Mitt Romney

As Benzinga reported earlier today, the economy is showing signs of life and may be headed toward a turnaround. Like almost all things economic, this development has a potential political angle as well. Much of the pre-election planning for Republicans and Democrats (as well as other parties and...

On Friday, US trade deficit data for the month of October came in lower than anticipated. The balance of trade printed at negative $43.5B, less than the $43.9B that was expected. This may lend credence to the possibility that the Federal Reserve's plan is working: that is, a weakening of the US...

According to an article on the Huffington Post, former Vice President and Spelling Bee Champion Dan Quayle will endorse Mitt Romney for President on Tuesday. Quayle will do so because Romney is conservative enough for him (Quayle is a conservative Republican) and is also, in the minds of most...

Barring a major change between now and the primaries this winter, someone among this group of five will likely be the Republican candidate for president in 2012. Each one has a path to victory and would represent a particular message that the GOP is sending to the American people for the 2012...

Financial sector stocks could be given a boost if Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich gets his way. The former House speaker, who has been rising in the polls, says that he wants to allow Americans to opt out of the Social Security system and place funds into personally managed...

In a surprising new poll out Tuesday, Congressman Ron Paul — mocked by the media and ignored by his own party — has jumped to the front of the pack for the Republican nomination. Paul, who has been ignored for his libertarian views, is now in a four-way virtual tie with Herman Cain, Mitt Romney,...

Republican primary voters must really, really hate Mitt Romney. So far, they've done everything they can to out-and-out rebel against the probable GOP nominee. They've flirted with the likes of Donald Trump. They tried to talk themselves into Michele Bachmann. They played footsie with Rick Perry...

As the debate season roars on, the Republican nomination circus seems more like a bad season of The Bachelorette and less like a serious discussion about the leadership and direction of a major political party. Like the massive marriage game, the GOP nomination has come down to a few indisputable...

Winners Mitt Romney Romney came into this debate the frontrunner, and left it looking like the presumptive nominee. His debate-style isn’t going to win him any accolades alone, but he leaves nobody questioning his temperance and vision for America. The point that many conservatives believed...

A scandal is brewing in Georgia, after allegations emerged this weekend that, while Herman Cain was in charge of the National Restaurant Association, he sexually harassed two (or more) women. According to Politico, "at least two female employees complained to colleagues and senior association...

As Republican Presidential candidates clamor for support in the all important early primary states, the previously foggy end result is beginning to be illuminated. The open contest that many expected to remain vibrant deep into the primary calendar, now is gaining more certainty as we enter fourth...

Endorsements can play a large part in the process of nominating a president. As rivals drop out, they will often endorse another candidate, in a sense giving their supporters over to the new candidate. It's a form of consensus building, really. The 2012 race is unique, relative to other races,...

The Bloomberg radio and TV host reflects on his career, transitioning from radio to TV, his views on politics, and more. “I'm the luckiest guy on Wall Street to have the ability to work at Bloomberg each and every day,” Tom Keene told Benzinga during a recent interview. His love of Bloomberg isn't...

It looks like Republicans are not quite ready to hand the White House over to another illiterate Texan. Rick Perry, who just weeks ago looked poised to break out as the dominant front-runner for the Republican nomination, has fallen back into the middle of the pack amid controversy over, well,...

Recently there has been a lot of talk about China being potentially labeled a currency manipulator. The claims are that China has artificially suppressed its currency over the years, making its goods cheaper, adding to millions of jobs in the country, while taking jobs away from America. The...