The Lost Narrative of the Stimulus
When Paul Ryan falsely went after the stimulus package as an orgy of corruption and cronyism, I joked on Twitter that this was probably the last time you’ll hear about the stimulus in the next two...
View ArticleObama’s Plans for a Second Term Include Rallying Public Opinion
There’s been little or no bounce for Romney/Ryan from the GOP convention, on the eve of the Democratic convention. The race is static and has been static for the last several months, because in...
View ArticleRepublicans to Obama: We’re Not Going to Work With You
President Obama’s case for re-election in the run-up to the DNC convention has included a fairly absurd claim that Republicans would be more willing to work with him after the election. The idea is...
View ArticleRomney to Donors: All Obama Voters “Dependent Upon Government”
The hidden camera moment of this election cycle comes not from the long-awaited Michelle Obama Whitey tape, but from a fundraiser for the Republican nominee. Mother Jones’ David Corn has obtained...
View ArticleRomney Comments on the Nation of Moochers Has Long Conservative Pedigree
Trying to recover his footing after a terrible couple of days, Mitt Romney appears to want to shift his comments on the 47% of Americans who “believe that they are victims” and think they’re entitled...
View ArticleThe Other Percentage: Mitt Romney’s “95%” Comments and the American Dream
Here’s an interesting and less-discussed portion of the now-infamous Mitt Romney fundraising tape, where he explains the importance of being American: Romney told the donors there are people who say to...
View ArticleThe Narrow Great Debate, Cont’d
Believe me when I underline that I take no pleasure in saying this, but Adam Davidson is mostly right. There are differences between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney on a host of issues, and the candidates...
View ArticleThe Electorate is Diverse; We Need a Policy Framework to Match That
It’s pretty obvious that what set President Obama to a re-election victory begins and ends with a new electorate. Obama won less of the white vote than Michael Dukakis. He still won the election,...
View ArticleWisconsin Loses State Senate Majority in a Mixed Night for Democrats in State...
Here’s a sad postscript that shows once again the power of dark money in off-the-radar races. The silver lining amidst the clouds of the recall election in Wisconsin was that Democrats at least “took...
View ArticlePelosi to Speak to House Democrats Amid Rumors That She Will Step Down From...
Former House Speakers don’t typically spend a lot of time in Congress after their ouster. Nancy Pelosi felt she had a chance, aided by the coattails of the President, to win back the House in 2012. It...
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