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master debaters
Oct. 22, 2012
Mitt Romney Is Already Sitting at the Debate Desk
What if Romney just sits there all day?
By
Dan Amira
todd achin’
Oct. 22, 2012
Akin Campaign Insists That Comparing Female Senator to Dog Is Hilarious
This campaign really “gets” women and what they like to hear.
By
Dan Amira
2012
Oct. 22, 2012
John Heilemann on
Morning Joe
: Breaking Down the Pre-Debate Polls
Obama-Romney tied at 47 percent. Ironic?
By
Sarah Frank
early and awkward
Oct. 22, 2012
A Mitt Romney Airship Crash-Landed in Florida
Metaphor?
By
Dan Amira
the donald
Oct. 22, 2012
Donald Trump Has a Big Announcement About President Obama and It Will Be Big!
So big.
By
Dan Amira
ink-stained wretches
Oct. 21, 2012
Romney Aides and Press Corps Played a Nice, Friendly Game of Football
Complete with the
Friday Night Lights
quote.
By
Caroline Bankoff
Oct. 21, 2012
Republicans Still Aren’t Laughing at ‘Romnesia’
Buzzkills.
By
Caroline Bankoff
todd akin
Oct. 21, 2012
Todd Akin Has a New Way to Describe Claire McCaskill
And, yes, it’s pretty sexist.
By
Caroline Bankoff
advice
Oct. 21, 2012
Meet Barack Obama, Childcare Expert to the Stars
Blue Ivy Carter gets the best of everything.
By
Andre Tartar
swing states
Oct. 21, 2012
Is Pennsylvania a Swing State Again?
It’s starting to look like it.
By
Andre Tartar
obits
Oct. 21, 2012
Former Senator and Onetime Presidential Contender George McGovern Dies at 90
The liberal standard-bearer lost the 1972 election to Richard Nixon in a historic landslide.
By
Andre Tartar
iran
Oct. 21, 2012
Iran Denies Nuclear Talks With United States
Nevermind.
By
Caroline Bankoff
joetorious
Oct. 20, 2012
Joe Biden Looked Extra Cool While Buying Donuts Today
It’s all about accessories.
By
Caroline Bankoff
the third terminator
Oct. 20, 2012
Mayor Bloomberg Is Just Not That Into Either of the Presidential Candidates
And he’s happy to tell you why.
By
Caroline Bankoff
libya
Oct. 20, 2012
Muammar Qaddafi’s Former Spokesman Captured in Libya
As information about what happened in Benghazi continues to emerge.
By
Andre Tartar
the internet
Oct. 20, 2012
Democrat Social Media Users Are ‘Likers’; Republicans Are ‘Followers’
And other findings from the latest Pew social media survey.
By
Andre Tartar
stuck in the mittle
Oct. 20, 2012
Mitt Romney Actually Doesn’t Like Firing People That Much
Those he knows personally, anyway.
By
Caroline Bankoff
word games
Oct. 20, 2012
Is ‘Romnesia’ a True Public Health Threat, or Just Another ‘Silly Word Game’?
Meanwhile, Joe Biden is worried that Paul Ryan is also afflicted.
By
Andre Tartar
early and awkward
Oct. 19, 2012
Congressman John Lewis Dances Gangnam Style, for Democracy
Let’s see what this looks like.
By
Dan Amira
early and awkward
Oct. 19, 2012
Mitt Romney Had ‘the Talk’ With Tagg When He Was 22-Years-Old
Birds and bees, Romney-style.
By
Dan Amira
fiscal cliff
Oct. 19, 2012
Bank CEOs Fear the Fiscal Cliff They Apparently Don’t Understand
Uh, no, that is not how it works.
By
Jonathan Chait
the third terminator
Oct. 19, 2012
Bloomberg Says Leaving Office Is Like End of Vacation
Maybe not the best metaphor.
By
Dan Amira
early and often
Oct. 19, 2012
Dr. Obama Diagnoses Mitt Romney’s ‘Romnesia’
Zing.
By
Joe Coscarelli
early and awful
Oct. 19, 2012
Senate Candidate Tells Male Debate Moderator He’s ‘Prettier’ Than Candy Crowley
Not the way to win over women, buddy.
By
Dan Amira
shmashmortion
Oct. 19, 2012
Congressman Joe Walsh Makes Dumb Abortion Remark
“You can’t find one instance” when abortion would save the mother’s life, he claimed.
By
Dan Amira
really early and often
Oct. 19, 2012
Andrew Cuomo Knows What You’re Thinking About His Campaigning for Obama
It’s not about 2016.
