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 Presidential Race

Palm Beach leverages debate buzz to rock vote, highlight area

Janelle Hawthorne January 01, 2013

The official tourism board of Palm Beach County used the 2012 presidential election as an opportunity to capitalize on the areas surrounding Lynn University, host of the final debate in Boca Raton, FL.
 

Campaigns lawyer up in preparation for a recount

November 06, 2012

With what is likely to be a razor-thin margin of victory in the presidential race, both Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama are lawyering up in preparation for a recount.
 

Video brings Romney's religion to the forefront

November 05, 2012

Less than 24 hours before voting begins, Americans are again being hit with the question: Is this country ready for a Mormon president?
 

Media: Job numbers won't impact the election

November 02, 2012

The media consensus is that October's mixed jobs numbers will have little effect on Tuesday's election.
 

Candidates reexamine priorities post-Sandy

Nick Ragone, Ketchum October 31, 2012

When politicians and campaign strategists talk about an October surprise, it usually refers to some type of contrived political event intended to alter the presidential election just days before voting day.
 

Trail message discipline a must post-Hurricane Sandy

October 30, 2012

Politico has a great piece today about how Superstorm Sandy hasn't exactly shut down the presidential campaign, but it has forced the candidates to change strategy in the final week.
 

Obama, Romney in dead heat before final debate

October 22, 2012

President Barack Obama and his GOP challenger Mitt Romney will have their final debate tonight on foreign policy, a topic many voters consider less important than other issues such as the economy and healthcare.
 

Meek consensus: Biden won last night's VP debate

October 12, 2012

While not an overwhelming majority, the consensus from several publications is that Joe Biden won the vice presidential debate last night based on his substantive arguments on economic and tax policy.
 

Media: Romney victor of first presidential debate

October 04, 2012

Media outlets are buzzing this morning that Mitt Romney won the first of three presidential debates against President Barack Obama.
 

5-year-old Obama speech scrutinized ahead of debate

October 03, 2012

Ahead of the first of three highly anticipated presidential debates, conservative media outlets are seeking to draw attention to a 2007 video in which then-Sen. Barack Obama suggested George W. Bush might have discriminated against minorities.
 

Play-Doh engages college students with art initiative

October 03, 2012

Hasbro's Play-Doh brand has named 21-year-old Ian Williams as its "Official Play-Doh Artist of the Year," following a sculpture contest that began in May with the Rhode Island School of Design.
 

Pizza Hut kicks off election-inspired campaign

October 01, 2012

PLANO, TX: Pizza Hut has launched a campaign linked to the presidential election by asking fans to join The Pizza Party, a movement it hopes everyone can agree on.
 

GOP super PACs in spotlight as Romney's numbers slide

September 26, 2012

The role of GOP super PACs and whether the millions they are investing in political ads is moving the needle in terms of guiding people to vote for Mitt Romney over Barack Obama is making headlines this week.
 

Romney changes messaging seven weeks from election

September 17, 2012

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is overhauling his campaign's messaging strategy less than two months before the election.
 

Obama, Romney spar in response to Libya tragedy

September 12, 2012

In the hours after the deaths of US Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens and three other Americans, President Barack Obama promised justice and criticized Mitt Romney for his earlier remarks on the tragedy.
 

Obama out-raises Romney for the first time since April

September 10, 2012

For the first time since April, President Obama's re-election campaign has raised more money than Mitt Romney's in a month. The president raked in $114 million in August, while Romney and the GOP raised $111.6 million.
 

Weak job-growth numbers follow Obama address

September 07, 2012

Hours after Barack Obama told delegates at the Democratic National Convention that he "never said this journey [to economic recovery] would be easy," new job numbers show growth remains slow.
 

Michelle Obama's DNC speech a lost opportunity

September 05, 2012

Last night, the most high-profile speech given at the Democratic National Convention probably did the least to secure votes for President Barack Obama.
 

Presidential elections push the envelope of communications

September 01, 2012

There's a reason politics is often credited as the place where the most cutting-edge and innovative communications strategies and techniques are invented.
 

Ryan, diverse speaker lineup mark RNC day two

August 30, 2012

Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) got the lion's share of attention Wednesday night at the Republican National Convention as he formally accepted his nomination to be Mitt Romney's vice presidential candidate.
 

Obama, Romney turn to new messages in Colorado, Iowa

August 09, 2012

This week, President Barack Obama broke away from his go-to talking points about Mitt Romney's private capital background and shifted his focus to securing support from women.
 

Romney's messaging woes continue in UK

July 27, 2012

Mitt Romney is having a hard time in the UK during his first international trip as the Republican candidate for president.
 

Romney camp denies 'Anglo-Saxon' remarks

July 25, 2012

The Romney campaign is distancing itself from the comments of an unnamed aide who told the Daily Telegraph that his candidate appreciates the two countries' "Anglo-Saxon heritage" better than President Barack Obama.
 

Obama reaches out to Muslims at start of Ramadan

July 23, 2012

President Barack Obama has made a significant overture to Muslims with a statement recognizing the start of Ramadan.
 

Romney has a rough start targeting black voters

July 12, 2012

Mitt Romney is off to a rocky start as he begins outreach to the black community.
 

Much debated anti-Bain ads take toll on Romney

July 11, 2012

Attacking Mitt Romney's tenure running private equity firm Bain Capital has not always been the most popular strategy among Democrats. Yet it is working, according to Obama-friendly super PAC Priorities USA Action.
 

Romney calls offshore attacks a diversion

July 10, 2012

Mitt Romney is calling the Obama campaign's demand that he fully disclose the balances of some offshore accounts a diversionary tactic meant to distract from his own shortcomings.
 

Romney uses Clinton's words against Obama

July 02, 2012

Mitt Romney has turned to a surprising ally in his latest ads against President Barack Obama: Hillary Clinton.
 

Obama, Romney Latino outreach efforts scrutinized

June 13, 2012

The campaigns of both major presidential candidates are being critiqued this week for their efforts to reach Latino voters.
 

Clinton causing messaging headaches for Obama

June 07, 2012

Former President Bill Clinton has been in the spotlight this week while stumping for President Barack Obama, and he's indicated that he doesn't always see eye to eye with the current leader of the free world.
 
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