PostPartisan: Election 2012


Posted at 05:00 PM ET, 08/17/2012

Leave Joe Biden alone
By Jonathan Capehart
All this talk about dumping him from the ticket is just plain nuts.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  05:00 PM ET, 08/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 01:22 PM ET, 08/15/2012

Mitt Romney’s ‘divisive and angry’ turn
By Jonathan Capehart
Mitt Romney is lecturing President Obama about ‘hate’?

By Jonathan Capehart  |  01:22 PM ET, 08/15/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 05:22 PM ET, 08/14/2012

Romney campaign tripped by Biden’s ‘chains’
By Jonathan Capehart
So much for the campaign of ‘big ideas.’

By Jonathan Capehart  |  05:22 PM ET, 08/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 12:53 PM ET, 08/14/2012

Paul Ryan: More trouble than he’s worth?
By Jonathan Capehart
Ryan was an inspired choice that doesn’t impress as many people as you’d think.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  12:53 PM ET, 08/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Election 2012, Paul Ryan

Posted at 04:00 PM ET, 08/13/2012

Paul Ryan is no Sarah Palin
By Jonathan Capehart
Ryan is the leader conservatives hoped Palin would be.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  04:00 PM ET, 08/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Election 2012, Paul Ryan, Sarah Palin

Posted at 07:45 AM ET, 08/13/2012

Mitt Romney already overshadowed by Paul Ryan
By Jonathan Capehart
Just like nature, presidential campaigns abhor a vacuum.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  07:45 AM ET, 08/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 08:00 AM ET, 08/10/2012

Friday’s p-Op quiz: ‘Dirty liar’ edition
By Jonathan Capehart
For Erick Erickson, why wil Aug. 8, 2012 mark the day the Romney campaign died?

By Jonathan Capehart  |  08:00 AM ET, 08/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 11:15 AM ET, 08/08/2012

Paul Ryan is a risky pick for Romney
By Jonathan Capehart
Have folks forgotten how the Ryan budget lost Republicans a safe seat?

By Jonathan Capehart  |  11:15 AM ET, 08/08/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 12:15 PM ET, 08/02/2012

Ted Cruz (Tea Party-Tex.) victory highlights OWS demise
By Jonathan Capehart
Folks might not like the Tea Party much. But that’s not stopping it from sending people to Congress.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  12:15 PM ET, 08/02/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 05:00 PM ET, 07/30/2012

Biden embraces ‘Obamacare’
By Jonathan Capehart
If Obama and Biden have no problem embracing the term, why should other Democrats and progressives?

By Jonathan Capehart  |  05:00 PM ET, 07/30/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 06:00 AM ET, 07/30/2012

Mitt Romney replicates George Pataki’s strategy
By Jonathan Capehart
Mitt Romney’s 2012 presidential campaign is very similar to George Pataki’s successful 1994 campaign for N.Y. governor.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  06:00 AM ET, 07/30/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 06:00 AM ET, 07/27/2012

Mitt Romney bombs in London
By Jonathan Capehart
He still has visits to Israel and Poland to get it right.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  06:00 AM ET, 07/27/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 03:00 PM ET, 07/25/2012

It’s not OK to ignore this pro-Romney ad
By Jonathan Capehart
The RNC’s “It’s OK to make a change” ad is the most dangerous for Obama’s reelection efforts.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  03:00 PM ET, 07/25/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 08:00 AM ET, 07/20/2012

Friday’s p-Op quiz: ‘Retired retroactively’ edition
By Jonathan Capehart
Who called Romney the ‘ugly face of the free enterprise system’?

By Jonathan Capehart  |  08:00 AM ET, 07/20/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 08:00 AM ET, 07/13/2012

Friday’s p-Op quiz: ‘You’re looking at him’ edition
By Jonathan Capehart
Did an attendee at Hamptons fundraiser for Mitt Romney really hold forth on what “the nail ladies” don’t understand?

