Newt’s Out, Finally

Staff / Truthdig May 3, 2012 On Wednesday, the former House speaker formally ended his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, despite previously vowing to stay in the race until the GOP convention in August. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Gated Intellectuals, Fortress America, and the Politics of Occupy

By Henry A. Giroux, Truthout Mar 21, 2012 A group of right-wing extremists would have the American public believe it is easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of a market society. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Inside Romney’s Tax Returns

By Lena Groeger, ProPublica Jan 26, 2012 Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney released 550 pages of tax returns Tuesday and news organizations are making their way through them ProPublica shows us where to look to make sense of the numbersRepublican presidential candidate Mitt Romney released 550 pages of tax returns Tuesday. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Pity the Quarter-Billionaire

By Thomas Frank, TomDispatch Jan 8, 2012 Dear Tea Party Movement: You should get behind Mitt Romney, the charging Massachusetts RINO, because—in a certain paradoxical way—he may turn out to be the truest of all the candidates to the spirit of your movement. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Beg for Money

Larry Wright, Cagle Cartoons, The Detroit News Nov 27, 2011 Dig deeper

Frank Rich Blasts Bipartisanship

Staff / Truthdig Sep 28, 2011 With an eye on the ruthlessly partisan strategies, tactics and proposed policies of the Republican contenders for the White House, former New York Times columnist Frank Rich assigns a poor grade to Obama's efforts to reach across the aisle. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Late Laughing Liberal Molly Ivins on Rick Perry

Staff / Truthdig Aug 17, 2011 Molly Ivins was a popular humorist, liberal columnist and a Texan, and she knew Texas governor and now GOP presidential candidate Rick Perry well. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Study: To Win Votes, Motivate Your Base

Staff / Truthdig Jul 18, 2011 Numbers from a recent Pew Research Center study contradict the conventional thinking on independent voters Independents are not moderates who can be swayed to the right or left with appeals to moderation and centrism, but "disaffected political partisans" (more). Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

McCain Campaign Complains Obama Played ‘Race Card’

Staff / Truthdig Aug 1, 2008 "Barack Obama has played the race card, and he played it from the bottom of the deck. It's divisive, negative, shameful and wrong," McCain campaign manager Rick Davis said Thursday. He was referring to the Illinois senator's comment Wednesday that Republicans were trying to scare voters about him because, among other things, "he doesn't look like all the presidents on the dollar bills and the five-dollar bills." Meanwhile, some analysts are arguing that the already infamous Britney Spears/Paris Hilton ad was designed to subliminally trigger voter racism. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

GOP Insiders Slam McCain Ad Attacking Obama’s Celebrity

Staff / Truthdig Jul 31, 2008 Several leading Republican strategists, both named and anonymous, were quoted Wednesday as slamming the latest in a string of bold attack ads on Barack Obama, this one overlaying images of the young senator with troubled trollops Britney Spears and Paris Hilton. "McCain ads are just catch as catch can, one wild swing at Obama after another," one strategist told the Washington Post. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

McCain Coughs Up Another Joke About Killing Iranians

Staff / Truthdig Jul 14, 2008 The presumptive Republican presidential nominee gets what might have been a terrorist fist jab from wife Cindy over an ill-considered crack on rising U.S. cigarette sales to Iran: "Maybe that's a way of killing them." Ha ha, funnyman. Lucky for him, the media is in a forgiving mood these days when it comes to the ex-jet jockey, as Max Bergmann points out. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Leaving No Republican Behind

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Jul 24, 2007 In a state that likes the GOP, Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland, a Democrat, is succeeding by respecting those who disagree with him. Members of his party who are seeking the presidency should take note. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )