Penn: It’s déjà vu all over again. Just about every election since 1932 has been about the economy, and the 2012 race is no exception. According to a recent Gallup poll, when asked to name off the top ...

In a barrage that marks a new phase of the presidential campaign, Mitt Romney has used his first paid media ad to assail Barack Obama, welcoming the President to New Hampshire today with a withering ...

Isn't it amazing? Two introverts facing off in the brightest spotlight of all for president. Mitt Romney and Barack Obama are at their most appealing when they are with their families. Unfortunately, ...

Why is President Obama’s reelection campaign doubling down on its attacks on Mitt Romney’s business record at Bain Capital, despite blowback from some supporters? Because they might work. While many ...

During the 2012 presidential race, newspapers, news channels and political radio jocks have painted President Obama and Mitt Romney into two corners: big government and small government, respectively.

Reflecting their political philosophies, President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney take sharply divergent paths when it comes to taxing individuals and corporations. Their basic ...

Foreign policy has not played a major role in the presidential campaign so far, but a close race could make it a factor in courting “the moveable middle,” says CFR’s James Lindsay. Although foreign ...

Mitt Romney and Barack Obama went head-to-head on CBS's 60 Minutes on Sunday night, and despite some swift swings and tough jabs, nobody got hurt. The show didn't exactly get the two candidates to ...