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Thursday, July 19, 2012

Election 2012: Boxed in on taxes, Romney says Obama dislikes success

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07/19/2012
Reuters Election 2012 Daily round-up of the day's top news from the campaign trail, the White House and all the politics in between
Boxed in on taxes, Romney says Obama dislikes success
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mitt Romney accused President Barack Obama on Wednesday of demonizing business success, as the Republican tried to ignore questions about his personal finances that threaten to damage his presidential bid.
Actor Morgan Freeman gives $1 million to pro-Obama Super PAC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Actor Morgan Freeman is the latest Hollywood figure to join the ranks of $1 million donors to Democratic President Barack Obama's re-election effort with his donation in June to the "Super PAC" helping Obama.
Romney digs in against releasing more tax returns
IRWIN, Penn. (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney shrugged off growing pressure on Tuesday to release more of his tax returns, and his campaign lashed out at President Barack Obama in an effort to turn the campaign debate away from Romney's business and financial record.
Romney ad questions Obama's economic stimulus measures
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, trying to deflect criticism of his lucrative past career as a private equity executive, counter attacked President Barack Obama with a new television ad.
North Carolina voters pick Republican candidates for U.S. House
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - Three North Carolina Republicans survived crowded primary fields to clinch their party's nomination for seats in the U.S. House of Representatives in runoff contests held on Tuesday.
Analysis: Romney's secrecy becomes focus of Obama's attack strategy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mitt Romney has secrets. Lots of them, perhaps. That provocative claim is at the core of President Barack Obama's latest attacks on his Republican rival, a strategy that is dominating the narrative of the presidential campaign and leading anxious Republicans to question Romney's tactics.
Workers at Bain-owned plant appeal to Romney to save their jobs
(Reuters) - As Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney faces a withering attack over outsourcing and layoffs by his former firm, Bain Capital, employees at a Bain-owned company are appealing to Romney to stop their jobs being shipped overseas.
New Jersey voters like Governor Christie but not as vice president
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Most New Jersey voters say Governor Chris Christie would be the wrong choice to be Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's running mate, a poll found on Tuesday.
Black voter turnout could be the swing factor in November
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - High voter turnout among African Americans helped get President Barack Obama elected in 2008 but a black rights group fears even a small drop in turnout in the November election might cause him to lose or struggle in several key states.
Romney appears in final stages of running-mate decision
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney appears to be in the final stages of deciding who to pick as his vice presidential running mate, with speculation growing that he has narrowed his choice down to a short-list of three.
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