(The Root) — Last week, four-star retired general and former Secretary of State Colin Powell endorsed President Barack Obama’s re-election bid. Powell, a lifelong Republican, broke with his party ...

A generic Republican candidate now leads President Obama by five points in a hypothetical 2012 election match-up. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of Likely U.S. Voters shows the ...

A generic Republican candidate has moved slightly ahead of President Obama again in a hypothetical Election 2012 matchup for the week ending Sunday, November 20, highlighting how close the race ...