Editors’ Blog - 2012
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02.24.12 | 6:36 am
With Endorsements Like These …

Romney camp again blasts around newspaper endorsement of Mitt that deletes parts critical of him. This time it’s today’s Arizona Republic endorsement. Among the deletions:

There are better orators in American politics. Indeed, the Democrats appear to have one. And certainly there are Republicans who better project the passion for the office they seek. Steady, unflappable Romney would not a “passion president” make.

Separately, “passion president”?

02.24.12 | 6:50 am
Pistols At Dawn!

Ouch. The car czar glove slaps Mitt Romney for his stance on the auto bailout.

02.24.12 | 7:55 am
Top Fundraiser Becomes Absentee Ambassador

Top Obama fundraiser got an ambassador gig in the Caribbean. But she didn’t spend much time at the Embassy during her two year ambassadorship.

02.24.12 | 9:18 am
Making A Good Thing Better

The Romney camp can’t seem to help itself when it comes to selectively editing what are actually endorsements of its candidate.

02.24.12 | 9:27 am
Lap Dance Ambush

New Mexico mayoral candidate: The exotic dancer filmed gyrating in my office was just a setup courtesy of my opponent.

02.24.12 | 9:45 am
Rough Day For Mitt

Even in the worst years of their futility, the Detroit Lions drew crowds to Ford Field that dwarfed the one Mitt Romney addressed there today.

02.24.12 | 12:32 pm
Epiphany

Romney’s epic stadium event fail reminds me of the ‘stonehenge’ scene in Spinal Tap.

02.24.12 | 12:50 pm
Seeing The Woods For The Trees

TPM on the issue that really matters: Is Romney right about the height of Michigan’s trees?

02.24.12 | 12:54 pm
Latest Numbers out of Michigan

The final polls are rolling in. As of tonight, the TPM Poll Average for Michigan stands at Romney 37.4%, Santorum 34.5%, Paul 11.3%, Gingrich 8.5%. Full trend chart after the jump … Read More

02.24.12 | 1:02 pm
Brokered Convention Fantasy Team

So long as we’re in the realm of the fantastical with all this talk of a brokered convention, why not get really creative with the prospects? Here are 10 other GOP white knights we wouldn’t mind seeing take the convention floor by storm.