It's hard to read former FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair's highly engaging interview with Senator Elizabeth Warren about the United States' current (dire) financial situation and not wish for a Warren presidency. Unfortunately, later on in the very same interview, the senator dashes our hopes of that ever happening—at least… » 1/13/15 4:30pm 1/13/15 4:30pm

CNN Projection: Republicans to take control of the Senate - http://t.co/IcniAfJOpp

— CNN (@CNN) November 5, 2014

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Clay Aiken, Democratic candidate for U.S. Congress in North Carolina's Second District, gives his concession speech during his election night party at Cafe 121 on November 4, 2014 in Sanford, North Carolina. Aiken, a former 'American Idol' contestant, ran for political office for the first time. » 11/04/14 11:15pm 11/04/14 11:15pm

Another controversial Republican governor reelected: Scott Walker of Wisconsin wins a second term http://t.co/kQsPVQPAtq #WIgov

— Huffington Post (@HuffingtonPost) November 5, 2014

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Andrew Cuomo Is Re-elected Governor of New York http://t.co/maLSrkJKuT

— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 5, 2014

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Czech billionaire and leader of the ANO 2011 political movement Andrej Babis, center, is congratulated by circus owner Jaromir Joo, right, and his baby tiger named Fred, after most of the votes were counted in early general elections in Prague, Czech Republic, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) » 10/26/13 3:30pm 10/26/13 3:30pm

The GOP faithful, ever ready to storm the moral high ground and erect a glittering, priapistic citadel, jumped all over NBC’s yet-to-be-scripted Hillary Clinton teleplay like a gaggle of magpies who’ve caught a glimpse of a shiny Cracker Jack ring. “Aha, liberal scum!” cried RNC Reince Priebus, wearing his ceremonial… » 8/11/13 3:00pm 8/11/13 3:00pm

A mere two days separate Elizabeth Colbert Busch, braintrust in the AmeriCone Dream, from her date with destiny in the special election for the House seat in South Carolina’s 1st congressional district. Will she triumph over the itinerant former Gov. Mark Sanford, or will she be forced back to the Colbert ice cream… » 5/05/13 11:20pm 5/05/13 11:20pm

As we, the sycophantic public, dangle precariously between presidential election cycles, only one question keeps us attuned to the distant rumblings of potential candidates as they posture, pivot, and promenade their way to a spot in the presidential primary spotlight of 2016: could Kirsten Gillibrand leapfrog Hillary… » 4/29/13 1:05pm 4/29/13 1:05pm

Christine Quinn, New York's recently married City Council Speaker, has announced this morning that she's running for mayor. If elected, Quinn would become the city's first female AND openly gay mayor, and would prove that Michael Bloomberg isn't the Augustan tyrant we've all secretly suspected him to be. » 3/10/13 3:00pm 3/10/13 3:00pm

Oh, Sean "Don't Worry, Frightened Elderlies, We'd Never Reelect a Colored!" Hannity. It pleases me to laugh at you! All the bizarre, insulated right-wing media rhetoric—which straight-facedly predicted a landslide win for Romney—is coming back to bite them where it hurts a conservative the most. In the dick money. » 1/01/13 1:00pm 1/01/13 1:00pm

Having admitted that he "made a very poor decision" in his first marriage when he cheated on his wife and pressured his mistress into have an abortion, Uncle Fester stunt-double and anti-choice U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais (R., Tenn.) insisted on a conservative Nashville radio show that God has "forgiven" him for being… » 12/02/12 12:00pm 12/02/12 12:00pm

Single women are the fastest-growing voting population in the country: 55 million unmarried women will be voting in the upcoming election, and it goes without saying that they're not being courted by Romney/Ryan. When Ann Romney went off-script at the RNC to yell "I love you, women!" she later clarified that she was… » 11/03/12 6:01pm 11/03/12 6:01pm

Lincoln said a house divided cannot stand; we say a house divided leads to some hilarious election season yard signage. » 11/02/12 6:14pm 11/02/12 6:14pm

I THINK SO. I mean, I can't be sure. But he definitely said something about a cheeseburger and "finding someone special." Sooooo…I can read between the lines, Biden!!! » 11/02/12 5:30pm 11/02/12 5:30pm

Fuck this election. We're looking toward the future. Clinton/Booker 2016. Hillary for prez; she holds it down on a global level. Cory Booker for veep; he'll save your grandma from a burning house and then invite you over to chill, while quoting Frederick Douglass. America needs this now more than ever: Something… » 11/02/12 2:05pm 11/02/12 2:05pm

When Leno asked President Obama what he thought about Indiana's GOP Senate candidate Richard Mourdock's statement, "I think even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, that it is something that God intended to happen." » 10/25/12 12:25am 10/25/12 12:25am

Well, the world might be in the shitter, but at least the future is bright! (Kind of. Except for all the parts that we're systematically covering in shit. But, you know.) In Nickelodeon's annual Kids Pick the President poll, our nation's wise young fake-voters fake-reelected Barack Obama by a landslide, and said… » 10/23/12 6:30pm 10/23/12 6:30pm

The Salt Lake Tribune, the paper of record in the eye of the Mormon storm, has endorsed President Barack Obama. They endorsed Obama in 2008, too, but many expected Romney's Mormon faith (and the fact that he pulled hard for the 2002 Olympics in SLC) to outshine common sense and the fact that he's a lying liar who… » 10/21/12 8:30pm 10/21/12 8:30pm