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GOP deemed too pro-rich in poll

Last updated Thursday, December 13, 2012 - 2:12pm

CHICAGO - A majority of Americans say the Republican Party needs a major overhaul after electoral losses revealed demographic, messaging and technological shortfalls compared with Democrats, a Bloomberg National Poll shows.

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GOP worried about Hispanic vote trend

John McCormick Bloomberg News

Last updated Thursday, November 8, 2012 - 2:37pm

CHICAGO - If demographics are destiny, Democrats are positioned to dominate national politics until Republicans can attract Hispanic voters who shunned their party in the presidential election.

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In this Oct. 19, 2012 photo, Michelle Lujan Grisham, a Democrat who became New Mexico's first Latina elected to Congress after winning the state's open 1st Congressional District race on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, is shown speaking with Hispanic voters at Barelas Coffee House in Albuquerque, N.M. Among many troubling signs for Republicans Tuesday night was the continued drift of Hispanics _ the nation’s fastest-growing ethnic group _ into the blue column. Republican Mitt Romney backed hardline immigration measures during the primary and won only 27 percent of the Hispanic vote Tuesday, less than any presidential candidate in 16 years. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras)

Republicans see divisive debate over future

John McCormick Bloomberg News

Last updated Wednesday, November 7, 2012 - 3:02pm

WASHINGTON - The feud within the Republican Party after the shock of losing to an incumbent president weakened by four years of economic discontent started before the votes were even counted.

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Romney criticizes Obama on economy even as growth picks up

John McCormick The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, October 27, 2012 - 7:57am

CHICAGO - In the battleground state of Iowa, Republican Mitt Romney called for change in the White House and attacked President Obama’s economic policies and leadership, saying the incumbent has failed the nation.

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Obama, Romney both see victory on horizon

John McCormick Bloomberg News

Last updated Wednesday, October 24, 2012 - 5:04pm

President Obama and Mitt Romney entered the final two weeks of their White House race on confident and combative notes, using different themes to bolster a common message: Each claims a plausible path to victory.

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Obama quips opponent has ’Romnesia’

John McCormick Bloomberg News

Last updated Friday, October 19, 2012 - 3:08pm

FAIRFAX, Va. - President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney squeezed in one last burst of campaigning Friday before they hunker down for the weekend to prepare for their final debate on Oct. 22.

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Romney blasts Obama for lack of leadership on immigration

John McCormick Bloomberg News

Last updated Thursday, June 21, 2012 - 12:00pm

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Mitt Romney told Hispanic elected officials Thursday that President Barack Obama has failed to show leadership on immigration issues, while offering few details on his own plan other than pledging "my own long-term solution that will replace" a temporary measure issued by Obama.

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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, right, and his wife Ann, wait to be introduced during a campaign stop on the Spirit of Dubuque on Monday, June 18, 2012 in Dubuque, Iowa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Romney says he’ll win Wisconsin

John McCormick Bloomberg News

Last updated Monday, June 18, 2012 - 4:47pm

JANESVILLE, Wis. - Mitt Romney, expressing confidence while campaigning with Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, said Monday he plans to win the battleground state that Democrats have dominated in recent presidential elections.

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Romney calls Obama 'Out of Touch' on economy

John McCormick Bloomberg News

Last updated Friday, June 8, 2012 - 4:27pm

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa - Mitt Romney mocked President Barack Obama for his comments earlier Friday about the private sector, using a stop in Iowa to cast the incumbent as out of touch with economic reality.

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