Dave Boyer

Problems, Black Panthers surface at Pa. polling places

Problems at the polls surfaced early Tuesday in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, with Republican election monitors being turned away from polling places and members of the New Black Panther Party appearing at voting sites in Philadelphia. Published November 6, 2012

Obama’s pitch: Slow but steady gains for middle class

With the economy stuck in low gear and deficits soaring, President Obama's closing argument to voters for his re-election Tuesday is that he is moving the nation on the fairest path for the middle class, however slowly. Published November 4, 2012

Obama seeks votes as complaints mount over storm response

Facing questions about his campaigning for re-election while millions of Americans still await government relief efforts from superstorm Sandy, President Obama said Saturday that one of the disaster's positive results was "leaders of different political parties working together to fix what's broken." Published November 3, 2012

Obama points to Clinton’s example in final days of race

In the final days of the campaign, President Obama has found a role model: Bill Clinton. At every campaign stop in the waning days of the race, Mr. Obama has inserted a new reference to Mr. Clinton in his speeches, pointing to the 42nd president as the best example of a leader whose policies built a strong economy. Published November 2, 2012

In Ohio, Obama says ‘more work to do’ on economy

Striking a new tone, President Obama four days ahead of his reelection test told voters Friday that he "loves" working with Republicans. Published November 2, 2012

Obama tries new tack in stump speech

After presiding over four straight trillion-dollar deficits and a stubbornly weak economic recovery, President Obama billed himself as the real candidate of change Thursday as his tight race against Republican Mitt Romney entered the final days of campaigning. Published November 1, 2012

Obama’s endgame: Hard sell of record, ridicule of rival

In the homestretch of his final campaign, President Obama has ditched the language of lower expectations once prominent in his stump speech, focusing instead on a repackaged jobs plan and adding a heavy dose of ridicule for Republican rival Mitt Romney. Published October 31, 2012

For Obama, an opportunity to take charge in a crisis

Although Hurricane Sandy blew President Obama's re-election campaign far off its charted course, Mr. Obama had the advantage over Republican rival Mitt Romney Tuesday by taking on the presidential role of coordinating emergency relief efforts across the Eastern seaboard. Published October 30, 2012

Obama advisers say president leads early voting in Iowa, Nevada

President Obama's campaign advisers said Monday he has a clear advantage in Iowa and Nevada as early voting in battleground states kicks into high gear, while Republican nominee Mitt Romney has an edge in Colorado, and the impact of early voting is less certain in Ohio and Florida. Published October 29, 2012

Obama believers wait and wonder

Since he began campaigning for re-election more than a year ago, President Obama has worried aloud that his supporters may have lost enthusiasm because of the slow pace of the changes he promised. Published October 28, 2012

Obama struggles to be a strong voice for women; Romney gains support

With a poll showing his once-sizable lead among female voters is gone, a raspy-voiced President Obama rallied supporters Thursday in three battleground states, warning repeatedly that Republican rival Mitt Romney would roll back women's rights and repeal the health care benefits they've been given under his signature health care law. Published October 25, 2012

Obama says Latino vote is key to victory, vows immigration reform in 2013

The Obama campaign's reliance on Hispanic voters in the upcoming election was on full display Wednesday as President Obama dangled the prospect of immigration reform next year, and a top aide predicted that the country's fast-growing number of minority voters will propel the president to a second term over rival Mitt Romney next month. Published October 24, 2012

In homestretch, Obama and Romney begin battleground blitz

Leaving behind the string of presidential debates that have put his re-election bid in doubt, President Obama embarked Tuesday on a blitz of battleground states in the final two weeks of the campaign, promoting an economic plan for a second term and portraying Republican rival Mitt Romney as unpatriotic and unprepared to lead. Published October 23, 2012

Final presidential debate aimed at undecided voters, held in intimate setting

The third debate between President Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney featured the most intimate setting for a presidential face-off in recent years. Published October 22, 2012

In debates, some issues more equal than others

President Obama says on the campaign trail that global warming "isn't a hoax," and it was one of his big three legislative priorities coming into office in 2009 along with passing a stimulus and his health care law — and the only one of those three he didn't get done. Published October 22, 2012

Iran talks not set up, Obama’s camp says

The White House denied a report that it set up direct talks with Iran about its nuclear program, but that didn't halt a flurry of speculation Sunday. Published October 21, 2012

White House denies any deal to hold nuke talks with Iran

The White House denied a report that it set up direct talks with Iran about its nuclear program, but that didn't halt a flurry of speculation Sunday. Published October 20, 2012

Dr. Obama: Rival has ‘Rom-nesia’

Losing support among women voters and falling behind in the key battleground state of Virginia, President Obama mocked Republican rival Mitt Romney Friday as a candidate who's apparently forgotten his past conservative stances on women's issues, a condition the president called "Rom-nesia." Published October 19, 2012

Obama: ‘We weren’t confused’ about cause of Libya attack

President Obama said Thursday the deaths of four Americans at the hands of terrorists in Libya was "not optimal" and rejected accusations that his administration appeared confused about the cause of the attack. Published October 18, 2012

Voters unsure of Obama’s agenda

Ask voters to describe what a second Obama term would look like, and even some of the president's most ardent supporters have a hard time painting a picture. Published October 18, 2012