By Jonathan Capehart  |  08:00 AM ET, 07/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 02:35 PM ET, 07/12/2012

Romney declares independence from birthers at NAACP convention
By Jonathan Capehart
With one phrase in his NAACP speech, he stands up to their nonsense.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  02:35 PM ET, 07/12/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 09:40 AM ET, 07/12/2012

Romney’s hollow NAACP speech
By Jonathan Capehart
Politically, I get why he went. But the more I think about what he said, the more hollow the speech seemed.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  09:40 AM ET, 07/12/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 05:22 PM ET, 07/11/2012

Boos and respect for Romney at NAACP convention
By Jonathan Capehart
There’s only one reason he got a standing ovation at the end of his speech. Respect. But he had to get through boos to get it.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  05:22 PM ET, 07/11/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 10:32 AM ET, 07/11/2012

On tax returns, Mitt won’t follow the leader — his dad
By Jonathan Capehart
In 2012, Mitt Romney refuses to follow the lead set by his father in 1967.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  10:32 AM ET, 07/11/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 03:00 PM ET, 07/10/2012

What ending the Bush tax cuts for wealthy looks like
By Jonathan Capehart
Putting the president’s plan into a pie chart.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  03:00 PM ET, 07/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 07:21 AM ET, 07/10/2012

Mitt Romney needs a ‘pink press conference’
By Jonathan Capehart
He’ll continue to get hammered for his wealth until he follows Hillary Clinton’s lead.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  07:21 AM ET, 07/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 02:40 PM ET, 07/09/2012

Chris Christie doesn’t want to be vice president
By Jonathan Capehart
His actions of late make it crystal clear that he doesn’t want the job.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  02:40 PM ET, 07/09/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 11:10 AM ET, 07/05/2012

Romney’s taxing twist on health care mandate
By Jonathan Capehart
The presumptive Republican nominee is still trying to convince conservatives he can be trusted.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  11:10 AM ET, 07/05/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 03:10 PM ET, 07/03/2012

Joe Walsh takes blind shot at Duckworth
By Jonathan Capehart
The mouthy congressman from Illinois says his military-veteran opponent is not a “true hero.”

By Jonathan Capehart  |  03:10 PM ET, 07/03/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 08:20 AM ET, 06/22/2012

Friday’s p-Op quiz: ‘Contempt’ edition
By Jonathan Capehart
Who “should have titled their book ‘Fifty Shades of Gross’”?

By Jonathan Capehart  |  08:20 AM ET, 06/22/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 11:30 AM ET, 06/19/2012

Romney’s ‘Wawas’ story in context, still out of touch
By Jonathan Capehart
Romney’s story about the ‘touchtone key pad’ was only part of the tale.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  11:30 AM ET, 06/19/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 12:00 PM ET, 06/18/2012

Mitt Romney’s American safari
By Jonathan Capehart
He wants to lead a nation he appears to be seeing for the very first time.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  12:00 PM ET, 06/18/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 11:30 AM ET, 06/14/2012

Obama and Romney economic speeches: Time to get specific
By Jonathan Capehart
Dueling economic speeches are today in Ohio.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  11:30 AM ET, 06/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 10:45 AM ET, 06/13/2012

‘Fundamental error’ in argument against Obama’s campaign message
By Jonathan Capehart
No one does panic like Democrats. At the slightest hint of trouble, memos are written and knives are sharpened — in the backs of “friends.”

By Jonathan Capehart  |  10:45 AM ET, 06/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 10:37 AM ET, 06/06/2012

One-two punch: Wisconsin recall down, health-care ruling to go
By Jonathan Capehart
Republicans hoping for a one-two punch against Democrats and Obama landed their first punch last night.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  10:37 AM ET, 06/06/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 06:00 PM ET, 05/30/2012

Falling at the pump: gas prices and GOP credibility
By Jonathan Capehart
Chart of gas prices shows the limit of taking pleasure at pain at the pump.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  06:00 PM ET, 05/30/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 12:15 PM ET, 05/30/2012

The Romney-Trump-Nugent-Limbaugh ticket
By Jonathan Capehart
At what point does he show himself to be a leader of not just his party but of the country?

By Jonathan Capehart  |  12:15 PM ET, 05/30/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 11:00 AM ET, 05/29/2012

Romney wants to be president at all costs
By Jonathan Capehart
At what price does Mitt Romney put political ambition aside to do or say the right thing?

