New York
The Nationals Make the Playoffs! A View from New York
Who’s Middle Class And Who’s Not: A Retort to Romney and Obama
Daily Breakdown: Romney Trails In Must-Win Battlegrounds
The big picture: Obama continues to hold a modest but clear lead nationally and in critical battleground states like Ohio, Virginia, and Florida. This is alot, so let’s digest it in segments. Good News For Obama READ MORE >>
The Cranky Wisdom of Peter Kaplan
Before 2013 begins, catch up on the best of 2012. From now until the New Year, we will be re-posting some of The New Republic’s most thought-provoking pieces of the year. Enjoy. READ MORE >>
Against Foodie Diplomacy
Cardinal Dolan’s Paul Ryan Problem
Daily Breakdown: State Polls and Isaac
Not an incredibly interesting polling day heading into the conventions. READ MORE >>
The Tweeps on the Bus
IT’S EASY TO FORGET that eight months ago BuzzFeed didn’t even have a politics section. The website was known primarily for posting goofy and/or heart-warming lists created expressly for readers to share on social-media sites like Facebook and Twitter. Among the most popular BuzzFeed articles of 2011 were “20 Alcoholic Beverages Inspired By The Harry Potter Series,” “Basset Hounds Running,” and “Scared Bros at a Haunted House.” READ MORE >>