U.S. Presidential Election

UPDATE: The Pennsylvania Decision

Fox News has just called Pennsylvania, with 20 electoral votes, to Barack Obama. With eight percent of ballotss counted, Obama so far is up 68-30 on Mitt Romney. In the race to 270, Romney currently leads the electoral college 154-143. Though Pennsylvania was not largely thought of as a battlegroun ... More >>

SWING STATE UPDATE: The New Hampshire Decision

MSNBC has just called New Hampshire's four electoral votes for Obama. He's now up in the electoral college 162-153. The president is now 108 electoral votes away from reelection.

SWING STATE UPDATE: The Iowa Decision

MSNBC has just called Iowa, with a total of six electoral votes, for Barack Obama. The incumbent is now 14 electoral votes away from winning the 2012 presidential election, up on Romney 256-203.

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Barack Obama Opened Three New Campaign Offices In New York. But Why?

In the 2008 presidential election, President Barack Obama mopped the floor with Senator John McCain in New York, beating the GOP challenger by more than two million votes.In fact, a Republican presidential candidate hasn't won the Empire State in nearly 30 years, when President Ronald Reagan absolut ... More >>

I Couldn't Watch Last Night's Debate

The presidential one that preceded it was one of the most painful experiences I've ever had. I cringed watching slick Mitt, with all his lies and flip flops, wipe the floor with Obama, who came off like a nice uncle who'd wandered in for some tea and some chit chat. I felt like I was watching my f ... More >>

As Romney Holds Back On Tax Returns, The Press Goes Into A Frenzy

The more Mitt Romney refuses to provide his tax returns except for 2010 and 2011 (the latter is forthcoming), the more editorialists are foaming at the mouth about the shady absurdity of his evasions under pressure. Here are some highlights of what's been written. (Feel free to read this, then wri ... More >>

New York Dems: Hey, Mitt Romney, Tell Us About Your Offshore Bank Accounts!

New York Democrats are welcoming GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney to the Empire State by kvetching about his failure to disclose a "sufficient"number of tax returns during his bid for the White House. Specifically, lefties are interested in a few offshore bank accounts the former Massachusetts ... More >>

Happy New York Republican Primary Day; GOPers Still Pretending Primary Matters, Which Is Adorable

Happy Republican primary day, New York! Now make sure and get out there and vote because your vote really (ahem) matters -- according to the New York State Republican Party, anyway. In reality, however, your vote means precisely nothing.The New York State Republican Party issued a press release last ... More >>

What Does Mitt Romney Have in Common With Catholic Incense?

Mitt Romney sure did have a hectic weekend, having to balance heavy duty damage control -- that whole "stay at home moms need to learn the dignity of work"-thing -- with a "Saturday Night Live" bid.

Newt Gingrich Is Still Pretending To Run For President -- And He's Bringing His "Campaign" To New York

Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich is still pretending that he's running for president, and will be "campaigning" in New York next week -- which is hilarious for a number of reasons. For starters, he has literally no chance of winning the Republican nomination -- he currently has only 136 deleg ... More >>

Rick Santorum Bails On New York GOP's (Pricey) Dinner

There's bad news if you forked over $1,000 to New York's Republican Party to attend its annual dinner: former presidential candidate Rick Santorum won't be there.GOP spokeswoman Becky Miller tells the Voice Santorum is out. Santorum, she says, didn't give a specific reason, but we can only assume th ... More >>

New York GOP Mum On Whether Rick Santorum Will Still Attend Party's Fancy ($1,000 A Plate) Dinner

The New York state Republican Party is holding its annual dinner next week, at which now-former presidential candidate Rick Santorum currently is scheduled to be a guest of honor. However, now that he's bailed on his campaign, it's unclear whether Santorum will actually show up -- and that's because ... More >>

Rick Santorum Finally Throws In The Towel; Romney Has GOP Nomination In The Bag

When (or if) Rick Santorum comes to New York next week, he'll do so as a former presidential candidate -- the former Pennsylvania senator announced this afternoon that he's suspending his campaign...finally."We made a decision over the weekend that, while this presidential race for us, is over for ... More >>

Mitt Romney Beats Rick Santorum 2-1 in New York: Poll

Remember a few weeks ago, when it looked like New York's April 24 primary might actually matter? Well, even though the G.O.P. presidential candidate has yet to be definitively decided, national stats suggest that Mitt Romney has a very healthy lead, with 658 delegates compared to Rick Santorum's ... More >>

Hide Your Porn! Rick Santorum's Coming to New York. Newt Gingrich, Too

Wannabe presidential candidate Rick Santorum -- who the Washington Post has decided is edging "towards the embarrassment zone" -- apparently still thinks he can win the GOP presidential primary -- which is adorable. Sadly, that means he'll soon start campaigning in New York, where 95 delegates are a ... More >>

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Who Has Two Thumbs and Hates More Primaries? Mitt Romney!

