It’s finally Friday! Here’s a video to get you through the last stretch of this long week. —BdM
The cover of the November 10 issue of National Journal.
The Final Act: Now Obama can work on his legacy. But first he must avert a recession, reduce the deficit, and make peace with Republicans. Here’s how.
Top 10 Democrat and Republican Presidential Contenders for 2016
Too soon? Maybe. But if you’re sad about Romney losing on Tuesday, find solace in who might be gracing the ballot in four years.
See the full list of Democrat and Republican contenders.
Who would you vote for?
After All That, Political Status Quo Remains
Ad Spending in Presidential Battleground States
Use this interactive display to see how much money the top groups have spent since May 1 in each battleground state, and to view their latest advertisements.
Hair swap! - Imgur
Reddit commenters are saying that Romney resembles Jack from Lost. What are your thoughts?
5 Reasons Why It’s Too Early to Write Off Obama
Best Flair from the DNC (PHOTOS)
Kelly Jacobs, from Hernando, Miss., wears button laden campaign hat while touring the convention hall ahead of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Monday, Sept. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
“When Michelle Obama spoke at the 2008 Democratic National Convention, she was warily viewed as a woman proud of her country “for the first time” and caricatured by The New Yorker as an Afroed and armed rebel soldier.
Four years later, she’s now better known as the fashionista first lady who tells us to eat our vegetables.
While President Obama was steadily losing favor over the last four years, his wife was undergoing a successful public makeover. In keeping with tradition, the first lady has mostly steered clear of politics to focus on feel-good projects such as outreach to military families, organic gardening, and efforts to fight childhood obesity. Voters have seen her competing against talk-show hosts Ellen DeGeneres and Jimmy Fallon in friendly push-up contests and gracing a coffee-table book holding a basket overflowing with fresh produce.
But although Michelle Obama’s public image has changed, the goal of her convention speech on Tuesday isn’t much different than it was four years ago. Like Ann Romney did for her husband last week in Tampa, a spouse’s job is to bring out the candidate’s softer side. Nobody knows a husband better than his wife.”
For Michelle Obama, a New Image but an Old Role
PHOTO CHARLES DHARAPAK/AP
