It’s nice to see that my friend Jon Chait gets what’s actually going on right now in the campaign. The Romney camp is trying to pull a classic confidence move to convince gullible reporters that their campaign is on the move and they’re confident of victory — despite the fact that the evidence suggests the race has stabilized or is even, ever so slightly, trending back to President Obama. Read More
Our live chat with Democratic pollster Celinda Lake at TPMPrime starts at noon eastern. You can submit your questions now.
Today’s Kos/SEIU/PPP weekly poll shows a dead even race, from a four point Romney lead one week ago.
John McCain, today on MSNBC: “Frankly, I don’t understand why the president wants to take these kind of cheap shots – bayonets and horses, what’s that all about? You know, when I debated then-Senator Obama I didn’t criticize or belittle his lack of experience on national security issues. And he seemed to take these kind of cheap shots. … I kind of resent it.”
John McCain, during the first presidential debate, on Sept. 26, 2008, at Ole Miss: “I’ve been involved, as I mentioned to you before, in virtually every major national security challenge we’ve faced in the last 20-some years. There are some advantages to experience, and knowledge, and judgment. And I — and I honestly don’t believe that Senator Obama has the knowledge or experience and has made the wrong judgments in a number of areas …”
McCain: “Frankly, I don’t understand why the president wants to take these kind of cheap shots — bayonets and horses, what’s that all about?”
Romney’s top advisor explains what Mitt meant: We’ll solve Iran crisis by having UN arrest Ahmadinejad.
Having thought about the debate a bit more, I’ll stick with what I said a few minutes after it ended. Read More
Our video compendium of which countries got shoutouts in the third debate.
Doubling down on Romney debate statement, top Romney advisor Eric Fehrnstrom says having the UN arrest Ahmadinejad can solve Iran crisis.