Editors’ Blog - 2012
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10.31.12 | 5:50 pm
Emails Get Weird Around This Time

From what I guess I should call TPM (non-)Reader AG

Looking at your Electoral College projection map is making me laugh. How are you even in existence? Your polls are joke. What kind of sample did you poll? 50 Dems for every 10 Republicans? You’re going to look like complete morons when Romney wins the election. Hell, according to you it’s already over. Obama has 290 electoral votes wrapped up. Am I going to be able to visit your site again on November 7th or will it have mysteriously vanished?

10.31.12 | 7:12 pm
Impromptu Live Chat

I’m doing an impromptu Live Chat. Got questions? I’ll try to give answers.

Late Update: This has now concluded. We’ll do another soon. And remember, join us tomorrow at 4pm eastern for Democratic pollster Stan Greenberg.

11.01.12 | 5:38 am
Obamacare Safe After All?

Somewhat lost in the hubbub of the presidential campaign — and Hurricane Sandy — is the generally accepted fact among political pros that Democrats are going to hold the Senate — and the enormous consequences that would have for the key agenda items of a Romney presidency

11.01.12 | 5:41 am
Bold Stand Alert

New statement from Romney on FEMA describes how FEMA already works.

11.01.12 | 6:37 am
Booyah!

The RNC denies that it’s the source of funds for a new TV ad campaign for Todd Akin in the Missouri Senate race. That leaves the National Republican Senatorial Committee, which previously called for Akin to get out of the race and stopped supporting him financially — and the NRSC ain’t talking.

11.01.12 | 7:21 am
Ohio In The Homestretch (Photos)

Photographer Brett Marty has been in Ohio for the past few days chronicling both campaigns in the final days in the most pivotal state. Here’s a gallery of his work.

11.01.12 | 8:07 am
More News In Penn State Scandal

Reports that former Penn St. President Graham Spanier has been charged with perjury and obstruction of justice in the alleged coverup of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.

Update: The AP is reporting the charges against Spanier are perjury, obstruction, endangering the welfare of children and conspiracy.

Additional charges of endangering the welfare of children, obstruction and conspiracy have been added against athletic director Timothy M. Curley and university vice president Gary C. Schultz, both of whom were already charged in the coverup of the case.

11.01.12 | 8:26 am
A Chance To Laugh About Sandy

Jon Stewart on Hurricane Sandy. Watch.

11.01.12 | 8:29 am
A Long, Long Night

Two of the best accounts I’ve read today of what it was like Monday night: One from Breezy Point, Queens and the other from Staten Island.