Editors’ Blog - 2012
Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.
Your subscription has been successful.
02.28.12 | 2:12 am
States Get Serious

The sovereign citizen movement is for many states no longer just a nuisance to be put up with, but a serious law enforcement issue to be confronted.

02.28.12 | 4:08 am
Closing on Robos

It’s election day in Michigan. And we seem to be closing on controversy or actually pseudo-controversy about robocalls — specifically, calls from Rick Santorum and others from a GOP PAC encouraging Dems to vote for Santorum to send a message to Romney. Without anything really left to say, this is what it’s come down to.

The final TPM Poll Average Romney 37.3%, Santorum 36.6%, Paul 10.7% and Gingrich 8.8%. In other words, less than a point separate the two front runners.

02.28.12 | 4:37 am
Mitt Unedited

Mitt Romney just did a press availability and gave a revealing answer when asked about his problems exciting the GOP base.

It’s very easy to excite the base with incendiary comments. We’ve seen throughout the campaign if you’re willing to say really outrageous things that are accusative, attacking of President Obama, that you’re going to jump up in the polls. I’m not willing to light my hair on fire to try and get support. I am who I am.

So, sure I could excite these people if I said a bunch of crazy stuff. But that’s not how I roll. Read More

02.28.12 | 5:48 am
Ach Nein!

Video of the day: German Chancellor Angela Merkel gets a beer bath from a mortified waiter.

02.28.12 | 6:42 am
Will Mitt Go Quietly?

I’ve addressed this a few times. But it’s probably worth doing again.

This morning I got this email from TPM Reader SL

I don’t really hear anyone talking about what Romney would do if (he loses Michigan) and the GOP leaders look for a white horse candidate. Does anyone really think he would just step aside for a new nominee or hand over his delegates at a brokered convention?

Read More

02.28.12 | 7:01 am
Senator, You’re No (Ted) Kennedy

Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown says that in supporting a conscience objection to health care contraception mandates, he’s just doing what Teddy Kennedy would have done.

Ted’s son Patrick has told Brown to stop invoking his father’s name. But there’s a bigger issue with Brown taking cover in the shadow in the Senate’s famous “liberal lion.” He almost certainly gets his position wrong.

02.28.12 | 7:06 am
A Luvah Not a Fightah

A visual tour of things Mitt Romney loves.

02.28.12 | 8:00 am
Excellent News For Scott Walker!

New numbers from Public Policy Polling suggest Gov. Scott Walker will have a serious fight on his hands in the upcoming recall against him.

02.28.12 | 8:30 am
Texas Toast

Pennsylvania Rep. Chaka Fattah (D) schools Texas Rep. John Culberson (R) on his state’s voter ID law.