Editors’ Blog - 2012
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10.12.12 | 5:31 am
All In One Place

The high priests of the voter fraud bamboozle gathered in Washington yesterday. Ryan Reilly was there.

10.12.12 | 5:36 am
Key Instapoll Takeaways

So what did people think?

CNN’s poll of all registered voter debate watchers had a draw, with a margin of error advantage to Ryan, 48-44.

CBS’s poll of undecided voters had Biden with a clear win, 50-31.

What did you think after a night to sleep on it?

10.12.12 | 5:57 am
Read This Mother#$!&ing Story

Benjy Sarlin talks to the folks using Sarah Silverman and Samuel L. Jackson in viral videos to get the most out of their PAC bucks.

10.12.12 | 6:58 am
TPM Electoral Scoreboard Obama 256, Romney 235

TPM Electoral Scoreboard moves to Obama 256, Romney 235 based on the Maxon-Dixon and new Rasmussen polls pushing Florida into the Lean Romney category.

10.12.12 | 7:22 am
Pin Down on Taxes

For Democrats hungry to see a member of their team get back into the game, these moments of Joe Biden pinning Paul Ryan down on his tax plan were quite welcome. You should watch. But the real significance was finally getting down in public and on the record Ryan’s (and Romney’s) dogged refusal to explain how their math could possibly work. Read More

10.12.12 | 8:01 am
Yes, Mitt, They Do Die

Mitt Romney says people don’t die because they lack health insurance. Actually they do. Lots of them.

10.12.12 | 8:27 am
Simple Question

Do people think a security request from a US consulate ends up on the President’s desk? The Vice President’s? Assuming the reporters flogging this know this but are choosing to ignore this obvious point?

10.12.12 | 9:11 am
That Big

In a video obtained by SeattlePI.com, former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) told attendees at a Family Policy Institute that the fight against gay marriage is the most important movement in America today, even more important than abortion. Read More

10.12.12 | 10:25 am
The Lifestyles Of The Poor And Uninsured

This is slightly nitpicky, but something Mitt Romney said recently when discussing health insurance and mortality really jumped out at me.

Here’s what he told the Columbus Dispatch: “We don’t have people that become ill, who die in their apartment because they don’t have insurance.”

Which is very similar to what he told 60 Minutes: “If someone has a heart attack, they don’t sit in their apartment and die. We pick them up in an ambulance, and take them to the hospital, and give them care.” Read More

10.12.12 | 12:21 pm
TPM Electoral Scoreboard Obama 253, Romney 220

TPM Electoral Scoreboard moves to Obama 253, Romney 220 as North Carolina moves from Leans Romney to Toss Up.