Mitt Romney is counting his chickens this primary day, expecting to pick up a slew of delegates. So, Romney is turning his attention to attacking Obama, getting cozy with the RNC and auditioning possible vice presidential candidates. read post
USA Today/Gallup finds that the GOP’s war on women is back-firing in a big way in the swing states when it comes to voter sentiment. The poll has Obama leading Romney 51-42 thanks to a big shift in women voters, [...] read post
There’s good news all over the place: Strong economic numbers for the tail end of 2011, Republicans admit they don’t have much evidence of wrongdoing at Solyndra and Exxon Mobile made $4.7 million an hour last year. Wait, is that [...] read post
The President still strongly believes in the promise of clean energy, and he’s going to fight for it because he’s on the right track: Americans still favor developing alternatives like solar, wind and hydrogen power over producing oil, coal and [...] read post
Politico’s five takeways from Mitt Romney’s Illinois victory. Also, Rick Santorum’s honesty gets him in trouble and Romney’s dishonesty gets him in trouble. For that and more on the stories we are watching come Inside “The War Room.” read post
Jennifer Granholm is joined in ‘The War Room’ by Donnie Fowler and David Mermin from Lake Research Partners to discuss the GOP’s proposed budget plan. watch video
Jennifer Granholm is joined by Dean Baker, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, to discuss the GOP’s proposed budget plan. watch video
Paul Ryan’s unveiling of the Republican budget presents Americans with a clear choice: Guaranteed health benefits for seniors or tax cuts for the wealthy? watch video
We start with a focus on the GOP primary in Illinois, where all signs point to a strong showing by Mitt Romney. Then we look at Paul Ryan’s budget plan, which slashes medical benefits and increases defense spending. read post
What would you ask Paul Ryan about the budget? Are you concerned about the fate of Medicare and Medicaid? What programs do YOU think should be cut – or kept? We’d like to know. read post