1. the midterm snapshot
    The Midterm Snapshot: October 29A look at what’s happening in races around the country.
    By Dan Amira
  2. future trivia questions
    The Many Presidential Firsts of Barack ObamaFrom first black president to the first president to travel to Pakistan before becoming president, Obama’s presidential firsts both significant and utterly trivial.
    By Dan Amira
  3. early and often
    Every Person in Alaska Now a Senate Write-in CandidateOver 100 people sign up as write-in candidates as part of “Operation Alaska Chaos.”
    By Dan Amira
  4. early and often
    Bill Clinton Not As Persuasive As We All ThoughtHe tried to get Democrat Kendick Meek to drop his Senate bid in order to help Charlie Crist.
    By Dan Amira
  5. the new adventures of old christine
    Christine O’Donnell on Gawker: ‘[Sex Story] Is Public Sexual Harassment’“It targets not only O’Donnell, but all women contemplating stepping into the public sphere.”
    By Mike Vilensky
  7. the midterm snapshot
    The Midterm Snapshot: October 28A look at what’s happening in races around the country.
    By Dan Amira
  8. the new adventures of old christine
    We’ve Reached the Nadir of Christine O’Donnell MockeryAn anonymous essay on Gawker from a guy who hooked up with O’Donnell gives us a queasy feeling.
    By Dan Amira
  9. early and awkward
    Staten Island Congressman Comes Up With the Ultimate Debate Psych-OutHis opponent’s ex-wife.
    By Dan Amira
  10. america’s sweetheart
    Sarah Palin Reacts to Our Cover Story“That’s about right!”
    By Dan Amira
  11. miller time
    Joe Miller’s Ethics Scandals and Reporter-Handcuffing Scandals Have Caught Up to HimHe’s fallen from first to third, according to the latest poll.
    By Dan Amira
  12. early and often
    One Place Where President Obama Is Still the Man: Rhode IslandFrank Caprio’s “shove it” remark bites him in the ass.
    By Dan Amira
  13. equal rites
    President Obama Getting Closer to Ending His Pretend Opposition to Gay MarriageHe says he’s evolving and hints at a change of heart, if that’s really what it is.
    By Dan Amira
  14. cable news
    Talk Box: What’s So Wrong With Negative Ads?Plus, Rachel Maddow denounces Sharron Angle’s classy effort to link Harry Reid with scary-looking people who aren’t white, on our regular cable-news roundup.
    By Dorsey Shaw
  15. the two most important people in the world
    Stewart and Obama: The Ambiguously Earnest DuoBarack Obama and Jon Stewart haggle over the meaning of “change you can believe in.”
    By Avi Zenilman
  16. number crunching
    Americans Have Been This Angry Since JulyA new poll reveals that their opinions haven’t changed much since mid-summer.
    By Avi Zenilman
  17. the midterm snapshot
    The Midterm Snapshot: October 27A look at what’s happening in races around the country.
    By Dan Amira
  18. rudy
    Rudy Giuliani Apparently Undeterred by Terrible 2008 Presidential RunHe says “the door’s not closed” on another run.
    By Dan Amira
  19. early and often
    Here’s the Ad That Mitch McConnell Asked ForDemocrats pounce on his “single most important thing” remark.
    By Dan Amira
  20. early and often
    Your Third-Party Gubernatorial Candidates Answer Our QuestionsFrom what they think of Carl Paladino and the “ground-zero mosque” to how far north they’ve traveled in New York.
    By Dan Amira
  21. equal rites
    Joe Miller’s Confusing, Contradictory Position on Gay MarriageIt’s a states’ rights issue, except for the banning-it-everywhere part.
    By Dan Amira
  22. early and often
    Voter Fraud the Latest Thing Threatening to Destroy America, Says Tea PartyIt’s an “epidemic,” they claim. “No, it’s not,” say the facts.
    By Dan Amira
  23. cable news
    Talk Box: Kentucky Reminds Chris Matthews of Thirties GermanyPlus, Keith Olbermann interviews the MoveOn.org rep who got her head stomped on.
    By Dorsey Shaw
  24. the midterm snapshot
    The Midterm Snapshot: October 26A look at races around the country.
    By Dan Amira
  25. bons mots
    Nuanced Political Commentary From Joy BeharSharron Angle is “going to hell.”
