Week of November 5, 2012 Archives 
RealClearPolitics Morning Edition
Monday, November 5
It's All Over But the Vote Counting - Carl M. Cannon, RealClearPoliticsObama, Romney Deadlocked Ahead of Vote - King & Meckler, Wall St. Jrnl
Will Romney's Pennsylvania Push Work? - Dan Hirschhorn, The Daily
Fear & Loathing in Ohio - Robert Stacy McCain, The American Spectator
Obama Camp Exudes Confidence in Stretch Run - Nancy Cordes, CBS News
How Romneyworld Sees Mitt Winning - Toby Harnden, Daily Mail
The Outlook for 10 Key Senate Races - Sean Trende, RealClearPolitics
Country Will Reject Gilded Age GOP - E.J. Dionne, Washington Post
Obama: From Hope to Bitterness - Kyle Smith, New York Post
A Race to the Bottom - Howard Fineman, Huffington Post
The Problem With Obama's "Revenge" - Michael Barone, DC Examiner
Most of Media, Pundits Call It for Obama - Howard Kurtz, The Daily Beast
Wave Goodbye to the Obama Media - Carlson & Patel, The Daily Caller
Campaign 2012: The End of Political Truth? - David Corn, Mother Jones
Obama Lied to America About Benghazi - Ralph Peters, New York Post
The Republican Id - Bill Keller, New York Times
I Didn't Leave the Dems. They Left Me - Sheldon Adelson, Wall St. Journal
Election 2012: Obama 48.8, Romney 48.1 | Map: Obama 201, Romney 191
Tuesday, November 6
State by State, Presidential Race Goes to Voters - Rutenberg & Zeleny, NYTA Close Race That Could Go Either Way - Gerald Seib, Wall Street Journal
Map Always Favored Obama & Still Does - Michael Tomasky, Daily Beast
Romney's Optimism Will Win - Larry Kudlow, Investor's Business Daily
Fight to Defend FDR's Freedoms - Katrina vanden Heuvel, Washington Post
Final Polls Tight, With High Uncertainty - Sean Trende, RealClearPolitics
What Obama & Romney Should Be Worrying About - Bill McKenzie, DMN
Ohio Voters Could Decide Next President - Josh Greenman, NY Daily News
How Obama Blew It - Noemie Emery, National Review
Obama Still Fighting for Those Who Are Hurting - LZ Granderson, CNN
Why Romney's on the Verge of Losing - Noam Scheiber, The New Republic
Independent Voters Give Romney Chance to Win Big - Josh Jordan, NRO
A Bizarro Election Finish? - Curtis Hubbard, Denver Post
Obama's Close Is a Bold Vision of Government - Ari Melber, NY Daily News
Liberal Exceptionalism - Bret Stephens, Wall Street Journal
Black America Is in a Depression - Walter Russell Mead, American Interest
A Father's Wishes for a First-Time Voter - Mark Salter, RealClearPolitics
2012 Election Maps: Electoral College | Senate | House | Governor Races
Wednesday, November 7
Divided Nation Votes to Give Obama More Time - Zeleny & Rutenberg, NYTThe Strategy That Paved Winning Path - Wilson & Rucker, Washington Post
Tough Loss Leaves GOP at a Crossroads - Gerald Seib, Wall Street Journal
For Obama, Path Forward Is Unclear -- & Bumpy - Alexis Simendinger, RCP
Yes, Obama Won a Mandate - Jonathan Cohn, The New Republic
Stunned Romney Backers Search for Explanation - Byron York, Examiner
21 Reasons for Obama's Victory & Romney's Defeat - Cannon & Bevan, RCP
GOP Bet It All - And Obama Won - Jonathan Chait, New York Magazine
Hindsight Won't Be Kind to Candidate Romney - Toby Harnden, Daily Mail
Numbers Defined Romney -- & Did Him In - Erin McPike, RealClearPolitics
Can the Same President Build a New Landscape? - Dan Balz, Wash Post
An Entrenched Divide Amid New Political Realities - Susan Page, USAT
$6 Billion Later, America Votes for Status Quo - Erick Erickson, Red State
Mitt Lost Winnable Race Thanks to GOP Extremism - Jacob Weisberg, FT
Catastrophe for Conservatives, But Not the End - Keith Koffler, WH Dossier
Did Foreign Policy Matter in 2012? - Uri Friedman, Foreign Policy
Kaine, Donnelly Lead Dems' Senate Wins - C. Huey-Burns, RealClearPolitics
Final Election Results: President | Senate | House | Governors
Thursday, November 8
Four More Years: What to Expect - Susan Page, USA TodayHow a Race in the Balance Went to Obama - Adam Nagourney, NY Times
The Case of the Missing White Voters - Sean Trende, RealClearPolitics
Victory Should Settle a Bitter Argument - E.J. Dionne, Washington Post
Do Dems Really Have an Emerging Majority? - Megan McArdle, Daily Beast
