First, thanks so much to everyone who’s downloaded PollTracker Mobile today. It’s been a great launch and it’s now #6 in the AppStore among free News Apps. The main question we’ve gotten today and really the only thing that comes close to a real criticism has been: why no Android version? So let me take a moment to explain what our plan is on that front. Read More
If you’re a campaign tracker, be sure the guy in the car you’re following is really the opposing candidate and not a local judge who gets scared he’s being tailed and calls the cops.
Ryan Reilly says the opponents of Pennsylvania’s voter suppression law are feeling bullish about their odds of prevailing at trial.
The TPM Electoral Scoreboard moves to Obama 310, Romney 206 as a new poll nudges North Carolina out of the Toss-Up column toward Favors Romney.
PollTracker Editor Kyle Leighton demonstrates the cool new features of Polltracker Mobile, our new iPhone App and gives you a quick how-to. Watch.
TPM Reader BC on why the ‘Chick-Fil-A’ Appreciation Day crazy yesterday was no joke …
I just saw your picture of the day and felt it was a good opportunity to express some of my thoughts and feelings about what happened yesterday in regards to Chick-Fil-A appreciation day. I do not think that any of the stories that have been written (at TPM or otherwise) capture, in the slightest bit, how this has effected people within the LGBT community.
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) lines up to buy a chicken sandwich at Chick-Fil-A to fight Teh Gay.
If you’re a political reporter and don’t feel equipped to adjudicate the latest row over Mitt Romney’s tax plan, consider this:
Nobody — no economist, no analyst, no think tank — has been able to make Romney’s tax math work. At least, not without adding heaping quantities of Magic Romney Growth Elixir⢠to the formula, and a lot of hand waving. Romney’s big claim is that he can cut everyone’s taxes by 20 percent, without adding a penny to the deficit, and without reclaiming the lost revenue from the pockets of lower and middle class workers.
Even under generous assumptions, this is likely impossible. Read More
This morning we’re releasing PollTracker Mobile, an iPhone version of TPM Media’s PollTracker poll aggregator. It’s free for download in the App Store, and it’s beyond question the best polling app for following the 2012 cycle.
It offers polls for every race across the United States right at your fingertips, including the presidential race, congressional contests, governorships and state issue contests.
And if you’re a real campaign junkie like me: real-time notifications. Just choose the races you want to follow on the app and you’ll get notified the moment a new poll from that race is released. For me, finding out a day or even a few hours later that a big presidential poll came out isn’t good enough. I want to know right away. Like — gimme my crack! — right away. Maybe you feel that way about the Massachusetts or Missouri senate race. Or presidential polls in Ohio or Virginia or maybe that House race out West nobody but you is paying attention to. PollTracker mobile has you covered for all of them. (For FAQ, notes on methodology and support, click here.)
So before I say anymore, it’s free for download in the AppStore. Please download it. Try it. Tell us what you think and tell your friends. Read More
More Harry Reid on Mitt Romney: “I don’t think the burden should be on me. The burden should be on him. He’s the one I’ve alleged has not paid any taxes. Why didn’t he release his tax returns?”