1. the national interest
    Study Measures Romney Plan to Screw Poor, SickHe’ll never convince them to take responsibility for their costly medical conditions.
    By Jonathan Chait
  2. endorsements that don’t matter
    As Creed Goes, So Goes the Nation?Obama loses Scott Stapp.
    By Dan Amira
  3. campaign 2012
    Frank Rich on Joy Behar: Debate ‘Mega-Boredom’Debate could spell “mega-boredom.”
    By Margaret Hartmann and Caroline Shin
  4. massachusetts
    Scott Brown Gets in Debate Zinger, Distances Himself Even More From GOPBrown refuses to call himself a “reliable” Romney ally.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  5. half baked ideas
    Obama Wins Crucial First Lady Cookie ContestForget November 6. America has voted.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  7. master debaters
    Donald Trump Has the Perfect Debate Zinger for Mitt RomneyHow has this man not been elected president yet?
    By Dan Amira
  8. the national interest
    Obama’s Flawed Response to the CrisisThe real world is not generally able to produce leaders who max out their available tools.
    By Jonathan Chait
  9. the national interest
    The Paul Ryan Legend DissipatesIt turns out he has a fatal weakness: being asked questions.
    By Jonathan Chait
  10. master debaters
    Mitt Romney Is Winning and Losing Debate Expectations GameBecause there are really two of them going on at once.
    By Dan Amira
  11. early and often
    Kirsten Gillibrand Flexes Political Muscle for Female Senate CandidatesNew York’s junior senator is working a new leadership role.
    By Chris Smith
  12. south of the border
    Hugo Chavez Says He Would Vote for President Obama If He CouldNot the most helpful endorsement. 
    By Caroline Bankoff
  13. polls
    New Type of Poll Still Predicts That Mitt Romney Will LoseBill Clinton maybe has a shot. 
    By Andre Tartar
  14. campaign 2012
    Paul Ryan Simply Does Not Have the Time to Explain Mitt Romney’s Tax PlanAnd other highlights from today’s Fox News interview. 
    By Caroline Bankoff
  15. master debaters
    Christie Has High Expectations for MittDid he not get the memo? 
    By Andre Tartar
  16. frightened babies
    Republicans’ Latest Anti-Obama Weapon: BabiesWill someone please think of the children? 
    By Andre Tartar
  17. master debaters
    Mitt Romney Has His Debate Zingers All Ready To GoZing! 
    By Caroline Bankoff
  18. reversals
    GOP Senators Decide Todd Akin Isn’t So Bad After AllFour are co-hosting a fund-raiser for him this week. 
    By Andre Tartar
  19. todd achin’
    Todd Akin Is Just Like Waco Cult Leader, Own Consultant BragsThis campaign just keeps getting better and better.
    By Dan Amira
  20. early and awesome
    This ‘99 Problems’ Obama Remix Is Better Than the Original“I got 99 problems, but Mitt ain’t one.”
    By Dan Amira
  21. party chat
    Don King Weighs in on Hypothetical Obama-Versus-Romney Boxing Match, Kind Of“If they had to fight, I think one of them would be doing what we call stick and move, which would create an atmosphere of togetherness.”
    By Jennifer Vineyard
  22. Q&A With Nate Silver on His Book, Romney, PollsAlso: Dick Morris, poker, the weather, and Hillary.
    By Dan Amira
  23. the catholic vote
    Paul Ryan Still Not Clinching the Catholic Vote for Mitt RomneyWhich now favors Obama by 15 points.
    By Andre Tartar
  24. master debaters
    Debate-Expectations Memos From Obama and RomneyThe expectations-setting game has gotten really ridiculous.
    By Dan Amira
  25. china bashing
    China Front and Center in New Jon Huntsman DocumentaryBut his campaign fizzled before it could become an issue.
    By Andre Tartar
  26. the national interest
    Whose Idea Was It to Nominate Romney, Anyway?Can America stand six more weeks of this?
