Election 2012

Romney’s ’47 Percent’ Claim Shows Weak Class Analysis Romney’s ’47 Percent’ Claim Shows Weak Class Analysis

The candidate’s false division of Americans into “makers and takers” could be politically catastrophic.

Sep 24, 2012 / Chris Hayes

Obama Against the World Obama Against the World

Forget Mitt Romney. With the foreign policy crisis in the Middle East, can the president make it to November 7?

Sep 24, 2012 / Tom Engelhardt

Romney’s Ungenerous Donations Romney’s Ungenerous Donations

Reporters are pretending that his tax returns show he gave generously to charity. That’s only if you ignore where the money actually went.

Sep 23, 2012 / Ben Adler

Koch Group Kicks Off Massive Voter Mobilization Effort Koch Group Kicks Off Massive Voter Mobilization Effort

Americans for Prosperity has 200 political staffers, dozens of GOTV offices and a sophisticated voter targeting technology. Will it be enough? 

Sep 22, 2012 / Lee Fang

Romney Tax Returns: Days Late, Dollars Short, Still Incomplete Romney Tax Returns: Days Late, Dollars Short, Still Incomplete

Romney’s tax returns reveal he pays a lower rate than typical middle-class families—and there's a lot we still don’t know.

Sep 21, 2012 / George Zornick

McCaskill’s First Debate Tars Akin As Extreme McCaskill’s First Debate Tars Akin As Extreme

 The incumbent Democrat used the "legitimate rape" comments to paint a broader picture of Akin's views. 

Sep 21, 2012 / George Zornick

A Candidate Who Takes Care of His Own A Candidate Who Takes Care of His Own

Romney’s doomed political strategy was born out of the same kind of arrogant, hidebound thinking that now colors every aspect of his party’s political ideology. 

Sep 21, 2012 / Eric Alterman

How the Mayweather-Pacquiao Saga Reminds Us of the Voter ID Game How the Mayweather-Pacquiao Saga Reminds Us of the Voter ID Game

In both boxing and voting cases the strategy is the same: keep the opponent away.  

Sep 21, 2012 / Brentin Mock and Voting Rights Watch

#TalkPoverty: Tim Casey and Lisalyn Jacobs’s Questions for Obama and Romney #TalkPoverty: Tim Casey and Lisalyn Jacobs’s Questions for Obama and Romney

Antipoverty activists are asking both candidates to speak up about growing poverty in the United States. 

Sep 21, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann

Wanna Protect Your Vote? There’s an App for That Wanna Protect Your Vote? There’s an App for That

Looking to find out how to register your vote? These social media apps can help. 

Sep 21, 2012 / Aura Bogado, Voting Rights Watch, and Maegan E. Ortiz

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