By
Joe Coscarelli
early and awkward
Oct. 19, 2012
Romney and Obama Roast Each Other at Charity Dinner
With nearly identical Cuomo jokes.
By
Margaret Hartmann
the daily show with jon stewart
Oct. 19, 2012
President Obama on
The Daily Show
: ‘We Weren’t Confused’ on Libya
Obama defends Benghazi response, makes Biden jokes.
By
Margaret Hartmann
and
Caroline Shin
joetorious
Oct. 18, 2012
Joe Biden Says Paul Ryan’s ‘Bullets Are Aimed at You’
And inquires about soldiers serving in “Iraq or Iran.”
By
Margaret Hartmann
early and awful
Oct. 18, 2012
Repubs Pulling Money Out of Ryan Soup Kitchen
That seems fair.
By
Dan Amira
the national interest
Oct. 18, 2012
Buzz Bissinger, the Consummate Swing Voter
This is who will decide the election, people.
By
Jonathan Chait
early and awkward
Oct. 18, 2012
Whoopi Goldberg ‘Read’ That Mormons Don’t Fight in Wars
Mitt Romney
doesn’t fight in wars. That’s not the same thing.
By
Dan Amira
the internet
Oct. 18, 2012
Mysterious October Surprise Website Probably Just Going to Rickroll You
Please remain calm.
By
Dan Amira
life imitating seinfeld
Oct. 18, 2012
Dinesh D’Souza Resigns, Is George Costanza
He didn’t know that was frowned upon.
By
Dan Amira
master debaters
Oct. 18, 2012
People Have Opinions on Another Nonexistent Presidential Debate
This time it’s the First Lady debate.
By
Dan Amira
early and often
Oct. 18, 2012
Meet the Mom Bloggers Behind @PaulRyanGosling
Under fire from the Twitter parody police, the authors of a classic 2012 meme reveal themselves.
By
Lisa Miller
master debaters
Oct. 18, 2012
It’s Unconstitutional to Be Rude to the President, According to Chris Matthews
“I don’t think [Romney] understands the Constitution of the United States.”
By
Dan Amira
stuck in the mittle
Oct. 18, 2012
Chait on
Piers
: ‘Binders’ Trivializes Campaign
“He just missed the word,” says Chait.
By
Margaret Hartmann
and
Caroline Shin
the third terminator
Oct. 18, 2012
Mayor Bloomberg Now Has His Own PAC
And a plan for influencing politics post-2014.
By
Margaret Hartmann
early and awkward
Oct. 17, 2012
All White Quarterbacks Look the Same to Paul Ryan
He mixed up his quarterbacks in Cleveland today.
By
Dan Amira
Oct. 17, 2012
Bissinger vs. Bouie: Buzz Switched to Romney, But Should He Switch Back?
The feud that started on Twitter is settled on Daily Intel.
By
Buzz Bissinger
and
Jamelle Bouie
early and awkward
Oct. 17, 2012
Tommy Thompson’s Son Downgraded From ‘Birther’ to ‘Guy Who Enjoys Birther Jokes’
Birtherism becomes an issue in a tight Wisconsin Senate race.
By
Dan Amira
early and often
Oct. 17, 2012
Bloomberg Backs a Slate of Bipartisan Candidates
There will be a Bloomberg 2012 national campaign after all.
By
Chris Smith
master debaters
Oct. 17, 2012
Obama and Romney Were ‘a Step Away From Blows’
Plenty of confrontation in the second presidential debate.
By
Jake Moore
master debaters
Oct. 17, 2012
Great Moments in ‘Failed Attempts at Not Looking Ridiculous’
These people pretended to have an opinion on the debate when it hadn’t even happened yet.
By
Dan Amira
ink-stained wretches
Oct. 17, 2012
New York
Observer
Sides With Father-in-Law Donald Trump on Romney
Owner Jared Kushner’s editorial page has endorsed Mitt Romney.
By
Joe Coscarelli
Oct. 17, 2012
Frank Rich on the National Circus: Obama the Alpha Dog
The president left the Ambien at home and kept going at Romney.
By
Frank Rich
master debaters
Oct. 17, 2012
What You Missed in the Presidential Town Hall Debate
The highs, the lows, the binders full of women.
By
Dan Amira
master debaters
Oct. 17, 2012
Jeremy Epstein Joins Twitter, May No Longer Be an Undecided Voter
One of last night’s questioners tweeted at Barack Obama this morning.
By
Joe Coscarelli
campaign cash
Oct. 17, 2012
Heilemann: Obama’s Strategy for Draining Romney
He isn’t quite in it to win it in North Carolina and Florida.
By
Margaret Hartmann
and
Caroline Shin
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