Voter ID exclusion schemes be damned in Pennsylvania: the Department of Vital Records has decided to drop the birth certificate fee for PA natives attempting […]
Unless you’ve been living in an ashram in Gujarat, you’ve no doubt spent the week dodging news from the Democratic National Convention currently underway in […]
Former Governor Ed Rendell sat down for a chat with TNR.com’s Lisa DePaulo yesterday at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte. In true Rendell fashion, […]
Anyone remember that “I’ve Got a Crush on Obama” song from, like, four years ago? Well the meme is back for round two in 2012. Written […]
When Bill Clinton takes the stage tonight at the Democratic National Convention, he’ll do so as seemingly the most beloved ex-president of modern times not […]
Last night, a friend of mine offered this summation of late summer’s political season: “Conventions are so conventional.” And much as it pains me to […]
Is Pennsylvania still a swing state? Both the Democratic and Republican parties think so. They’re once again sinking resources into advertising and get-out-the-vote operations in […]
Proving there’s no Reagan-era theme that today’s Republicans won’t revive, this week’s big political question appears to be this: “Are you better off than you […]
In this season of polls, my favorite came out a few weeks back from NBC News and the Wall Street Journal, showing Mitt Romney with […]
As the Democrats open their national convention, it’s time for MSNBC to play Hardball with Chris Matthews. Judging by last week’s performance with the GOP, […]
If looking presidential means following George Washington’s famous—if apocryphal—example, then Mitt Romney did mostly OK during his Thursday night speech at the Republican National Convention: […]
Oh, sure, Republicans love Clint Eastwood now. All the man had to do was show up Thursday night at the Republican National Convention, start rambling […]
Mitt Romney Officially Accepts Republican Nomination/Clint Eastwood Talks to a Chair. Romney closed the Republican National Convention with an acceptance speech that’s generally getting good […]
The Republican Party has a knack for drawing colorful characters under the elephant banner; they’ve given us Rick “What’s My Line?” Perry, Herman “Awww, Shucky […]
Rick Santorum made a speech last night during the first day of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, focusing his attention on his opposition to same-sex marriage and women’s rights.
