In November 1980, the great TIME correspondent and editor John F. Stacks (a mentor to such stars as John Dickerson and many others) won the unenviable task of analyzing how and why every single public pollster (including ours) …
Obama and Romney Campaigns Maneuver, Misdirect as Election Draws Close
With less than a week until Election Day, the campaign spin is so dizzying you may feel like throwing up.
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NeoCon Job
Over at Politico, Dylan Byers is reporting that a extremist Israelophile political action committee, led by Bill Kristol, is sending out robo-calls that feature a phony debate between Barack Obama and Bibi Netanyahu.
We Are All Abigael Evans
On the way to the grocery store in Fort Collins, Colo, Tuesday, 4-year-old Abigael Evans started to cry over the sounds of NPR on the radio. Her mother asked her what was wrong.
I Voted! But It Wasn’t as Easy as It Should’ve Been
Long lines at the polls in Florida are evidence that the GOP’s effort to dampen early voting is working.
Governor Christie on Sandy, Romney and Obama
Here is the clip of Republican New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Fox & Friends this morning, slamming the suggestion (at 2:05) that he and Romney might “tour some of the damage” from Sandy and praising Obama’s handling of the disaster (at 5:25). Rich political matter.
Ballot Initiative of the Day: Will Oklahoma Ban Affirmative Action?
Last year Republican lawmakers in Oklahoma proposed State Question 759, also known as the Affirmative Action Ban Amendment, to prohibit affirmative action policies in state employment, education, and contracting. Next week voters will decide the measure’s fate.
Why Romney’s Inaccurate Auto Ad May Be Smart Politics
A deceptive ad about the 2009 auto bailout from Mitt Romney is taking center stage in the final week before the election.
As Government Reacts to Sandy, Lessons from Katrina and Other Natural Disasters
The politics and policy of emergency preparedness have changed a lot in the last seven years.
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The Quiet Eye of the Election
Over the past week, everyone’s been asking me who’s going to win. Beats me. I really don’t know.
Sandy Sidelines Obama and Romney, but Campaign Spins On
It takes a mighty big storm to close schools, tunnels and nuclear power plants along the East Coast. But it takes a true meteorological monster to slow down presidential-campaign operations a week before Election Day.
Ballot Initiative of the Day: Will Louisiana Expand Gun Rights?
Louisiana–one of the most gun-friendly states in the nation–may make its gun rights even stronger on November 6.
Morning Must Reads: Sandy
- Hurricane Sandy complicates the presidential campaign’s best laid plans.
- Bill Clinton says losing the election would be worse.
- The National Weather Service is not messing around.