Daily Political Wire

George Wenschhof

Obama Campaign Releases Latest Ad - is running in nine swing states.


Excerpt: “When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts was number one. Number one in state debt: $18 billion dollars in debt, more debt per person than any other state in the country,” First in debt, 47th in job creation. That’s Romney Economics.”

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Obama Local Interview Links - Time.com has links to the local interviews conducted with President Obama yesterday, here.

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Obama Leads Romney in Pennsylvania - 46% - 40% in the latest Quinnipiac poll.  The poll shows women supporting Obama over Romney 51% - 36% while men support Romney 44% - 40%.  Quinnipiac.com has more here.

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Eyes On Special Election in Arizona - today, voters will decide who will fill the seat vacated by Representative Gabrielle Giffords (D).  Whether former aide to Giffords, Democrat Ron Barber or Republican Jese Kelly wins, both sides will make their case for the results to be a harbinger for the November elections.  The latest polls show Barbar with a comfortable lead.  Aaron Blake of the Washington Post has a good read here.

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49% Believe Republicans Intentionally Stalling Economic Recovery - to ensure President Obama's defeat in November.  The poll was conducted by Democratic leaning Public Policy Polling, Daily Kos and the SEIU.  You can read more here.

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Is Italy Next To Falter Financially? - long predicted by economists as a country which could add to the finacial global woes.  Austria's Finance Minister said Italy may also need a financial rescue from the Euro Zone.  Reuters.com has more here.

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Presidential Use of Drones To Target and Kill Questioned - the age of terrorism has spawn much fear and with it new U.S. policies to combat it.  The revelations President Obama has ordered "kills" on targets located on foreign soil has also resulted in many questioning this authority.  Katrina vanden Heuvel has a good read here.

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