George Wenschhof
Obama Begins Reelection Campaign - at rallies in Columbus, Ohio and Richmond, Virginia; two swing states the Obama campaign intends to win. The theme has been set with President Obama saying “We’ve come too far to abandon the change we fought for these past few years,” Obama said. “Virginia, we’ve got to move forward!”
In other words, don't let Mitt Romney take the country back to the failed policies of the George W. Bush admiistration. TPM.com has more here.
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9 Swing States Crucial to 2012 Election - who wins Florida, Ohio, New Hampshire, Iowa, Nevada, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin will likely determine the next President. All of these states voted for Obama in 2008, but seven have elected Republican Governors since then. The NY Times has more here.
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French Voters to Determine President Today - the run-off election between President Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois Hollande is expected to be close, with Hollande leading in recent polls. The Washington Post has more here.
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Eyes On Greek Election Today - a country hit hard by forced austerity programs dictated by Euro Zone countries will vote today for members of Parliament which will determine the ruling party of government. Reuters.com has more here.
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"Austerity is So Wrong" - by economist Paul Krugman appearing today in The Daily Beast today says it all. You can read it here.
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Sunday, May 6, 2012
Daily Political Wire
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Sunday Morning "Talking Heads" Lineup
George Wenschhof
With Mitt Romney the presumptive Republican nominee and President Obama officially kicking off his reelection campaign, both sides will be well represented in the mroning talk shows.
Vice President Joe Biden is on NBC "Meet The Press" and former Republican presidential contenders; Rep. Michele Bachmann (Minn.) and Newt Gingrich make the rounds.
Obama Campaign adviser David Axelrod and Senator John McCain (R-Az.) appear on ABC "This Week".
Former DNC chair Howard Dean and NY Senator Charles Schumer (D) will be among the guests on CBS "Face The Nation".
Look for Friday's employment numbers to be discussed, campaign themes to be put forward, the anniversary of the killing of Osama Bin Laden panned, the U.S. security agreement signed with Afghanistan to be reviewed and also look to see if Republicans will try to criticize the president for the recent U.S. handling of chinese dissident Chen Guangchen and the secret service prostitute scandal.
Below is a list of the scheduled guests:
NBC "Meet The Press" - Vice President Joe Biden
Roundtable with Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.), Economist Diane Swonk, Chuck Todd and tom Brokaw.
ABC "This Week" - Obama campaign adviser David Axelrod and Senator John mcCain (R-Az.)
Roundtable with George Will, former Obama economic adviser Austan Goolsbee, Travis Smiley, Bay Buchanan and Greta Van Susteren.
CBS "Face The Nation" - Newt Gingrich, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Howard Dean and Zbigniew Brezezinski.
Roundtable with John Dickerson, Peggy Noonan, Michael Gerson and David Corn.
CNN "State of The Union" - Newt Gingrich, former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland (D), former Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.), chair of senate intelligence committee Diane Feinstein (D-Calf.), chair of House intelligence committee Mike Rodgers (R-MI).
Fox News Sunday - Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.)
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Obama Weekly Address
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With the war winding down in Afghanistan, President Obama calls for Congress to use the money being saved by investing in America's future and paying down the debt.
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Republican Weekly Address
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Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) is critical of President Obama's push to keep student loans low while spending recklessly raising the nation's debt.
Instead, he called for tax and entitlement reform.
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