Matt Frei
Does civil war beckon for the Republican party?
What used to be a broad church has become a schismatic one and after Mitt Romney’s defeat civil war could be looming for the Republicans.
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I support gay marriage: top Republican’s change of heart
Top Republican Senator Rob Portman says he now supports same-sex marriage after his son came out as gay – and reveals David Cameron helped inspire his change of heart.
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After the fall: the Republicans meet their reckoning
“We had no message and we gave it to the worst communicator in the world”, said one aide. As the defeat sinks in, the Republicans’ search for blame begins.
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‘President’ Romney’s website gaffe
A “President-elect Romney” website is accidentally published after the US election, giving details on the inauguration and how to apply for work with the new Romney administration.
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Matt Frei
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Obama’s pledge: Change you can believe in, again?
“Tonight you voted for action, not politics as usual” Obama told supporters last night – pledging to break the partisan gridlock which has paralysed Washington. But can he really change things?
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Faisal Islam
General Motors is alive, as is Obama’s presidency
America faces a “fiscal nightmare” of tax rises and spending cuts, unless Republicans in the House of Representatives are willing to compromise.
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Matt Frei
Obama: Can the good candidate become a great president?
His place in history is already assured – but can a greyer, wiser Barack Obama, less crushed by expectation, finally live up to his promise as president?
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US election 2012: McDonald’s, Dixieland, ‘dead heat’ so far?
As votes come in across the United States, Channel 4 News samples the atmosphere at election night events in the UK and US.
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President Obama: ‘The best is yet to come’
Barack Obama wins his second term as US president after beating Republican rival Mitt Romney. “This happened because of you,” President Obama tweets.
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US election night tops Twitter record
Barack Obama’s victory tweet becomes the most popular ever while Donald Trump attempts to rally a protest march in Washington, in a night that seals the deal for Twitter’s importance in politics.
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VIDEO: Mitt Romney concedes US election defeat
Mitt Romney addresses thousands of Republicans in Boston after losing his bid for the US presidency.
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President Obama: Back in the land of hope
It was the Obama speech his supporters had been waiting for: the confidence and the optimism and the promise of better things to come. But how did he win – and what happens next?
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Obama: from elation to potential economic nightmare
He has been re-elected president, but Barack Obama now has another big challenge: the so-called “fiscal cliff”. Channel 4 News looks at what lies ahead.
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US election 2012: Obama v Romney state by state
How the race was won: Channel 4 News maps the battle for the White House state by state.
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Matt Frei
US in decline, the new normal?
America looks over to Europe and thinks things could be worse. It then glances at China and the colour drains from Uncle Sam’s face.
