Obama is pulling away from Romney

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I have long said this election will not be close, that it will be a 1996 style reelection for Obama at best, or a 2004 style reelection at worst. A new Washington Post-ABC News poll finds that while Mitt Romney has solidified his position for the Republican nomination and now leads Newt Gingrich by a substantial margin, 39% to 23%, President Obama has also soldified his position for reelection against Mitt Romney. Obama now leads Romney 51% to 45%.

Halftime in America

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That Clint Eastwood Chrysler ad last night not only won the best commercial award (at least in my book, but it is receiving glowing accolades on Twitter and the Internets last night), but it was also a two minute Re-elect President Obama advertisement.

Sunday Open Thread [2.5.12]

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It is Super Bowl Sunday and many of you are tending to the food and drinks (and fine tuning the color calibrations on your TVs) that you'll serve at your parties this evening. In case you've a few lazy minutes today to catch up on some reading, the theme of this Open Thread is The Media.

Friday Open Thread [2.3.12]

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The primary polling is all Romney all the time, except in Michigan, a "home" state of his but also a home to the American auto industry, which Romney wanted to pull the plug on. The general election polling is all Obama all the time.

New Jobs Numbers Better Than Expected

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Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 243,000 in January, and the unemployment rate decreased to 8.3 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job growth was widespread in the private sector, with large employment gains in professional and business services, leisure and hospitality, and manufacturing. Government employment changed little over the month.