Everyone is talking about President Obama calling Mitt Romney a “bullshitter” in the Rolling Stone interview. I think it’s a non-story; Rolling Stone is a magazine for adults, the president is an adult, and “bullshitter” is simply not that bad a word. (Unless you’re Mormon.) But the thing that makes me want to stand up […]
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What It’s Like on the Ground in Swing States
The Denver Post has a good story looking at the organizational strengths of both presidential campaigns in the swing states. Obama has 131 field offices in Ohio, while Romney has 40. Obama also has “staging locations,” which are operated out of volunteers’ homes. The advantage is those volunteers know their neighborhoods well. While Obama has […]
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You Should Read President Obama’s Interview with the Des Moines Register
I’m unsure why, exactly, the Obama campaign wanted President Obama’s endorsement interview with the Des Moines Register to be off the record, but I’m glad they quietly reversed their position this morning and released a full transcript. It’s well worth your time to read the whole thing. President Obama addresses a number of topics that […]
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Clowning Donald Trump’s Last Act of Clownery Before the Election Is a Sad Clown Moment
Beloved presidential politics rodeo clown Donald Trump has finally released his statement, and it’s pretty embarrassing: He’s offering five million dollars to charity if President Obama releases his college transcripts and his passport applications. Trump stipulates that Obama has to release those records “to my satisfaction,” which means he’ll never give up the five millions […]
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The Best Political Analysis You’ll Read All Day
Jonathan Chait at The Vulture explains the Romney campaign’s strategy for the remaining two weeks leading up till election day: In recent days, the vibe emanating from Mitt Romney’s campaign has grown downright giddy. Despite a lack of any evident positive momentum over the last week — indeed, in the face of a slight decline […]
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The Final Debate: Songified for Your Pleasure!
I’m assuming the brilliant Gregory Brothers didn’t get a lot of sleep last night… but I bet they had a pant-load of fun putting together this bad-assy songified version of the final debate. (For all that’s holy, stick around for Bob’s goodbye at the end!)
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Mitt Romney Supporter Donald Trump Will Bravely Unearth the Obamas’ Divorce Papers Tomorrow
Donald Trump, who is on his third marriage, is probably going to unveil information tomorrow that the Obamas maybe filed for divorce once, according to the Mail Online: Donald Trump is to claim that he has unearthed divorce papers of Michelle Obama and the President, according to a respected financial pundit with links to the […]
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Sweet Debate Tweets! (Ann Coulter Edition)
First, Ann Coulter said this: Then the internet said this: Oh… much more after the jump.
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Mitt Romney, the Man of a Thousand Faces, Tried to Put on an Obama Mask. It Didn’t Go Well.
[Retweets are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent endorsements. You have a problem, take it to the tweeter.] Mitt Romney had to thread a very fine needle during last night’s foreign policy debate. He had to hew closely to President Obama’s foreign policy while somehow seeming stronger than President Obama. He had to […]
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“The candidate I’m voting for is not even Christian. He’s Mormon.”
Wow. Via JMG.
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Watch the FINAL Prez Debate with the Mercury! TONIGHT!
First, thanks to McMenamins and the Bus Project for co-sponsoring our Prezzy Debate Viewing Parties! AND TONIGHT, we’re switching our venue to the decidedly larger Mission Theater for the final debate on foreign policy! This one is for all of the marbles… okay, maybe just a few of the marbles… okay, maybe marbles won’t be […]