Week of October 6, 2014 Archives 
RealClearPolitics Morning Edition
Monday, October 6
2014 Midterms Looking a Lot Like 2006 - Chris Cillizza, Washington PostFaltering WH Still Blaming the Messenger - Jonathan Tobin, Commentary
Democrats Hope for an Upset in Georgia - Albert Hunt, Bloomberg
"More Hispanic Than Thou"? - Scott Conroy, RealClearPolitics
Minimum Wage, Maximum Politics - Andy Puzder, Wall Street Journal
Voodoo Economics, the Next Generation - Paul Krugman, New York Times
Democrats Start to Point Fingers - Alexander Bolton, The Hill
In Arkansas, Tom Cotton & the Clinton Factor - Byron York, DC Examiner
Obama's False Deficit Victory - Fred Hiatt, Washington Post
Are Teachers Ready for Common Core? - Alexandria Neason, BG Magazine
This Is What Common Core Looks Like - Erick Erickson, RedState
Why Is Republican Outreach to Women So Awful? - Bill Scher, RCP
The Republican Party's Populist Shift - Timothy Carney, DC Examiner
The Truth About Bush's 2016 Ambitions - Mark Halperin, Bloomberg
Is Vice's Documentary on ISIS Illegal? - Andrew March, The Atlantic
Something Is Rotten in the State of Virginia - Charles Cooke, Natl Review
Washington Post Regains Its Place at the Table - David Carr, NY Times
'14 Governors: GA: Deal (R) +6 | CT: Malloy (D) +6 | MD: Brown (D) +9
Tuesday, October 7
Bill Clinton Tries to Save Dems From Obama - Byron York, DC ExaminerDems Who Stand With NRA Win Nothing - Alec MacGillis, New Republic
How Dems Could Maintain Senate Control - Stuart Rothenberg, Roll Call
Voters Have Turned Decidedly Against President - Ed Rogers, Wash Post
The Tipping Point on Gay Marriage - Eugene Robinson, Indianapolis Star
What's Wrong With the U.S. Economy? - John Steele Gordon, Commentary
Panetta Recounts Frustration With Obama - Peter Baker, New York Times
A Stunning Level of Disloyalty - Dana Milbank, Washington Post
Obama's Scandal-Ridden Legacy - Victor Davis Hanson, National Review
Why Americans Hate the Polls - Larry Sabato, Politico
Demographics, Hispanic Voters and the Midterms - David Byler, RCP
Lawrence Lessig vs. Citizens United - Evan Osnos, The New Yorker
To Defeat Islamic State, Remove Assad - Sens. McCain & Graham, WSJ
Why Walker Is So Terrified of Burke in Wisconsin - Joan Walsh, Salon
Elbert Guillory & Reverse Southern Strategy - Robert Tracinski, Federalist
The Plot Against Public Education - Bob Herbert, Politico
They Are Coming for Your Children - Kevin Williamson, National Review
Wednesday, October 8
Bracing for a Political Wave - Josh Kraushaar, National JournalWhy Democrats May Keep the Senate - John Podhoretz, New York Post
The State-by-State Revival of the Right - Thomas Edsall, New York Times
In Defense of Obama - Paul Krugman, Rolling Stone
What Panetta, Gates and Clinton Are Trying to Tell Us - Ed Rogers, WP
Latinos Should Not Sit Out This Election - Maria Cardona, RealClearPolitics
Ben Affleck's Islam Problem - Rich Lowry, New York Post
A White House Shake-Up in the Works? - David Ignatius, Washington Post
Why Conservatives Blame Obama for Ebola - LZ Granderson, CNN
Mark Pryor Isn't Used to Answering Questions - Byron York, DC Examiner
Running on Empty - Thomas Friedman, New York Times
We Must Return to Engaged American Leadership - Dan Sullivan, RCP
The Post-Obama Nobel Prizes Go to... - Charles Hurt, Washington Times
How to Change Someone's Mind on Abortion - Sasha Issenberg, Bloomberg
Liberals Storm California's Bedrooms - Jonah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times
Why You Haven't Gotten a Pay Raise - Catherine Rampell, Washington Post
Breakdown of the Black Family - Nicholas Hahn, RealClearReligion
Latest Polls: Senate | RCP Avgs: GOP +7 Seats | House | Latest RCP Map
Thursday, October 9
Obama Exposed as Professor-in-Chief - Jonathan Alter, The Daily BeastBarack Obama's French Revolution - Victor Davis Hanson, National Review
What's the Matter With Kansas? - Sean Trende, RealClearPolitics
A Tar Heel Rebellion Against Reaction - E.J. Dionne, Washington Post
The Extremism of Mark 'Uterus' - David Harsanyi, The Federalist
Bill Clinton Will Save Arkansas - and the Senate - James Carville, The Hill
Latinos Should Withhold Support From Dems - Arturo Carmona, RCP
Christie Laying 2016 Groundwork - George Will, Washington Post
