Charles Elson Roemer, III

McManus: Americans Elect meets reality

2012-05-17 00:00:00

What happens if you start a political party and nobody comes? Six months ago, a newfangled third party burst onto the scene, full of hope and promise. It was called Americans Elect, and it sought to give voters a choice many said they were looking for:...

'Colbert Report' halted as host's mother is ill; fans show support

2012-02-17 16:36:59

McManus: The third-party wild card

2011-10-27 00:00:00

American voters have fired two modern presidents after just one term, Jimmy Carter in 1980 and George H.W. Bush in 1992. Both suffered because the economy was in poor shape, and both faced disaffection within their own parties. But there was another thing...

Buddy Roemer elbows into a crowded GOP presidential field

2011-07-22 16:36:27

Sarah Palin documentary 'The Undefeated' expands to pay-per-view, DVD and even more theaters

2011-07-25 16:36:27

Ames straw poll: Michele Bachmann beats Ron Paul -- by 152 votes

2011-08-13 16:37:09

Tuesday's TV Talk Shows

2011-09-05 21:36:32

N.H. poll shocker: Perry falls, Romney surges as does Jon Huntsman

2011-09-22 16:36:22

Stolthaven toxin release sends a bad message about the Louisiana DEQ

2012-09-19 13:50:00

I'll never forget 1987 and the first and only term of former Governor Buddy Roemer. Roemer was trying to turn Louisiana around.� He was a reform-minded governor before reform was cool.� One of the first moves Roemer made was to appoint Virginia Van...

Speeches and convention craziness at RNC

2012-08-29 15:35:00

Previously on Elephant Talks we heard Texas state GOP chair Steve Munisteri proclaim: 'Texas, the largest Republican state in the Union, whose citizens for 20 years have had the good sense not to elect a single Democrat statewide, and which has led the...

Demise of a centrist nominee dream

2012-05-23 12:55:08

WASHINGTON -- That pop you may or may not have heard the other day was the bursting pipedream of a centrist presidential candidate outside the establishment parties. The organizers of a group calling itself Americans Elect decided to close shop after...

Goodbye, Buddy Roemer

2012-06-02 00:00:00

Stop the presses! Buddy Roemer is no longer running for president. If Mr. Roemer's name doesn't ring a bell, don't feel bad. Although he has been campaigning doggedly for a year and a half, most Americans surely have never heard his name. Mr. Roemer, a...

Former Louisiana Gov. Buddy Roemer, a Democrat turned Republican, gestures during a news conference in Baton Rouge, La.

2012-03-03 00:00:00

Former Louisiana Gov. Buddy Roemer holds a news conference in Manchester, N.H. on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012.

2012-02-22 07:10:28

Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain speaks at a Tea Party Express rally in Greenville, South Carolina on Friday, September 9, 2011. He was also joined by Republican Governor Nikki Haley (SC) and fellow Republican presidential nominee Buddy Roemer, the former governor of Louisiana.

2011-09-08 21:00:00