Inside Politics Archive: August 2012
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Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson to be on Iowa ballot
Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson has officially qualified for the Iowa ballot. Published August 29 2012
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Democrats run ad in Tampa paper tying Romney to Akin
The Democratic National Committee is taking the fight to Republicans during their convention in Tampa, Fla., by running a full-page ad in the city's largest newspaper linking presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney's views on abortion to those of Missouri Rep. W. Todd Akin. Published August 28 2012
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Poll: Most Americans expect Obama to win
Nearly 60 percent of Americans expect President Obama to defeat Mitt Romney is this year's presidential election, according to a poll released Monday. Published August 28 2012
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Former GOP governor to speak at Dem convention
Former Gov. Charlie Crist of Florida, an ex-Republican who on Sunday endorsed President Obama's re-election bid, has been given a speaking spot at next week's Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. Published August 28 2012
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Cardinal Dolan to give benediction at Democrats' convention
Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York, will give the benediction on the final night of the Democratic National Convention next week, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said Tuesday. Published August 28 2012
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Christie: Romney will follow GOP principles, work across the aisle
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Tuesday denied a report that he has been skeptical of Mitt Romney's chances of winning the presidential election, and hinted that his keynote speech Tuesday night at the Republican National Convention will tout the presumptive GOP nominee as a bipartisan leader who will work with Democrats to end gridlock in Washington. Published August 28 2012
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Hollywood glitz? How about … game show host Chuck Woolery
No Republican National Convention would be complete without Chuck Woolery, the long-serving daytime game-show host turned conservative activist. Published August 28 2012
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Romney plans Tuesday visit to Tampa
Mitt Romney plans to be in Tampa on Tuesday, the same day that his wife, Ann, is slated to address the thousands gathered for the Republican National Convention. Published August 27 2012
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Poll: Obama has 4-point lead in Florida
As Republicans flock to Tampa for this week's Republican National Convention, they may be gathering on slightly unfriendly soil, according to a poll released Monday. Published August 27 2012
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Taxi driver for Mass. Senate candidate Warren caught in scuffle with GOP tracker
A video surfaced Monday of a cab driver for Massachusetts Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren getting into a physical altercation with a state Republican Party tracker. Published August 27 2012
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Rubio: 'Obama 2.0' running negative campaign
Republican Florida Sen. Marco Rubio blasted President Obama on Monday, accusing him of running an overly negative re-election campaign in an effort to distract voters from the economy. Published August 27 2012
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Boehner plays offense in bid to gain House seats
The House's No. 1 Republican said Monday he is "on the offense" to pickup seats in the chamber despite most political experts predicting Democrats will chip away at the GOP's 49-seat advantage. Published August 27 2012
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Jeb Bush: 2012 was both right and wrong time for presidential bid
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, a Republican Party favorite, said Sunday that he recognized all along that 2012 was his best political opportunity to run for president but still ultimately decided against it. Published August 26 2012
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Former Fla. Gov. Crist endorses Obama
Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, estranged from the Republican Party after he ran as an independent in 2010 and lost to now-Sen. Marco Rubio, announced in an editorial in the Tampa Bay Times on Sunday he is endorsing President Obama. Published August 26 2012
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Ann Romney 'united' with husband on policy
Ann Romney disagrees with her husband, Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, on some issues, but she's staying tight-lipped on the details. Published August 26 2012
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As Republicans converge on Tampa, Palin heads to Ariz.
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, conspicuously not among the speakers scheduled for next week's Republican National Convention, said Saturday she will be busy campaigning for congressional candidates in Arizona. Published August 25 2012
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Romney: No more Greek columns for Obama?
Mitt Romney, routinely dismissed as a bit stiff and humorless on the stump, is suddenly cracking up his campaign trail crowds. Published August 25 2012
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Joe the Plumber is back on the presidential campaign trail — well, sort of
Joe the Plumber is back on the presidential campaign trail — at least in spirit, thanks to presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's newly minted running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan. Published August 25 2012
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Kaine unveils $250,000 Spanish-language ad campaign
After releasing his first television ad of his U.S. Senate campaign in Virginia earlier this week, Democrat Tim Kaine unveiled an all-Spanish television ad Friday as part of a $250,000 buy of Spanish-language radio and television ads that will run from now until election day. Published August 24 2012
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Romney joke riffs on Obama 'birther' doubts
GOP challenger Mitt Romney waded into conspiracy theories surrounding President Obama's birthplace with a one-liner on Friday, telling the thousands at a campaign stop in the Detroit suburbs that there is no reason for them to question where Mr. Romney or his wife were born and raised. Published August 24 2012