First, there was Iowa and New Hampshire. Then, there was Super Tuesday. At some point, there were other Republican primaries. And tonight, the resilient candidates find themselves in Illinois -- a contest that is "make-or-break" for Mitt Romney. With 54 delegates up for grabs in the state that is ... More >>

Rightbloggers Denounce Rick Santorum's War on Porn -- As a Liberal Conspiracy

Obama's coming up for reelection, and gas prices and unemployment are high. So why do rightbloggers concentrate instead on cultural issues like abortion, contraception and Rush Limbaugh's opinion of Sandra Fluke? Some think it's because they're bunch of misogynists*. We think it's because they h ... More >>

Mitt Romney Thinks He Can Just "Get Rid" Of Planned Parenthood (Which He Can't) -- And New York Dems Are Pissed!

​Former Massachusetts governor/wannabe GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney's currently catching some heat from the left over comments he made about his desire to "get rid" of Planned Parenthood -- something he has no authority to do, even if he is elected president.One of those worked up over R ... More >>

Mitt Romney: Can Anything Short Of An "Act Of God" Keep Him From Becoming The GOP Nominee For President?

​As we noted yesterday, Super Tuesday came and went and there's still no shoo-in for the Republican nominee for president.However, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney gained a bit of an edge in his quest to become the GOP's chosen one -- enough of an edge that members of his campaign reporte ... More >>

New York's Presidential Primaries Might Not Be Completely Worthless

Because the 10-state Super Tuesday showdown was a bit of a bust in terms of definitively deciding Barack Obama's opponent, New York might actually have a say in picking the Republican presidential candidate. Who knew? The Empire State's contest takes place April 24. Usually, by that time, one of th ... More >>

No, There Is Still Not a GOP Presidential Nominee

So you just wanted to know which Republican would go face-to-face with Barack Obama in November and were kinda hoping that Super Tuesday would finally produce an obvious Presidential candidate. Too bad! As detailed by The Associated Press, yesterday's contests suggest that Mitt Romney will probab ... More >>

A Guide to the Glitz and Glam of Super Tuesday

It's that quadrennial time of the year again: Super Tuesday. The political primary holiday in ten states tonight will dole out 20 percent of the delegate count -- a total of 419 -- for the Republican National Convention in August. With Romney riding off the momentum of wins in Washington, Arizona, a ... More >>

Arizona and Michigan: Super Tuesday Pregame Is a Romney-Santorum Standoff

Tonight is the night... for more primaries. Arizona and Michigan are next up for primaries as voters in these states have until this evening to choose their favorite Republican presidential candidate. Contrary to popular belief, these two primaries are actually worth something: Arizona will award 29 ... More >>

A Brief History of Dave Mustaine Saying Conservative Things

Courtesy of MSO PRPolitical Pundit Dave Mustaine​ Last night press representatives of Dave Mustaine sent out a statement clarifying the Megadeth frontman's recent supposed-by-not-really endorsement of Republican Presidential candidate Rick Santorum.

Georgia Jilted by Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum; CNN Cancels Debate

Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum are just too busy for Georgia and pulled out of a final debate before the Super Tuesday Primaries, so CNN canceled the Republican showdown scheduled for March 1, Slate notes. Romney and Santorum, who are pretty much neck-and-neck in polls, basically decided to blow of ... More >>

New York Picks Barack Obama Over Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum: Poll

​New Yorkers told pollsters: "I Heart Barack Obama" in a Quinnipiac University survey released this morning. They gave him a 50-46 percent job-approval rating, unchanged from his 50-45 percent in December. And 50-45 percent want Obama to stick around and think he deserves to be re-elected to ... More >>

Romney Wins Florida Primary, but GOP Resists

Despite the fact that Mitt Romney won the Florida primary in a landslide, many Republicans continue to pretend that he will not be their eventual, inevitable presidential nominee. Romney won the Florida primary with 46.4 percent of the state's Republican vote, compared to Newt Gingrich's 31.9 perc ... More >>

Ally Ally Alinsky! Rightbloggers See Saul Alinsky Everywhere -- Even Among Themselves

Now that Newt Gingrich, newly amplified as a Presidential candidate, is regularly using Saul Alinsky as a club to beat Obama, the conservative obsession with long-dead community organizer has gone bigtime. Perhaps overexcited by this new opportunity to lecture America about one more thing that they ... More >>

Rightbloggers Explain How Newt Gingrich's Big Win Can Help Someone Other Than Newt Gingrich Become President