By Jonathan Capehart  |  11:00 AM ET, 05/29/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 11:38 AM ET, 05/23/2012

Obama’s Southern problem is no surprise
By Jonathan Capehart
An electoral vote map run by the New York Times in December 2008 predicted the problem Obama faces today.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  11:38 AM ET, 05/23/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 07:30 AM ET, 05/23/2012

Three ‘nauseating’ political missteps
By Jonathan Capehart
Cory Booker and James Clyburn spoke poorly. What Donna Dewitt did was just plain dumb.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  07:30 AM ET, 05/23/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 11:45 AM ET, 05/17/2012

As expected, ‘The Defeat of Barack Hussein Obama’
By Jonathan Capehart
First evidence of how far the right will go to unseat President Obama.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  11:45 AM ET, 05/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 06:28 PM ET, 05/16/2012

The deficit and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
By Jonathan Capehart
Putting the actual costs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan added to the nation’s sea of red-ink.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  06:28 PM ET, 05/16/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 11:30 AM ET, 05/14/2012

Obama’s Bain ad hits on tale of two visions of America
By Jonathan Capehart
Obama’s Bain ads attack Romney’s exclusivity.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  11:30 AM ET, 05/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 02:15 PM ET, 05/11/2012

Mitt Romney’s ‘hijinks’ was and is bullying
By Jonathan Capehart
What he’s alleged to have done in the 1960s happens to kids all over the country today.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  02:15 PM ET, 05/11/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 11:45 AM ET, 05/09/2012

Will Obama’s ‘evolution’ on same-sex marriage be televised?
By Jonathan Capehart
Perhaps today will be the day the president stands upright to declare his support for marriage equality.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  11:45 AM ET, 05/09/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 02:22 PM ET, 05/08/2012

Don’t blame blacks for Obama’s reticence on same-sex marriage (Updated)
By Jonathan Capehart
These folks are sticking with Obama no matter what.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  02:22 PM ET, 05/08/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 05:43 PM ET, 05/07/2012

No comparison between Obama and Romney on same-sex marriage
By Jonathan Capehart
There’s no comparison between the two men on the issue of marriage equality.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  05:43 PM ET, 05/07/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 01:46 PM ET, 05/07/2012

Obama should repeat after Arne Duncan: ‘Yes, I do’ on gay marriage
By Jonathan Capehart
Arne Duncan gave a straightforward answer. When will the president?

By Jonathan Capehart  |  01:46 PM ET, 05/07/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 02:46 PM ET, 05/04/2012

Grenell mess shows Romney still fighting for nomination
By Jonathan Capehart
The Richard Grenell mess shows he's still trying to woo wary social conservatives.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  02:46 PM ET, 05/04/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 09:10 AM ET, 05/04/2012

Friday's p-Op quiz: ‘$1K tee’ edition
By Jonathan Capehart
Who did two Wasington insiders say was to blame for the dysfunction in Washington and Congress?

By Jonathan Capehart  |  09:10 AM ET, 05/04/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 10:28 AM ET, 05/03/2012

About Ann Romney’s $1K tee
By Jonathan Capehart
Not since Seinfeld’s ‘puffy shirt’ has there been this much talk about a top on television.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  10:28 AM ET, 05/03/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 05:05 PM ET, 05/01/2012

Richard Grenell is out at Romney campaign
By Jonathan Capehart
He chose power over principle to take the Romney gig. Now he has neither.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  05:05 PM ET, 05/01/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 04:47 PM ET, 04/30/2012

What would Romney have done about Osama bin Laden?
By Jonathan Capehart
Anyone who thinks Romney would not have made the same or a similar call as Obama is fooling himself.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  04:47 PM ET, 04/30/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 11:46 AM ET, 04/30/2012

Obama right to crow about killing Osama bin Laden
By Jonathan Capehart
If the president crowing were Bush would we be having this conversation?

By Jonathan Capehart  |  11:46 AM ET, 04/30/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 08:00 AM ET, 04/27/2012

Friday’s p-Op quiz: ‘Blah, blah, blah’ edition
By Jonathan Capehart
Did Vice President Biden really say, “I promise you the president has a big stick”?

