The third and final installment of our scouting report on the GOP field.

Police used tear gas to clear out #OWS protestors in Oakland last night.

For readers who have followed voting rights issues for a long time, you’ll want to check this out. The Justice Department thinks it has the sort of evidence of racially discriminatory redistricting that you would only dream up for a law school exam: actual emails from Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX), pictured, discussing ways to dilute the Hispanic vote in Texas when they redrew congressional districts this year.

You can practically hear the DOJ lawyers high-fiving each other in their brief to the court: Read More