Was it the video hit his Super PAC put out on Romney? Was it his heroic denunciation of his ex-wife and the Liberal Media (mostly the Liberal Media)? Whatever the reason, Newt Gingrich won a big surprise victory in Saturday's South Carolina primary. Rightbloggers who've always loved the former Spea ... More >>

Romney Wins New Hampshire, Surprising Nobody At All

Mitt Romney won the New Hampshire primary last night, winning 39 percent of the vote more or less exactly as expected. Ron Paul came in a distant second with 23 percent of the vote, John Huntsman took third with 17 percent, and Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum each got about 9 percent. Texas Govern ... More >>

Rick Santorum Sweater Vests for Sale for $100 a Pop

​Do you want to not only vote for but also look like Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum? If so, you are in luck! Rick Santorum has leveraged his viral fashion-backward menswear choices into a donation campaign for none other than Rick Santorum. But you, too, will benefit -- if you ... More >>

Rightbloggers Prepare to Swallow Their Santorum and Root for Romney

Since the recent Iowa one-two finish by Romney and Santorum, there've been a couple more debates and a lot of palaver about the GOP Presidential race. But let us level with you: Despite all our jokes about The Next President of the United States of The Week/Month, it's become painfully obvious tha ... More >>

Psychic Staten Island Monkey Picks Newt Gingrich to Win New Hampshire Primary

Drum roll, please. Grandpa, the so-called psychic monkey of the Staten Island Zoo, has chosen his pick to win the New Hampshire Republican primary and it is...Newt Gingrich. Regardless of Grandpa's psychic choice, Newt is not doing so well in the polls, which even the zoo's curator, Peter Laline, ha ... More >>

Mitt Romney Likes Being Able to 'Fire People'

Let's start with a hypothetical: Say you want to be president of the United States, but are said to give off an unappealing, out-of-touch, millionaire businessman vibe, making it hard to relate to most Americans. If this happens to be the case, a thing that you might strongly consider avoiding on ... More >>

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Ron Paul to Jay Leno: Michele Bachmann 'Hates' Muslims

​Last night, Ron Paul was on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno promoting his new romantic comedy Unfair Trade, in which he plays a Libertarian Congressman who won't settle for anyone less than Ayn Rand (played by Katherine Heigl). He's also running for president, so Leno decided to ask him some q ... More >>

Holy Shit! Mitt Romney Made a Fake Bet!

Last night, the remaining Republican presidential candidates met at Drake University in Des Moines for a debate that lasted almost two hours. What they said doesn't matter, however, as the only thing people will remember is the moment when Mitt Romney asked Rick Perry if he wanted to bet "ten thousa ... More >>

Rightbloggers Declare Former Future President Herman Cain a (What Else?) Victim of Obama, Media

Last weekend former GOP pack leader and accused horndog Herman Cain finally called an end to his flailing Presidential campaign/book tour -- or rather "suspended" it, allowing the enterprise to keep drawing money. Some normally opinionated rightbloggers tip-toed away from the embarrassing subje ... More >>

The Roots' Walk-On Music For Michele Bachmann Was Ha-Ha Funny, But...

Monday night the Republican Presidential candidate and frequent source/target of Photoshop japery Michele Bachmann appeared on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon in an effort to promote both her autobiography and her appearance at last night's Presidential debate. As a rebuke to the Minnesota congresswoma ... More >>

Mitt Romney Lies About His First Name, Which is Really Willard; Rick Santorum Says Africa is a Country (VIDEO)

The Republicans are engaging in their twelfth (that's right, an even dozen) debate tonight in Washington, D.C., in a CNN foreign policy debate sponsored by the Heritage Foundation and American Enterprise Institute. Mitt Romney got things off to a fun start by lying about his first name (or, at least ... More >>

Presidential Campaign Stores: Who's Got the Best Crap?

With the New Hampshire primary less than two months away, candidates are taking to the airwaves with commercials and televised debates to get their messages out. They have been honing their talking points and refining their images to make you, the voter, comfortable enough to buy what they're sellin ... More >>

Mitt Romney Not a Christian, Says Mega-Christian With Megachurch

Robert Jeffress, the evangelical megachurch pastor who introduced Rick Perry at the Voter Values Summit yesterday, has publicly questioned Mitt Romney's faith. Politico reports that when asked whether Mitt Romney was a Christian, Jeffress said, "No." Jeffress added, "That is a mainstream view, that ... More >>

LGBT New Yorkers Put Muscle Behind Obama

Celebrating Obama's Birthday in Harlem

Obama Supporters in Brooklyn Warn the Superdelegates: 'Make Our Votes Count'

Way down in the grassroots, small-D democrats take on the big-D Democrats and their superdelegates

The Revolt of the Superdelegates?

The Beast of 2008 Stirs

Unpopular Vote

A compilation of electoral college crash courses