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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...

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Obama’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...

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Republicans 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...

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Romney 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...

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Romney 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...

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The 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...

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The 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...

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The 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,...

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Wisconsin 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...

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Pelosi 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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