Politify lets you fill in your personal information and see which candidate’s economic policies most benefit you and your city. When I tried some national medians, Mitt came out on top. But when I put in my age and income, Obama won by a landslide. The site is a nonpartisan project based on data from the Census Bureau and IRS.
Who really wins at a national convention?
What goes on in the back rooms, well out of sight of the television audience, matters most to the success of a campaign. That’s where top campaign operatives and interest groups such as the National Rifle Association, labor and the Chamber of Commerce outline their endgame strategies and glad-hand the fat cats who write big checks to the campaigns, super PACS and political parties …
The message to big donors is different. They’re warned of doom and potential failure if they don’t pony up more cash and urge their friends to do the same. The campaigns warn that their candidates will be outspent and outgunned if they don’t get a fresh set of checks ASAP and that they won’t be able to do the bidding of the special interests if they lose the elections.
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Why do we know so little about Mitt Romney’s personal finances?
Financial disclosures filed by Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney reveal an investment portfolio that’s sophisticated, well-diversified, and complex to the point of opaqueness, as you might expect with a multimillionaire who made his fortune working at an investment firm.
In fact, an analysis of Romney’s personal finances … is virtually impossible given how much isn’t known about his fortune. For one thing, Romney has numerous investments that don’t disclose their holdings. For another, federal disclosure requirements use vast income ranges as wealth increases, making any substantive assessment meaningless.
This much is clear: With a portfolio worth somewhere between $83 million and $264 million Romney has a finger in virtually every pie.
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When it comes to his personal finances, President Obama doesn’t have much to grin about.
The portfolio of presumptive Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is just what you’d expect from a multimillionaire with a blue-chip business pedigree and the ability to buy top-drawer advice: sophisticated, complex and well-diversified among many types of investments.
But it’s a different story for President Obama and Vice-President Biden. A review of the financial disclosures they filed in May uncovered what many of us see in our own financial lives — neglect, inertia, poor diversification and spotty investment choices. In short, the First Families could use a money makeover.
We analyzed their disclosures and called several financial planners for help. The result? “An Inside Look at the Personal Finances of the Obamas and the Bidens.”
Sure, the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act — but that might not matter if Mitt Romney wins the White House.
“If Obama is reelected, he’ll veto any attempt to kill or weaken the law and his regulators will move ahead with implementing it. But if Republican Mitt Romney wins the Oval Office, all bets are off. Even if Senate Democrats are able to bottle up any “repeal and replace” legislation, Romney could scuttle the law. It gives broad authority to the regulatory agencies, and Romney could simply have the agencies delay rules or refuse to enforce those already on the books … “
David Morris, “For Obama and Romney, a Closer Presidential Race”
For incumbent presidents, it doesn’t much matter how the economy’s actually doing — just how voters perceive it. Read more.
Wonder why you’ve seen so many ads like this one?
“President Obama wants to to turn venture capitalism into the bane of Mitt Romney’s existence, transforming Romney’s tenure as head of Bain Capital into a negative as voters try to decide between the two main presidential candidates …
Obama’s handlers have already invested more than $25 million in late-spring TV ads in just a handful of states. This is an unusually expensive investment this early in the game, especially for an incumbent.”
