Sam Stein

NEW YORK -- There has always been friction between Mitt Romney and certain Republican governors over how best to frame the state of the economy. While the presumptive GOP nominee has argued during his campaign that the recovery is far too slow, the electoral implications for making that case in...

WASHINGTON -- Top officials with President Obama's campaign warned in stark terms on Wednesday that they will be outspent by their Republican counterparts during the course of the 2012 election.

Speaking on background to a gathering of Washington, D.C.-based reporters, these officials predicted a $1 billion combined anti-Obama effort from...

President Barack Obama has asserted executive privilege in response to requests made by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, who has embarked on a controversial investigation into the Department of Justice's Operation Fast and Furious gun-running program.

The invocation of executive...

As part of his swing through Michigan on Tuesday, Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann, did several sit-down interviews with local television stations. And, as usually is the case in the Wolverine State, the governor was pressed to explain his sometimes-tortured position on the bailout of the automobile industry.

WASHINGTON -- Just a dozen people in Sheldon Adelson's casino empire have made political donations during the 2012 election cycle, but these contributions exceed $25 million, according to a review of campaign finance filings through May.

The numbers not only illustrate a singular company's emergence as a major political...

Mitt Romney was asked during his interview with Fox News on Monday to address once again President Barack Obama's decision to stop deporting undocumented youth who have graduated from high school or served in the military. And for the second time in as many days, he stayed vague on whether...

WASHINGTON -- While positive campaigning is not a panacea for a candidate seeking to neutralize a well-funded opponent, there are upsides to 'going nice,' Bill James, the guru of Moneyball, advised in an interview with The Huffington Post.

For a campaign that is short on cash and in...

In an interview with Fox News, Mitt Romney was asked to respond to the news that his wife's horse would be competing in the Olympics dressage competition, as well as the notion that the sport itself was elitist.

"It is actually Ann's passion, not so...

WASHINGTON -- In a series of speeches and interviews over the past day, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) argued against adding a further layer of disclosure to the campaign finance system, suggesting that the Obama administration would use it to browbeat political opponents.

The Kentucky Republican has long...

WASHINGTON -- A political candidate being dramatically outspent by his opponent has few options. He can pin his hopes on a strong debate performance, dig up dirt on the opposition, or cut a particularly buzz-worthy television ad.

Or he can do what other industries, led by Major League Baseball, have...

WASHINGTON -- In a speech in Orlando on Tuesday, presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney outlined once again what he would do to replace President Barack Obama's health care law, which he has pledged to throw out if elected. In a follow-up statement to The Huffington Post, his campaign clarified...

Mitt Romney said it was "completely absurd" to accuse him of being opposed to hiring teachers, firemen and policemen, arguing that it was the purview of state and local governments to make those decisions, not the president.

The former Massachusetts governor, appearing on Fox and Friends Tuesday morning, was asked...

WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney's campaign put together a conference call Monday to attack President Barack Obama, once again, for being woefully out of touch with the needs of small business and the private sector in general.

The call was pegged to Obama's comments, from a news conference Friday, that...

Mitt Romney's campaign is entering new territory when it comes to election-year phone banking, offering up free swag to volunteers who make hundreds, if not thousands, of calls.

The campaign's deputy political director, Dan Centinello, sent out an email to supporters alerting them to the fact that they could...

WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney is picking up the pace on the campaign trail as the election hits the important weeks before the August doldrums.

The Republican presidential nominee announced on Monday that he would be embarking on a five-day, six-state bus tour, starting at the end of this week. Titled...

WASHINGTON -- A leading labor union and allied super PAC are launching a multi-million dollar ad campaign hitting Mitt Romney for his notable primary-season blunders while seeking to drive a wedge between him and Hispanic voters.

The Spanish-language spot, paid for by the Service Employees International Union and sponsored by...

NEW YORK -- In the wake of the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, which dramatically altered campaign fundraising, the saving grace for national Democrats has been President Barack Obama's robust grassroots fundraising base.

The theory went something like this: While conservative super PACs would have their corporate and billionaire...

Some good news for President Barack Obama after a few weeks of generally rough developments: he continues to hold a decent lead in the new swing state of Virginia. A Quinnipiac University poll released on Thursday morning shows Obama ahead of Mitt Romney by a margin of 47 to 42...

NEW YORK -- Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell is a big-time booster of President Barack Obama, despite conventional wisdom. He thinks highly of the president, enjoys serving as a surrogate, and often defends him from personal and political criticism. Occasionally, however, Rendell speaks his mind in ways that don't comport...

WASHINGTON -- When Joe Ricketts, the founder of the brokerage firm TD Ameritrade, had an itch to spend $10 million on an anti-Obama ad campaign, Fred Davis, the well-traveled conservative media consultant, was there to help him craft a plan.

Davis is known for producing memorable, offbeat and sometimes...