Targeting Rev. Wright W...

Joe Klein, Time There’s a front page story in the New York Times about the possibility that a right-wing Super PAC will launch a racially charged attack against President Obama centering on his relationship with the dreadful Reverend Jeremiah Wright. This is the campaign that...

2012 Race May Be More A...

Reid Wilson, National Journal In the 2004 election, both sides knew Ohio would be the state in which the presidency was won or lost. Sen. John Kerry’s campaign spent months and millions trying to persuade voters in suburban counties. But as they canvassed, they were surprised by...

Super Billionaires, the...

Hugh Hewitt, Townhall These quotes are from my interview Wednesday with Bloomberg View's Jonathan Alter, the transcript of which is here.Rev. Jeremiah Wright is relevant again, and about to get even more relevant, and it will be hard for the MSM which loved the 50-year old story of...

In 2008 Obama Promised ...

Andrew Kaczynski, BuzzFeed President Obama often comes under attacks from Republicans for his failure to deliver on promises of new jobs that he made as a candidate in 2008. Democrats blame the economic crisis for reaching further than previously envisioned. In these seven videos from...

Jindal Is the Best Veep...

Philip Klein, DC Examiner It is hard to predict who Mitt Romney will ultimately choose as his vice presidential running mate. But it is clear which pick would be the strongest: Louisiana's Republican governor, Bobby Jindal.Romney's fundamental choice is between someone exciting...

Panic Time for the Obam...

Michael Barone, DC Examiner Is it panic time at Obama headquarters in Chicago? You might get that impression from watching events — and the polls — over the past few weeks.In matchups against Mitt Romney, the president is leading by only 47 to 45 percent in the...

Narrower Lead, but Big ...

Nate Silver, NYT We are beginning to see more national surveys now, including this week’s New York Times/CBS News poll, that show Mitt Romney with a slight lead over President Obama in the general election matchup. There are also a number of polls that put Mr. Obama slightly...

Democrats’ Best F...

Steve Kornacki, Salon At the very least, the Republican Party base's revolt against its own establishment cost the GOP a 50-50 Senate tie in 2010, with primary voters forcing unelectable nominees on the party in three races that it had otherwise been on course to win. A decent case...

Jamie Dimon’s Uns...

Nomi Prins, The Daily Beast It’s official. Just as he was voted in for a second term as Class A New York Fed director in February 2010, Jamie Dimon was reelected chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase yesterday afternoon. He got to keep his $23 million pay package, too. All without...

Obama and GM Cook the B...

John Lott, National Review Would you hire President Obama as your financial adviser? Three years ago his administration invested more than $100 billion in taxpayer money to bail out General Motors. On Tuesday, the entire company, not just what the government owns, was worth less than $34...