Election 2012: Women still favor Obama, but mothers less so

	Click to View in Browser 08/9/2012 Women still favor Obama, but mothers less so PARKER, Colo. (Reuters) - Sarah Formato cuddled the whiny 3-year-old on her lap and cast her thoughts back to 2008, when she had voted for Barack Obama. Republicans' convention will be no Tea Party WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Since attorney Ted Cruz's victory in the Texas Republican primary for a Senate seat last week, Tea Party members across the country have been touting the strength of their conservative movement and its influence on the Republican Party. Mobile app sparks Obama camp voter drive, privacy fears CHICAGO (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's re-election campaign has taken its digital infrastructure to the streets, arming its ground troops with mobile software that maps Democratic voters and canvassing strategies - and raising the blood pressure of privacy activists who worry about possible misuse. Obama's lead over Romney grows despite voters' pessimism WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans are increasingly pessimistic about the future but voters do not seem to be holding it against Democratic President Barack Obama, who slightly expanded his lead over Republican rival Mitt Romney this month, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll says. Obama and Romney battle for campaign edge in Iowa, Colorado DES MOINES/DENVER (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and his Republican rival Mitt Romney traded barbs over the economy and women's rights on Wednesday, each seeking an edge in critical states that could tip the result of the November 6 election. In Colorado, Obama calls for end to "senseless violence" DENVER (Reuters) - President Barack Obama used a campaign stop in Colorado on Wednesday to call for an end to "senseless violence" across the country, appealing to Americans to focus on ways to stop it. Missouri congressman wins Senate primary free-for-all KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - A congressman from Missouri won his state's Republican nomination on Tuesday, setting the stage for a challenge to U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill, who political analysts consider the most vulnerable Democratic incumbent in the country this November. CIA chief Petraeus denies interest in elected office WASHINGTON (Reuters) - CIA director General David Petraeus has no plans to become a candidate for vice president or run for any other elected office, a spokesman for the spy chief said on Tuesday. Democrats, White House wage coordinated attack on Romney taxes WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Harry Reid and the White House may be taking different roads, but when it comes to Mitt Romney and his taxes, the destination is the same. Romney opens attack on Obama over welfare law ELK GROVE, Illinois (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney opened a new line of attack on President Barack Obama on Tuesday for waiving parts of a landmark welfare-to-work law, but Obama's team argued Romney had backed a similar move as Massachusetts governor. Related Video Obama says too many still jobless; Romney takes aim Romney tours Warsaw's World War II monuments Tales from the Trail Jeff Mason Obama campaign tips Bachmann or Gingrich for Romney's VP Patricia Zengerle Non-retired Baby Boomers anxious about more than jobs The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend