Monthly Archive for April, 2011
Senior Political Advisor to the President David Axelrod discusses the possible candidacy of U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman, Jr. with The Post's Chris Cillizza.
In a discussion with The Post's Chris Cillizza, Senior Advisor to the President David Axelrod offered his take on Donald Trump's antics and chances in the 2012 race.
David Axelrod, top adviser to President Obama’s reelection campaign, suggested Saturday that it would be hard for Jon Huntsman to pivot from serving as U.S. ambassador to China to running against the president in 2012.
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Rarely has a candidate who is seen as a front-runner for his party’s presidential nomination been as invisible as Mitt Romney.
Rep. James Lankford (R-Okla.) says Republicans will not vote to raise the nation's borrowing limit, now at $14.3 trillion, in the coming weeks unless the measure also includes steps to cut government spending. (April 30)
President Barack Obama says oil companies are profiting from rising pump prices and he wants Congress to end $4 billion in annual tax breaks for the oil and gas industry. (April 30)
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MANCHESTER, N.H. — It lacked the showbiz-style pizazz of a Donald Trump entrance, but a Republican forum here Friday night featured something else — top-tier political figures sharing the billing, signaling to grass-roots activists that this was the kickoff of the GOP’s 2012 race for the White House.
More clarity to the 2012 presidential campaign came this week as Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex.) announced the formation of an exploratory committee and Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (R) decided to abandon a run. The latter move prompted questions about the rest of the field — notably, whether Barbour’s good friend Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels (R) would now get in the race.
