2012 Decoded

Campaign analysis by the most interesting thinkers in Washington

Archives for 2012-05

The Jenga Election

May 31, 2012, 12:36 pmPick your perilous metaphor for Barack Obama's re-election chances: A house of cards. A Sword of Damocles. A game of Jenga. The point is the same: the …

Romney Down on Keystone State Prospects

May 31, 2012, 11:42 am

Obama Facing Challenges Out West

May 31, 2012, 6:53 am

The Smart Argument For Bain That Romney Won't Use

May 30, 2012, 11:40 am

2012: The Un-Movement Election

May 30, 2012, 10:58 amFour years ago next week, Sen. Barack Obama stood before a crowd of 17,000 in St. Paul, having won the Democratic nomination to become President of th …

Obama Still Crushing Romney in Spanish Media

May 30, 2012, 10:27 am

Trump a Symptom of Romney's Problem

May 29, 2012, 5:43 pm

Secretive Conservative Front Group Funds Political Attacks

May 29, 2012, 3:20 pm

Will A Hard-Power-Loving Obama Sell?

May 29, 2012, 1:33 pmIn a powerful one-two punch, The New York Times and Newsweek have just come out with extensively reported articles demonstrating how personally and de …

Obama Sues Publishers, Who Respond With A Fundraiser

May 25, 2012, 4:40 pm

Elizabeth Warren's Obama Gap

May 25, 2012, 1:26 pm

Will Romney Join List of Home State Presidential Losers?

May 25, 2012, 12:11 pm

Wis. Recall Election Pushes Labor to the Brink

May 25, 2012, 10:28 am

Why Romney Spent Thursday in Inner-City Philadelphia

May 25, 2012, 8:27 am

Obama's Last Line of Defense

May 24, 2012, 6:13 pm