Paul Ryan

Budget Battles

  • Paul Ryan's Chilly Reception from Retiree Group

    By Andy Sullivan, Reuters

    Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan received a chilly reception from a seniors' group on Friday as he argued that popular health and pension programs for U.S. retirees need to be...

  • Think Negative Campaign Ads Work? Think Again

    By CLAUDIA ADRIEN-FLORIDA

    Negative political ads may pack a punch, but only with voters who trust the politicians delivering them, a new study suggests. But contrary to conventional wisdom, those ads don’t always work as well...

  • Romney’s “Victims” vs. Obama’s “Cash Cows”

    By Edward Morrissey

    With the conventions wrapped, and the presidential race in full swing, voters now have a much clearer idea of how each candidate will run the country -- thanks to two previously unheard pieces of...

  • The 'Bottom Half' Is Essential for a Romney Win

    By Andy Sullivan, Reuters

    GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney isn't backing down from a hidden-camera video that shows him disparaging nearly half the nation's voters. But it was clear Tuesday he has a lot more explaining...

  • After Many Gaffes, Debates Are Romney’s Last Stand

    By Josh Boak and Eric Pianin, The Fiscal Times

    Discord among Romney’s top campaign aides and the subsequent surfacing of a video of Romney telling wealthy donors last May that the 47 percent of Americans who “pay no income tax” are victims living...