Dem Campaign Means Two-Front War for Mitt Romney
By Alexander Burns and Maggie Haberman December 8, 2011 Excerpts If Newt Gingrich ends up as the Republican presidential nominee, he may have the Democrats to thank for it. For...
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Obama Plan: Destroy Romney
By Ben Smith and Jonathan Martin August 9, 2011 Excerpts Barack Obama’s aides and advisers are preparing to center the president’s reelection campaign on a...
‘Mitt’ Gets Real: Documentary Shows Another Side of Romney
By Domenico Montanaro January 17, 2014 “Mitt,” the documentary by Utah filmmaker Greg Whiteley about 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, is worth watching for...
Dutiful Romney Continues Struggle for Votes
Dutiful Romney Continues Struggle for Votes By Mick Lundstrum and Aubrey Immelman Unit for the Study of Personality in Politics January 11, 2008 Mitt Romney,...
Obama Will Win This One
By Aubrey Immelman St. Cloud Times October 28, 2012 Anyone who claims to know for sure who’s ahead in the closely contested presidential race —...
For Trump, It’s About America’s Ego — And His Own
For Trump, It’s About America’s Ego — And His Own By Nancy Benac July 13, 2016 Excerpts WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump was angry: A...
A Key to Success for Obama?
Summary: From Oprah Magazine: “Boring” might not be the first adjective that comes to mind to describe President Barack Obama, but it was “No Drama Obama” who assured the nation with his steady composure and won the White House. Aubrey Immelman, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University in Minnesota, says the variable that most distinguishes Obama from the two previous presidents is conscientiousness.
In His Slow Decision-Making, Obama Goes with Head, Not Gut
Analysis by Joel Achenbach November 25, 2009 Excerpts President George W. Bush once boasted, “I’m not a textbook player, I’m a gut player.” The new tenant...
Obama Set to Change Course
Obama Set to Change Course January 24, 2010 Obama Moves to Centralize Control Over Party Strategy (Jeff Zeleny and Peter Baker, New York Times, January 23, 2010)...
Obama Moves to Centralize Control Over Party Strategy
By Jeff Zeleny and Peter Baker January 23, 2010 Excerpts WASHINGTON – President Obama is reconstituting the team that helped him win the White House to...
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