1. the vast left-wing conspiracy
    Labor Dept. May Delay Unemployment NumbersLet the conspiracies begin. 
    By Dan Amira
  2. early and awful
    People of Ohio: Mitt Romney Thinks You’re All IdiotsHis new ad on the auto bailout is only successful if you are as uninformed and gullible as children. 
    By Dan Amira
  3. master debaters
    Bob Schieffer Wants to Double the Number of Presidential DebatesAmerica can’t handle that many drinking games.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  4. october surprises
    It Looks Like Hurricane Sandy Is the Presidential Race’s October Surprise Both President Obama and Mitt Romney have been forced to cancel campaign events, and millions may be kept from early voting locations.
    By Andre Tartar
  5. accidents
    Marco Rubio’s Daughter Injured in Golf Cart Accident The senator left the campaign trail to see her yesterday. 
    By Caroline Bankoff
  7. ink-stained wretches
    The New York Times Definitely Doesn’t Endorse Mitt RomneyThe editors are for the other guy. 
    By Caroline Bankoff
  8. racism
    America Is a Little More Racist Than It Was Four Years AgoSad, but not that surprising. 
    By Andre Tartar
  9. first daughters
    President Obama Says He’s Fine with Malia Going on Dates Because there will always be an intimidating chaperone.
    By Andre Tartar
  10. frankenstorm
    Frankenstorm Is at Hurricane Strength [Updated]And the East Coast is preparing for the worst. 
    By Andre Tartar and Caroline Bankoff
  11. crotchety senators
    Juxtaposition of the Day: John McCain’s Increasing Crotchetiness EditionHow he responded to Colin Powell’s endorsements of Obama in 2008 and 2012.
    By Dan Amira
  12. accidents
    Harry Reid Hospitalized, But Okay After Motorcade CrashThe senator’s vehicle was involved in a six-car wreck in Las Vegas.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  13. early and awkward
    Mindy Meyer Skips Debate, With AttitudeShe was represented by an empty chair.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  14. international intrigue
    Berlusconi Sentenced to Four Years in PrisonBut he still has two appeals.
    By Dan Amira
  15. the national interest
    Today in Moderate Republican DenialPaul Ryan says he doesn’t want poor people to die. What more do you people want, anyway?
    By Jonathan Chait
  16. stuck in the mittle
    Frank Rich on Maddow: Romney Still Trying to Win Over His BaseWhich is why he’s turning to Glenn Beck and Donald Trump.
    By Margaret Hartmann and Caroline Shin
  17. early and awkward
    President Obama Mocks Paul Ryan’s Love of Ayn RandIt’s something you read when you’re “17 or 18 and feeling misunderstood.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  18. first lady of fabulous
    Michelle Obama Longs for the Thrill of Shopping at CVSThe First Lady shares her escape plan with Jimmy Kimmel.
    By Margaret Hartmann and Caroline Shin
  19. campaign ads
    Lena Dunham Discusses ‘First Time’ Voting in Obama Ad, Enrages Conservatives“You don’t want a guy who says, ‘Oh hey, I’m out studying’ when really he’s out not signing the Lilly Ledbetter Act.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  20. Meet Roger Ailes’s Fox News MouthpieceThe network chief’s lawyer is also his on-air surrogate. 
    By Gabriel Sherman
  21. early and often
    President Obama Was Asked to Show I.D. When He Voted TodayThis was quite a humorous situation!
    By Dan Amira
  22. the third terminator
    Bloomberg Unimpressed With Obama and the Osama Bin Laden RaidLike Truman and the bomb, “Any president would’ve pushed that button.”
    By Joe Coscarelli
  23. endorsements that don’t matter
    The Naked Cowboy Endorses Mitt RomneyHe wants to shrink government down to the size where you can suffocate it in his underwear.
    By Dan Amira
  24. Doug Kass Has Learned a Lesson About Starting Twitter Rumors“Perhaps as the Jewish Proverb goes, what you dont see with your eyes, dont witness with you mouth!”
    By Dan Amira
  25. master debaters
    John Kerry Seriously Thinks It Was the Altitude Definitely wasn’t Obama’s debate prep, that’s for sure.
    By Dan Amira
  26. the national interest
    Romney’s Nevada BluffHow to tell he’s not really winning.
