The Romney-Ryan agenda: Cuts to taxes and the social safety net
“They’re getting away with all sorts of things.” —Thomas Frank watch video
Topic: Mitt Romney
The politics of Big Bird: Does Obama’s new ad use the ‘Sesame Street’ character inappropriately?
“The delivery here, with this Big Bird ad and this Big Bird message, is just off.” —Ken Vogel watch video
Eliot Spitzer: Mitt Romney supports a stimulus plan from the past, but won’t support one now
“How can Mitt Romney praise the Marshall plan if he is so disdainful of the stimulus?” —Eliot Spitzer read post
Can Joe Biden deliver a gaffe-free debate against Paul Ryan?
“Obama’s failure has kind of made Joe Biden’s job that much more difficult.” —Ryan Grim watch video
Eliot Spitzer takes Jack Welch to task for ‘outlandish’ jobs report conspiracy claim
“While Mitt Romney thinks he can solve our fiscal problems by firing Big Bird, the White House has actually begun solving our problems by focusing on a jobs agenda.” —Eliot Spitzer read post
Romney ‘baldly and flamboyantly’ lied during the debate — but will it hurt him?
“He left a trail of lies and misstatements that I think will put some pressure on Paul Ryan to deal with.” —Doug Thornell watch video
Obama vs. Romney: Who has the advantage when debating health care?
“I don’t know how Mitt Romney criticizes the president’s health care bill and isn’t forced into trying to criticize the specifics of it, which are very popular.” —Dave Sirota watch video
Can Romney win by making this a ‘choice’ election rather than a referendum on Obama?
“I never did agree with the Romney campaign in trying to make this just a referendum on Obama — that was never going to work.” —Dick Wadhams watch video
With foreign policy ‘front and center’ in the campaign, what’s Romney’s doctrine?
“Where Romney gets it wrong is that that strategy will depend most significantly on what happens inside these countries. It’s not about imposing a solution from the outside.” —P.J. Crowley watch video
Romney’s biggest liability? ‘The sense that he’s kind of a jerk’
“What’s holding Romney back now is the sense that he’s kind of a jerk. People don’t like him.” —Josh Marshall watch video
