Inside Politics Archive: October 2012
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American Crossroads makes $7 million ad buy
American Crossroads, the super PAC linked to Republican operative Karl Rove, bought $7.3 million in air time and Internet ads opposing President Obama on Tuesday on top of more than $10 million last week, passing the original pro-Romney super PAC, Restore Our Future, to become the highest-spending outside group in the general election. Published October 10 2012
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Obama: 'I had a bad night' in debate
President Obama said Wednesday he did not hand the election to Republican Mitt Romney with his poor debate performance last week. Published October 10 2012
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McCain mocks Obama's Big Bird attack ad
Arizona Sen. John McCain on Tuesday was one of a number of Republicans scratching their heads over a new ad from the Obama campaign dripping with sarcasm that plays off GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney's pledge, reiterated during last week's presidential debate, to cut federal funding for PBS by portraying Big Bird as a conniving menace to society more dangerous than some of America's most famous financial frauds. Published October 9 2012
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Poll: Romney surges in Pennsylvania
Mitt Romney's strong performance in the first presidential debate may have put Pennsylvania back in play, and closed the gap with President Obama in other battleground states. Published October 9 2012
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Romney signs defaced with excrement in Va.
A conservative radio host based in central Virginia, has posted a video on his website of a GOP office with its window smashed in, expletive-laced rants presumably delivered at Republicans, and Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan signs torn down, defaced and smeared with what appears to be human excrement. Published October 9 2012
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Dem Heitkamp pulls even in N.D. Senate poll
Democratic Heidi Heitkamp, once considered a long shot to win North Dakota's open Senate seat, is locked in a dead heat with GOP candidate Rep. Rick Berg, a new poll says. Published October 8 2012
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Romney chips away in Va.; Obama up 3
President Obama leads Republican nominee Mitt Romney by 3 points in Virginia — slightly down from a 5-point lead three weeks ago — as Mr Romney is set to deliver a major foreign policy speech at Virginia Military Institute on Monday. Published October 8 2012
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Warner appears with Kaine in new TV ad
You might have guessed it was coming: Democratic Sen. Mark R. Warner, the self-described radical centrist who has made a name for himself both in Richmond and Washington for bipartisan work on fiscal issues, gives U.S. Senate candidate Tim Kaine a literal slap on the back and the on-air blessing of Virginia's most popular politician in a new ad for Mr. Kaine in his U.S. Senate campaign against Republican George Allen. Published October 8 2012
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Gallup: Romney even with Obama post-debate
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney pulled dead even with President Obama in three days of Gallup polling among registered voters taken after Wednesday's presidential debate, compared with a 5-point advantage for Mr. Obama in the three days leading up to it. Published October 8 2012
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Obama ad bashes Romney on foreign policy ahead of speech
In anticipation of a major foreign policy speech by Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Monday, President Obama's campaign released a new ad reminding voters of Mr. Romney's overseas trip in July and media coverage labeling it "amateurish." Published October 8 2012
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Voters say Ryan will stomp Biden
If voters are right, Paul Ryan will easily out-debate Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Thursday. Published October 8 2012
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Obama publicly acknowledges botching presidential debate
An Obama campaign spokeswoman on Monday said the president simply was having a "light moment" when he decided to poke some fun at himself the night before, acknowledging at a star-studded fundraiser that he botched the first debate against Republican challenger Mitt Romney last week. Published October 8 2012
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Save the bird: Voters say PBS deserves taxpayer money
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's attack on Big Bird and PBS isn't helping him, according to the latest The Washington Times/Zogby Poll, which found that most voters say spending taxpayer money on public broadcasting is a good use of government funding. Published October 8 2012
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Polls vary widely in Florida Senate race
Two new polls on the Florida Senate race reveal significantly contrasting results, with one showing Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson with a double-digit lead over GOP challenger Rep. Connie Mack, while the other forecasts a dead heat. Published October 8 2012
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New Allen ad hits on looming defense cuts
Republican U.S. Senate candidate George Allen is out with a new ad as he prepares to debate Democrat Tim Kaine in Richmond on Monday evening, pointing to an issue that has become a central theme of his campaign — the looming $500 billion in additional defense cuts and, potentially, the loss of hundreds of thousands of Virginia jobs — that resulted from an agreement by Congress to raise the debt ceiling in the summer of 2011. Published October 8 2012
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Gibbs: Romney gave 'masterful, theatrical' debate performance
Senior Obama campaign adviser Robert Gibbs on Sunday credited Republican candidate Mitt Romney with a "masterful" but "fundamentally dishonest" performance in last week's presidential debate. Published October 7 2012
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Maher on debate: 'Looks like [Obama] took my million and spent it all on weed'
Add comedian Bll Maher to the long list of those on both the left and right who are panning President Obama's debate performance Wednesday. Published October 6 2012
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Obama offers cautious optimism, presses Congress in weekly address
In his weekly address, President Obama highlighted the millions of new jobs created over the past 2½ years and a Friday report that put the national unemployment rate for September at 7.8 percent — the lowest since he took office — but said the country has "come too far to turn back now" and pressed Congress to act on measures to preserve current tax rates for middle-income families, offer homeowners the chance to refinance their mortgages at lower interest rates, and provide post-9/11 veterans a better shot at finding work once they return from overseas. Published October 6 2012
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New polls show Romney overtaking Obama in Colorado, nationally
A new poll shows Mitt Romney flipping a 5-point deficit in Colorado before the first presidential debate, which was held on Wednesday in Denver, to a 3.5-point advantage later in the week — another signal that Mr. Romney's comparatively strong debate performance has started to translate into rising poll numbers for the Republican. Published October 6 2012
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Georgia Rep.: Big Bang theory, evolution are 'lies straight from the pit of hell'
Georgia Rep. Paul Broun, a medical doctor and member of the U.S. House's Science, Space and Technology committee, dismissed evolution and the Big Bang as "lies straight from the pit of hell" last month. Published October 6 2012