By Jonathan Capehart  |  08:00 AM ET, 04/27/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 03:11 PM ET, 04/25/2012

Gingrich calls ‘May Day’ on his campaign
By Jonathan Capehart
At $44,000 a day in Secret Service protection, his campaign’s end can’t come soon enough.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  03:11 PM ET, 04/25/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 12:58 PM ET, 04/25/2012

Obama’s North Carolina trip not as ‘foolhardy’ as Parker thinks
By Jonathan Capehart
It wasn’t as ‘foolhardy’ as Kathleen Parker thought it was.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  12:58 PM ET, 04/25/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 01:35 PM ET, 04/24/2012

Richard Grenell chose power over principle on marriage equality
By Jonathan Capehart
Now we know why he is so eager to “out hypocrites.” He knows of what he speaks.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  01:35 PM ET, 04/24/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 07:33 PM ET, 04/23/2012

Gingrich’s Secret Service protection makes no ‘sense’
By Jonathan Capehart
Protection for Gingrich makes no ‘sense.’

By Jonathan Capehart  |  07:33 PM ET, 04/23/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 07:00 PM ET, 04/22/2012

Obama: Don’t punt on the federal contractor executive order
By Jonathan Capehart
A parallel process of signing the order banning bias based on sexual orientation and securing passage of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act is the way to go.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  07:00 PM ET, 04/22/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 08:00 AM ET, 04/20/2012

Friday’s p-Op quiz: ‘Secret Service’ edition
By Jonathan Capehart
Who called the NRA “America’s oldest and most august civil rights organziation” in a piece headlined “Negroes with guns”?

By Jonathan Capehart  |  08:00 AM ET, 04/20/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 04:30 PM ET, 04/17/2012

Where’s Romney’s outrage over Ted Nugent?
By Jonathan Capehart
If Hilary Rosen can be thrown under the bus, the same should happen to Nugent for his blunt and violent comments.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  04:30 PM ET, 04/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 04:35 PM ET, 04/16/2012

Republicans running out of gas on fuel prices?
By Jonathan Capehart
According to Friday’s Wall Street Journal, Republicans are searching for a solution to an improving problem.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  04:35 PM ET, 04/16/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 12:15 PM ET, 04/12/2012

Selective outrage: Hilary Rosen vs. Allen West
By Jonathan Capehart
Instead of collective condemnation of Rep. Allen West, I awoke to a deluge of criticism against Hilary Rosen.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  12:15 PM ET, 04/12/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 03:46 PM ET, 04/10/2012

Rick Santorum bows out
By Jonathan Capehart
Romney’s lack of the authenticity Santorum displays is what’s making him a hard-sell.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  03:46 PM ET, 04/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 08:00 AM ET, 03/23/2012

Friday’s p-Op quiz: ‘Etch A Sketch’ edition
By Jonathan Capehart
Who called for a ‘National Day of No Outrage’ for this Sunday?

By Jonathan Capehart  |  08:00 AM ET, 03/23/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 04:15 PM ET, 03/19/2012

The vocal stylings of Mitt Romney
By Jonathan Capehart
If our elections were run more like “American Idol,” we’d be done by now.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  04:15 PM ET, 03/19/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 10:43 AM ET, 03/14/2012

Obama’s bouncing polls: What gives?
By Jonathan Capehart
Job creation is up. Consumer spending is up. And so are gas prices. But is the latter what’s bringing Obama down?

By Jonathan Capehart  |  10:43 AM ET, 03/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 08:00 AM ET, 03/09/2012

Friday’s p-Op quiz: ‘He’s a punk’ edition
By Jonathan Capehart
Who called Rush Limbaugh “a punk” for the way he apologized to Sandra Fluke?

By Jonathan Capehart  |  08:00 AM ET, 03/09/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 02:00 PM ET, 03/08/2012

Romney might be the one who needs an ‘act of God’
By Jonathan Capehart
What will it take to quell the clamor for someone else to get into the race?

By Jonathan Capehart  |  02:00 PM ET, 03/08/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 05:30 PM ET, 03/07/2012

‘Mitt Romney is the Prince Charles of the Republican nomination’
By Jonathan Capehart
Martin Bashir brilliantly points out the parallels.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  05:30 PM ET, 03/07/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 02:43 PM ET, 03/07/2012

Rush Limbaugh is no Ken Mehlman — not even close
By Jonathan Capehart
Actions, not just words, are what separate the truly remorseful from those saying whatever it takes to get folks off their back.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  02:43 PM ET, 03/07/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 10:51 AM ET, 03/06/2012

Herman Cain’s gas pitch for Gingrich rates a ‘Zero’
By Jonathan Capehart
Move over, ‘9-9-9.’ Here comes ‘2-5-0.’

