2012 republican national convention
- Never in memory have so many presidential hopefuls plunged this early before an election year into the money chase to put themselves on the path to the White House. And for whatever reason, all of them are Republicans.
- Republicans need to reject the notion that government needs more money and change the subject to the elimination of wasteful and unnecessary spending.
- After 80 years, the city of Cleveland, much maligned in lore as "the mistake on the lake," has been selected to host a national political convention in 2016. Famous Ohioans President William McKinley and Mark Hanna, the Karl Rove of his day, might well be turning in their graves.
- By skipping a debate, Lt. Gov. Brown makes himself seem irrelevant to the gubernatorial race
- Some admirers of George W. Bush envision a Harry Truman-like rise in public esteem for the 43rd president. Don't bet on it.
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- The approval of Maryland's same-sex marriage law last week can be traced in part to the decision by pastors Donte Hickman and Delman Coates to lend their names, faces and reputations to a campaign on an issue that remains highly controversial in their community.
- The approval of Maryland's same-sex marriage law last week can be traced in part to the decision by pastors Donte Hickman and Delman Coates to lend their names, faces and reputations to a campaign on an issue that remains highly controversial in their community.
- Jules Witcover says demographic trends are leaving the Republican Party behind
- Mitt Romney and his fellow Republicans promise to derail federal Amtrak spending but their misguided view of U.S. passenger rail is what's off-track
- Jules Witcover says GOP challenger makes unforced error by changing subject from economy
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- With primary battles settled, the conventions over and the general election less than two months away, Democrats and Republicans now turn to the end game: reaching out to persuade the few remaining undecided voters that their nominee is the one to solve the nation's problems.
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- President Obama defends his record, draws sharp contrasts with Romney and downsizes his ambitions for a second term
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- Charismatic or not, Barack Obama should use his appearance in Charlotte to articulate an agenda for a second term
- Even as Democrats build their case for an Obama second term, they struggle with the 'better off' question that actually plays to their strengths
- As the Democrat who has worked most closely with vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan, Rep. Chris Van Hollen has been drafted by the Obama campaign to talk about the budget committee chairman's controversial fiscal plans.
- The presidential election will remain close until the "final decision window" because voters are dissatisfied with the economy, Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley predicted on Sunday. But, he said, voters will ultimately reelect President Barack Obama rather than return to Republican policies.
- Republican presidential nominee emerges from Tampa with a cautious game plan and a remarkably cynical indifference to the facts
- The GOP on taxes and war: Haven't we seen this movie before?
- Maryland's delegation to the Republican National Convention returns home to a state that Mitt Romney is given little chance of carrying in November and a slate of congressional candidates that is being heavily outspent in every district but one. In other words, state Republicans come back to reality
- TAMPA, Fla. -- Departing from an economic message that has so far dominated the Republican National Convention, Maryland Rep. Andy Harris used an address to state party leaders here today to focus instead on how to deal with federal budget deficits and government spending.
- The office, located in the Normandy Shopping Center, houses campaign signs, bumper stickers and literature for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, U.S. Senate candidate Dan Bongino, U.S. House of Representative candidates Frank Mirabile (District 7), Eric Knowles (District 3) and Nancy Jacobs (District 2) and Board of Education candidate Bob Ballinger.
- As the formal process of choosing a nominee played out at the Republican National Convention here Tuesday, much of the messaging that will actually reach voters back home was taking place off stage as an army of political surrogates jabbed and deflected under the glare of studio lights.
- As an African-American woman, JoAnn Fisher says she's proud of President Barack Obama and feels she can in some ways relate to him. But that's where her relationship with the Democrats ends.
- Jules Witcover says the GOP is proudly reasserting the extremism of a half-century ago
- First-term congressman Andy Harris, the highest-ranking elected official from Maryland to attend the GOP convention in Tampa this week, is poised to become a leader in statewide Republican politics. He has Democrats, in part, to thank.
- O.P. Ditch almost didn't make it to the Republican National Convention — not because of Tropical Storm Isaac, but rather a missed deadline.
- TAMPA, Fla. -- Maryland's delegation to the Republican National Convention doesn't include any headline speakers, but there is a nationally recognized figure within its ranks: Anti-tax advocate Grover Norquist.
- Tropical storm threatens to deny voters an opportunity to hear Mitt Romney's pitch
- Maryland Republicans head to their national convention in Tampa to cast their ballots for former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and prepare for the November election against President Barack Obama.
- Tropical Storm Isaac is expected to track through the Gulf of Mexico and reach the Florida panhandle Wednesday.
- County Executive David Craig, Del. Kathy Szeliga and Maryland politician Ellen Sauerbrey will attend the 2012 Republican National Convention in
- District 42 Del. Bill Frank will be one of three County representatives to the Republican National Convention next week.
- Mitt Romney says he paid at least 13 percent; are we supposed to be impressed?
- Former President George W. Bush is an outlier among ex-presidents in his decision not to attend the Republican National Convention for a bit of legacy-shaping.
- When GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney announced U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, of Wisconsin, as his running mate last week, members of both political parties around the country and in Howard County welcomed the news.
