Context is everything. The state polls that came out last night and today can only be viewed in the context of the post-debate Democratic mega-freak-out. And in that context, they don’t look too bad for Obama. Read More
Going through the list of big donors to the Democratic-supporting super PAC Priorities USA Action you see familiar names like Jeffrey Katzenberg and Bill Maher. But then there’s Kareem Ahmed — a California businessman with no record of big-time political contributions to anyone before this year. So TPM’s Eric Lach set off to track down who he was and why he had suddenly poured more than a $1 million into Democratic politics. Here’s the story.
It’s pretty clear where Harry Reid is coming down on the choice between a more hard-nosed, more progressive tax reform plan and a more centrist, “bipartisan” one.
Elizabeth Warren: “I want to be blunt: We should not be fighting about equal pay for equal work, and access to birth control, in 2012. These issues were resolved years ago — until the Republicans brought them back.”
More from last night’s Massachusetts Senate debate.
Tea-leaf reading from yesterday’s Supreme Court oral arguments on affirmative action in university admissions.
New jobless claims fall to 339,000. Lowest weekly number since 2008.
Eric Lach has our in-depth story on an Obama megadonor who has come out of nowhere this year to become one of the largest contributors to Democrats.
To get a sense what might be coming after the election in GrandBargainville, regardless of who wins the presidency, check out the last few pieces here by our Brian Beutler on Schumer and the tax reform consensus.