Political Candidates

How The Sun traced the Election Night robocalls

2012-05-02 04:00:00

The number was untraceable - almost. On Election Night in 2010, The Baltimore Sun's switchboard lit up with reports of a suspicious "robocall": it told voters to relax, that President Obama and Gov.Martin O'Malley had been successful, and that there...

Romney veepstakes: Forget Rubio and Ryan

2012-04-10 03:00:00

With Mitt Romney now confident enough of the Republican nomination that he can turn his focus against President Barack Obama, the guessing game on selection of a running mate is already in full swing. It's a matter that warrants more serious consideration...

What Santorum wants, what Romney needs

2012-04-12 10:37:00

In the spring of 1980, the race for the Republican presidential nomination got nasty. The front-runner, Ronald Reagan, said his main challenger,George H.W. Bush, wasn't a real conservative. Mr. Bush went on the attack, accusing Mr. Reagan of peddling...

The curse of Mitt's millions

2012-04-20 00:00:00

Although Mitt Romneyis now on the brink of nomination as the 2012 Republican presidential standard-bearer, the question remains as to why so much doubt lingers about him. A central concern seems to be that he's just too rich to understand the problems...

Arbutus American Legion prepares for Mitt Romney's visit

2012-03-21 11:13:44

As of Tuesday afternoon, Chuck Catterton had only about 25 hours before he would experience "one of the high points" of his two years as commander of Dewey Lowman American Legion Post 109. At 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, the Arbutus resident's post on Old...

Area Republicans' excitement varies on Mitt Romney visit

2012-03-20 08:07:00

Just as the Republican primaries around the country have shown varying degrees of enthusiasm for the candidates, the reaction of area Republicans was also mixed two days before Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's scheduled visit to Arbutus....

Residents welcome Mitt Romney in Arbutus

2012-03-21 15:59:00

Only minutes after Gov. Mitt Romney finished speaking at 5 p.m. in the Dewey Lowman American Legion Post 109, Judy and Ivan Rodriguez waited outside for a last glimpse of the Republican presidential front runner. Judy Rodriguez, a life-long Arbutus...

Gingrich brings presidential campaign to Maryland

2012-03-27 20:08:00

For Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich, campaigning in Maryland on Tuesday represented something of a political homecoming. It was nearly 20 years ago that Gingrich, then a Georgia congressman, hatched the outlines of the "Contract with...

Two GOP lawmakers seek to replace Bartlett

2012-03-28 15:46:00

Three months ago, everyone assumed Republican Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett would retire. Now, with just days to go before Tuesday's primary, the 85-year-old former scientist is poised to capture the GOP nomination in Maryland's 6th District for the 11th time....

U.Md. crowd enthusiastically greets Ron Paul

2012-03-28 18:14:00

Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul stormed through the University of Maryland on Wednesday, delivering his trademark libertarian message of noninterventionism and hands-off government to a wildly enthusiastic crowd of students who chanted his...

For 6th District Republicans, the gerrymander blues

2012-04-02 03:00:00

As Tuesday's congressional primary approaches, Western Maryland Democrats, longing for a change in representation, have reason to be optimistic. Republicans, on the other hand, have reason to sing the blues. The change in the 6th Congressional District...

Ron Paul: The only man who can save America

2012-04-02 09:50:00

Commentator Arick Stall is correct in saying that GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul would take on taxes, spending and regulations, and that "we need a president who is not afraid to make the tough decisions necessary to guarantee future prosperity" ("...

Mexican presidential candidate Josefina Vazquez Mota celebrates her selection as the presidential candidate of the ruling National Action Party.

2012-02-18 16:42:05

wipes away a tear while speaking about his deceased mother during a question and answer forum put together by Moms Matter 2012 at Java Joe's, a coffee shop in Des Moines, Iowa.

2011-12-30 00:00:00

and his wife Callista Gingrich greet workers at a nail salon picture during a campaign stop at Southbridge Mall in Mason City, Iowa.

2011-12-28 00:00:00