Where Jacksonville Listens Live for Severe Weather and Breaking News
Hi, (not you?) | Member Center | Sign Out
Mitt Romney Headlines
A list of the most recent stories about Mitt Romney.
Dems have edge in sprint to Mass. special election
National Republicans cheered former Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez's Massachusetts primary victory, but Democratic Congressman Ed Markey enjoys tremendous advantages in the special election to replace former U.S. Sen. John Kerry. Tuesday's primary elections set up an eight-week sprint to the June 25 election. In Markey, the race pits a longtime ...
Markey, Gomez win Mass. US Senate primaries
Democratic U.S. Rep. Edward Markey and Republican former Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez won their party primaries on Tuesday, setting up a race between a 36-year veteran of Washington politics and a political newcomer for the U.S. Senate seat formerly held by John Kerry. Markey, of Malden, defeated fellow U.S. Rep. ...
AP sources: FBI looks into Va. gov's link to donor
The FBI has begun examining the relationship between Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife Maureen and the chief executive of a nutritional supplements manufacturer that is the subject of a federal investigation, two people with knowledge of the review said Monday. Federal authorities began questioning people close to the ...
US loans from China at issue in debt-ceiling fight
Despite what you may have heard, China isn't the country's biggest creditor. America is. The bulk of the national debt — soon to exceed a staggering $17 trillion — is held by the Federal Reserve, Social Security system, various pension plans for civil service workers and military personnel, U.S. banks, ...
Christie: Obama 'kept every promise' on storm aid
Gov. Chris Christie said Monday that President Barack Obama "has kept every promise he's made" about helping the state recover from Superstorm Sandy. Hours later, Obama's housing secretary approved New Jersey's plans to spend $1.83 billion in federal money to help the state rebuild and recover from the storm. Speaking ...
Bombing shifts Mass. Senate race before primaries
Even before the explosions, polling suggested that Massachusetts voters weren't excited about the looming special election to replace former U.S. Sen. John Kerry. But in the days after bombs ripped through the Boston Marathon's crowded streets, politics were all but forgotten as authorities launched an unprecedented manhunt and a region ...
Romney planning high-profile retreat in Park City
Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is bringing high-profile political figures, business leaders and campaign donors to Utah this summer for a retreat to discuss "key opportunities." The four-day event will feature speeches from Republicans, including Romney's 2012 running mate, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, ...
Some say immigration bill is bad deal for the GOP
Some feisty Republicans are challenging a claim widely held among GOP leaders that the party must support more liberal immigration laws if it's to be more competitive in presidential elections. These doubters say the Republican establishment has the political calculation backward. Immigration "reform," they say, will mean millions of new ...
GOP faces Senate recruitment woes in key states
Republicans are struggling to recruit strong U.S. Senate candidates in states where the party has the best chances to reclaim the majority in Washington. It's a potentially troubling sign that the GOP's post-2012 soul-searching could spill over into next year's congressional elections. The vote is more than 18 months away, ...
Obama backs Planned Parenthood in political fight
President Barack Obama vowed Friday to join Planned Parenthood in fighting against what he said were efforts across the country to turn women's health back to the 1950s. Obama's comments were the first by a sitting president before the abortion-rights group. He lauded its nearly 100 years of service to ...
Gov. Bush: Dodges campaign questions, pushes immigration reform, criticizes Romney
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush isn't ruling out a future bid for the White House, but he wants to discuss a pressing national issue first. Bush is promoting his new book, "Immigration Wars," in which he criticized GOP candidate Mitt Romney for moving so far to the right on immigration ...
Thrasher: party needs to change its tone
It won’t be a change of message, but may be a change of tone. “We really want to ensure that everyone is welcome in the Republican Party,” says State Senator John Thrasher. Reflecting on Governor Mitt Romney’s loss to President Obama, Thrasher says it was a tough battle that dates ...
Active Duval Republicans help Romney win Jacksonville
Although Mitt Romney lost the election, some Duval Republicans are pleased with their team's efforts to get voters to the polls. According to the Duval Supervisor of Elections web site, Senator John McCain won Jacksonville by 7,919 votes in the 2008 election. The unofficial numbers for the 2012 election show ...
Election will decide health law's future
The highest court in the country upheld most of the Affordable Care Act in June. But everybody knew it was only an overture. The law "will fall in November by a vote of the American people," Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant pledged that day, speaking for many other Republicans. Democrats were more ...
Employers expected to keep some of health law's popular provisions, even if Obama loses
No matter who wins the presidential election, most workers who get health insurance through their jobs won't see a lot of immediate changes in their health benefits. Employers will continue looking for ways to cap expenses, moving toward higher deductible policies, or placing limits on how much they pay toward ...
Florida chiefs weigh in on final push
Just who has the momentum going in to the General Election, and will that definitively swing Florida one way or the other? As expected, state leaders past and present are split on their views. “It will be a contest of, frankly, which field organization delivers the most effectively,” says Florida ...
A confusing cascade of election numbers
Between the polls and an avalanche of data about early voting and absentee ballots, both parties continue to say the election clues favor their side as Americans get ready to finish the 2012 race for the White House. At the risk of drawing a lot of sharp jabs from partisans ...
One last day on the campaign trail
From Orlando, Florida In a series of rallies on Monday, President Obama and Republican Mitt Romney will take their case to the voters one final time, appealing for support in a last dash through the swing states of the 2012 race for the White House. The President will hit Wisconsin ...
Romney makes a play for Pennsylvania
By next Wednesday, the decision of Mitt Romney's campaign to try to win Pennsylvania will either be seen as fabulous late move to win the race for the White House or just a doomed last ditch attempt that should have been rejected by top advisers. Pennsylvania has not been part ...
First Lady in Jacksonville Thursday
First Lady Michele Obama is making a stop in Jacksonville Thursday morning at the Prime Osborn Convention Center to rally the vote just five days before the election. "It instills in the voters, you know, that they really care and they care about the local area," said Duval County Democratic ...
© 2013 Cox Media Group. By using this website,
you accept the terms of our Visitor Agreement and Privacy Policy, and understand your options regarding Ad Choices
.
You're Almost Done!
Select a display name and password
{* #socialRegistrationForm *} {* socialRegistration_displayName *} {* socialRegistration_emailAddress *} {* traditionalRegistration_password *} {* traditionalRegistration_passwordConfirm *}Tell us about yourself
{* registration_firstName *} {* registration_lastName *} {* registration_postalZip *} {* registration_birthday *} {* registration_gender *} {* agreeToTerms *}