House Races Race Ratings: The Swing State Project updates its ratings of eight House races in Alabama, Colorado, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, and Pennsylvania -- mostly in the Democratic direction. Full details are here. AK-AL: Are you feeling the
When will we ever have a black president? When will we have a woman president? You think it will ever happen? Can I be president when I grow up?" For decades, every fourth-grader in the country has asked these questions
perhaps this is a better comparison: Forty years ago, a retread presidential candidate took the reins of the Republican Party in his second race for the office. Looking for exciting young leaders in a party seemingly bereft of them, he
A McCain/Palin pairing? I'm sorry, but that's just... weird. It's a pairing that seems to be drawn not from politics, but from a 1980's network sitcom. HE is an ex-POW turned multimillionaire. He has power, wealth, and more houses than
As the Census Bureau reports that California has the highest number of uninsured people, and Texas has the highest percentage of residents, a McCain adviser utters some remarkably stupid analysis: But the numbers are misleading, said John Goodman, president of
What's the reaction to the 3rd-and-21 paper-thin resume Buchanan-supporting creationist from Alaska? I thought about posting this at 3 am, but I can't stay up that late. Start with NRO: Jay Nordlinger: Like many Americans, she says "Eye-rack" and "Eye-ran"
Here's FOX News host Megyn Kelly Wednesday night during Joe Biden's acceptance speech (as caught by Goldy) obviously paying rapt attention so she can thoughtfully analyze his remarks.
Bad news for McCain in this Democracy Corps poll (July 11 - August 3, 2008). A special Democracy Corps and Greenberg Quinlan Rosner survey of Hispanic voters in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada shows that Barack Obama holds a
Less than a week ago John McCain was all broken up because Barack Obama had not selected the runner-up in the primary as his VP. "She won millions of votes - but isn't on his ticket. Why? For speaking the
After seeing Markos' description of the NRO pundits yesterday, I don't even dare look at the conservative pundit "wisdom" today. And why bother? I'm sure we could make up stuff that sounds close enough. Shut up, everyone, Palin is great!
Can we please stop hearing from the media about how brilliant Karl Rove and Steve Schmidt are? John McCain is forced by the brilliantly-staged and historic Democratic convention His TV audience nearly doubled the amount of people who watched John
Sarah Palin was a small town mayor until less than two years ago. What we don't know about her could fill a book. Here are a few things we're learning about Palin. Sarah Palin left the finances of her town
From the GREAT STATE OF MAINE... Late Night Snark to Cap A Quiet Week "Michelle Obama said she's been in love with Barack ever since he took her on their first date and bought her ice cream. Isn't that sweet?
The three DK editors who set out for Invesco Field yesterday got their chance to stand in a line six miles long (no exaggeration), but they also got a chance to share sunscreen, water, and good humor with the others
Word is that Mittens and Pawlenty are out. CNN is reporting on the buzz that's flying around Denver that McCain may have choosen Sarah Palin, Alaska's Governor who took office less than two years ago. CNN's Dana Bash just described
What a night last night. A threat of a winning Democrat begets lots of dumb stuff from conservatives and Republicans. Start with Fox News: Gustav Threatens GOP Convention Plans. The Gulf Coast? Not Fox's concern. David Brooks: My column demonstrates
After being told lack of experience, youth, and popularity were bad things, McCain is picking the inexperienced and young Sarah Quayle Palin for veep. Given her current ethical troubles, it seems par for the GOP course. And Republicans nationally will
It's pretty sad when the worst thing you can say about your opponent is that he's too damn popular. Yet that's where McCain and his Republican handlers are right now, questioning whether someone who actually can fill a football stadium
Let's be honest: John McCain clearly wanted Tom Ridge or Joe Lieberman, but he was afraid to buck his party's choice ideologues. So then they looked at Mittens, but having a baker's dozen homes wasn't looking so hot. So he
