Elections
Expectations Favor an Obama Win, Even as Polls Split Evenly
You can't see daylight between Mitt's and Barry's numbers, so what's with the forecasts?
Michael "Go F--k Yourself" Baumgartner's Position on Afghanistan Probably Won't Get As Much Play as Todd Akin's on Abortion
The Republican Senate hopeful in Washington state worked in Iraq and Afghanistan and still advises for the military. He wants the wars to end
Paul Ryan Is a Big Government Conservative
Mitt Romney's vice presidential pick is a friend to the welfare/warfare state.
Talks Continue on Maine's Ron Paul Delegates
Negotiations could determine who gets seated at convention.
Social Media Won't Tip the Election
Undecideds aren't going to Facebook, YouTube to make up their minds.
No Drama Obama Campaign Anything But in New eBook
POLITICO's Glenn Thrush describes a presidential re-election campaign beset by infighting between Washington and Chicago, and President Obama as a highly competitive candidate
Scott Brown on Elizabeth Warren: Confused About Who She's Running Against, I'm Pro-Choice
The incumbent senator from Massachusetts is leading the Harvard professor by five points in the election for the remainder of Ted Kennedy's unfinished term
PPP Defends McCaskill-Akin Poll Showing Even Race on Monday
People didn't like what Rep. Todd Akin said, the Democratic polling firm's director explained, but Sen. Claire McCaskill remains a "deeply unpopular incumbent"
Anti-Obama Doc Doing Well at Box Office, Nationwide Release This Weekend
"2016: Obama's America" is already the #2 grossing non-nature documentary this year
Who Is Paul Ryan?
If America gets off the road to serfdom, Paul Ryan deserves much of the credit.
Joe Scarborough: Tired of GOP Being the "Stupid Party"
The former Florida Republican Congressman turned MSNBC morning host voted for Ron Paul in this year's primary
Romney Rakes In Cash From Democratic Strongholds From NYC to LA
An AP analysis of campaign data found thousands of Romney donors from liberal neighborhoods in liberal cities
Washington GOP Senate Candidate to Reporter on Todd Akin: "Go F--k Yourself," There's a War in Afghanistan
After an interview about Akin, Michael Baumgartner sent the vulgar e-mail along with a photo of someone who had recently died in Afghanistan, expressing frustration at the lack of attention to the war there.
Obama Adviser Valerie Jarrett Earning Big Bucks on Chicago Real Estate
Politics pays, as usual
Big-Government Ratchet Turns Another Click
Soon, Obamacare II could limit how much you spend on health care.
Palin Chimes in on Akin
Says, "He's inviting himself back into this general election that's coming up, and he's going to get defeated."
Romney Medicare Plan Puzzles Experts
Presumptive GOP nominee struggling to explain how savings will be made under his plan
Democrats Look to Build on Rape Gaffe
GOP House candidates across the country are being linked to Akin
Paul Ryan Does Nothing to the Polls
Romney's VP pick has yet to swing more support to the GOP
Democratic Convention to Sidestep the Economy
Abortion rights, women's health, and equal pay will feature heavily at the convention
Romney's Rape Exception
The Republican presidential nominee is less consistently pro-life than Todd Akin or Paul Ryan.
Romney Talks Energy Plan with Oil Executives
Promises jobs and increased U.S. energy production.
Compromise Gives Ron Paul More Delegates
Paul will get 17 of the Louisiana's 46 delegates in the compromise.
Deadline to Withdraw Passes: Akin Remains in Race
He said he wasn't going to quit, and he didn't.
Romney Advisor Argues Against Even Throwing a Bone to the Gays in GOP Platform
Compares civil unions for gays to polygamy, drug use.
Ad Campaign Targets Koch Brothers
No surprise: The group behind the media effort is tight with Harry Reid
Obama Campaign Courts Rabbis In Effort To Regain Jewish Votes
Voters who broke for the incumbent in 2008 no longer consider him so kosher
Gary Johnson Pitches Inclusion in Debates
Open letter to the Commission on Presidential Debates suggests giving voters an actual choice isn't a bad thing
Forty Nine Percent Reject Ryan's Medicare Plan
Voter aren't big fans of the veep pick overall either.
