On Monday night, just two weeks and a day before the election, President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will square off in Boca Raton, Fla., for their third debate. The subject matter of this final …
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Romnesia: The Comedic Stylings of Barack Obama
The latest addition to President Obama’s stump speech, debuted Friday in Virginia, is a running schtick about Romney’s Etch-a-Sketching ways.
How to Lose a Winnable U.S. Senate Race
Arizona Senate Candidate Richard Carmona had everything going for him. Until he made one very ill-advised joke.
Foreign Policy: Big Promises, Harsh Realities
Here’s something to keep in mind as the U.S. presidential candidates debate foreign policy on Monday night: the course of domestic politics is hard to predict. The course of world events is impossible to predict.
White House …
Campaign Moves into Final Phase, Driven by Electoral Math
Mitt Romney’s decision to pull resources out of North Carolina suggests the presidential campaign has entered a new phase–a final sprint around a shrinking battlefield.
Political Pictures of the Week, Oct. 12-18
TIME’s photo editors bring you the best pictures of the past week from the Beltway and beyond.
Obama Recommits to Abortion Deception
The Obama campaign is out with a new campaign ad Thursday, tripling down on its false claim that Mitt Romney wants to outlaw all abortion, even in cases of rape, incest and the life of the mother.
Want to Know Who’s Spending to Influence the Election? You Can Do Something About It.
On Monday, the non-profit news outfit ProPublica published a scoop: Defend My Dividend, a self-described grassroots organization backed by two trade groups with a vested interest tax issues, has been running tens of thousands of dollars in TV ads targeted at seniors in south Florida. In the vast world of outside political spending, such …
The Hope And Change Of An Obama Impersonator
Barack Obama is traveling to New York City on Thursday. He won’t meet Louis Ortiz. But thanks to the New York Times, you can.
Morning Must Reads: Digital
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- An annotated interview with David Axelrod.
Women Voters Won the Second Presidential Debate
Both candidates lurched onto the campaign trail Wednesday with new appeals to shore up support among a key demographic that may decide the outcome in key swing states.
Unpacking Tuesday Night’s Libya ‘Moment’
Perhaps the most dramatic moment of Tuesday night’s debate was the tense exchange over how Barack Obama first described the September 11 attack on the U.S. consulate that led to the deaths of four Americans, including U.S. …