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Aug. 13, 2012
Obama Team ‘Could Not Be Happier’ with Ryan Pick
“They think [Ryan] is a gift to them.”
By
Sarah Frank
photo op
Aug. 13, 2012
Obama With a NASA Mohawk
And it is hideous.
By
Dan Amira
the national interest
Aug. 13, 2012
Quote of the Day: Karl Rove
He’s a treasure trove!
By
Jonathan Chait
cribs
Aug. 13, 2012
Anthony Weiner Loses Job, Gets Way Nicer Apartment
It’s over twice the size of his old place.
By
Dan Amira
the national interest
Aug. 13, 2012
Paul Ryan Helps Romney Reclaim His Political Virginity
A child was born.
By
Jonathan Chait
stuck in the mittle
Aug. 12, 2012
Romney and Ryan Talk Taxes on
60 Minutes
They’re split on tax shelters, united on checkered shirts.
By
Margaret Hartmann
how tweet it is
Aug. 12, 2012
Paul Ryan Abandons Twitter Account for Shiny New VP Handle
Ryan’s Twitter makeover.
By
Brett Smiley
campaign 2012
Aug. 12, 2012
The First Leg of the Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan Road Show Was Painfully Short
After campaigning in North Carolina today, the two aren’t expected to appear together in public until the RNC.
By
Caroline Bankoff
fund-raisers
Aug. 12, 2012
Both Campaigns Raised a Lot of Money This Weekend
Everybody wins?
By
Caroline Bankoff
oh pawlease
Aug. 12, 2012
Tim Pawlenty ‘Didn’t Expect’ the Vice-Presidential Nomination, Anyway
So he’s not disappointed.
By
Caroline Bankoff
jesus christie
Aug. 12, 2012
Chris Christie’s Love for New Jersey Outweighed His Desire to Be Vice-President
Or something like that.
By
Caroline Bankoff
stuck in the mittle
Aug. 11, 2012
Did Mitt Romney Finally Win Over Rupert Murdoch?
The mogul called the choice of Paul Ryan “almost perfect.”
By
Caroline Bankoff
impolitic
Aug. 11, 2012
The Ryan Pick: Why Romney Changed to Obama’s Game
The White House is licking its chops over Mitt Romney’s selection of Paul Ryan as his running mate.
By
John Heilemann
campaign 2012
Aug. 11, 2012
Obama Campaign Responds to Paul Ryan Pick
Meanwhile, Obama himself kept quiet.
By
Caroline Bankoff
early and often
Aug. 11, 2012
Mitt Romney Introduced Paul Ryan in Front of a Battleship for Some Reason
Meet your new GOP ticket, America!
By
Dan Amira
the national interest
Aug. 11, 2012
It’s Paul Ryan’s Party
Ryan’s nomination represents an important historical marker and the completion of a 50-year struggle.
By
Jonathan Chait
campaign 2012
Aug. 11, 2012
Mitt Romney Picks Slightly Boring But Handsome White Guy Paul Ryan
A conservative groundswell gets results.
By
Adam Pasick
stuck in the mittle
Aug. 10, 2012
Mitt Romney’s Foreign-Policy Etiquette Still Needs Some Work
A recent fund-raiser speech contained some potentially insulting remarks about Japan.
By
Caroline Bankoff
early and awkward
Aug. 10, 2012
Obama Administration Approached Arnold Schwarzenegger About Cabinet Position
They dodged a bullet there.
By
Dan Amira
stuck in the mittle
Aug. 10, 2012
Huntsman Sr. Says He’s Not Reid’s Source
“I feel very badly that Mitt won’t release his taxes and won’t be fair with the American people.”
By
Dan Amira
reading the veepstakes tea leaves
Aug. 10, 2012
Reading the VP Tea Leaves: Vision Edition
Romney says he wants a running mate with “vision.” Who is that?
By
Dan Amira
jesus christie
Aug. 10, 2012
Christie Responds to Being Called an ‘Islamist’
He correctly pointed out that his conservative critics are “bigots.”
By
Caroline Bankoff
the national interest
Aug. 10, 2012
Was Harry Reid Right?
Quite possibly.
By
Jonathan Chait
america’s sweetheart
Aug. 10, 2012
Sarah Palin Did Not Wear Her Sarah Palin Glasses Last Night
What is happening!?!?!
By
Dan Amira
the national interest
Aug. 10, 2012
Romney May Have No Choice But to Pick Paul Ryan [Updated]
Literally!
