Category
Newsroom FeedNewsroom
Romney wins but can he win over Republicans?
12 April 2012
ABC Radio Australia Connect Asia
The timing may have been a surprise to many but Santorum's withdrawal from the primary contest will nevertheless provide a welcome relief for Mitt Romney heading into the general election. But as Research Associate Tom Switzer notes, many question marks still hang over his head. Can he ignite the base and win over independent voters? Listen Online
Santorum out but Romney still has a long way to go
12 April 2012
6PR Mornings
Rick Santorum's announcement that he is suspending his campaign may give the Romney camp some much needed momentum, but Dr Adam Lockyer suggests that he still has a long way to go if he wants to wrest the Presidency away from Barack Obama in November. Listen Online
Romney looks ahead as Santorum drops out
11 April 2012
ABC TV 7:30
The withdrawal of conservative darling Rick Santorum from the race for the Republican nomination marks the end of a long and bitter internal struggle. With Mitt Romney now the presumptive candidate, Chair of US Media Professor James Fallows assesses whether the bruising primaries have helped or hindered his chances against Obama in November. Watch Online
Santorum withdrawl opens next chapter in election
11 April 2012
ABC Local Radio Perth
A confluence of political and personal reasons have prompted Rick Santorum to end his bid for the White House in 2012. Senior lecturer at the US Studies Centre Dr Harry Melkonian looks at how Santorum got as far as he did, how Romney wrapped up the presumptive nomination and whether we'll see a Republican defeat Obama in November. Listen Online
The circus is over but the show rolls on
11 April 2012
ABC 702 Sydney Mornings
After a marathon primary campaign, Rick Santorum has pulled out of the race to win the Republican nomination, leaving Mitt Romney as the presumptive nominee for 2012. Research Assosciate Tom Switzer assesses the state of the race and looks ahead to the general election. Listen Online
Santorum still in control
11 April 2012
CNBC Asia Cash Flow
Mitt Romney may have all but secured the Republican presidential nomination but Rick Santorum's timely exit still gives him some leverage in GOP administration. Lecturer at the US Studies Centre Dr Adam Lockyer discusses what's next for Santorum and the race to the White House. Watch Online
Women's bodies and US politics
19 March 2012
ABC Radio National Life Matters
Republican Congressional representatives and presidential candidates like Rick Santorum have recently thrust women's access to abortion and contraception into the spotlight. US Studies Centre post-doctoral fellow Dr. Nicole Hemmer talks to Radio National's Natasha Mitchell about why some Americans have begun saying there's a "war on women" being waged in the United States.
Wounded Romney limps to uncertain contest with Obama
16 March 2012
The Australian
Mitt Romney's strong showing in the Super Tuesday primaries this week demonstrated that he will almost certainly be the Republican Party's candidate in November's presidential election, but it will be a hard slog to the nomination, says US Studies Centre CEO Geoffrey Garrett. Romney will continue over the coming weeks and months as a presumptive nominee searching for momentum, looking weaker as the campaign continues. Nonetheless, even though the economy and President Barack Obama's poll numbers are improving, Republicans believe they still have a chance to win the presidency this year.
Two very different views take centre stage on Super Tuesday
7 March 2012
2GB Money News
Two very different men have emerged as the main candidates in the race for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012. Mitt Romney looks perfect on paper but can't seal the deal with GOP base while Rick Santorum's brand of hard-line social conservatism looks unelectable on a national stage. US Studies Centre CEO Geoffrey Garrett dissects the candidates chances after the Super Tuesday primaries. Listen Online
Is Romney unstoppable after Super Tuesday?
7 March 2012
ABC News Radio
With a mixed bag of results coming in after the Super Tuesday Republican primaries, US Politics Lecturer Dr Adam Lockyer analyses what they mean for the rest of the campaign. What are the main issues that won or lost voters for each of the candidates and are the handful of states won by Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich enough to stop front-runner Mitt Romney? Listen Online
Where do the candidates stand on foreign policy?
6 March 2012
SBS World News Online
Lecturer at the US Studies Centre Dr Adam Lockyer explains the differences between the hawkish Rick Santorum, the apparent liberal Mitt Romney, libertarian Ron Paul and veteran lawmaker Newt Gingrich in one of the most crucial areas for any presidential hopeful, foreign policy. How different are they and is Rick Santorum really the 'toughest' on China and Iran? Watch Online
Romney faces a not-so-Super Tuesday
2 March 2012
The Australian
With the multi-state Super Tuesday event just around the corner, Dr David Smith and Associate Professor Brendon O’Connor from the US Studies Centre identify some of the key battleground states that could determine the future of the Republican primaries and the candidate to take on Obama in November. Can Rick Santorum challenge the front-runner status of Mitt Romney or will Romney win the decisive victory he needs to wrap-up the race once and for all? Watch Online
Santorum: the 'right' candidate?
9 February 2012
Triple J Hack
After a string of wins in Missouri, Minnesota and Colorado, Rick Santorum is positioning himself as the representative of the conservative Right in the 2012 Republican Primaries. Associate Professor Brendon O'Connor speaks to Hack's Claire Aird about Santorum's unlikely rise, his strong ideology and some of the controversy that surrounds his candidature. Listen Online
Santorum stakes his claim in the Midwest
8 February 2012
Sky News
With a series of convincing wins in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri, Rick Santorum has stopped the momentum of the Romney campaign and staked his claim as the candidate of the Right over his rival, Newt Gingrich. David Smith talks to Sky News about how these results will affect the rest of the campaign and Santorum's chances of facing Obama in November. Watch Online
