15. May 2012 by Jim Sutliff.

Reuters provides the latest election news and polling data for races across the country.  Current polling data on Reuters Election 2012 indicate that Obama has a 227 to 180 advantage over Romney in the electoral college.  However, most of the ten states listed as toss-ups lean towards the Republican.  A few of the toss-up states are Arizona, Florida, North Carolina, and Virginia.  The four states account for 68 electoral votes.

To visit the Reuters Election 2012 site, please click here:

http://www.reuters.com/politics/elections-2012

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25. April 2012 by Jim Sutliff.

On Tuesday, Mitt Romney swept the primaries in five states.  Romney won primaries in Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Delaware.  There were 209 delegates at stake in the five primaries.  Romney has approximately 739 delegates and needs 1,144 to secure the nomination.

To read a related Fox News article, please click here:

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/04/24/romney-sweeps-five-primaries/

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21. April 2012 by Jim Sutliff.

Utah Republican Senator Orrin Hatch will face a primary against Dan Liljenquist.  Liljenquist received 40.8% of the state delegates to force a primary.  The Republican primary will be held on June 26th.  Orrin Hatch has served six terms in the United States Senate.

To read a related Bloomberg article, please click here:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-21/hatch-is-forced-into-republican-primary-with-utah-state-senator.html

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3. April 2012 by Jim Sutliff.

Mitt Romney is projected to win the Maryland and Washington DC primaries.  There are 53 delegates at stake in the two contests.  The Wisconsin Republican Presidential primary is too close to call.  Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum are almost tied at 40% with most of the votes still to be counted.

To read a related Yahoo! News article, please click here:

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/mitt-romney-projected-win-maryland-primary-000051319.html

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12. March 2012 by Jim Sutliff.

The CNN Election Center has a Republican Presidential delegate calculator.  The delegate calculator has a leaderboard that displays the number of delegates won by each candidate as well as the number required to secure the nomination.  The calculator is interactive and allows for data to be entered for each candidate in every contest.

To visit the CNN GOP Delegate Calculator, please click here:

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2012/calculator/

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23. February 2012 by Jim Sutliff.

The four Republican Presidential candidates met for the Arizona GOP debate in Phoenix.  There are 29 delegates up for grabs in the winner-take-all Arizona primary.  Michigan is also holding their Republican primary on February 28th and will award 30 delegates.  Recent polls indicate that Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney are in a statistical tie in the two states.

To read a related Fox News article, please click here:

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/02/22/gop-candidates-clash-ahead-high-stakes-debate-in-arizona/?test=latestnews

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22. January 2012 by Jim Sutliff.

Newt Gingrich won the South Carolina primary and has the lead in delegates for the Republican Presidential nomination.  Gingrich finished with 40% of the vote and gained momentum heading into Florida.  Romney came in second with 27% and Santorum finished in third with 17% of the vote.  The Gingrich win should help with fundraising as well as building a campaign infrastructure.  The Florida primary will be held on January 31st and is a winner take all contest.  Also, Florida is a closed primary and only Republicans are allowed to vote in the contest.  In addition, there is expected to be over 200,000 votes cast through early voting and absentee ballots.  The next Republican Presidential debate will be held in Tampa on January 23rd.  There are 50 delegates at stake in the Florida Republican primary.  After Florida, the next contests are the Nevada and Maine Republican caucuses scheduled for February 4th.

To read a related Roll Call article, please click here:

http://www.rollcall.com/news/Gingrich-Rolls-to-Victory-in-South-Carolina-211662-1.html?pos=hftxt

To read a related MSNBC article, please click here:

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/22/10210334-first-thoughts-the-race-is-on

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28. December 2011 by Jim Sutliff.

Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson announced that he would not run for another term.  Democrats are trying to recruit former Senator Bob Kerrey as a candidate.  The retirement is likely to move another seat to the Republicans.  Republicans are also likely to pick up seats in North Dakota, Montana, Virginia, and Florida.

To read a related Roll Call article, please click here:

http://www.rollcall.com/news/ben_nelson_exit_shifts_nebraska_senate_seat_to_likely_gop-211281-1.html?pos=htmbtxt

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27. December 2011 by Jim Sutliff.

Obama is set to nominate Jeremy Stein and Jerome Powell to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.   Jeremy Stein has worked as an advisor to the Treasury secretary during the Obama administration.  Jerome Powell worked at the Treasury during the term of George H.W. Bush.

To read a related Reuters article, please click here:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/27/us-usa-fed-whitehouse-idUSTRE7BQ0RA20111227

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10. December 2011 by Jim Sutliff.

The Iowa Republican Presidential debate gave the candidates a chance to debate the issues.  The six Republican candidates only have four weeks to campaign before the January 3rd Iowa Caucus.  Currently, Gingrich is the front-runner and he drew fire from the other candidates.

To read a related Reuters article, please click here:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/11/us-usa-campaign-debate-idUSTRE7B90AB20111211

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19. November 2011 by Jim Sutliff.

The Super Committee remained deadlocked on Saturday as Republicans and Democrats could not agree on a compromise.  Budget savings of $1.2 trillion are required by midnight on Wednesday.  If an agreement is not reached by the deadline it could send stocks lower in light holiday trading.  Traders could sell and take gains or lock in losses before the end of the year.  In addition, lack of an agreement could lead to credit agencies downgrading US debt.

To read a related Reuters article, please click here:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/19/us-usa-debt-supercommittee-idUSTRE7AC0LS20111119

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20. October 2011 by Jim Sutliff.

The Nevada GOP debate was the 8th meeting since May 5th for the Republican candidates.  The candidates tax plans took center stage with the Cain 9-9-9 plan coming under fire.  Texas Governor Rick Perry announced that he will be releasing his tax plan which is expected to be a flat tax plan.  The Perry plan is expected to be similar to a plan supported by Steve Forbes.

To read a related Bloomberg article, please click here:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-18/candidates-to-debate-in-epicenter-of-turmoil.html

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25. September 2011 by Jim Sutliff.

The Senate voted 59-36 against a House spending bill.  The Republican bill in the House was designed to cut $1 billion in spending to pay for disaster relief.  Senate Democrats are expected to move for a vote on an alternative measure by Monday evening.  A spending bill has to be approved by the first of October to avoid a government shutdown.

To read a related Roll Call article, please click here:

http://www.rollcall.com/news/senate_votes_to_shelve_house_spending_bill-208979-1.html?pos=hln

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8. September 2011 by Jim Sutliff.

The debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library took shape as a showdown between Rick Perry and Mitt Romney.  Perry had taken the frontrunner status from Romney and perfomed well in his first Presidential debate.  There will be two more Republican Presidential debates in the month of September.  The locations will be in Tampa and Orlando Florida.

To read a related Real Clear Politics article, please click here:

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2011/09/08/perry_romney_go_toe_to_toe_in_gop_debate_111251.html

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25. August 2011 by Jim Sutliff.

The Washington Monument has been closed to repair damage from the earthquake.  The 5.8 magnitude earthquake also caused damage at the Washington Cathedral which has also been closed.  Engineers are studying the damage at the Washington Monument and there is not a scheduled date to reopen. 

To read a related CNN article, please click here:

http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/08/25/washington.monument/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

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