By
Jonathan Chait
stuck in the mittle
Aug. 9, 2012
Obama Campaign Speculates That Romney Might Have Paid No Taxes in Latest Ad
Harry Reid’s non-imaginary source has infiltrated the campaign.
By
Margaret Hartmann
the national interest
Aug. 9, 2012
Mitt Romney: Not a Murderer
A ringing defense!
By
Jonathan Chait
early and awkward
Aug. 9, 2012
Mitt Romney
Aghast
That Obama Campaign Is Airing Dishonest Ads
Why don’t we listen to the fact-checkers?
By
Dan Amira
early and awkward
Aug. 9, 2012
Trump Supposedly Tursn Down RNC Speech
This is so sad.
By
Dan Amira
the national interest
Aug. 9, 2012
What Does Romney ‘Want’? Tax Wonks Don’t Know.
All they know is what he proposes.
By
Jonathan Chait
conventional wisdom
Aug. 9, 2012
Romney’s Former Rivals Will Host Sideshow Acts at Republican Convention
Gingrich won’t speak, but he does get a consolation prize.
By
Margaret Hartmann
the presidential race in graphs
Aug. 8, 2012
The Presidential Race in Graphs (and Charts and Diagrams), Part IV
What will Donald Trump do at the convention?
By
Dan Amira
the national interest
Aug. 8, 2012
Romney Anti-Tax-Wonk Jihad Continues
Seven days out from The Study That Changed Everything, conservatives get even more angry and less math-y.
By
Jonathan Chait
veepstakes
Aug. 8, 2012
Wikipedia Tries to Keep the Riffraff Out of Veepstakes Entries
And is maybe not as good of a predictor of Romney’s pick as it once was.
By
Dan Amira
veepstakes
Aug. 8, 2012
Rob Portman Owns Haunted Hotel, Is Still Boring
Sorry, Rob Portman. Nice try.
By
Dan Amira
the national interest
Aug. 8, 2012
Romney: Sick People May Live, If They Move to Massachusetts
Just because he doesn’t
care
doesn’t mean he doesn’t
understand
.
By
Jonathan Chait
photo op
Aug. 8, 2012
If You Build It Yourself, Without Any Government Assistance, He Will Come
Mitt Romney in a corn field.
By
Dan Amira
early and awful
Aug. 8, 2012
The Unnecessary Lies of the Obama and Romney Campaigns
Aren’t there enough real facts to work with?
By
Dan Amira
reading the veepstakes tea leaves
Aug. 8, 2012
Reading the VP Tea Leaves: Paul Ryan Vacation Edition
What does this mean?
By
Dan Amira
the national interest
Aug. 8, 2012
Romney’s Veep Pick and the 1980 Reagan Fantasy
Does Romney buy his own bullshit? The acid test approaches.
By
Jonathan Chait
campaign 2012
Aug. 8, 2012
Bill Clinton Does Not Think Obama Is ‘Gutting’ Welfare Reform
The former president issued a statement criticizing Romney’s latest attack ad.
By
Caroline Bankoff
pizza and math
Aug. 8, 2012
Papa John’s CEO Says Obamacare Would Raise Cost of the Company’s Pizza
We’d like to see his math on this.
By
Brett Smiley
fund-raisers
Aug. 7, 2012
Tonight’s Mitt Romney Fund-raiser Was the Most Successful in Iowa History
It was also the site of some word confusion.
By
Caroline Bankoff
the national interest
Aug. 7, 2012
Class War and Romney’s Welfare Counterattack
A gamble that Americans fear the poor more than the rich.
By
Jonathan Chait
photo op
Aug. 7, 2012
Is This Factory Worker Trimming Mitt Romney’s Fingernails With His Own Teeth?
We investigate!
By
Dan Amira
veepstakes
Aug. 7, 2012
David Petraeus Really,
Really
Doesn’t Want to Be Vice-President
The Drudge Report claims Romney wants him, though.
By
Dan Amira
ad wars
Aug. 7, 2012
Mitt Romney Basically Killed a Woman
That seems to be the message of this new Obama-aligned super-PAC ad.
By
Dan Amira
reading the veepstakes tea leaves
Aug. 7, 2012
Reading the VP Tea Leaves: Wikipedia Edition
Can Wikipedia edits foretell Romney’s running-mate pick?
By
Dan Amira
the national interest
Aug. 7, 2012
Romney Tax Cut Defenders Get Dada
In which we explain the meaning of the argumentative tactic “even if … “
By
Jonathan Chait
truths
Aug. 7, 2012
Governor of Delaware Sums Up Reid-Romney Battle
Quite nicely.
By
Caroline Bankoff
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