Paul Ryan

Budget Battles

  • How Romney Can Win the Debates and Close the Gap

    By Eric Pianin

    If Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney fails to exploit the opportunity presented by next Wednesday’s debate with President Obama, the election could very well be over by the end of next week...

  • Why Big Money Can’t Buy an Election After All

    By Bruce Bartlett, The Fiscal Times

    One of the most surprising things to come out of this election cycle is how little value Mitt Romney appears to have gotten from the big money advantage he was expected to have. All during the summer...

  • Presidential Attack Ads Mean Truth Takes a Beating

    By Josh Boak, The Fiscal Times

    Most presidential campaign ads and sound bites are Hobbesian – nasty, brutish and short. The attacks and counterattacks by President Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney are no different as the...

  • A Once Tight Race Splits in Favor of Obama

    By Josh Boak, The Fiscal Times

    President Obama increasingly looks like a lock for another term in the White House —with his lead over Republican Mitt Romney widening in the must-win states of Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania,...

  • Obama, Romney in Virtual Duel Over Foreign Policy

    By The Fiscal Times Staff

    In New York City this morning, both President Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney gave defining speeches, Obama at the United Nations and Romney at the Clinton Global Initiative...