Week of October 1, 2012 Archives 
RealClearPolitics Morning Edition
Monday, October 1
Tight Race as First Debate Approaches - Cohen & Balz, Washington PostWhat Obama Needs to Do in Denver - Alexis Simendinger, RealClearPolitics
Defining the Debate Game - E.J. Dionne, Washington Post
Obama's Poker Tells - Hugh Hewitt, Washington Examiner
Romney Can't Escape Narrative of Failure - Howard Kurtz, The Daily Beast
The Media Is Desperately Against Romney - Ben Stein, American Spectator
The Real Referendum in November - Paul Krugman, New York Times
Perot's Economic Stance Resonates 20 Yrs Later - Richard Wolf, USA Today
Michigan Is Next Battleground In State Labor Wars - Shikha Dalmia, WSJ
Hollande Pushes France Into Depression - A. Evans-Pritchard, Telegraph
Why the European Debt Crisis Is Nowhere Near Over - Michael Sivy, Time
Wheels Coming Off Obama's Natl Security Cred - Michael Walsh, NY Post
Gen. Allen "Mad as Hell" Over Insider Attacks - Lara Logan, 60 Minutes
Amid Debt Crisis, Paul Ryan Sat on Sidelines - Lori Montgomery, Wash Post
The Washington Post Does a Hatchet Job on Paul Ryan - Keith Hennessey
Debates Can Shift Race's Outcome, But It's Not Easy - John Harwood, NYT
The Particulars of Polls - Michael Barone, Washington Examiner
Latest Polls: CNN: Obama +3 | ABC/WP: Obama +2 | Politico: Obama +2
Tuesday, October 2
Why Americans Might Tolerate This Failed President - George Will, IBDWhich Romney Will Show Up? - Eugene Robinson, Washington Post
Obama's Big Vulnerability: His Policies - John Podhoretz, New York Post
Cut Deficit, But Not on Backs of Needy - Sen. Bernie Sanders, Politico
ObamaCare's Costly Handouts - Gov. Phil Bryant, Washington Times
Why Wall Street Big Shots Weren't Prosecuted - Alex Klein, Daily Beast
Banks Reap Huge Profits From Fed's QE3 - Tracy Alloway, Financial Times
Wary Americans Continue to Save - Danielle Douglas, Washington Post
Romney Imagines Foreign Policy of 30 Years Ago - Roger Cohen, NY Times
Bush, Obama, Afghanistan & the Media - Walter Russell Mead, Am. Interest
Our Afghanistan Policy Ends in Failure - Jack Kelly, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
How Obama Beats Romney - Steve Erickson, American Prospect
The False Warren Buffett Talking Point - Thomas Sowell, National Review
An American Tragedy the Candidates Should Address - Carl Cannon, RCP
Affirmative Action Has Not Been Contained - Sander & Taylor, Wash Post
Romney Desperate in Search of Votes - Stanley Crouch, NY Daily News
Benghazi Was Obama's 3 a.m. Call - Bret Stephens, Wall Street Journal
2012 Election Maps: Electoral College | Senate | House | Governor Races
Wednesday, October 3
Debates Last Chance for Conversation We Deserve - Carl M. Cannon, RCPHigh Stakes for Romney in Denver - Matthew Dowd, National Journal
6 Big Debate Promises Obama Failed to Keep - Tim Cavanaugh, Reason
Mitt Romney's Zinger Candidacy - Dana Milbank, Washington Post
It's Lights, Camera...Drool Over Obama - Howie Carr, Boston Herald
Race Still Tight in Battleground Colorado - Scott Conroy, RealClearPolitics
Middle Class: Get Us Jobs, Leave Us Alone - Chuck Murphy, Denver Post
Nevada Offers Stark Backdrop for Obama - Mark Landler, New York Times
Media Ignore the Facts of Obama's Failure - Robert Stacy McCain, Am Spec
Debate Questions from the 99% - Harold Meyerson, Washington Post
Racially Divisive Obama Speech Exposed in '07 Video - Tucker Carlson, DC
Right Is Trying to Make Obama's Race an Issue - Rachel Maddow, MSNBC
Obama Slandered U.S. With Dishonest Claims - Paul Mirengoff, PowerLine
Presidential, Senate Races a Bad Mix in Some States - Erin McPike, RCP
Dem Surge in House Races? Not So Fast - Stuart Rothenberg, Roll Call
Arnold Screwed More Than the Maid - Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times
Understating the Budget Crisis - James Piereson, The American Spectator
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Thursday, October 4
Romney, on Offense, Forces Obama to Defend Record - Balz & Gardner, WPMitt Charges Out of Gate in First Debate - Scott Conroy, RealClearPolitics
Why Romney Succeeded - William Galston, Huffington Post
Which One Looked More Like a President? - Michael Barone, DC Examiner
Not as One-Sided as Everybody Says - Jonathan Chait, New York Magazine
Romney Politely Cleaned Obama's Clock - Larry Kudlow, RealClearMarkets
Where Was Obama Tonight? - Chris Matthews, MSNBC
