Mitt Romney

Live Blog: Obama & Romney's First Debate

Mark Memmott — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 00:24:51 +0000

President Obama and his Republican challenger, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, engaged Thursday night in a sometimes spirited, but always cordial, debate that got very technical at times.

It was the "corporate executive" (Romney) vs.

Morning headlines: Monday, August 27, 2012

Julie Bierach, Tim Lloyd and The Associated Press — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:31:20 +0000

Romney accuses Democrats of using Akin to attack Republican Party

In the run up to his party's nomination for president this week, Republican Mitt Romney is again distancing himself from embattled Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin.

The presumptive Republican Presidential nominee told Fox News on Sunday morning that Democrats are using the uproar over Akin's comments on rape and abortion to attack the rest of the Republican Party.

Morning headlines: Monday, August 20, 2012

Julie Bierach, Adam Allington, WBEZ and The Associated Press — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 14:38:20 +0000

Romney distancing himself from Akin

Republican presidential Mitt Romney is distancing himself from Congressman Todd Akin after comments Akin made during an interview with a St. Louis television station.

During the interview on Fox 2's Jaco Report, Akin was asked if he would support abortion in cases when a woman was raped.

Romney Picks Wisconsin's Ryan To Be His Running Mate On GOP Ticket

Mark Memmott — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 15:05:41 +0000

Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan is Mitt Romney's choice for running mate on the 2012 Republican presidential ticket.

The official word, which began leaking overnight, came early this morning from the Romney campaign via a smartphone app and a news release.

It's something of a surprise.

Mitt Romney accuses President Obama of 'moral failure' on economy

Adam Allington — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 17:42:06 +0000

Presumptive GOP Presidential nominee Mitt Romney didn’t mince words at a campaign stop in St. Louis on Thursday.

Romney addressed several hundred supporters at Production Products, a military equipment supplier in north St. Louis County.

The former governor railed against the Obama Administration for “undermining the free-enterprise system and over-regulating businesses."

He said the President wasn’t up to the task of solving the economic crisis, all the while recklessly expanding the reach of government.