If voters were surprised to watch TV networks call the election for President Obama over Republican Mitt Romney minutes after polls closed in California last week, perhaps it was because of earlier statements from some pollsters confident in a Romney romp. A few are now acknowledging mistakes.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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A Week Later, Pollster Says: ‘I Was Drinking That Republican Kool-Aid’
Political observers are still working through the rubble of the unprecedented $6 billion presidential campaign, but we’re getting a steady stream of reaction and analysis.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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President Obama is meeting with labor leaders at the White House on Tuesday — the first in a series of meetings aimed at avoiding automatic tax increases and spending cuts in the new year. The newly re-elected president is hoping to translate victory at the ballot box into success in shaping policy.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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Virtually everyone agrees that allowing the nation to fall off the so-called fiscal cliff would be a bad thing. Government programs would be cut, taxes would rise and experts say the economy would fall back into recession. And after all that, the nation still would be dealing with a budget deficit.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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Some Republicans Say Romney’s Loss is Partly the Fault of Conservative Media That Kept Overstating the Candidate’s Real Strength» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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“Yay!” the Colorado 4-year-old says of the president’s re-election. That’s a big change from her pre-election fatigue at hearing so much (sometimes on NPR) about “Bronco Bamma and Mitt Romney.” See her new video.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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Abbie Evans, Who Cried About ‘Bronco Bamma,’ Seems Happy With His Win
