Week of October 22, 2012 Archives 
RealClearPolitics Morning Edition
Monday, October 22
Candidates Take on the World in Final Debate - Gearan & Fahrenthold, WPWhat Romney Should Say Tonight - Bill Keller, New York Times
Anatomy of a Failed Foreign Policy - Amir Taheri, New York Post
The Truth Behind the Benghazi Attack - Dettmer, Dickey & Lake, Newsweek
What Obama's 2nd Term Agenda Looks Like - E.J. Dionne, Washington Post
The Unreality of the Past Four Years - Dorothy Rabinowitz, Wall St. Journal
The Battle for Defiance (Ohio) - Rosalind Helderman, Washington Post
Boots, High Heels & the Fight for Colorado - Carl Cannon, RealClearPolitics
Obama's War on Coal Will Cost Him Virginia - Debra McCown, Am Spec
Does Romney Now Have the Edge? - Chuck Todd & Jonathan Martin, MSNBC
The Campaigns' War for Women - John Heilemann, New York Magazine
Can Obama Sustain Enthusiasm With Blacks? - Jay Cost, Weekly Standard
Beware of RomneyCare - James Surowiecki, The New Yorker
ObamaCare: Rhetoric vs. Reality - Robert Samuelson, Washington Post
High Stakes in Libya Scandal - John O'Sullivan, National Review
On Benghazi, There's Not Much There There - Kevin Drum, Mother Jones
If Obama Wins, Will He Be Woodrow Wilson? - Michael Barone, Examiner
Election '12: National Polls | RCP Electoral Map | Create Your Own Map
Tuesday, October 23
Obama & Romney Bristle From the Start - Baker & Cooper, New York TimesPresident Pummels Peacenik Romney - Greg Sargent, Washington Post
Romney Passes the Test and Marches Onward - Toby Harnden, Daily Mail
Candidates Spar Over Foreign Policy, Economy - Alexis Simendinger, RCP
Obama Reasserts Command in Boca - Alec MacGillis, The New Republic
Romney Won Unequivocally - Charles Krauthammer, FOX News
2012: The Battle for 7 States - Jonathan Martin, Politico
Campaign Mood Shifts as Romney Gains Ground - Rutenberg & Zeleny,NYT
Election Is All About the Ground Game - Laura Washington, Chicago ST
An Election About Economy Is About Entrepreneurs - Carl Schramm, RCM
Fed May Up the Size of QE3 - Greg Robb, MarketWatch
GOP's False Narratives About Benghazi Attack - Juan Williams, The Hill
Libya and Lies - Thomas Sowell, Investor's Business Daily
Working With the Muslim Brotherhood - Roger Cohen, New York Times
Obama Foreign Policy: The Truth Isn't Pretty - Dimitri Simes, Nat'l Interest
3rd Debate: Obama Outpoints Romney - Eugene Robinson, Washington Post
It's Always Sunny for E.J. Dionne - Mickey Kaus, The Daily Caller
Latest Election 2012 Polls: National | State | Senate | House | Governor
Wednesday, October 24
Candidates Race to Clinch Vital States - Shear & Cooper, New York TimesWhat "Moderate Mitt" Is Hiding - Harold Meyerson, Washington Post
The Left Was Easily Confused by Reagan, Too - James Taranto, WSJ
Romney's Gut Check Moment on the Auto Industry - Josh Marshall, TPM
Obama's Luck Runs Out - Noemie Emery, Washington Examiner
"Apology Tour" Lie Comes Full Circle - Steve Benen, MSNBC
WH Told of Militant Claim 2 Hrs After Libya Attack - Hosenball, Reuters
Romney Has Edge in Fla., But Obama Is Pushing Hard - Scott Conroy, RCP
Sequestration a 'Main Street' Issue in Virginia - Melia & Garbitella, PBS
Obama's Rhetoric Shifts From Hope to Snark - Russell Goldman, ABC News
President Schools Romney in Final Debate - David Corn, Mother Jones
Quipster Obama Playing a Losing Hand - Jonathan Tobin, Commentary
Races Show Tight Battle for Control of Senate - Caitlin Huey-Burns, RCP
Richard Mourdock, Misogynist - Irin Carmon, Salon
Is Pennsylvania Turning Purple? - Jim Geraghty, National Review
Income Stagnation Afflicts Middle Class - David Leonhardt, New York Times
America, Finally Coming Home? - George Will, Washington Post
Election '12: RCP Average: Romney +0.6 | Race 4 Years Ago, 8 Years Ago
Thursday, October 25
Suburban Voters Swing to Romney - Michael Barone, Washington ExaminerRomney's Question-Mark Economy - Robert Reich, Huffington Post
Obama Doesn't Seem To Be Thinking Straight - A.B. Stoddard, The Hill
Romney: The Emptiest Candidate - Paul Waldman, American Prospect
Strategies for the Stretch Run to Nov. 6 - Karl Rove, Wall Street Journal
Colorado Remains a Big Prize - Dan Balz, Washington Post
Reid's Machine Powers Obama in Nevada Test - Adam Nagourney, NYT
Second Obama Term Would Bankrupt Us - Larry Kudlow, National Review
Romney's Plan to Annihilate Unions - Jeremy Gantz, In These Times