White House Quietly Slams Panetta - Michael Hirsh, Politico
Questioning Panetta's Patriotism - James Taranto, Wall Street Journal
Others Not Doing Enough to Stop Ebola - Secretary of State John Kerry, WP
Killer Bureaucracies - Daniel Henninger, Wall Street Journal
Ebola & 41 Million Uninsured Americans - Froma Harrop, Seattle Times
Another Wave of Healthcare Cancelations On Way - Jim Angle, FOX News
Maher Not Alone in Misunderstanding Religion - Reza Aslan, NY Times
Can Liberalism Be Saved From Itself? - Sam Harris
Christians, Libertarians, & Ayn Rand - Heather Wilhelm, RealClearPolitics
Obama Approval: Reason 43% | Gallup 40% | CBS 42% | RCP Avg 42.5%
Friday, October 10
Democrats' Plight in Senate Races - Michael Barone, Washington ExaminerIgnore the Haters: Obama Helped Save the Economy - Danny Vinik, TNR
Disintegration of the Obama Presidency - Stephen Hayes, Weekly Standard
Republicans' Strategy Won't Fool Women Voters - Sally Kohn, CNN
America Is "War on Women" Weary - Kimberley Strassel, Wall St. Journal
Ground War Becomes Fairer Fight in Iowa - Scott Conroy, RealClearPolitics
Climate Change Demands Urgent Attention - John Kerry, Huffington Post
The Global Warming Statistical Meltdown - Judith Curry, Wall St. Journal
Hispanic Voters in CO: Energized or Apathetic? - Carl M. Cannon, RCP
Scott Walker Could Be Strolling to Massive Win - Tim Carney, Examiner
Will Maine End LePage's Bombastic Reign? - Scot Lehigh, Boston Globe
Foust's Smear of Comstock, and Motherhood - Ashley McGuire, RCP
When Bombs Aren't Enough - Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker
Erdogan's Double Game - Charles Krauthammer, National Review
Secret Deficit Lovers - Paul Krugman, New York Times
Look Who's Data Mining Your Toddlers - Michelle Malkin, Townhall
Amazon Must Be Stopped - Franklin Foer, The New Republic
2014 Polls: Sen: VA,NJ,AK,GA - RCP Avgs: GOP+7 | House: MN7, CA52
Saturday, October 11
The Micromanager in Chief - Rohde & Strobel, The AtlanticRoberts in Kansas: "I Have Not Lost Touch" - Byron York, DC Examiner
How to Save the Democratic Party From Itself - Will Marshall, Politico
Fakery of a High Order - Fred Barnes, Weekly Standard
The Right's Relentless War on Women - Kristen Doerer, American Prospect
How Political Correctness Endangers Women - Bethany Mandel, Federalist
Five Myths About Ebola - Laurie Garrett, Washington Post
White House Blames Panetta, Not Its Own Faults - David Gergen, CNN
The White House and a Cartagena Hooker - Jonah Goldberg, New York Post
Maher's Dangerous Critique of Islam - Peter Beinart, The Atlantic
Ben Affleck and the End of Argument - Mark Judge, RealClearReligion
How School Lunch Became a Battleground - Nicholas Confessore, NYT Mag
Criminalizing Political Speech in Wisconsin - Rivkin & Grossman, WSJ
How About a Little Optimism? - Larry Kudlow, Investor's Business Daily
My Right to Death With Dignity at 29 - Brittany Maynard, CNN
"Acting White" a Barrier for Black Education - John McWhorter, Reason
Faith and Doubt - Peter Wehner, Commentary
Governor Polls: MI, ME, CO, NM, WI, FL, KS, CT, IL, GA, AK, MA, More
Sunday, October 12
The Final Weeks of Campaign 2014 - Dan Balz, Washington PostVoters Express Frustration & Fatigue - Ashley Parker, New York Times
The Invisible Name on Midterm Ballots - Carl M. Cannon, OC Register
Barack Obama: The End of a Love Affair - Peter Foster, Daily Telegraph
It Is Easy to See How ISIS Spread - Thomas Friedman, New York Times
Obama and Commodus - Jakub Grygiel, The American Interest
Move Over Barack, Hill & Bill Taking Over - John Heilemann, Bloomberg
Virginia Senate Race Gets Interesting - Michael Warren, Weekly Standard
Insulting Women Won't Win Election for GOP - Amanda Marcotte, USAT
Colorado & the End of the War on Women - Jonathan Tobin, Commentary
3 Questions in Quest for the GOP Nominee - Doyle McManus, LA Times
GOP Leadership Rooted in Wisconsin - Salena Zito, Pitt Tribune-Review
When Whites Just Don't Get It, Part 3 - Nicholas Kristof, New York Times
Anti-American Exceptionalism - Kevin Williamson, National Review
Clinton's Gender Comfort - Ruth Marcus, Washington Post
Gone Girl: Lady Psychopaths Welcome - Maureen Dowd, New York Times
What We Really Need Is a Nobel War Prize - P.J. O'Rourke, Daily Beast
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