The Democratic National Committee's 2012 platform, released Monday night, will be officially adopted on Tuesday night.
Indians actually share the values promulgated by the Republican Party rather than the Democrats whom they usually vote for.
The Democrats have gathered in thousands at the downtown football stadium at Charlotte, N.C., for the three-day Democratic National Convention starting Tuesday. The Party unveiled its formal 2012 election policy, ahead of the convention Monday night, advocating the strengths of their presidential candidate incumbent Barack Obama over Republican rival Mitt Romney.
The RNC has reportedly chosen Clint Eastwood as Thursday's mystery speaker but there are most outspoken choices that better represent the party's actual stance on hot-button issues.
A comparison of past RNC platforms truly demonstrates how far the party has swung to the right.
The last "Personhood Amendment" in the nation failed to make Colorado's November ballot, falling short of the required petition signatures by some 4,000. Backers of the legislation have promised to challenge the final count in court.
The RNC draft committee has come up with a platform that was recently called "the most conservative" in modern history. But some Republicans have spoken out against some of its more controversial positions.
Paul Ryan, the 42-year-old representative from Wisconsin and the recently-selected running mate for Mitt Romney, granted an interview to a reporter in what looked to be a hardware store days after Akin's controversial comments on legitimate rape and abortion. In the interview, Ryan discounted the exception of rape, saying "the method of conception doesn't change the definition of life."
Long-Shot Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tom Smith of Pennsylvania stepped into the politically treacherous waters of the women's rights debate on Monday, making himself the latest in an ever-growing list of GOP politicos who have found themselves putting their feet in their mouths after flubbing a comment on the topic.
Sunday morning's talk show circuit featured a particularly matronly streak, with abortion, birth and Mother Nature dominating most of the political punditry's attention. The talk shows rolled into the day amid the continuing fallout over Todd Akin's "legitimate rape" comment and Mitt Romney's "birth certificate" comment.
Mitt Romney's campaign told a Denver TV reporter in advance she could ask him no questions about Todd Akin or abortion, she said Thursday.
The government's role in the housing market does not generally inspire the same impassioned responses as abortion or health care, but the future of one mortgage tax policy could affect the fate of around $85 billion in taxpayer benefits.
In Florida, Ohio and Wisconsin, most voters do not want to see the kind of changes to Medicare proposed by the Romney-Ryan ticket.
Using a model that incorporates state-level economic data, political scientists predict that Mitt Romney will notch a resounding 300 electoral votes -- far more than the 270 needed -- while capturing 52.9 percent of the popular vote.
A Virginia man was indicted Wednesday on federal and local charges for last week's shooting of an unarmed security guard at a conservative Christian lobbying group in Washington, federal authorities said.
The RNC's 2012 platform calls for annual audits of the Federal Reserve, bans all legal recognition of same-sex couples, and prohibits abortion in cases of rape and incest.
Naidoo’s inflammatory comments have been sharply criticized.
Rep. Todd Akin's pro-life comments thrust him into national recognition as the new face of ideological conservatism. But the six-term congressman has received a bulk of campaign contributions from the business community, not pro-GOP ideological groups.
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee has added his voice to the chorus of Republicans calling on Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin to end his campaign.
Piers Morgan had some words for Rep. Todd Akin, none of them kind, after Akin backed out of an appearance on Morgan's show, "Piers Morgan Tonight," at the last minute on Monday. In lieu of the congressman's attendance, Morgan opted not to fill the vacant slot left by Akin, but instead to conduct the interview anyway, speaking only to Akin's empty seat.
The Huffington Post made their front page image a hanger in reference to back-alley abortions, reacting the Republican platform and Todd Akin's comments about "legitimate rape."
At one point, Mintoff said Malta was part of the ?Arab world? ? a stark symbolic separation from its long British identity.