One Reason Obama May Be Stumbling: Bill Clinton - Matt Bai, NY Times
Dems Begin the Post-Obama Blame Game - Jonathan Tobin, Commentary
Why the Obama Campaign Is (Still) Confident - Mark Halperin, Time
IRS: The Small Business Bully - Peter Schweizer, RealClearPolitics
Global Megabanks: Too Big To Handle - Simon Johnson, Project Syndicate
Where the Hell Were the Marines? - Sen. Rand Paul, Washington Times
The Real Libya Story Is No Story - Michael Hirsh, National Journal
Obama's Libya Response Will Haunt Him - Chris Stirewalt, FOX News
Election '12: RCP Average: Romney +0.9 | Race 4 Years Ago, 8 Years Ago
Friday, October 26
What America Will We Pick? - Eugene Robinson, Washington PostAmerica Has Finally Seen the Real Obama - Peggy Noonan, Wall St Journal
Why Obama Will Win - Bob Shrum, The Daily Beast
Liberal Denial Will Only Get Worse - Jonathan Tobin, Commentary
Romney Hits 50%, Holds Clear Edge on Economy - Gary Langer, ABC News
Entire Race May Hinge on 2 Ohio Counties - Erin McPike, RealClearPolitics
Why the Auto Bailout Matters - Jonathan Cohn, The New Republic
Liberalism In an Advanced Stage of Decline - Walter Russell Mead, TAI
We Will Create Jobs, Restore Security - Joe Biden, USA Today
Obama's Recovery as Bad as It Appears - John Merline, Investor's Biz Daily
Moderate Mitt Wouldn't Make It Past Jan. 20 - Jonathan Alter, Bloomberg
From Hope & Change to Fearmonger-in-Chief - Toby Harnden, Daily Mail
Obama Tries to Regain Edge With Women - Carrie Budoff Brown, Politico
Will Mourdock's Blunder Be as Costly as Akin's? - Caitlin Huey-Burns, RCP
Don't Use Rape to Score Political Points - Melinda Henneberger, Wash Post
Obama Stoops, Doesn't Conquer - Charles Krauthammer, National Review
Parity Politics and the Ripple Election - Lou Cannon, RealClearPolitics
State Polls: Ohio | Florida | Virginia | Colorado | Wisconsin | Iowa | More
Saturday, October 27
In Wisconsin, It's Game On - Tom Bevan, RealClearPoliticsSpotlight on Five Ohio Counties - Dante Chinni, Wall Street Journal
Central Florida's Corridor of Power - Harold Meyerson, American Prospect
Echoes of 1992 in Obama's Desperate Campaign - Andrew Ferguson, TWS
How Would Romney Really Govern? - Eleanor Clift, The Daily Beast
Obama's Fuzzy Ohio Early Vote Math - Adrian Gray, Politico
Romney's Real Poverty Plan: Soak the Poor - Kevin Drum, Mother Jones
The Incredible Shrinking President - Mark Steyn, National Review
Election's Most Important Issue: ObamaCare - Ezra Klein, Washington Post
In Iowa, Disappointment With Obama Runs Deep - Ivan Couronne, AFP
Lena Dunham: Four More Years! - Jim Treacher, The Daily Caller
Women Can't Trust Mitt Romney - Robyn Blumner, Tampa Bay Times
Pa. Among "Reach" States Tempting Romney Camp - Scott Conroy, RCP
Mitt Romney's Extremist Energy Plan - Michael Klare, The Nation
Petraeus Throws Obama Under the Bus - William Kristol, Weekly Standard
Obama Silent on Benghazi Requests for Help - Jake Tapper, ABC News
This Is What Rolling Stone Asked Barack Obama? - Matt Welch, Reason
Election '12: RCP Average: Romney +1.0 | Race 4 Years Ago, 8 Years Ago
Sunday, October 28
Ohio, the Bull's-Eye State - Dan Balz & Felicia Sonmez, Washington PostIn Final Days, Fighting County by County - Zeleny & Rutenberg, NY Times
Independent Voters Are Why Obama Is Losing - Jay Cost, Weekly Standard
Extremist Tea Partiers Now Define the GOP - Sean Wilentz, NY Daily News
Why Obama Lost My Vote - Michael Goodwin, New York Post
2012 May Hinge on Get-Out-the-Vote - Ron Brownstein, National Journal
A Battle for Wisconsin's Swing Regions - Craig Gilbert, Milwaukee JS
Team Obama Sees the Writing on the Wall - Josh Jordan, National Review
Are the Polls Undercounting Latino Voters? - Adam Serwer, Mother Jones
Gallup Predicts More GOP Voters Than Dems - Lauren Fox, US News & WR
Did Obama Choose the Right Message? - Alec MacGillis, The New Republic
To See the Real Mitt Romney, Look at Paul Ryan - Renee Loth, Boston Globe
Obama's Agenda: Mugging Our Descendants - George Will, Washington Post
Of Mad Men, Mad Women & Meat Loaf - Maureen Dowd, New York Times
Obama's Big Government Paternalism Insults Women - Cathy Young, RCP
Busting GOP Myths About Benghazi - Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune
Why Did Obama Choose to "Stand Down"? - Paul Mirengoff, PowerLine
Election '12: RCP Average: Romney +0.9 | Race 4 Years Ago, 8 Years Ago