Wednesday, January 16, 2013
The president unveiled a sweeping number of proposals Wednesday designed to curb gun violence. What do you think?
President Obama on Wednesday unveiled what is being called the most ambitious gun control agenda in decades, initiating 23 separate executive actions aimed at curbing what he called “the epidemic of gun violence in this country,” according to The Washington Post. According to the White House fact sheet, Obama’s plan includes: Michigan political reaction came quickly: Gov. Rick Snyder released the following statement: "It's a dialogue that's happening in earnest at the federal level. In Michigan, we are looking at the issue of violence from a holistic approach, examining the multiple causes and root of the problem. That's why I have ordered a multi-departmental assessment of the state's services and needs regarding at-risk children, school…
Monday, October 22, 2012
Here are details on today's Presidential Debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.
What time is the presidential debate? The final presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney is scheduled for 9 p.m. Oct. 22. Check below for more information on that debate. AOL will provide a live stream of the debate. TV Channels Broadcasting Live: NBC, FOX, CBS, CNN, MSNBC and more, including CNN Espanol. Live Streaming Online: YouTube's Election Hub, AOL. Below is more detailed information for Monday's final presidential debate, all of which are presented by the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD): October 22, 2012 Presidential According to the CPD, "The format for the debate will be identical to the first presidential debate and will focus on foreign policy."
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Here are the details of Tuesday evening's second presidential debate.
Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican Candidate Mitt Romney will square-off Tuesday in the second presidential debate. AOL will provide a live stream of the debate. TV Channels Broadcasting Live: ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC and more, including CNN Espanol. Live Streaming Online: YouTube's Election Hub, AOL. Where to Watch the Debate around Shelby Township and Utica: 8:30 p.m., Romney-Ryan watch party at the Macomb-Utica Victory Center, 13285 Hall Rd. Suite C125 Utica, MI 48315 Below is more detailed information on Tuesday night's debate, as well as the schedule for upcoming debates: October 16, 2012 Presidential The second presidential debate will take the form of a town meeting, in which citizens will ask questions…
Monday, October 8, 2012
If you have a question for the candidates, submit it in the comments section below and it could be asked during the televised Oct. 16 Town Hall Presidential Debate.
If last Wednesday’s presidential debate left you with more questions than answers, here’s your chance for the presidential candidates to address the issues that most matter to you. The next presidential debate will be a town hall meeting format at Hofstra University in Long Island, where voters will ask President Obama and Mitt Romney about domestic and foreign policy. Patch is asking you, our readers, to participate by submitting questions for the candidates. All you have to do is post your question in the comments section below and we’ll send it to the Commission on Presidential Debates. The Commission is partnering with Patch's parent company Aol, along with Google and Yahoo, to take questions from web users across the country. Don’t …
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Republican nominee Mitt Romney and Democratic incumbent President Barack Obama will go head-to-head in the first of three presidential debates on Wednesday night.
On Wednesday, Oct. 3, Republican nominee Mitt Romney and Democratic incumbent President Barack Obama will discuss domestic policy in the first presidential debate. Will you tune in for the debates? Vote in the poll at the bottom of this article. Jim Lehrer of PBS' NewsHour will moderate the first debate as the candidates focus on domestic policy. The debate will be divided into six time segments; Lehrer will open each segment with a question and each candidate will have two minutes to respond. The debate will run from 9 to 10:30 p.m. and will be broadcast live on ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC and C-SPAN, as well as cable news channels including CNN, MSNBC and more. The debate will be streamed live online here. Here's a guide to the national debate …
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Search our interactive database of contributions reported by the campaigns to the Federal Election Commission.
This election cycle, Shelby residents are contributing much more to former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's campaign, while President Barack Obama has managed to garner only minor contributions. According to Federal Election Commission records, Shelby residents made nine contributions of $2,500 were made to Romney, while Obama's highest contribution was $500. Romney was able to raise a total of $34,859, while Obama only raised $4,880. In total, Shelby residents donated $39,739 to presidential candidates as of September. All this information and more is in an interactive database Patch created so you can see how much your Shelby neighbors have donated to the presidential campaign—and to which candidate they’re writing their checks. We’ve …
Search our interactive database of contributions reported by the campaigns to the Federal Election Commission.
This election cycle, Utica residents are contributing more to former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's campaign than President Barack Obama. However, the campaign contributions in Utica were close and interesting. Of the donations to presidential campaigns, 12 were to Obama and two to Romney. Those two donations, which totaled $1,250, made up more than half the $2,198 Utica total. The largest contribution reported from Utica was for $1,000 to Romney. All this information and more is in an interactive database Patch created so you can see how much your Utica neighbors have donated to the presidential campaign—and to which candidate they’re writing their checks. We’ve also included records for many communities across southeastern Michigan, so…
Friday, September 14, 2012
In a Blue Mitten survey of influential Michigan Democrats, most respondents felt more optimistic about Barack Obama's chances of winning in Michigan in the presidential election.
Democratic insiders feel more optimistic about President Barack Obama’s chances of winning Michigan in November's presidential election: that’s the finding of this week’s Blue Mitten survey of influential Democrats. Thirty-one Democrats from the southeastern Michigan area were asked, using an automated survey tool, their opinions about the presidential election following the Democratic and Republican conventions. Twenty-three responses were collected. Twenty-one influencers said they were more confident about Obama’s chances of winning Michigan then they were before the conventions. Two said their opinions had not changed since the conventions. But it may have been a former president who stole the show last week in Charlotte, NC. Eleven …
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Some delegates said they waited up to 90 minutes before the shuttle picked them up.
The first day of the Democratic National Convention was a long one for Michigan delegates and others. Already suffering from lack of sleep and tired from a long day of events, some delegates waited up to 90 minutes for shuttles Tuesday night to get to their respective state parties or to their hotels, after speeches had ended at the Time Warner Arena. Michigan delegate Fred Hoffman of Dearborn said they waited until midnight for the shuttle. “Two buses came — and we finally got back to Concord,” Hoffman told Patch. “The issue was that many of us felt the buses should have been pre-positioned nearby so many could load right away rather than waiting for circle routes.” New Hampshire delegate Sen. Peter Burling said he waited for an hour and …
Monday, June 18, 2012
The Shamrock Pub in downtown Utica was the final stop of the Obama campaign's Michigan Road to Recovery tour aimed at highlighting businesses that have benefited from the President Barack Obama-backed federal auto bailout.
Brad Jensen
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