    By Jonathan Chait
  27. endorsements that don’t matter
    Colin Powell Endorses Obama Again, Insists He’s Still a Republican“I think I’m a Republican of a more moderate mold. That’s something of a dying breed, I’m sorry to say.”
    By Dan Amira
  28. it’s never too early to talk about 2016
    Clinton Definitely Leaving Politics, Or May Stay“I will always want to be in service to my country,” says Clinton.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  29. the tonight show with jay leno
    Obama Weighs In on Mourdock, Says ‘Rape Is Rape’ on Leno“This is exactly why you don’t want politicians, mostly male, making decisions about women’s health care.”
    By Margaret Hartmann and Caroline Shin
  30. congress
    Congress Goes on Recess, Gets Popularity BoostAdd more vacation days, ASAP!
    By Margaret Hartmann
  31. the national interest
    Paul Ryan: No, I Want to Help the Poor! Really!By taking away their health care and teaching them self-reliance.
    By Jonathan Chait
  32. Congressman Jim Moran’s Son Resigns Over Latest James O’Keefe Undercover TapeBad son! Bad!
    By Dan Amira
  33. early and awkward
    President Obama and Mitt Romney Standing Near HayLook how folksy and authentic they are!
    By Dan Amira
  34. joetorious
    World’s Most Precocious Baby Interrupts Biden SpeechJoe Biden made an off-the-cuff joke and it wasn’t an embarrassment to the entire campaign.
    By Dan Amira
  35. the donald
    Donald Trump Makes President Obama an Offer He Will Definitely RefuseProving that even our lowest expectations were not quite low enough.
    By Dan Amira
  36. the third terminator
    Mayor Bloomberg Will Eat Lunch With Four Strangers to Help the AnimalsThis should be interesting.
    By Dan Amira
  37. master debaters
    Third-Party Candidates Debate Focuses on Issues, Criticizing Obama and RomneyPlus amusing moderation from Larry King.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  38. early and awkward
    Mourdock: ‘God Intended’ Pregnancy From RapeJust what the GOP wanted: more about the “war on women.”
    By Margaret Hartmann and Joe Coscarelli
  39. early and awkward
    Does Trump Have Obama Divorce Papers? And If He Did, Why Would He Release Them?One guy says Trump has decades-old Obama divorce papers.
    By Dan Amira
  40. master debaters
    Schieffer Had No Idea He Mixed Up Obama, Osama“What are you going to do?”
    By Dan Amira
  41. master debaters
    Obama’s Bayonet Analogy Too Complex for Ryan“To compare modern American battleships and Navy with bayonets — I just don’t understand that comparison.”
    By Dan Amira
  42. master debaters
    Obama’s ‘Battleship’ Zinger Wasn’t Out of LineIn the third debate, Obama “indulged in zingers” to cast his opponent as a relic of eighties foreign policy.
    By Jake Moore
  43. Frank Rich on the National Circus: Romney Fails the Commander-in-Chief TestThe Beltway morning-after boilerplate on Mitt is wrong.
    By Frank Rich
  44. the national interest
    Romney Says He’s Winning — It’s a BluffThe “fake it till you make it” strategy.
    By Jonathan Chait
  45. master debaters
    What You Missed in the Foreign Policy DebateThe highs, the lows, the horses and bayonets. 
    By Dan Amira
  46. campaign 2012
    Heilemann on Charlie Rose: Romney Sheds Warmonger Image in DebateSometimes agreeing with Obama isn’t so bad.
    By Margaret Hartmann and Caroline Shin
  47. master debaters
    Schieffer Praised for Being the Most Moderate of the Debate ModeratorsNo bias, just folksy charm.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  48. the most important people in the world
    Third Debate May Have Cost Romney Key Lohan EndorsementHe should stop squabbling with Obama, for Lindsay’s sake.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  49. master debaters
    Mitt Romney’s Nonsensical Middle-East GeographySyria is Iran’s route to the sea?
    By Dan Amira
  50. master debaters
    President Obama Does Not Want to Play Battleship With Mitt RomneyAlso, “horses and bayonets.”
    By Dan Amira
  51. ineligible human puppies!!
    Obama Easily Beats Romney in Poll of Nation’s Least Likely Voters Obviously. Kids love Big Bird.
    By Dan Amira
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