By Jonathan Capehart  |  10:51 AM ET, 03/06/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 09:30 AM ET, 03/05/2012

The New Yorker cover with Romney and Santorum says it all
By Jonathan Capehart
Rick Santorum has earned his place in the metaphorical dog house atop Mitt Romney’s car.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  09:30 AM ET, 03/05/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 08:00 AM ET, 03/02/2012

Friday’s p-Op quiz: ‘Hair on fire’ edition
By Jonathan Capehart
Who said of Mitt Romney, “He’s already set his hair on fire many times, it’s just not flammable”?

By Jonathan Capehart  |  08:00 AM ET, 03/02/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 08:45 AM ET, 02/28/2012

A Michigan monkey wrench for Romney?
By Jonathan Capehart
There’s a reason Santorum is robo-calling Democrats in Michigan to get them to vote for him over Romney. It could be the key to victory.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  08:45 AM ET, 02/28/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 03:20 PM ET, 02/27/2012

Angry Rick Santorum’s ‘snob’ appeal against Obama
By Jonathan Capehart
He criticizes Obama for wanting Americans to go to college. Never mind that two-thirds of all jobs will require some education beyond high school.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  03:20 PM ET, 02/27/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 08:39 AM ET, 02/27/2012

Angry Rick Santorum ‘throws up’ on JFK
By Jonathan Capehart
President Kennedy’s 1960 speech on religion made him ‘throw up’? How vivid.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  08:39 AM ET, 02/27/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 01:45 PM ET, 02/22/2012

NBC News-Marist poll: Romney might need a Michigan Miracle
By Jonathan Capehart
There’s a tension between what Republicans say they want in a nominee and who that nominee should be.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  01:45 PM ET, 02/22/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 05:50 PM ET, 02/21/2012

Newt Gingrich’s ‘most dangerous’ attack on President Obama
By Jonathan Capehart
“Barack Obama is the most dangerous president in modern history.” Gingrich will say anything to get attention.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  05:50 PM ET, 02/21/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 04:00 PM ET, 02/21/2012

Santorum is too strident for this ‘center-right’ nation
By Jonathan Capehart
His rhetoric has gone so far to the right that even if he were to pivot towards the center he’ll still be far right.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  04:00 PM ET, 02/21/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 12:45 PM ET, 02/17/2012

Mitt Romney tries for ‘Best in Show’ in Michigan
By Jonathan Capehart
“I love cars.”

By Jonathan Capehart  |  12:45 PM ET, 02/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 10:41 AM ET, 02/17/2012

Rick Santorum is no Foster Friess or Barack Obama
By Jonathan Capehart
Friess apologized for his dumb joke. Santorum blamed the media.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  10:41 AM ET, 02/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 04:53 PM ET, 02/16/2012

Foster Friess is a real pill on contraception
By Jonathan Capehart
“Back in my days they used Bayer Aspirin for contraception. The gals put it between their knees, and it wasn’t that costly.”

By Jonathan Capehart  |  04:53 PM ET, 02/16/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 05:45 PM ET, 02/15/2012

Gingrich joins Palin as the ‘most disliked politician in America’
By Jonathan Capehart
Super-high disapproval ratings made their White House ambitions quaintly Quixotic.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  05:45 PM ET, 02/15/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 08:00 AM ET, 02/10/2012

Friday’s p-Op quiz: ‘Clint Eastwood’ edition
By Jonathan Capehart
It’s haltime in America and which Republican is fearful that President Obama will quarterback the second half?

By Jonathan Capehart  |  08:00 AM ET, 02/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 05:45 PM ET, 02/08/2012

Mitt Romney’s character flaw
By Jonathan Capehart
Voters sense a lack of character in someone for a job that demands bedrock principles and core beliefs.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  05:45 PM ET, 02/08/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 05:45 PM ET, 02/07/2012

Prop 8, the president and the make-up of the Supreme Court
By Jonathan Capehart
Ninth Circuit hightlights how the next president could change the direction of the Supreme Court and the fight for marriage equality.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  05:45 PM ET, 02/07/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 10:30 AM ET, 02/07/2012

Why do Rove and conservatives root against the United States?
By Jonathan Capehart
What’s not to like about an American icon touting the resurgence of an American icon?