    By Jonathan Chait
  27. early and awkward
    Why George W. Bush Is More Popular Than RomneyAs of now, Bush is more popular.
    By Dan Amira
  28. Evan Bayh, Concerned American and Non-ShillThe former senator has apparently taken up a moonlighting gig as a freelance op-ed writer. How noble.
    By Jonathan Chait
  29. obama phone
    The Curious Case of the ‘Obama Phone’ VideoLimbaugh: “These are the 47 percent.”
    By Brett Smiley
  30. todd achin’
    Todd Akin Has Some More Opinions on Ladies!Oh. My. God.
    By Dan Amira
  31. late and often
    George Soros Can Spare $1 Million for Obama Super-PACHe’s donating to Priorities USA Action after all.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  32. Here Is That Video of Samuel L. Jackson Cursing at PeopleWatch it if you’d like!
    By Dan Amira
  33. international intrigue
    Boris Badenov Apparently Working on Iranian Nuclear ProgramBenjamin Netanyahu whipped out a diagram of a cartoon bomb at the U.N. today.
    By Dan Amira
  34. master debaters
    Grading the Race for the Lowest Debate ExpectationsWhich campaign can make their candidate seem like the absolute worst debater?
    By Dan Amira
  35. the national interest
    The Poetic Justice of Romney’s Self-ImmolationA confession and a gloat.
    By Jonathan Chait
  36. it’s the stupid economy
    President Obama Is Finally a Net Job CreatorNot by a lot, but it’s a positive number.
    By Dan Amira
  37. the national interest
    How the Election Wasn’t BoughtAll the money in the world can’t buy back your 18- to 35-year-old independents in Columbus, Ohio.
    By Jonathan Chait
  38. equal rites
    Conservatives Sued for Using Gay Couple’s PhotoA two-year-old shot of the New Jersey couple wound up in Colorado mailboxes.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  39. the national interest
    GOP Poll Denialists Totally Crazy, Not Totally WrongIt really sucks when your candidate is trailing.
    By Jonathan Chait
  40. early and awkward
    Obama Attributes Speech Flub to Inner RomneyBlame it on Mitt.
    By Brett Smiley
  41. stuck in the mittle
    Mitt Cites Romneycare As Evidence of His ‘Empathy,’ Steps Up Obamacare AttackObviously, his awesome reforms would never work on a large scale.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  42. marijuana
    Barney Frank Once Had a Pot Brownie and It Made Him ‘Sleepy’It’s a sleep aid.
    By Brett Smiley
  43. religion
    Mormons Fast for a Romney Debate VictoryWhile evangelicals pray that he disavows Mormonism.
    By Andre Tartar
  44. reddit
    Gary Johnson to Reddit: Don’t Shoot the WikiLeaks MessengerBradley Manning, however …
    By Andre Tartar
  45. stuck in the mittle
    Sensitive Mitt Romney Wants America to Forget About That Silly 47 Percent DissNow his “heart aches” for everyone who’s struggling.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  46. presidential firsts
    Bill Clinton Could Be President Again, Just Not in AmericaBienvenue, Monsieur le Président!
    By Andre Tartar
  47. legitimate rape
    GOP Heavyweights and Their Money Trickling Back to Todd Akin [Updated]Rick Santorum and Jim DeMint both pledge to help.
    By Andre Tartar
  48. the united states of americ-ha
    In Praise of Mitt Romney’s Transcribed LaughIt’s all about the space in the middle.
    By Kevin Roose
  49. rafalca
    Rafalca Likely Kept Off the Romneys’ Taxes to Inflate Their Effective RateCould’ve claimed some $77,000 in deductions on the horse.
    By Andre Tartar
  50. early and often
    Obama Pulling Away in Ohio and FloridaNew polls spell more bad news for Romney in the biggest swing states.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  51. ann romney
    Ann Romney Regales Leno With Tales of Campaign Woes, Mitt’s ThriftinessA leader who will make us switch off all the lights when we go out.
    By Margaret Hartmann and Caroline Shin
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