8:20 pm: In an alternate world, I would be watching the close race in the AL East, as the Yankees and Red Sox battle it out at Fenway. As it is, the Yankees are creamng the lst place Red Sox. 8:30 pm: Romney is backstage with family playing Jenga 8:50 pm – I just got an email from Obama saying … Read More
Quote Of The Day
So yesterday, the Drudge Report, the Daily Caller and Sean Hannity tease everyone, saying that they have a "bombshell video" of Obama in 2007 making racially-charged comments. And then they revealed the video last night. It was a speech Obama delivered in 2007, as a presidential candidate, not at some secret fundraiser, but in front of a large audience at … Read More
Debate Predictions and Thoughts
* The expectations game has been really stupid, with both campaigns trying to convince the media that the other candidate is God's gift to the oratory arts. Frankly, if either candidate can make it to the podium without tripping, they will try to call themselves the winner. * What Romney needs to do: Stop trying to be likeable; the time for … Read More
Comparing Healthcare Plans
The Commonwealth Fund, a nonpartisan indepedent group, did the math and looked at where we will be in the future under Obama's Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare"), and under the Romney plan. I love graphs and charts. They speak volumes. Let's start with what things will look like if NOTHING is done: Now, under OBAMACARE: Now, under the ROMNEY plan: It's … Read More
Breaking – Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Temporarily Banned
CNN: A judge in Pennsylvania issued an injunction Tuesday temporarily barring the state from implementing the requirement that all voters must present an identification at the polls on Election Day. The state may implement other portions of the law, the ruling said, and the voter ID portion of the law may be enforced in future elections. From what I can … Read More
NC Polls
Several polls have shown a slight Obama lead in NC, but that might be slipping according to two polls out today and yesterday. PPP has Obama and Romney at a statistical tie. And ARG just released a poll showing Romney up by 4.
Romney’s Debate Strategy
Mitt Romney's debate strategy, according to reporting from The New York Times: Mr. Romney’s team has concluded that debates are about creating moments and has equipped him with a series of zingers that he has memorized and has been practicing on aides since August. His strategy includes luring the president into appearing smug or evasive about his responsibility for the economy. […] During … Read More
The GOP Voter Fraud Scandel Grows
Well, well. The party that is so worried about voter fraud that they will suppress voters, is now in the hot seat for… voter fraud. Even here: The North Carolina board of elections is determining whether a GOP-allied firm, Strategic Allied Consulting, submitted fraudulent voter registration forms in the state, following reports the group submitted 106 “questionable” forms in Florida. In the … Read More
I Like What Krugman Says
Read the whole thing: Republicans came into this campaign believing that it would be a referendum on President Obama, and that still-high unemployment would hand them victory on a silver platter. But given the usual caveats — a month can be a long time in politics, it’s not over until the votes are actually counted, and so on — it … Read More
Romney’s Garbage Collector Makes An Ad
This doesn't come from the Obama campaign; it comes from one of the PACs supporting Obama. Pretty clever use of this guy:
Obama and Romney On Intrade
Intrade isn't gospel, but it's a pretty good indicator: Nate Silver discusses the impact of the 47% tape: By Sept. 17, the date when the video of Mr. Romney’s remarks was released and received widespread attention, the momentum from Mr. Obama’s convention appeared to have stalled (although not necessarily reversed itself). Mr. Obama led in the popular vote by 4.1 … Read More
RNC Isn’t Stopping Voter Fraud; It’s Committing It
Why is it that when legitimate examples of election fraud come to light, they always seem to come from one party? The Republican National Committee has fired a controversial consulting firm it was paying millions of dollars to conduct voter registration in five battleground states, NBC News has learned. The move came after the Palm Beach County, Fla., elections supervisor discovered … Read More
Poll Trutherism
I don't know what to say about the new meme in conservative circles, i.e., that all the polls are intentionally skewed for Obama because of liberal media bias. It's a pretty silly claim when you think about it. Some of these pollsters have been around a while — like Gallup, for example. Getting it right is their stock-in-trade, and it … Read More
Short And Sweet And Devestating
I'm kind of busy here with turning 50 years old today and actually, just the durdgery of work, but not too busy to pass along this sweet new Obama ad — to run in the swing states — which doesn't rely on spin, or a narrator, but simply Romney's own words: If Romney has any life in his campaign, … Read More
Romney Path To Victory Gets Bleaker
Nate Silver has an epic post today about late September polls from past years and how well they predict the eventual winner of a presidential race. Here are the highlights: Obama is currently up by 3.7%. No candidate in the past 50 years has lost a lead that big. No candidate with more than 47% of the vote in late September has everlost. Obama … Read More