Republican Party
David Brooks Endorses Protection-Racket Government
The best argument for electing Mitt Romney president has always been the following: The only factor that can possibly trump congressional Republicans' ideological extremism is the extremity of their partisanship. Allow me to explain. READ MORE >>
In Arkansas, Dixie’s Last Democratic Legislature Faces a Red Tide
Save America. Vote Republican. Every Democrat Elected Helps Obama. So declares a billboard in rural Northeast Arkansas. The message—tied to the state’s closely-fought General Assembly election, not the largely uncontested battle for Arkansas’ six presidential electors—is a fairly typical one in white enclaves in the Old Confederacy. READ MORE >>
Let Team Romney BS You About Nevada, Just Not About Tax Cuts
As the presidential race has tightened, my fellow liberals have taken to complaining about the Republican penchant for inventing facts. “[T]hey’re constructing an opposite reality,” groused Mike Tomasky after Monday’s debate. “They say something and try to make it so, and the media go for it time and time again.” READ MORE >>
Could The Electorate Be More Diverse Than 2008?
The Obama campaign is feeling confident so they decided to give the details to Mark Halperin, steward of the conventional wisdom. Most of the Obama campaign's causes for confidence were relatively unobjectionable, but Obama campaign officials said they expect the non-white share of the electorate to increase by 2 percentage points to 28 percent of the electorate. Many Republicans are skeptical that the electorate will be as diverse as it was four years ago, let alone more so. READ MORE >>
Ann Romney, Mitt’s Right-Hand Girl
Wingnut Theories on Rape and the Female Body: A Taxonomy
Democratic Early Voting Edge In Nevada Is Troubling For Romney
Judging early voting numbers is always challenging. While the campaigns are indeed “banking” voters, it’s hard to say whether these are partisans who were all but assured to vote on Election Day, or the tougher, marginal voters who might have otherwise stayed home. In a state like Iowa, where the GOP holds a registration advantage, there’s nothing about a strong early voting performance by Democrats that precludes Election Day Republican turnout from leveling the playing field. READ MORE >>
The Campaign to Steal Ohio
WHEN I HEARD the sound of loud drumming on a sleepy Toledo street on a Tuesday afternoon, I knew I had come to the right place. I followed the beat to a garage, where I found a guy in his forties hammering away on a large drum kit. He no longer had the shaggy hair or the leather jacket, but I knew it was Jon Stainbrook, the frenetic former drummer of ‘80s punk band The Stain. READ MORE >>
The Super PAC Flameout
When the Supreme Court issued the Citizens United ruling, panicked Democrats began to write their own obituary. How could they possibly compete against the seemingly infinite army of billionaire conservatives like Sheldon Adelson and their new super PACs? READ MORE >>
