Inside Politics Archive: October 2012
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Priebus: Midway through debate, Obama 'realized he's been president for the past four years'
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus delivered the weekly Republican address Saturday, highlighting the respective performances of President Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in the first of three presidential debates Wednesday and painting Mr. Romney as the "one choice" for voters if they want better results than Mr. Obama has delivered during his nearly four years in the White House. Published October 6 2012
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Romney raises $12 million in under two days post-debate
President Obama isn't the only one with impressive fundraising news: Mitt Romney's campaign announced that it has raised $12 million online in less than 48 hours following the Republican's comparatively strong debate performance against Mr. Obama Wednesday. Published October 6 2012
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Obama, DNC raise $181M in September
President Obama and the Democratic National Committee raised $181 million in September from a total of 1.8 million donors — by far the campaign's biggest monthly haul during the 2012 election cycle. Published October 6 2012
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Bachmann's bid for re-election no longer a lock?
Michele Bachmann, the Republican fundraising juggernaut who won her sixth Congressional District seat in Minnesota two years ago by more than 12 percentage points, is suddenly in a tight contest for re-election. Published October 6 2012
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Md. Democrat Cummings targets tea party group over voter challenges
Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings, who announced a congressional probe this week of a national tea party-affiliated group that is pushing for tighter enforcement of voter laws, said Saturday thousands of traditionally Democratic student and minority votes are at stake in Ohio. Published October 6 2012
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Protester's airplane at Romney rally: 'Most dishonest debate ever?'
Democratic anger at Mitt Romney's debate performance continued Friday with two prop planes that buzzed the GOP nominee's evening campaign rally in St. Petersburg, Fla. Published October 5 2012
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Bloomberg finances independent in Maine Senate race
One of the most prominent independent politicians in the country, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, has put half a million dollars of his substantial wealth behind a fellow independent who is battling a Republican for a U.S. Senate seat in Maine. Published October 5 2012
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Bob Kerrey gets Hollywood help with Steve Martin's endorsement
Legendary actor and comedian Steve Martin on Friday endorsed Democrat Bob Kerrey in his uphill Nebraska Senate battle. Published October 5 2012
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McCain, Graham tell companies to ignore White House on layoff notices
Two key Republican senators ratcheted up the pressure on defense industry companies to ignore advice from the Obama administration and the Pentagon encouraging them not to issue layoff notices associated with pending defense cuts before the election. Published October 5 2012
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Under-30 unemployment rate at 11.8 percent
While the government reported Friday that the overall jobless rate fell to 7.8 percent in September, President Obama's important bloc of voters under age 30 still faces a much tougher job market, according to the Labor Department's latest survey. Published October 5 2012
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Romney gets post-debate bounce in Fla., Ohio, Va.
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's widely-acknowledged victory in Wednesday's presidential debate has helped him to draw even or slightly ahead in several key swing states, according to polls released Friday. Published October 5 2012
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New Obama ad: Romney debate claims can't be trusted
Attempting to regroup after a disappointing debate performance, President Obama's campaign is casting GOP rival Mitt Romney as a "serial evader" whose ability to bend facts makes him unfit to be president. Published October 4 2012
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Akin's hometown paper endorses McCaskill
Missouri Rep. Todd Akin's hometown paper has endorsed his opponent, Claire McCaskill, in their race for U.S. Senate. Published October 4 2012
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Romney wins NRA backing
The National Rifle Association on Thursday endorsed Mitt Romney minutes before the Republican presidential nominee prepared to speak to a loud crowd in the Shenandoah Valley full of NRA supporters. Published October 4 2012
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Sununu: Unprepared Obama was 'lazy and disengaged'
Former New Hampshire Gov. and top Mitt Romney surrogate John Sununu — never one to mince words — said Thursday that President Obama revealed his incompetence and "how lazy and detached he is" in Wednesday night's debate. Published October 4 2012
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Kaine outraises Allen in third quarter
Democrat Tim Kaine raised $4.5 million over the last three months for his campaign in the U.S. Senate contest in Virginia, while his opponent, Republican George Allen, took in about $3.5 million, bringing the total hauls for the two campaigns to about $15 million and $11.6 million, respectively. Published October 4 2012
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Group makes largest-ever, super-PAC ad buy
American Crossroads spent $11 million on anti-Obama ads Tuesday, the largest one-day expenditure by a super PAC since the unlimited-money groups were created in 2010, records showed Thursday. Published October 4 2012
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Axelrod: Romney dishonest; Obama focused during debate
President Obama's top campaign adviser on Thursday accused Republican challenger Mitt Romney of being dishonest during the first presidential debate, and also downplayed assertions by many observers and liberal pundits that the GOP nominee won the first matchup between the candidates. Published October 4 2012
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Reid misquotes Romney to make immigration attack
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has become the chief attack dog against his co-religionist Mitt Romney, but on Wednesday that attack went even further when his official Senate office released a statement that attributed a quote to Mr. Romney, even though he said the exact opposite. Published October 4 2012
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Poll: One in six voters only support candidates with same abortion views
A growing number of Americans say they will only vote for political candidates who agree with their stance on abortion, according to a poll released Thursday. Published October 4 2012
