Legacy Topic: Elections

Poor weather on election day can mean fewer voters at the polls, and bigger expenses for the candidates.

How did Mitt Romney approach business and economics as both a private businessman and as the governor of Massachusetts?

Bye-bye 2011. So what will we be talking about in 2012? Here's a hint: The federal government.

Presidential hopeful Ron Paul has stood out from other candidates for his throwback economic philosophy. But would his ideas work now?

After 20 years, MTV's long running campaign to get youth voters to the poles is getting revamped -- starting with the name

The former speaker of the house is currently leading the polls for the Republican presidential nomination. What do his economic policies entail?

As of September, Gingrich had raised about $3 million and owed more than $1 million. But he's at the top of the polls and that could help him.

Michele Bachmann calls the proposals in her 11-point "American Jobs, Right Now” economic plan “simple” and says she’ll turn the economy around in one quarter.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry initially based his economic plan on increasing domestic energy exploration and production while cutting regulatory agencies like the Environmental Protection Agency. Recently, he’s expanded his platform with a proposal that he says would reduce some Americans’ income taxes and all corporate taxes to 20 percent.