopeful Rob McKenna addresses supporters Tuesday night.

Washington state Republicans predict victory in governor’s race

Politics |  BELLEVUE, Wash.—Hundreds of Republicans turned out to hear Washington state gubernatorial hopeful Rob McKenna speak at a party near Seattle Tuesday…

Democrats celebrate President Obama's victory at the Denver Sheraton.

Election Night euphoria for Democrats in Colorado

Politics |  DENVER—Dancing, euphoria, and "Don't Stop Believin'" pounding through speakers: that was the scene at the Denver Sheraton Democratic watch party as national…

Conservatives watch electon returns in Greene County, Mo.

Disappointing night for Missouri conservatives

Politics |  SPRINGFIELD, Mo.—The contentious U.S. Senate race in Missouri came to a disappointing end Tuesday for Republicans gathered the Greene County Election Night…

By a nose

By a nose

Politics |  President Barack Obama narrowly wins a second term in office

Richard Mourdock conceding the Senate race to Joe Donnelly

Republicans carry Indiana except in the high-profile U.S. Senate race

Politics |  FORT WAYNE, Ind.—Local officials and poll workers in Indiana’s second-largest city said voter turnout surpassed any election in their experience, and…

Voters line up Tuesday evening to vote at a Fort Myers, Fla., church.

Lining up in Florida

Politics |  It is no coincidence that the Republican National Convention was held in Tampa’s Hillsborough County. Interstate Highway 4 begins here and ends in Daytona…

Voters in West Chester, Ohio

Trouble in Ohio

Politics |  CINCINNATI— With the two presidential candidates divided in Ohio by less than 100,000 votes much of Election Night, complications in the way the state…

Pat McCrory speaks to supporters at his election night headquarters in Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday night.

Pat McCrory’s Carolina comeback

Politics |  CHARLOTTE, N.C.—With his win Tuesday night, former Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory will become the first Republican governor in North Carolina in 20 years.

Paul Cleveland (center) shares information with a voter in Cheverly, Md., as his wife, Fredi (left), looks on.

'Prayer and education'

Marriage |  African-American support could help defeat the redefinition of marriage in Maryland

Election Day discussion at Sportsman's Barbershop in Hot Springs, Ark.

Barbershop banter on medical marijuana measure in Arkansas

Politics |  HOT SPRINGS, Ark.—Arkansas could be the first Southern state to approve medical marijuana. If Issue Five is approved, patients who live more than five miles…

This Is News - Nov. 6, 12

PODCAST |  Presidential candidates make closing arguments, new evidence about political sermons, economic news

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