1. Any outcome that wasn’t an unspinnable defeat was good for the Obama campaign. Ever since the first presidential debate, the Obama campaign has suffered from the media interpreting everything they do as a desperate and probably misguided attempt to deal with the consequences of . . . . Continue Reading »
Biden more confident but excessively rude. He finally got control of his randomly smirking face very late in the game. Ryan really wasn’t bad but lacked authority, especially on foreign policy. He did have a mastery of many details about Afghanistan, but there’s no denying that Biden . . . . Continue Reading »
BIG THOUGHTS HERE . . . . Continue Reading »
Today’s studies show that Romney ‘mo from the debate has come to an end. The result: Everything everywhere seems to be well within the margin of error, and the national polls really are all just one percent one way or the other. Romney arguably has a microscopic lead, but it . . . . Continue Reading »
What if I told you that you could get free money? If such were actually the case, you would think I was crazy, or stupid, or a charlatan. Well I could have been all three, but I have no such promise in this post. Yet, if you have ever had insomnia and found yourself watching late night/early . . . . Continue Reading »
1. I admit it. I’m more indulgent toward the president than many conservatives, including Carl. 2. So the president didn’t study for his debate, preferring to visit the Hoover Dam instead. Is that arrogant? Sure. But we can see how Romney tricked him into complacency with his rather . . . . Continue Reading »
The story here is a few days old, but alas, as we’ve come to expect, it’s been under-reported: Romney admits the “47%” remark was a mistake . Was wrong. “Now and then, you’re going to say something that doesn’t come out right,” Romney said, . . . . Continue Reading »
So we now know, if this astounding story from the Daily Mail holds up (via Campaign Spot , which quotes the key stuff), that Jonathan Tobin and I were absolutely right about the reason for Obama’s stumble: he arrogantly believed his own B.S. about Romney, and shirked his prep on the assumption . . . . Continue Reading »
Fairly interpreted give Romney a very narrow but real lead. He also picked up Colorado on the no-tie chart. It goes without saying that I was mocking the dramatic Andrew S. below. The election is too close to call, and the Obama campaign remains the better campaign. But the big mo’ is with . . . . Continue Reading »
Are we all racists now? Ever since Barack Obama made his appearance in national politics, some of the good souls who have supported him have drawn red lines to remind any possible critics where their opposition veers into racism. Bill Maher, Chris Matthews, The New Yorker, E. J. Dionne, Michael . . . . Continue Reading »
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