Week of August 27, 2012 Archives 
RealClearPolitics Morning Edition
Monday, August 27
On Eve of Conventions, Race a Dead Heat - Balz & Cohen, Washington PostLearning to Like Mitt, Reluctantly - Andrew Ferguson, Weekly Standard
Republican Ghosts in Tampa - E.J. Dionne, Washington Post
Romney Blasts Obama for "Vituperative" Campaign - Susan Page, USAT
Evolution of the Republican Party Voter - Michael Barone, Wall St. Journal
Romney May Signal End of Establishment's Rule - Al Hunt, Bloomberg
Ad w/Former Obama Backers Deemed Most Effective - Scott Conroy, RCP
Little Momentum in Polls - Nate Silver, New York Times
Michigan Will Matter - Nolan Finley, Detroit News
Obama Fundraising Plea Sounds Desperate - John Hinderaker, PowerLine
Why Todd Akin's Comments Hurt Romney - Bill Schneider, Politico
On Abortion, Obama Is the Left's Akin - Greg Kane, Washington Examiner
Death of the Middle Class Overrated - Robert Samuelson, Washington Post
Christie's "Jersey Comeback" Hits the Skids - Paul Krugman, NY Times
Did Buffett Bet Against Obamanomics? - Charles Gasparino, New York Post
GOP the Grand Racist Party? Only on MSNBC - W.W., The Economist
CNN Looking for Its Own Game Change? - Scott Collins, Los Angeles Times
Latest Polls: ABC/WP: Romney +1 | Gallup: Romney +1 | Ras: Obama +3
Tuesday, August 28
GOP Convention: Huggability and Helium - Frank Bruni, New York TimesObama's Policies: Why He's in Trouble - Steve Huntley, Chicago Sun-Times
GOP's Reform Governors Are Showing the Way - Kimberley Strassel, WSJ
Nature's Joke on the GOP - Dana Milbank, Washington Post
Obama's Team of Idolizers Has Drunk the Kool-Aid - Roger Cohen, NYT
GOP's Rising Generation of Wis. Stars - Cannon & Bevan, RealClearPolitics
A Rational Discussion of the Federal Budget - Thomas Sowell, OC Register
The Great Medicare Switcheroo - Eugene Robinson, Washington Post
President Obama and the Massive Media Failure - Michael Ramirez, IBD
Afghanistan Strategy Is Rapidly Unravelling - Simon Tisdall, Guardian
The Dangers of Crony Capitalism - Luigi Zingales, The Economist
The Gold Standard Is Nuts--Perfect for Today's GOP - Noam Scheiber, TNR
Ten Reasons We Should Support Gold Commission - Charles Kadlec, Forbes
Can Sandoval Pull Latinos to the GOP? - Caitlin Huey-Burns, RCP
Romney Cribs From Willie Horton Playbook - Timothy Noah, New Republic
The Real Romney - David Brooks, New York Times
1976's History-Making GOP Convention - Craig Shirley, Washington Times
Election 2012: CBS: Obama +1 | RCP Electoral Map | Create Your Own
Wednesday, August 29
Nomination Secure, Romney Pitch Starts - Jeff Zeleny, New York TimesSpeeches a Perfect Blend of Heart & Spine - John Podhoretz, NY Post
Republicans Finally Fall for a Romney - Ann - John Cassidy, New Yorker
Chris Christie: The Statesman - Robert Costa, National Review
Ladies Night: GOP Speakers Answer Dems - Caitlin Huey-Burns, RCP
GOP Adults Begin Takedown of Obama - Charles Hurt, Washington Times
Ryan's Nasty Ideal of Self-Reliance - Leon Wieseltier, The New Republic
Why Romney Is Winning on Welfare - Mickey Kaus, Daily Caller
Christie Calls for "2nd American Century" - Scott Conroy, RealClearPolitics
Who Built This Country? We All Built It. - Nicholas Kristof, New York Times
America Isn't Buying What Obama's Selling - Mia Love, The Daily Caller
Rick Santorum's Dishonest, Race-Baiting Speech - Joan Walsh, Salon
Democrats Play the Race Card - Again - Jonah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times
Michigan Isn't Really a Tossup for Romney - Nate Silver, New York Times
PolitiFact Is Not an Honest Broker - Mark Hemingway, Weekly Standard
Christopher Hitchens Explains Death Honestly - Katie Roiphe, Slate
California Higher Ed's Hollow Core - Peter Berkowitz, RealClearPolitics
Obama Job Approval: RCP Average: 47.7% | Obama 2012 vs. Bush 2004
Thursday, August 30
Ryan Delivers Scathing Critique of Obama's Policies - Jan Crawford, CBSWill Mitt Romney Be Bold or Boulder? - Maureen Dowd, New York Times
Obama Is Vulnerable on the Issues - Michael Barone, Washington Examiner
The Obama Record: Borrowed, Spent & Wasted - Rep. Paul Ryan
A Very Strange Argument for Mitt Romney - Ezra Klein, Washington Post
Speakers Highlight GOP's Growing Diversity - Frates & Kraushaar, NJ
GOP Ready to Rumble on Health Care - Jonathan Tobin, Commentary
Paul Ryan's Web of Lies - Michael Tomasky, The Daily Beast
