The superstorm that devastated coastal New Jersey and parts of New York just last week proved to be the October surprise that crushed Romney鈥檚 hope of keeping alive any momentum he had from the debates. As commander in chief, Obama had a central governing role to play in storm relief, while Romney was eclipsed for three crucial days. It also didn鈥檛 help that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) 鈥� Romney鈥檚 keynote speaker at the GOP convention 鈥� suddenly became Obama鈥檚 best friend.
Why is 海角大神 Science in our name?
Why is 海角大神 Science in our name?
Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we鈥檝e always been transparent about that.
The church publishes the Monitor because it sees good journalism as vital to progress in the world. Since 1908, we鈥檝e aimed 鈥渢o injure no man, but to bless all mankind,鈥� as our founder, Mary Baker Eddy, put it.
Here, you鈥檒l find award-winning journalism not driven by commercial influences 鈥� a news organization that takes seriously its mission to uplift the world by seeking solutions and finding reasons for credible hope.
Explore values journalism About us
Election 2012: 12 reasons Obama won and Romney lost
President Obama went into his reelection fight facing significant head winds 鈥� most important, high unemployment and slow economic growth. But for a multitude of reasons, including Obama鈥檚 positives and Republican challenger Mitt Romney鈥檚 negatives, Obama succeeded. Here鈥檚 our list.
