There seems to be a clear tightening of the presidential race. Whether it will reverse itself or not in a week — as it has numerous times — we don’t know. But I wonder if those phony welfare ads Romney is running in the swing states might not be having a bigger effect than we realize. Read More
The presidential race trendline from new year’s day until this afternoon. After the jump … Read More
Mitt Romney’s campaign acknowledged that it deviated from standard operating procedure in declaring abortion and Todd Akin off-limits in a recent interview.
“This is not how we operate,” a campaign official told TPM. “The matter is being addressed.”
Denver TV reporter Shaun Boyd talks about Romney camp’s interview condition: no questions about Akin or abortion.
Mike Huckabee has moved into full-out support for Todd Akin, lashes out at GOP for trying to throw him under the bus.
McCaskill: Don’t believe that poll that shows me kicking Akin’s butt!
Todd Akin making things miserable for the RNC’s pre-convention platform writing process, too.
Greg Sargent’s take on the new Bill Clinton ad and what it suggests about Obama’s re-election strategy in the face of a still very mediocre economy.
The 5.8 magnitude Mineral, Va., earthquake that rocked DC and startled folks across a large swath of the country east of the Mississippi was a year ago today. There was a lot of scoffing at the time from West Coasters (although I distinctly remember the look of fear on the face of one Southern Californian in our DC office as the shaking kept going and going and going), but with the Washington Monument still closed, scaffolding still marring the gothic lines of National Cathedral, and repairs ongoing at Union Station, the quake has earned cred in the last year. A look back.