Voters, Are You Bluffing? - George Will, Washington Post
Unseen Class War Could Decide the Election - Joel Kotkin, New Geography
Top 5 Fibs in Ryan Convention Speech - Brian Beutler, Talking Points Memo
A Fireside Chat With a Nation in Crisis - Joel Pollak, Big Government
The Fed Can't Save the Economy - David Smick, The International Economy
Romney Pledges a Fed That Screws Workers - Dean Baker, Huffington Post
Yahoo Editor Fired for Inexcusable Slur - Erik Wemple, Washington Post
Racism, Smears and the Fall of the Pro-Obama Media - Roger Simon, PJM
The Euro Crisis Is Back From a Vacation - Adam Davidson, NYT Magazine
Election '12: RCP Map | Today's Polls vs. 4 Years Ago | Tampa Highlights
Friday, August 31
Romney Appeals to Disillusioned Voters - Whitesides & Holland, ReutersIt's a Battle for America's Heartland - Michael Walsh, New York Post
Romney Shakes the Etch a Sketch - E.J. Dionne, Washington Post
The Truth About ObamaCare - Jay Cost, Weekly Standard
Ryan & the GOP Medicare Killers - Paul Krugman, New York Times
RNC a Hard Act for Dems to Follow - Steve Huntley, Chicago Sun-Times
Romney Leads Unified GOP Into Battle - Richard Wolf, USA Today
Marketing Romney: The Problem Is the Product - Gary Younge, Guardian
A Deeply Personal Speech - Charles Krauthammer, FOX News
Rubio Showcases His Star Power - Caitlin Huey-Burns, RealClearPolitics
The GOP's Steady Diet of Whoppers - Eugene Robinson, Washington Post
The Trouble With Fact-Challenged Fact Checkers - Shikha Dalmia, Reason
Greed & Debt: True Story of Romney & Bain - Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone
Will Artur Davis Be Harbinger of a Bigger Shift? - Reihan Salam, Reuters
We Own This Country. Politicians Are Employees - Clint Eastwood
Thanks, Clint: You Made Our Day! - Michael Moore, The Daily Beast
Falling Off the Fiscal Cliff - Lou Cannon, RealClearPolitics
Convention Speeches: Mitt Romney | Marco Rubio | Clint Eastwood
Saturday, September 1
Romney Rising, But Obama Has Big Advantages - Jon Freedland, GuardianWhy Independent Voters Remain Uncertain - John Kass, Chicago Tribune
Liberalism, as We Know It - George Will, Washington Post
The Real Obama Is a Centrist Mainstream Pol - Lawrence Downes, NYT
Obama's Stagnant Economy Is No Accident - Roger Pilon, Cato @ Liberty
Paying for ObamaCare - Kevin Drum, Mother Jones
This Convention Drew Blood - Debra Saunders, San Francisco Chronicle
Romney's Rushed, Muddled Speech - Greg Sargent, Washington Post
Why Susana Martinez Matters - David Swerdlick, New York Daily News
Tough Times in Tampa for D.C. Media - Wesley Pruden, Washington Times
Rising Sea Levels Aren't Funny - Steve Benen, MSNBC
The Brilliance of Clint's Empty Chair - Justin Katz, Ocean State Current
Confused, Crass, and Cranky - Charles Homans, The New Republic
Clint Eastwood's Imaginary Friend - Erin Keane, Salon
On Eastwood, Are Liberals Dumb or Just Playing Dumb? - Ann Althouse
Jonah Lehrer's Journalistic Misdeeds at Wired.com - Charles Seife, Slate
Look Who Parks Their Cash at Bain - Deroy Murdock, New York Post
Election 2012: Obama +0.3 | 2012 vs. 2008, vs. 2004 | RCP Electoral Map
Sunday, September 2
Myth of Democratic Socialist Society Is Finished - Janet Daley, TelegraphObama Has Had a Truly Momentous Presidency - Jamelle Bouie, NYDN
Ridiculing Obama's Silly Promises - James Taranto, Wall Street Journal
Cruel Conservatives Throw a Masquerade Ball - Maureen Dowd, NY Times
Virginia Moves Toward Romney - Salena Zito, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Both Sides Still Looking for Breakout Moment - Doyle McManus, LA Times
The Problem With Gov't-Knows-Best Economics - Steve Conover, American
Reviving the Labor Movement - Kahlenberg & Marvit, Washington Post
The Trials of a Democratic Reformer - Allysia Finley, Wall Street Journal
Who Killed the Hope? - Ryan Grim & Sam Stein, Huffington Post
The Hidden Costs of CAFE Standards - Frank Beckmann, Detroit News
Climate Change Heretics - Jay Griffiths, The Guardian
New Stars Shine in the GOP Galaxy - Rachelle Cohen, Boston Herald
Romney: The Hidden Candidate - John Powers, American Prospect
Will Clinton Upstage the President in Charlotte? - Edward Klein, NY Post
Movie Star Debates Chair, Loses - Steve Benen, MSNBC
Play Clinty for Me - Mark Steyn, National Review Online
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