CBS News Fox News poll: Obama pulls ahead of Romney as presidential race heats upFox NewsPresident Obama tops Republican Mitt Romney in a head-to-head matchup, according to the latest Fox News poll, which finds American voters feeling more positive about the economy. Obama would have an advantage of 46 percent to 39 percent over Romney, [Continue]

Obama would have an advantage of 46 percent to 39 percent over Romney, if the election were held today, the polls shows, while three weeks ago the candidates were tied at 46 percent each. FOXNews.com [Continue]

The Associated Press Romney Wins Republican Presidential Primary in Oregon, AP SaysBloombergPresumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney won the Oregon primary, according to the Associated Press, following his victory earlier tonight in Nebraska. Romney began the day with 973 delegates of the 1144 needed for the nomination, [Continue]

Nebraska Republicans, as expected, have made clear their preference for the GOP nomination by choosing Romney in Tuesday’s presidential primary. FOXNews.com [Continue]

I wish I could say I was making this up. Jonah Goldberg writes (via Memeorandum): President Obama has inserted his name into every official White House website presidential biography since Calvin Coolidge (save Gerald Ford). Here are some examples via Commentary: • On Feb. 22, 1924 Calvin Coolidge became the first president to make a [Continue]

A private organization established to run a third-party candidate in this year’s presidential elections has thrown in the towel, saying no one mustered sufficient support for such an effort.  FOXNews.com [Continue]

USA TODAY Ron Paul effectively ending presidential campaignLos Angeles TimesBy Michael Finnegan Ron Paul, Mitt Romney's lone remaining rival for the Republican presidential nomination, announced Monday that he would stop spending money on the party's 11 remaining primaries, in effect suspending his campaign.Ron Paul scales back Republican [Continue]

ThinkProgress Republican Vice Presidential chatter from the weekendABC NewsHere's a roundup of the latest Veepstakes chatter heard over the weekend: Huckabee, Rubio and Jindal get nods from social conservative leaders: Family Research Council president Tony Perkins, who backed Rick Santorum during the Republican primaries, …Mitt [Continue]

Last week, I wrote about the standings in the presidential race and said it looked like a long, hard slog through about a dozen clearly identified target states, much like the contests in 2000 and 2004. Call that the 2000/2004 long, hard slog scenario.  But I also said there were other possible scenarios. I can [Continue]

**Written by Doug Powers In Reno, Nevada, President Obama visited the three-bedroom home of Paul and Valerie Keller to promote a program to lower mortgage interest rates. While there, Obama delivered a speech in front of the couple’s garage. A brief setup: As leader of the free world President Obama will be used to making [Continue]