WASHINGTON - Chris Wallace continued the Fox News barrage on Benghazi today with David Axelrod. He didn't get anywhere. WALLACE: “Simple question. Did the President make a calculated decision to run out the clock ’til the election and not answer questions about Libya?” AXELROD: “No.” Full. Stop. It comes after Fox News Channel's coverage has been rebutted and … [Read more...] about Chris Wallace Joins Partisans on Fox, While Real Questions Remain
Obama’s Numbers Climb (UPDATED 4 with New Poll and Campaign news All Day)
[EDITOR's NOTE: This post will be UPDATED all day with new polling and other campaign news. Given the volatility of this race, the headline could be outdated so REFRESH TMV OFTEN throughout the day and scroll down.] Last minute U-turn on the part of independents is showing up in the final polls. Taegan Goddard reports: Some pollsters have started to notice that … [Read more...] about Obama’s Numbers Climb (UPDATED 4 with New Poll and Campaign news All Day)
Ten States will Decide White House Race
Ten states will decide White House race (via AFP) The White House race has narrowed to a fight over less than 10 states ahead of Tuesday's tight election between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. Obama's strategy, with two days of campaigning to go, is to solidify his last line of defense in the industrial midwest, and to try to pluck away several… … [Read more...] about Ten States will Decide White House Race
Obama, Romney Race to Finish Line Neck-and-Neck
Obama, Romney race to finish line neck-and-neck (via AFP) President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney will fight crushing fatigue Sunday as they criss-cross America on the penultimate day of their tense White House campaign as a new poll showed them running neck-and-neck. Obama and Romney are both showing signs of exhaustion as they dart from… … [Read more...] about Obama, Romney Race to Finish Line Neck-and-Neck
Romneyism
Mitt Romney has been the ultimate political chameleon. He has reversed every significant political position he held when he was Governor of Massachusetts. But, Robert Reich writes, there is a coherent philosophy behind his reversals: Reich calls that philosophy Romneyism: Despite its contradictions and ellipses, Romneyism has an internal coherence. It is different … [Read more...] about Romneyism
Why I Am Really Voting for Barack Obama
Although some took me serious, I was of course jesting when I wrote a couple of weeks ago, “Why I am Voting for Mitt Romney on Nov. 7.” I was more serious when -- with the help from a poetic friend -- I wrote, “Why I Am Not Voting for Mitt Romney on Nov. 7, or Nov. 6” With one of the most important elections in a generation only two days away, it is now more than time to … [Read more...] about Why I Am Really Voting for Barack Obama
Hurricane Sandy: How Our Military Are Responding (Updates: Marines and Guardsmen Assisting Storm-stricken New York and West Virginia)
A soldier assists a family displaced by Hurricane Sandy in Hoboken, N.J., Oct. 31, 2012. The soldier is assigned to the New Jersey National Guard.(Photo DoD) There has been such an unprecedented, timely, excellent and massive response by the U.S. military and other Department of Defense and federal agencies to Hurricane Sandy that a previous post dedicated to documenting and … [Read more...] about Hurricane Sandy: How Our Military Are Responding (Updates: Marines and Guardsmen Assisting Storm-stricken New York and West Virginia)
Will Tuesday See the End of American Know-How?
“Competence” in our society has many meanings, from simple acts like fixing a toilet leak to the legal concept of being in your right mind. All are the ballot Tuesday. Beyond Mitt Romney’s delusions of adequacy, voting machines will list people for high office most Americans wouldn’t trust as plumbers or babysitters. In Connecticut, a woman with no political experience … [Read more...] about Will Tuesday See the End of American Know-How?
Romney Possibility In PA ?
I still don't see it happening but it is an interesting read (well at least if you're open minded enough to consider the theory even if you don't think it will play out) … [Read more...] about Romney Possibility In PA ?
Could there Be a Tuesday Surprise?
Could there be a Tuesday surprise? And, if so, what could it be? This segment from the always-solid Chuck Todd's show offers some possibilities: Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy … [Read more...] about Could there Be a Tuesday Surprise?
Superstorm Sandy: What If Storms Like This Can Be Prevented (By Changing What We Eat)?
