Election 2012 - The Week

The Romney Campaign The final push: What Mitt Romney needs to do before Election Day

Voters head to the polls in less than two weeks. Here, a guide to Romney's endgame

Electoral College map

Generic ballot: Congress

45.4%

45.2%

Mitt Romney to be elected:

42%

Rock icon Meatloaf performs for Romney — and more revealing moments on the trail

A woman walks along a jetty in Ponce Inlet, Fla., on Oct. 26: Hurricane Sandy and the oncoming Frankenstorm may be the election's real October surprise.

2012 Presidential Race

5 ways Hurricane Sandy could impact the presidential race

The scary Frankenstorm rushing toward the East Coast could upend the carefully laid campaign plans of President Obama and Mitt Romney

October 26, 2012, at 5:20 PM

Mitt Romney at an Iowa lectern outfitted with his new motto on Oct. 26.

The Romney Campaign

Can Mitt Romney become the candidate of change?

Taking a page from President Obama's 2008 playbook, the GOP candidate promises "big change" if he's elected

October 26, 2012, at 4:30 PM

Elizabeth Warren speaks at the Democratic National Convention: The Democratic nominee has a slim lead over Scott Brown in the Massacusetts Senate race.

2012 Elections

6 signs Democrats will hold on to the Senate

In many key races, GOP gaffes have created Democratic opportunities

October 26, 2012, at 11:15 AM

Colin Powell at an event marking the 20th anniversary of the Persian Gulf War in 2011: The former Secretary of State officially backed President Obama on Oct. 25.

The Romney Campaign

John Sununu's explosive claim that Colin Powell endorsed Obama because he's black: The fallout

One of Mitt Romney's top surrogates quickly backtracks, but will his suggestion that race, not policies, drove Powell's decision prove costly?

October 26, 2012, at 10:43 AM

Because Ohio is perhaps the most crucial battleground state, Obama and Romney are wary of seeming anti-coal in a state sometimes referred to as Coal Country.

2012 Presidential Race

Why Obama and Romney aren't talking about climate change

The two presidential candidates agree that the world is getting hotter and that human activity is partly to blame, though you wouldn't know it from the 2012 race

October 26, 2012, at 7:48 AM

If Mitt Romney stays on his moderate track, he could seal the deal come Election Day.

The Romney Campaign

The final push: What Mitt Romney needs to do before Election Day

Voters head to the polls in less than two weeks. Here, a guide to Romney's endgame

October 26, 2012, at 6:48 AM

HBO star Lena Dunham says your first time voting should be with someone "who brought the troops out of Iraq."

The Obama Campaign

Lena Dunham's 'your first time' Obama ad: Too racy?

President Obama's campaign puts out an ad with the young HBO star implicitly comparing voting to sex. Obama critics aren't amused

October 26, 2012, at 4:59 AM

The clash of Forward-ness and Mitt-love: The question of momentum is not an easy one.

2012 Presidential Race

Obama vs. Romney: Who really has the momentum?

Both campaigns are bragging about surging support, especially in swing states like Ohio. But who's leading where it counts as election day draws closer?

October 25, 2012, at 3:42 PM

President Obama in a campaign ad: Compared to the 2008 campaign, there has been a 44.5 percent increase in the number of campaign ads aired in 2012.

2012 Presidential Race

Presidential ad spending: By the numbers

The Wesleyan Media Project confirms that the 2012 battle between President Obama and Mitt Romney is the most expensive presidential campaign ever

October 25, 2012, at 1:53 PM

Former President Bill Clinton speaks at a campaign stop at the University of New Hampshire, on Oct. 3.

The Obama Campaign

Will Bill Clinton save Obama, or sink him?

The former president is joining President Obama in one final campaign push. How much of an asset will he be?

October 25, 2012, at 11:11 AM

President Obama recently flouted the commitment to euphemism that politicians usually follow by evoking bull feces.

The Obama Campaign

Rolling Stone: President Obama calls Mitt Romney a 'bullsh*tter'

Conservatives, unsurprisingly, aren't very happy about the president's choice of words

October 25, 2012, at 10:27 AM

Democratic candidate for Wisconsin's Senate seat, Rep. Tammy Baldwin, debates Republican candidate former Gov. Tommy Thompson on Oct. 18.

2012 Elections

Wisconsin Senate: The race at a glance

The race to replace retiring Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) is one of the closest in the country — and has implications for the presidential race, too

October 25, 2012, at 8:55 AM

To win over the undecided stragglers, President Obama needs to convince the nation that he brought the country back from the brink of collapse.

The Obama Campaign

The final push: What President Obama needs to do before Election Day

Voters head to the polls in less than two weeks. Here, a guide to Obama's endgame

October 25, 2012, at 7:47 AM

Mitt Romney campaigns with Richard Mourdock in August: Romney says he doesn't share the Indiana Senate candidate's views on abortion.

The Romney Campaign

Why Mitt Romney is standing by Richard Mourdock

Romney isn't disowning the newest Republican with a damaging abortion-rape soundbite for several reasons — including that it's too late in the game

October 25, 2012, at 7:00 AM

President Obama greets voters after speaking at a campaign rally in Delray Beach, Fla., on Oct. 23: The incumbent's campaign that it has the most sophisticated get-out-the-vote operation in U.S. history.

The Obama Campaign

How good is President Obama's ground game?

The Obama campaign insists that its get-out-the-vote operation gives it an edge over Mitt Romney. Skeptics aren't so sure

October 24, 2012, at 3:40 PM

Mitt Romney and Indiana Senate candidate Richard Mourdock (R-Ind.) greet supporters at a campaign event on Aug. 4.

The Romney Campaign

Richard Mourdock's rape comment: Will it hurt Mitt Romney?

Romney cuts a direct-to-camera TV ad for Mourdock, and days later the GOP Senate hopeful says that when rape victims get pregnant, it's part of God's plan

October 24, 2012, at 12:15 PM