Tag: elections
As Puerto Ricans prepare to vote, presidential candidates seek their support
Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum have been campaigning in Puerto Rico this week in advance of the island territory's primary. But the issues in Puerto Rico have their own special orientation....
Controversy over women's health services fuels comedians
Birth control is a hot button issue this campaign season. Funding for Planned Parenthood, mandated trans-vaginal ultrasounds, and access to contraception are being discussed at every level. Recently, it is a debate that is being fought as much by entertainers as by politicians. ...
Gingrich advisors insist he's still in it to win, despite tough electoral math
Newt Gingrich is committed to making sure Mitt Romney isn't the Republican nominee for president of the United States. But on Tuesday, he failed to win two states that many had said were crucial to his victory....
Santorum wins key southern states in strong challenge to Romney
It was a big night for Rick Santorum, who rolled back strong efforts by Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney to come away with election night victories in two key southern battleground states: Mississippi and Alabama....
Courts set to consider the legality of Texas, South Carolina voter ID bills
With the U.S. Justice Department saying no to new voter ID laws in Texas and South Carolina, two states that are governed by special provisions of the U.S. Voting Rights Act, the two states have turned to the federal court system to try and get permission to implement their new laws....
GOP candidates struggle to appeal to women voters
Reproductive freedom, health care for women, and contraceptive access have all emerged as talking points in the 2012 election run up. At the polls on Tuesday, women voters came out in favor of Mitt Romney over the more socially conservative Santorum. ...
VIDEO: As voters choose, eyes on Ohio, Georgia in Super Tuesday elections
Super Tuesday elections across 10 states have Republicans at the polls, choosing who they want to represent their party in this year's presidential election. While each candidate is expected to do well in at least one state, the eyes of the nation are on Ohio and Georgia....
Protesters question fairness of Putin's electoral victory in Russia
Russians who stood united against Vladimir Putin awoke on Monday to their new political reality. Putin was re-elected. While thousands took to the streets to protest the election, they're also realistic. Many are trying to answer the question, now what? ...
Romney, Gingrich seem poised to be big winners on Super Tuesday
Mitt Romney's gotten good news in the latest polls. His support is trending upward, buoyed by a series of a high profile endorsements. But Newt Gingrich is seeing an uptick in support as well, especially in southern states....
Fairness of Russian presidential election questioned, protests expected
Vladimir Putin won the presidency of Russia for six more years following last week's election, receiving more than 63 percent of the vote. However, opponents and monitors are questioning the fairness of the election, claiming abuse of election monitors and so-called "carousel voting." Anti-Putin protests are expected at the Moscow Kremlin Monday night....