Superstorm Sandy: What If Storms Like This Can Be Prevented (By Changing What We Eat)? (via Planetsave) Reposted in full from Everyone’s Harvest, with permission: Blog by Chiara Cabiglio, Everyone’s Harvest Intern and University of California, Santa Cruz Alumna Superstorm Sandy has caused at least 157 human deaths as of midday November 1st. Its impacts … [Read more...] about Superstorm Sandy: What If Storms Like This Can Be Prevented (By Changing What We Eat)?
Israelis Aim to ‘Fix World’ with Custom Cannabis
Israelis aim to 'fix world' with custom cannabis (via AFP) At the end of an unpaved road, in a quiet suburb of a sleepy town in northern Israel, horticultural revolutionaries are growing a strain of cannabis they say relieves symptoms of some chronic illnesses but without the psychotic effects that can accompany regular weed. Behind the fence at Tikkun … [Read more...] about Israelis Aim to ‘Fix World’ with Custom Cannabis
What Americans Want from the Next President (Guest Voice)
What Americans want from the next president (via The Christian Science Monitor) The Sunday service wraps up and parishioners file into the fellowship hall at Trinity Episcopal Church, an imposing structure in this southern Wisconsin town built out of stones so thick that it seems they could only be moved by deity. Weak coffee burns on a warmer near a wall rack of … [Read more...] about What Americans Want from the Next President (Guest Voice)
Voting Machines Remain a Worry in US Election
Voting machines remain a worry in US election (via AFP) Few want to even think about it, but the 2012 US election result could be clouded by problems with voting machines ... again. Twelve years after the Florida punch card debacle in which thousands of votes went uncounted in the crucial state, some experts cite similar concerns about voting technology… … [Read more...] about Voting Machines Remain a Worry in US Election
Man for the Moment (Guest Voice)
Man for the Moment by Peter Funt Most of us have known for months how we will mark our ballots Tuesday, making the painfully long and obscenely expensive presidential campaign little more than a test of our patience. I'm voting for Barack Obama. But if you're a voter who struggled and waited until now to make up your mind, here's what you learned in just the final days … [Read more...] about Man for the Moment (Guest Voice)
Swing State Twister (Cartoon)
LEGAL NOTICE ON CARTOON: This copyrighted cartoon is licensed to run on TMV. Reproduction elsewhere without licensing is strictly prohibited. See great cartoons by all the top political cartoonists at http://cagle.com. To license this cartoon for your own site, visit http://politicalcartoons.com … [Read more...] about Swing State Twister (Cartoon)
Elections are Fun! (If You Like Bumpy Rides…)
A temporary election worker allegedly filled in a straight Republican ticket where voters had left blank preferences. It is unclear how many ballots were affected, but, as Blue Oregon notes, this is not the first time Clackamas County has come under scrutiny for foul play. ...Think Progress __ Jonathan Chait thinks the game is over and Obama has won. Pretty much. He … [Read more...] about Elections are Fun! (If You Like Bumpy Rides…)
Puppets NOT Controlled by Lobbyists Protest Romney’s Threat to Public Broadcasting
Puppets protest Romney threat to US public broadcasting (via AFP) Puppets urged politicians Saturday to keep up federal funding for US public broadcasting after Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney threatened to pull the plug on Big Bird and friends. Organizers of the Million Puppet March on Capitol Hill in support of Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) … [Read more...] about Puppets NOT Controlled by Lobbyists Protest Romney’s Threat to Public Broadcasting
Roundup of Latest Swing State Polls
Here's a good roundup of the latest batch of swing state polls. Pick the one closest to your bias and then talk about the one that isn't what you want having bad methodology (hey, that's the 21st century American way). … [Read more...] about Roundup of Latest Swing State Polls
Obama and Romney in Ill-tempered 11th-Hour Vote Hunt
Obama and Romney in ill-tempered 11th-hour vote hunt (via AFP) President Barack Obama and rival Mitt Romney darted across the United States Saturday in an 11th-hour blitz, with the neck-and-neck White House battle heading to an ill-tempered climax. Sharp political arrows flew much as they have throughout the bitter, months-long battle between the two … [Read more...] about Obama and Romney in Ill-tempered 11th-Hour Vote Hunt