    By Dan Amira
  26. it just happened
    Carly Fiorina HospitalizedShe has an infection, but she’ll be okay.
    By Dan Amira
  27. early and awkward
    Harry Reid Aide Fired for Sham MarriageTo an immigrant from Lebanon.
    By Dan Amira
  28. early and awful
    Colorado Senate Candidate Ken Buck ‘Disagree[s] Strongly’ With the Separation of Church and StateAnd he could very well win his race.
    By Dan Amira
  29. early and awkward
    Florida Gubernatorial Candidate’s Secret Debate Help FailAlex Sink’s opponent watches as she gets a secret message.
    By Dan Amira
  30. gays
    President Obama Leads the Gayest Federal Government EverHe’s made more gay appointments than any president in history.
    By Dan Amira
  31. cable news
    Talk Box: It’s Already Over for Democrats (on Cable News)Plus, the Washington ‘Post”s Eugene Robinson and Keith Olbermann see gridlock as a political “wet dream” for Barack Obama.
    By Dorsey Shaw
  32. the midterm snapshot
    The Midterm Snapshot: October 25A look at what’s happening in races around the country.
    By Dan Amira
  33. the third terminator
    Nobody Else Should Be Able to Serve Three Terms, Says Mayor BloombergNobody else will ever be as indispensable.
    By Dan Amira
  34. early and often
    Republicans Unaware of Any Pressing Issues That Need Solving“The single most important thing we want to achieve is for President Obama to be a one-term president.”
    By Dan Amira
  35. people who are unsatisfied with the current state of rent
    Jimmy McMillan Reacts to SNL Parody: ‘Election Over’The Rent Is Too Damn High candidate thinks the skit put him “over the top.”
    By Dan Amira
  36. boobernatorial candidates
    Kristin Davis’s Wall Street Background Helped Make Her Who She Is TodayThe madam turned gubernatorial candidate is proud of her hedge-fund past.
    By Jessica Pressler
  37. america!
    The University of Colorado Political Science Department Is CryingSome students don’t know who the vice-president is, or other basic facts about government.
    By Dan Amira
  38. paladinosaur
    Carl Paladino’s Campaign Revises War RecordHe trained zero men while on active duty, not 250.
    By Dan Amira
  39. early and often
    The Candidate Doth Protest Too Much?A Democrat running for governor in Rhode Island totally doesn’t care that President Obama won’t endorse him.
    By Dan Amira
  40. early and often
    Jay Townsend Tries to Paladino-ize Chuck SchumerRemember that time Schumer called a flight attendant a bad name behind her back?
    By Dan Amira
  41. the midterm snapshot
    The Midterm Snapshot: October 22A look at what’s happening in races around the country.
    By Dan Amira
  42. early and awful
    Congressional Candidate Makes Christine O’Donnell Look Like the President of the ACLUHe thinks the separation of church and state was invented by Hitler, or something.
    By Dan Amira
  43. early and often
    Is This Really the Best Political Ad This Year?“Chinese Professor” is winning fawning praise.
    By Dan Amira
  44. early and awkward
    GOP Candidate for Congress Says a Violent Overthrow of Government Is ‘On the Table’It’s NOT the first option, though. It may be the second.
    By Dan Amira
  45. paladinosaur
    Even Buffalo Is Kind of Over Carl Paladino NowMany say it was the spat with Fred Dicker that changed their minds.
    By Dan Amira
  46. oh albany!
    What Cuomo Gets Out of This Latest Aqueduct ScandalAnother boost!
    By Chris Smith
  47. early and awful
    White Power, White PowderA congressman is sent a threatening package.
    By Dan Amira
  48. early and often
    New York City Is an Evil Place, Say This Year’s Campaign AdsWe are the new San Francisco.
    By Dan Amira
  49. the midterm snapshot
    The Midterm Snapshot: October 21A look at what’s happening in races around the country.
    By Dan Amira
  50. people who are doing their part to disempower the name hitler
    Hedge-Fund Manager Compares Ben Bernanke to Hitler“To me, the parallels are ominous.”
    By Jessica Pressler
  51. bons mots
    Denial Is Just a River in Egypt to Nancy PelosiShe doesn’t feel like the GOP has the advantage this year.
    By Dan Amira
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