Mitt Romney

Tiny Presence, Unknown Impact for Third Parties

Posted on 10/5/2012 by Election 2012 | Politics | Comments

Bulletin Today | PoliticsBy Brian Bakst of The Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Third-party candidates Gary Johnson and Virgil Goode are blips in the presidential race. They have little money, aren’t on stage for presidential debates and barely register in the polls — when survey takers even bother to list them as options. Yet in a tight race between Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney that likely will be won or lost at the margins, even blips can …

Romney’s Medicare Plan Raises Cost Questions

Posted on 10/5/2012 by Election 2012 | Politics | Comments

Bulletin Today | PoliticsBy Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar of The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney’s Medicare plan won’t try to control costs by limiting the payments that future retirees would use to buy private health insurance, aides say. Budget experts are questioning how the Republican candidate will be able to get savings without caps. Reining in costs is vital to keeping Medicare affordable, and in their plans both President Barack Obama and Romney’s running mate, Paul Ryan, set limits on the growth of …

Fact Check: Presidential Debate Missteps

Posted on 10/4/2012 by Election 2012 | Politics | Comments

Bulletin Today | PoliticsBy Calvin Woodward of The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney spun one-sided stories in their first presidential debate, not necessarily bogus, but not the whole truth. They made some flat-out flubs, too. The rise in health insurance premiums has not been the slowest in 50 years, as Obama stated. Far from it. And there are not 23 million unemployed, as Romney asserted. Here’s a look at some of their claims and how …

Obama, Romney Spar on Medicare, Medicaid and Health Care Law at First Debate

Posted on 10/4/2012 by Elizabeth Brown | Brooklyn, NY | Comments

News Roundups | PoliticsPresident Barack Obama and GOP candidate Mitt Romney donned their blue and red ties, respectively, and took to the stage Wednesday evening for the first presidential debate of Election 2012. With little more than a month before Election Day, it was interesting to finally see the two men come face to face. In the 90-minute televised debate broadcast from Denver, Obama and Romney covered ample issues of import to older adults, including Medicare, Medicaid, health care reform and Social Security.

Presidential Debate #1: Obama and Romney on Medicaid

Posted on 10/4/2012 by Election 2012 | Politics | Comments

Bulletin Today | PoliticsDebate #1 moderator Jim Lehrer devoted a segment to the national debt. The discussion turned to Medicaid. Obama on Medicaid Romney on Medicaid See also: Presidential Debate #1: Obama, Romney on Medicare Presidential Debate #1: Obama, Romney on the health care law Join the online discussion Election 2012 Debate Season

Presidential Debate #1: Obama and Romney on the Health Care Law

Posted on 10/4/2012 by Election 2012 | Politics | Comments

Bulletin Today | PoliticsDebate #1 moderator Jim Lehrer devoted a segment to the health care law. Here are some of the highlights. Romney on the health care law Obama on the health care law See also: • Presidential Debate #1: Obama, Romney on Medicare • Presidential Debate #1: Obama, Romney on Medicaid • Join the online discussion Election 2012 Debate Season