Saturday Open Thread [4.21.12]

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Meanwhile, yesterday we saw the hilarity of the tracking polls of both Gallup and Rasmussen showing Romney winning nationally contrasted with two Fox News polls showing Obama winning both Ohio and Florida, the later by very comfortable margins. Today, the hilarity is more direct. We still have Rasmussen Tracking showing Romney winning, but now Rasmussen's own poll of Ohio shows Obama winning.

Campaign 2012: Air War or Ground War

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With state Republican parties in such disarray, the GOP super PACs are having to resort to television ads only. Meanwhile, with unions and strong ground games from the Democrats, allies of the Obama campaign are focusing on the ground game.

Romney: Obama Isn’t Really An American

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David Corn has a good post on Governor Romney's continued insistence that President Obama doesn't understand America. After reviewing the remarks by West and Nugent, Corn ties this in neatly with Romney's nudge nudge wink wink speeches painting Obama as a Kenyan and a Muslim.

Get Thee to a Nunnery

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It seems as though it's not just the GOP who is conducting a war against women. The Catholic Church has declared war on women religious. There were two Santa Maria!…

Hateful Speech From The Right

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Eugene Robinson as an admirable piece in the Washington Post on the hateful speech we often hear from the Right. Yes, we do hear it from the Left periodically, but the Right is louder and much more hateful.

Who Gains Most from Tax Breaks

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David Leonhardt and the NYT have created another outstanding graphic trying to explain the landscape of current tax policy. This one shows what taxpayers get the greatest benefit from the various tax breaks currently in the code by income group. Click on the image for the larger graphic or click here if that doesn't work. This graphic is part of a great explainer that lays out what happens and the stakes for the coming end of lots of government benefits in January 2014.