US election 2012
Barack Obama’s foreign policy boast unravels after election
What a lot of things President Obama seems to have been holding back until after his re-election. Each day brings something new. There has been the news of an attack… Continue reading
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The Romney campaign meets electoral reality
When I worked in Washington, I was shown round the White House by a junior Bush administration staffer. As our group made it round the building we passed various photos… Continue reading
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The Democrats won more than just the Presidency on Tuesday night
The focus, of course, is on President Barack Obama’s resounding re-election — but there are plenty of other reasons why Democrats are celebrating Tuesday night’s results. In the summer, it… Continue reading
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Immigration is only part of the problem Republicans have with hispanic voters - Spectator Blogs
Lord knows there are plenty of people to blame for Mitt Romney’s defeat. One chap has not been mentioned often enough, however. Step forward and take your medicine Rick Perry!… Continue reading
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Oh say can you see, MPs on a jolly
Team Cameron, as my colleague James Forysth points out, are rather pleased with Obama’s victory. Downing Street’s finest have been pushing the idea that Barack Obama’s victory speech echoed, word… Continue reading
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Barack Obama’s new ethnic majority
‘I’ve come back to Iowa one more time to ask for your vote,’ said President Obama at an emotional ‘last ever’ campaign meeting. ‘Because this is where our movement for… Continue reading
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US election 2012: do Conservative values no longer matter on the American right?
What’s happened to America’s social conservatives? Eight years ago, traditional ‘values voters’ were said to have been key to Bush’s victory. Karl Rove was credited with a strategic master stroke… Continue reading
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US election 2012: Obama’s victory is a relief for David Cameron
David Cameron welcomed Barack Obama’s re-election in the early hours of this morning, tweeting: ‘Warm congratulations to my friend @BarackObama. Look forward to continuing to work together.’ He later released… Continue reading
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Obama keeps that hopey-changey thing going in victory speech
Even though Obama’s victory speech in Chicago was far less hopey-changey than his rockstar delivery four years ago, the re-elected president did still manage to sound a little as though… Continue reading
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US election 2012: the broadcast election
One product of the modern communications age is that we can all follow what US outlets and Twitter are saying while watching the BBC coverage’s of the US elections. This… Continue reading
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US election 2012: Obama’s re-election
In the end, Barack Obama won re-election comfortably. The Obama political team again demonstrated its ability to get the vote out where it needed it. The margin might have been… Continue reading
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US elections 2012: God Bless Negativity
Today, says American political journalist Michael Brendan Dougherty, ’120 million Americans will choose who they don’t want to be president.’ Exactly — for all Mitt Romney and Barack Obama’s upbeat… Continue reading
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