A not-so-fine whine. Conventions produce a lot of oddball claims and weird arguments, but last … [Read more...]
San Antonio’s Julián Castro tries out to be new Obama
Green guy. Julián Castro is the first-term mayor of San Antonio, Texas. In political circles, he … [Read more...]
WaPo/ABC poll: Obama’s favorable rating now underwater — including with women
Oh my. B-b-b-but Madeleine Albright says she can’t understand why any woman would vote for … [Read more...]
Dem convention, night one: Abortion, more abortion, Julian “Who?” Castro, FLOTUS
It's time. Here’s the hourly schedule. Even by the dreary standards of this convention’s … [Read more...]
Paul Ryan’s Bullshit About Bankruptcy Data
The philosopher Harry Frankfurt famously published his book, On Bullshit, where he distinguished … [Read more...]
Change: As Romney visits Louisiana, Obama alters schedule for earlier visit on Monday
Leadership. He was planning to visit on Monday all along, Jay Carney assured the press today, just, … [Read more...]
Confirmed: Line-up of speakers at Democratic convention is simply terrible
Disappointment. Ace wrote about this yesterday but I didn’t have time to look at the list … [Read more...]
The Young Turks Interviews Matt Stoller on the Audit of the Federal Reserve
(The echo goes away after about 20 seconds.) Matt Stoller, former staff member for Representative … [Read more...]
New conservative ad: The faded Obama poster on the wall
Hopeless. From Crossroads Generation, a new spot recalling the most memorable line from Ryan’s … [Read more...]
Newest racist dog whistle: “Chicago”
Dogged. Via the Right Newz and Newsbusters, this one’s much easier than Lawrence … [Read more...]
Newest racist dog whistle: “Chicago”
Dogged. Via the Right Newz and Newsbusters, this one’s much easier than Lawrence … [Read more...]
The senior vote: it’s about more than Medicare Advantage
Ramussen's data confirms. Mitt Romney has enjoyed surprising strength among seniors — perhaps … [Read more...]
Open thread: Hey America, it’s Paul Ryan Update: Video added
It's time. The most anticipated speaker on deck at the GOP convention tonight is almost certainly … [Read more...]
McCain slams Obama on leaks, defense cuts, leading from behind
Country First. The atmosphere was decidedly more low-key than the packed RNC opening night when the … [Read more...]
Video: McCaskill runs away from Obama at light speed
Distance Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill has been riding high recently, with a new breath of life … [Read more...]
Fired Yahoo bureau chief: Sorry for my inappropriate “joke”
Plus: MSNBC explains why goofing on Obama for golfing is racist. Go watch the clip again. … [Read more...]
Just a reminder: Obama campaigning today, doing online chat while storm pounds Louisiana
Priorities. Ace flagged this yesterday but I want to amplify it now. Because Isaac has finally hit … [Read more...]
Video: Artur Davis speaks for the disillusioned
What MSNBC was afraid to show. As I wrote on Twitter last night, we got Artur Davis, and the … [Read more...]
The Governors speak: You better believe we built this, baby
Killin' it. Earlier today at a campaign stop in Iowa, President Obama took a sarcastic swipe at the … [Read more...]
Change: Obama’s lead down to two points in Iowa
Hope. Three months ago his lead there was 10, but that was probably due to some anti-Romney … [Read more...]
CBS poll: Obama only up 1, 46/45, among registered voters
Summer strategy fail. CBS goes it alone with its new poll, dropping its usual partner, the New York … [Read more...]
Q-poll shows McMahon up by 3 in CT
Upset? Last week, Ramussen showed Republican nominee Linda McMahon with a 3-point edge over her … [Read more...]
Guess who’s coming to Charlotte?
Good swap. Republicans will have former Rep. Artur Davis speaking at their national convention this … [Read more...]