Nov 4 2010

Barack O’Clock: The Day After the Midterms, a Presidential Press Conference

It’s the first day of the rest of the Obama administration’s life on Wednesday, Nov. 3. The prez will take the bull by the horns (and try not to get gored!) by addressing the results of Tuesday’s midterm elections at a press conference in the afternoon (and then getting the heck out of dodge on [...]


Oct 21 2010

The Campaign Trail in 60 Seconds: ‘You Can’t Make It Up’ Edition

Good morning Capitolists! With the midterm elections just 13 days away and a witch coven wondering why everyone seems to think being a witch is such a bad thing, the sun has risen on political news so preposterous even we could not have made it up. It’s either refreshing or terrifying, depending on where you [...]


Oct 21 2010

Obama to Appear on ‘The Daily Show’ in Effort to Court Youth Vote

In his latest effort to reach young voters before the midterm elections in two weeks, President Obama will appear on “The Daily Show” with John Stewart on Oct. 27, according to CBS News. The appearance on the Comedy Central program will be Obama’s first since being elected president (though he was a guest several times [...]


Oct 21 2010

Obama to Appear on ‘The Daily Show’ in Effort to Court Youth Vote

In his latest effort to reach young voters before the midterm elections in two weeks, President Obama will appear on “The Daily Show” with John Stewart on Oct. 27, according to CBS News. The appearance on the Comedy Central program will be Obama’s first since being elected president (though he was a guest several times [...]


Oct 19 2010

Campaign 2012: Watch out for Mitt!

It’s two weeks before the 2010 elections. Which means now’s a fine time to start obsessing about the 2012 campaign. The next presidential race will unofficially begin on No. 3 — the day after the midterm elections. It’s possible we may not know the outcome of all the critical House and Senate races by then, [...]


Oct 17 2010

Latino Voters Discouraged Going Into Midterm Elections

With less than 20 days before the midterm elections, many Latino voters have already decided that they don’t plan on voting. This is bad news for the Democratic Party, as the Hispanic vote helped sweep Barack Obama into power in 2008, and recent studies show that Latino voters overwhelmingly favor Democratic candidates. While the lack [...]