, Oct 19 (Reuters) – Virginia is a key
battleground in the race between Democratic President Barack
Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney, and home to one of
the nation’s hottest Senate campaigns, featuring two former
governors.

But one of the most important figures in the 2012 election
in Virginia is not even on the ballot.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Thanks to Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney’s debate comment that he received “binders full of women” when he was Massachusetts governor and seeking cabinet job candidates, the utilitarian office staple has gone viral.

A Facebook page dedicated to the awkward phrase attracted almost 350,000 “likes” within two days of the debate between Romney and Democratic President Barack Obama on Tuesday night.

WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (Reuters) – With polls suggesting women
voters were shifting their support to Mitt Romney, President
Barack Obama made an aggressive pitch to them on Tuesday that
yielded awkward moments for the Republican and a favorite new
catch phrase on social media.

Obama hit hard on issues such as equal pay for women and
contraception and abortion rights in the second of three
presidential debates ahead of the Nov. 6 election. The topics
did not come up in the first debate on Oct. 3, when Romney
outshone the Democratic president.

WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (Reuters) – With polls suggesting women
voters were shifting their support to Mitt Romney, President
Barack Obama made an aggressive pitch to them on Tuesday that
yielded awkward moments for the Republican and a favorite new
catch phrase on social media.

Obama hit hard on issues like equal pay for women and
contraception and abortion rights in the second debate ahead of
the Nov. 6 presidential election. The topics did not come up in
the first debate on Oct. 3, when Romney outshone the Democratic
president.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama retained a slim lead over Republican challenger Mitt Romney in the Reuters/Ipsos daily tracking poll on Monday, as he appeared to have stemmed the bleeding from his poor first debate.

Three weeks before the November 6 U.S. election, Obama leads Romney by 2 percentage points, with 47 percent support from likely voters in the national online poll, to 45 percent support for Romney.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama retained a slim lead over Republican challenger Mitt Romney in the Reuters/Ipsos daily tracking poll on Monday, as he appeared to have stemmed the bleeding from his poor first debate.

Three weeks before the November 6 U.S. election, Obama leads Romney by 2 percentage points, with 47 percent support from likely voters in the national online poll, to 45 percent support for Romney.

WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (Reuters) – Joe Biden’s spirited
performance in the vice presidential debate had Republicans
criticizing him for snide grins and a comment on Libya, but it
set the stage for President Barack Obama to try to regain his
footing during a rematch with challenger Mitt Romney next
Tuesday.

After Obama was seen as largely passive against resurgent
Republican Romney last week in their first debate before the
Nov. 6 election, Biden fired up Democrats in Thursday’s vice
presidential debate by aggressively challenging Paul Ryan,
Romney’s running mate, on taxes, healthcare and foreign policy.

WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (Reuters) – Joe Biden’s spirited
performance in the vice presidential debate has some critics
panning him for over-the-top chuckles and snide grins, but it
set the stage for President Barack Obama to regain his footing
during a rematch with Republican challenger Mitt Romney next
week.

After Obama was seen as largely passive against a resurgent
Romney last week in the first primetime debate before the Nov. 6
election, Biden fired up the Democratic base by aggressively
challenging his opponent Paul Ryan on taxes, healthcare and
foreign policy.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican challenger Mitt Romney has extended his lead over President Barack Obama to 3 percentage points, according to a Reuters/Ipsos tracking poll released on Thursday, ahead of a high-stakes debate between the two candidates’ running mates.

Romney now leads the Democrat by 47 percent to 44 percent among likely voters in the online poll, with less than a month before the November 6 election. The Republican had a one-point lead over Obama in survey results on Wednesday, his first in more than a month.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican challenger Mitt Romney has extended his lead over President Barack Obama to 3 percentage points, according to a Reuters/Ipsos tracking poll released on Thursday, ahead of a high-stakes debate between the two candidates’ running mates.

Romney now leads the Democrat by 47 percent to 44 percent among likely voters in the online poll, with less than a month before the November 6 election. The Republican had a one-point lead over Obama in survey results on Wednesday, his first in more than a month.