Elections

The Massachusetts Senate Race Gets Ugly, Fast The Massachusetts Senate Race Gets Ugly, Fast

Video surfaced of Brown staffers firing up supporters by making "war whoops" and "tomahawk chops."

Sep 25, 2012 / George Zornick

The Ballot and the Bible: How Voting Can Be a Sacred Act The Ballot and the Bible: How Voting Can Be a Sacred Act

People across the country are organizing their religious communities ahead of this year's presidential election. Here’s one story from Nelson Pierce Jr., a community journali...

Sep 25, 2012 / Aura Bogado, Nelson Pierce Jr., and Voting Rights Watch

Top GOP Senate Candidate Just Says It: ‘Do Away With Medicare, Medicaid’ Top GOP Senate Candidate Just Says It: ‘Do Away With Medicare, Medicaid’

Paul Ryan is still peddling the fantasy that he only wants to “reform” Medicare and Medicaid. But one of his closest allies is bragging about finishing off entitlemen...

Sep 25, 2012 / John Nichols

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

Study: Romney Fact-Checked for Falsehoods at Double the Rate of Obama Study: Romney Fact-Checked for Falsehoods at Double the Rate of Obama

Fact-checking is a hot topic in this year’s presidential campaign, and a new academic study is adding fuel to the fire.

Sep 24, 2012 / Ari Melber

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

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