Clinton Joins The Obama Team

Just recently Clinton has joined Obama's team to help support him in his campaign against Romney. He appeared in a Obama campaign video and CNN says, "Clinton can help Obama by reminding voters of better economic times". Sunday night was when Clinton officially joined the Obama re-election campaign. He said, "Barack Obama deserves to be re-elected president of the United States". However, four years ago things were very different. Clinton was the biggest supporter for his wife Hillary in her battle against Obama. Clinton was a critic of Obama then. He said that Obama wasn't ready to handle the duties of the Oval Office. Funny how he now is supporting him in his re-election campaign. Once Hillary ended her bid for nomination, they both started supporting Obama. In the new campaign video that Clinton is in for Obama he talks about Obama's decision to carry out the raid that killed bin Laden and he asks if Romney would have made the same decision. With Clinton on Obama's side people will listen to Clinton because they remember him for his economic credibility. This could give Obama a huge boost in his campaign against Romney.

Gingrich in GOP race

Newt Gingrich may reconsider his White House bid if tonight ends with a disappointing finish in Delaware's primary. "I think we would need to take a deep look at what we are doing," Gingrich said in an interview with NBC news. Gingrich is currently doing campaign work in NC, but that may come to a jolting halt depending on how the primaries go today. Gingrich, having won only primaries in South Carolina and Georgia, trails far behind Mitt Romney in the race, with 141 delegates to Romney's 695 delegates, according to a CNN estimate. If Romney gets the majority of the delegates, there will be no point for Gingrich to stay. Gingrich has repeatedly said he would stay in the running until Romney secured the 1,144 delegates needed for the nomination, adding that he would then throw his support behind the likely GOP nominee.

TODAY

Today is the biggest day of Republican primary voting since Super Tuesday (March 6). It is the last day before a primary in numbers of states and today is to encourage people to get out and vote. Although Romney is still campaigning in primary states, he is now focused on the White House. On April 10 Santorum (Romney's closest rival) suspended his campaign and now Romney is the presumptive nominee. Gingrich and Paul are still in but their bid for the White House is such a long shot that Romney is now thought to be the Republican nominee. Out of 1,144 delegates needed to clinch the nomination, Romney has 695, Santorum has 273, Gingrich has 141, and Paul has 72. After the Delaware primary Gingrich says he will "reassess" his campaign. Now this presidential candidate race has turned into a general election contest between Mitt Romney and President Obama. Even if Romney gets all the delegates in these five states today, he will still not have enough to clinch the nomination. That will most likely happen in May.

Romney's VP (Rubio could be the favorite

Now that GOP nominee Mitt Romney has become the number one leader for the race to the convention more speculations are on who his Vice President could be. Senator Marco Rubio of Florida is one of the rumored to being in the running. Rubio just recently was rumored as he has been following Romney on his campaign. Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, Gov. Nikki Haley of South Carolina, Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey and Sen. Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire and others have sparked similar chatter. But the focus on Rubio has always been sharper, given his youth, popularity among many that associate with the tea party movement, battleground state roots and his place in the Hispanic community — a crucial voting bloc in which Romney trails President Barack Obama badly in most polls. The race has changed from one for the presidential nomination it VP nomination

Misconduct Among the Secret Service

One of the most recent news stories within the capital of our country is a messy story of misconduct among the secret service--those key to the protection of our country's President. Recent results of an inquiry reveal that 11 Secret Service agents and 10 military personnel are suspected of misconduct in an incident last Wednesday in Colombia, prior to the arrival of President Obama for an economic summit. The report reveals that as many as 21 women were brought to their hotel after a night of "widespread debauchery" among the agents. As of today, all 11 of these agents have been placed on leave for misconduct.

This is significant because the Secret Service have historically been nearly unmatched in their ability to remain out of the news and remain squeaky clean. Though isolated events have occurred, the Secret Service have historically consistently maintained the integrity necessary and to be expected of the group that protects this nation's President. How President Obama handles this situation, and whether there will be any additional repercussions for the Secret Service remains to be seen and will be a situation to follow.

Source: Washington Post.

Republicans United at last

A CNN/ORC International poll showed on Tuesday that Romney's popularity is starting to rebound now that the divisiveness of the Republican primaries appears to be all but over. According to the survey, 44% of people questioned said they have a favorable view of Romney, up 10 points from February, while 43% said they have an unfavorable opinion, down 11 points, and 13% were unsure. According to the poll, 53% of Americans plan to give Romney a second look when the primaries are officially over, with 45% saying they already know enough about Romney to decide whether he would be a good president.The survey indicates Romney's popularity still lags well behind Obama's: 56% have a favorable view of the president, with 42% saying they see Obama in a negative light.

"The Republican Party's favorable rating has also rebounded now that the nomination fight is all but over, from 35% in March to 41%," said Polling Director Keating Holland. "That still puts the GOP several points behind the Democratic party's 46% rating, but it is an indication that the wounds have started to heal from the primary season."

In addition, both House Speaker John Boehner, and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said Tuesday they back Romney's nomination. The statements a few hours apart were intended to show growing Republican support for Romney despite mistrust among some conservatives over his moderate policies when he was Massachusetts governor.

Obama v. Romney

As of today, President Barack Obama holds a nine-point lead over Republican challenger Mitt Romney thanks in part to the perception that the president is more likeable and more in touch with the problems facing women and middle class Americans, according to a new national poll. A CNN/ORC International poll released Monday also indicates a large gender gap that benefits Obama, but the public is divided on which candidate can best jump-start the economy. The survey indicates women voters back Obama over Romney by 16 points (55%-39%), virtually unchanged from an 18-point advantage among women for the president in CNN polling last month.

According to the poll, 52% of registered voters say if the presidential election were held today, they would vote for the president, with 43% saying they would cast a ballot for Romney, the former Massachusetts governor who is making his second bid for the White House. With Santorum out of the race, it looks like Romney is now generally considered the presumptive nominee.