The Case of the Missing White Voters
One of the more intriguing narratives for election 2012 was proposed by political scientist Brendan Nyhan fairly early on: that it was "Bizarro 2004." The parallels to that year certainly...
21 Reasons for Obama's Victory and Romney's Defeat
Barack Obama's re-election to another four-year term as the 44th president of the United States was no surprise, at least...
For Obama, Path Forward Is Unclear -- and Bumpy
President Obama's Electoral College victory Tuesday may have settled an election, but not a direction. Weakened by a near-split in the popular...
Battle for White House
- NBC: Battleground States Deliver Second Term For President Obama
- WSJ: Obama Wins 332 Electoral Votes to Romney's 206
- CBS: Slim Popular Vote Picks Obama, Numbers Lag Behind 2008
- AP: Turnout Lower Than 2008
- WP: Romney Concedes Close and Sometimes Bitter Contest
- NYDN: Obama Delivers Hopeful Victory Speech in Chicago
- WP: "Four More Years!" Shouts Crowd Outside White House
- Telegraph: Florida Vote Still Being Counted, Obama Leads Marginally
Battle for the Senate
- National: Democrats Maintain Control of the Senate, Gain Two Seats
- OH: Sherrod Brown, Democrat Defeats Josh Mandel
- National: Record Number of Female Senators
- MA: Elizabeth Warren Defeats Senator Scott Brown
- PA: Senator Casey Prevails Against GOP Newcomer
- ME: Angus King, Independent Former Gov. Wins Race
- VA: Kaine Narrowly Beats Allen
- MT, NV: Incumbents Tester, Heller Win Key Senate Races
Battle for the House
- National: GOP Holds Majority as Incumbents on Both Sides Fall
- FL-18: Rep. Allen West's Race Still Undecided
- WI-1: Paul Ryan Defeats Challenger Rob Zerban
- National: Blue Dogs Live to Fight Another Day, Despite Some Defeats
- MN-6: Tea Party Leader Michelle Bachmann Narrowly Bests Challenger
- TX-23: Gallego Unseats Canseco in San Antonio Race
- RI-1: Rep. Cicilline Wins Second Term
- OH-16: Renacci Announces Victory Over Sutton
Real Clear Politics Election 2012
Kaine, Donnelly Lead Democrats' Senate Wins
RICHMOND, Va. -- The 113th Congress will convene in January greatly resembling its predecessor: a divided body with a Democratic president. Succeeding at a task that two years ago seemed unlikely,...
Rubio Declines McConnell's Request to Run NRSC
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio has been courted by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to take over the National Republican Senatorial Committee for the 2014 midterm season, but the freshman lawmaker...
Portman Considering NRSC Chairmanship
Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran is the only announced candidate for chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee next year, but Ohio's Rob Portman may be interested in that key role...
AFL-CIO Touts Its Impact on Key Obama Wins
On his way to re-election, President Obama won in Ohio, Wisconsin and Nevada thanks to the toeholds he gained from union field operations in those states, said AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka...
Romney's Next Move Is an Open Question
BOSTON -- Twice in his political life, Mitt Romney has managed to turn disappointing defeats into new windows of opportunity. After losing to Ted Kennedy in the 1994 Massachusetts Senate race,...
Numbers Defined Romney -- and Did Him In
BOSTON -- Mitt Romney's six-year quest for the presidency ended before the clock struck midnight on Tuesday. He had projected confidence in the days leading up to the election, and even as the...
President Obama Powers to Re-Election
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama rolled to re-election Tuesday night, vanquishing former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and prevailing despite a weak economy that plagued his first term and...
A Close Race, With a High Degree of Uncertainty
Though it's always tempting to draw historical analogies between elections, each contest is invariably unique. This year is no exception. We have an incumbent president -- who also happens to...
In Northern Va., Romney Eyes Obama's Old Turf
FAIRFAX, Va. -- In February 2007, then-Sen. Barack Obama greeted thousands of George Mason University students who had organized a rally for the presidential hopeful through social media. Obama...