A Triumph of Values: Why Obama Won - Joel Benenson, New York Times
Prince of Bain Routine Just Didn't Fly - Peter Gelzinis, Boston Herald
The Survivor in Chief - Fred Barnes, Wall Street Journal
Welcome to Liberal America - Ben Smith & Zeke Miller, BuzzFeed
Back to Work, Looming Fiscal Crisis Greets Obama - Calmes & Baker, NYT
Jobs, Jobs, Jobs - Robert Samuelson, Washington Post
How Bernanke Got Obama Re-Elected - Alan Draper, USA Today
GOP Got the Electoral Rebuke It Needed - Joan Walsh, Salon
The Polls Were Right - Allahpundit, Hot Air
Obama's Daunting Demographic Message for GOP - Juan Williams, WSJ
I Was Wrong -- Where It Counted - Michael Barone, Washington Examiner
Happy Days, Even With the Cliff - Gail Collins, New York Times
Friday, November 9
A New America Speaks - Eugene Robinson, Indianapolis StarThe Way Forward for the GOP - Charles Krauthammer, Washington Post
Obama Shouldn't Give In to Hostage-Takers - Paul Krugman, NY Times
Republicans Find Refuge in the House - Michael Barone, Wall Street Journal
How Mitt Romney Blew It - Michael Hirsh, National Journal
Data Drove Obama's Ground Game - Jennifer Martinez, The Hill
Romney "Shellshocked" By Loss - Jan Crawford, CBS News
In 2012, GOP Stopped Explaining, Started Losing - Erick Erickson, RedState
Organized Labor Delivered for Dems - Kathleen Geier, Washington Monthly
Unions Lose Big in Michigan - Walter Russell Mead, The American Interest
Obama's Re-Election Cements Health Care Law - Noam Levey, LA Times
ObamaCare Forever? We'll See - Peter Suderman, Reason
Economy: An Inflection Point or Calm Before the Storm? - John Hussman
Is Beau Biden Democrats' Next Emerging Star? - Erin McPike, RCP
Dominance of GOP Governors Continues - Seth Mandel, Commentary
How the GOP's War on Voting Backfired - Ari Berman, The Nation
The Evanescence of Majorities - James Taranto, Wall Street Journal
Saturday, November 10
Why Romney Never Saw It Coming - John Dickerson, SlateThe Lesson of 2004 - Jonathan Last, The Weekly Standard
Denial Has Poisoned the GOP - Frank Rich, New York Magazine
The Edge of the Abyss - Mark Steyn, National Review
Postgaming With Axelrod in Chicago - Mike Allen, Politico
Petraeus Resigns, Citing Affair - Michael Shear, New York Times
The Timing Is Just Too Perfect - Ralph Peters, FOX News
A Warrior's Star Tarnished - David Ignatius, Washington Post
Higher Taxes to Start With Flip of Calendar - Catherine Rampell, NY Times
Obama's Message to GOP: I Won. Get Over It - Jonathan Cohn, New Republic
Don't Go Wobbly, GOP - Larry Kudlow, Investor's Business Daily
Storm, Chris Christie Not Why Romney Lost - Ezra Klein, Washington Post
Memo to Obama: Fix the Economy - Bill O'Reilly, Boston Herald
Businesses in CA Brace for Dem Supermajority - Andrew Ross, SF Chronicle
How the GOP Can Return to Its Roots - Craig Shirley, Washington Post
How the GOP Helped Obama Win - Paul Begala, The Daily Beast
What the GOP Must Do - George Will, Washington Post
Video Highlights: McLaughlin Group | Obama | Boehner | Maher | More
Sunday, November 11
Obama's Second Chance - David Shribman, Pittsburgh Post-GazetteWhy Mitt Romney Lost - Neil Swidey, Boston Globe Magazine
The Voters Who Stayed Home - Andrew McCarthy, National Review
Death of the White Male Patriarchy - Maureen Dowd, New York Times
Governors Shouldn't Help Implement ObamaCare - Philip Klein, Examiner
Obama's Upper Hand - Jonathan Cohn, The New Republic
Biographer's E-Mails Led FBI to Petraeus Affair - Shane & Schmitt, NYT
He Betrayed Us on Two Fronts - Michael Goodwin, New York Post
Libya Attack Back on Front Burner in Congress - Pecquet & Yager, The Hill
Hillary's Next Move - Gail Collins, New York Times
How Obama Used Wedge Issues to Unite Dems - Doyle McManus, LA Times
Canada, Now More Economically Free Than U.S.? - J.D. Tuccille, Reason
Obama's Auto Bailout Good Policy & Politics - Steven Rattner, Politico
Romney, GOP Looked Out of Touch w/Middle Class - Henry Olsen, NY Post
GOP Voter Suppression Fueled Black Turnout - Roland Martin, CNN
McCain Beats Romney! - Paul Kengor, The American Spectator
Obama's Pursuit of Presidential Greatness - David Maraniss, Wash Post