Rebecca Elliott
The Nastiest Ad Of The Campaign Cycle
The SuperPAC Texas Conservatives Fund released a gut-wrenching attack on Ted Cruz, a Republican Senate candidate in Texas. "Ted Cruz should be absolutely ashamed of himself," says the grieving mother of a teen who killed himself after his time in a detention facility whose proprietor Cruz later represented.
Rebecca Elliott
Romney: Assad Has To Go
Romney tells Larry Kudlow that Obama has been too soft on Assad. "I think from the very beginning we misread the setting in Syria," he says.
Rebecca Elliott
5 Reasons Rob Portman Is More Interesting Than You Think
Romney VP hopeful: not so vanilla. Ohio Sen. Rob Portman dodged prying questions about the veepstakes by discussing his wild and crazy yogurt preferences.
Rebecca Elliott
Both Campaigns See June Contribution Spikes
Individual contributions to Romney for President peaked on the first of the month, then soared again following SCOTUS's health care decision. Those to Obama for America started the month slower but rose precipitously during the last days of June.
Rebecca Elliott
7 Conservatives Who Denounced Michele Bachmann This Week
Rep. Michele Bachmann received widespread Republican criticism for linking Hilary Clinton's deputy chief of staff to the Muslim Brotherhood, Politico reported. "Huma Abedin has three family members — her late father, her mother and her brother-conected to Muslim Brotherhood operatives or organizations," Bachmann wrote.
Rebecca Elliott
11 Political Lessons We Learned From "Gilmore Girls"
This election's candidates would do well to take a couple hints from Stars Hollow's fast-talking mother-daughter duo.
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14 Ways To Tell Whether You Support Obama Or Romney
CivicScience harvested polling data to compile a list of characteristics that correlate with presidential candidate preferences. It's mostly about cats and dogs.
Rebecca Elliott
Health Care Decision Didn't Drive Big Romney Money
$50,000 a plate fundraising events, not the Supreme Court's health care verdict, inspired donors to contribute to Romney Victory.
Rebecca Elliott
Anti-Islam "Post" Cartoon Draws Complaints, Eye-Rolls
The tabloid compared Islam unfavorably to Scientology. "To draw this sort of sensational attack on Islam using the news peg of the TomKat divorce is just insane," says Lekovic.
Rebecca Elliott
New Political Money Flows To Romney
The Republican gets $50,000 or more from 22 people who haven't given big political money before. Obama's new donors: Bill Maher, Chelsea Handler, and five more.
Rebecca Elliott
Poll: Romney Supporters Are More Excited
The Pew Research Center's polling shows a strong partisan gap in the level of political engagement. 70% of Romney supporters, but only 62% of Obama supporters, consider themselves to be highly engaged.
Rebecca Elliott
A Political Users Guide To The Trolls Of Twitter
They've come slouching out of the comments section and blogs to destroy the social web. Some have jobs.
Ben Smith
Meet The Camo-Clad, Gonzo Bloggers Behind The Fast And Furious Story
The most high-profile scandal of the Obama presidency has its roots in reporting by two conservative gun rights bloggers. "I don't want this to be a partisan football — I want this to be an American issue," says Codrea.
Rebecca Elliott
27 People Who Think America Died Today
ObamaCare means the end of the 50 states as we know it, apparently.
Rebecca Elliott
Bi-National Gay Couples Now Hope To Live Within The Law
The Department of Justice's ruling in the cases of four same-sex binational couples gives them hope for an America after the Defense of Marriage Act.
Rebecca Elliott
Lawyer: Obama Responsible For Town's Expenses
His campaign stop in New Hampshire is costing the town of Durham upwards of $20,000. Though an anonymous donor offered to subsidize the expenses, Obama may be on the hook.
Rebecca Elliott
How Blogs Broke The Fast And Furious Scandal
Before Fast and Furious made its way into the mainstream media, conservative bloggers kept the story alive. Here's how they did it.
Rebecca Elliott
The State Of The Money Race In 7 Charts
Obama campaign out-raised by Romney in May, but spends far more. Obama still has a giant pile of cash, though.
Zeke Miller
How To Get Republicans Off Your Facebook
If you want to stay friends in real life, it's probably for the best.
Rebecca Elliott
How To Get Democrats Off Your Facebook
Obama Obama Obama enough already.
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