By Jonathan Capehart  |  10:30 AM ET, 02/07/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Election 2012

Posted at 04:30 PM ET, 02/06/2012

Campaign hubris from Obama and Romney
By Jonathan Capehart
Stories about their campaign inner workings to rattle opponents have all the subtlety of a red dress at a funeral.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  04:30 PM ET, 02/06/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 09:00 AM ET, 02/03/2012

Friday’s p-Op quiz: ‘Spacious skies’ edition
By Jonathan Capehart
Who said that “the only three species destined to survive a nuclear holocaust will be cockroaches, Cher and Newton Leroy Gingrich”?

By Jonathan Capehart  |  09:00 AM ET, 02/03/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 05:45 PM ET, 02/02/2012

Romney, Trump and the conservative base
By Jonathan Capehart
First, Christine O’Donnell. Now, Donald Trump. Romney is casting about for acceptance and validation.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  05:45 PM ET, 02/02/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 12:15 PM ET, 02/02/2012

Trump to endorse Romney?!
By Jonathan Capehart
Only a true showman could orchestrate the media frenzy surrounding today’s impending announcement.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  12:15 PM ET, 02/02/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Election 2012

Posted at 02:40 PM ET, 02/01/2012

Mitt Romney’s ‘very poor’ way of speaking
By Jonathan Capehart
He has an uncanny ability to muddle his message by putting his ample silver foot in his mouth.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  02:40 PM ET, 02/01/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 12:35 PM ET, 01/31/2012

Post-Pew poll: Obama ‘understands’ more than Romney and Gingrich
By Jonathan Capehart
A majority of Americans say the president ‘understands the problems of average Americans.’

By Jonathan Capehart  |  12:35 PM ET, 01/31/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 07:45 AM ET, 01/31/2012

Obama wins sing-off against Romney
By Jonathan Capehart
If the election were a sing-off, Obama wouldn’t have to bother hunting for moving boxes.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  07:45 AM ET, 01/31/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 05:04 PM ET, 01/30/2012

Cain endorses Gingrich amid the madness of ‘9-9-9’
By Jonathan Capehart
Cain gives another reason why Gingrich shouldn’t win the White House — and why he shouldn’t come near the place.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  05:04 PM ET, 01/30/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 12:30 PM ET, 01/30/2012

Gingrich whines about Romney using Gingrich tactics against him in Florida
By Jonathan Capehart
His belly-aching about Romney’s tactics in Florida caused me to suffer a severe case of schadenfreude.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  12:30 PM ET, 01/30/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Election 2012

Posted at 08:16 AM ET, 01/30/2012

NBC News-Marist poll: Everybody loves Romney in Florida
By Jonathan Capehart
All that stuff about Romney cruising for a bruising in Florida on Tuesday? Just forget it.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  08:16 AM ET, 01/30/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 04:45 PM ET, 01/27/2012

Jan Brewer and Al Green benefit from the ‘Obama boost’
By Jonathan Capehart
President Obama has proven to be a one-man economic engine. Well, for Jan Brewer and Al Green.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  04:45 PM ET, 01/27/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 12:30 PM ET, 01/27/2012

Gingrich falls into Romney's 'ghetto' trap
By Jonathan Capehart
“Did you say what the ads says or not? I don’t know.”

By Jonathan Capehart  |  12:30 PM ET, 01/27/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 10:00 AM ET, 01/27/2012

Friday’s p-Op quiz: ‘Blind trust’ edition
By Jonathan Capehart
Did Jan Brewer tell President Obama not to “get your panties in a wad” over her mention of him in her book?

By Jonathan Capehart  |  10:00 AM ET, 01/27/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Election 2012, Palin

Posted at 05:00 PM ET, 01/26/2012

Romney, conservatism, raising a family and the gays
By Jonathan Capehart
“Well, number one, I’ve raised a family.” If that’s all it takes, then gays raising children are conservatives.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  05:00 PM ET, 01/26/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Election 2012, Gay Rights

Posted at 05:33 PM ET, 01/25/2012

Another looming land mine for the GOP in the State of the Union
By Jonathan Capehart
Are Republicans going to pick a fight over an extension of the tuition tax credit?

By Jonathan Capehart  |  05:33 PM ET, 01/25/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Election 2012