A President Out of His Depth - Charles Hurt, Washington Times
Mitt Did Little to Fix His Problems With Voters - Eleanor Clift, Daily Beast
2012 Is a Horse Race, and Obama Is in Grave Danger - Karl Rove, WSJ
The Silver Lining for Obama - Amy Sullivan, The New Republic
Why Are We Funding Dependency? - John Stossel, FOX Business
The Rich Are Hoarding All the Toys - Nicholas Kristof, New York Times
Obama's Re-Election Case Rests On 5 Phony Claims - John Merline, IBD
One of the Most Inept Performances by a President - Joe Klein, Time
Do Debates Really Matter? - Gail Collins, New York Times
The Incumbent Suddenly on the Defensive - Tom Bevan, RealClearPolitics
Debate Reax: Brokaw | Will | Tapper | Krauthammer | Matthews | Palin
Friday, October 5
Romney Hits a Trifecta in Denver - George Will, Washington PostMitt's Win Was No Game Changer - Robert Shrum, The Daily Beast
The Debate's Impact Will Be Bigger Than We Know - Peggy Noonan, WSJ
Obama Team Tries to Regain Its Footing - Landler & Baker, New York Times
Obama: Romney Masked His Positions in Debate - Alexis Simendinger, RCP
Deadly Peril for Obama Outside Media Bubble - Wes Pruden, Wash Times
No, Moderate Mitt Isn't Back - Steve Kornacki, Salon
Will October Be a Bad Month for Obama? - Jay Cost, Weekly Standard
Mitt Romney's Sick Joke - Paul Krugman, New York Times
Obama's $5 Trillion Tax Cut Myth - Robert Samuelson, Washington Post
Local, Nat'l Issues Mix in Tight House Races - Huey-Burns & Cannon, RCP
Romney Wins By Two Touchdowns - Charles Krauthammer, OC Register
Romney Gives Obama a Winning Issue - John Nichols, The Nation
Why the Shock That Obama Lost? - Paul Roderick Gregory, Forbes
Mitt Remakes Himself on Debate Stage - E.J. Dionne, Washington Post
How Romney Routed Obama - Robert Costa, National Review Online
Premature Burial of Divided Government - Lou Cannon, RealClearPolitics
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Saturday, October 6
We Have a Horse Race on Our Hands - David Gergen, CNNDebate Is Not Going to Change Anything - Donny Deutsch, MSNBC
Don't Be Fooled, That Debate Was a Big Deal - Chris Stirewalt, FOX News
Polls Show Big Gains for Romney in Swing States - Sink & Easley, The Hill
Moderate Mitt? Don't Count on It - Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times
Obama's Meltdown Is No Surprise - Jonah Goldberg, New York Post
Jobs Growth Rises 114,000 as Rate Slides to 7.8 Percent - Jeff Cox, CNBC
President Touts 7.8% Jobless Rate - David Jackson, USA Today
Rate's Unexpected Slide Sparks Debate Over Economy - Josh Mitchell, WSJ
Economy at Stall Speed, or Finally Taking Off? - Stephen Gandel, Fortune
With Obama, There Is Always Some Excuse - Bob Herbert, Huffington Post
Which Romney Will Voters Get? - Ezra Klein, Washington Post
Reality Crashing Down on Obama & Media - Andrew Klavan, City Journal
Dems Hope Biden Can Blunt Romney Momentum - Stanage & Parnes, Hill
Arctic Ice Melt 'Decades Ahead of Schedule' - James Gerken, Huffington Post
"Men of Principle" & the Lost Art of Compromise - Abshire & Howard, RCP
Bipartisanship: A New Winning Issue - Dick Morris, FOX News
Election 2012: Latest State Polls | RCP Electoral Map | Create Your Own
Sunday, October 7
Obama's Post-Debate Plan - John Heilemann, New York MagazineThe Shield Cracks: Obama Is Now in Real Trouble - Rick Wilson, Ricochet
The Mitt Romney Who Might've Been - Robert Draper, NY Times Magazine
Why the Country Is Unhappy Under Obama - Mort Zuckerman, US News
Obama, Democrats Raise $181M in September - Oliver Knox, Yahoo! News
Polls Collapsing All Over the Place for Obama - Brett LoGiurato, Biz Insider
Biden, Ryan Feel Increased Pressure - Felicia Sonmez, Washington Post
Would Tax Hikes Really Hurt Recovery? - Timothy Noah, The New Republic
President Obama Unfiltered - Andrew McCarthy, National Review
Does Obama Want to Be President? - Melinda Henneberger, Washington Post
Romney Distorts Truth on Green Jobs - Van Jones, CNN
Obama's Divisive Policies Very Hard to Defend - Steve Huntley, Chicago ST
What Race Has to Do With It - Gary Younge, The Nation
The Latest Scam From CA's Public Unions - Steven Greenhut, Reason
Full-Time Jobs Disappearing in America - Moira Herbst, The Guardian
Europe's Prospering Regions Want Out - Steven Erlanger, New York Times
Mother Mourns 2,000th Death in Afghanistan - Allen Breed, Denver Post
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