2016 presidential race

There's a weird story about Glenn Beck in the New Yorker this week, how watching Michelle Obama's speech mentioning how Trump treats women was a come to Jesus moment for him. We'll have to wait and see how long that lasts.

The Clintons help Trump celebrate his wedding to Melania. Will they laugh like this again? Of course, but not where you can see them, for a while at least. by Gaius PubliusA couple of election notes from Corey Robin, plus a bonus note from me:Blaming the LeftThis is something we all anticipate:

This morning weather is conducive to voting... just about everywhere except Ohio. And there was a big earthquake in Fracklahoma that may keep people in Pawnee and Payne counties, near Tulsa, from voting. (In 2012 Romney won both-- Pawnee with 70% and Payne with 64%-- but Trump will win Fracklahoma by a wide margin. It's his kind of state.)If you're a regular reader of this blog-- or even an occasional reader-- you know this is Bernie Sanders territory.

The final NBC/Wall Street Journal national poll showed Hillary with a 4 point lead over Trump-- 44-40%. It doesn't mean much at this point, when over 30 million people have already voted. And polling shows she's even more head among that group.

You can check out the Election Day special to end all Election Day specials here.by KenSince, barring unforeseen developments, this is my last post before Election Day -- but lucky me, I'm gonna hafta find something to say in the rubbble of the Day After -- and even if I have anything more to say on the subject I don't see any point in try

Olbermann seems to agree with many people-- including me-- that the FBI needs, at the very minimum, a major over-haul. He's been fighting the battle to hold fascism at bay.

This has been a really bad year for Renee Ellmers. The North Carolina Republican was the first woman in Congress to endorse the misogynistic Trump. And he appreciated it-- although the folks in the 2nd congressional district, most of whom had voted for Cruz in the primary, didn't like he jumping on the Trump bandwagon. She then got locked into a horrific three-way primary of her own, the first in which Trump endorsed a candidate; and he even recorded an ad for her. It backfired badly.

No, they're not invited to Trump's "victory" party at the Hilton in NYC next weekIn The Atlantic this week, best-selling urban studies author Richard Florida is best known for his concept of the creative class and its implications for urban regeneration, compared states where science and technology are leading economic development to states where sc

Yesterday, Nick Kristof offered 5 reasons why certain types among our countrymen and women might want to vote for Trump:• voters who worship at the alter of ignorance• voters who feel it's time to embrace a paragon of fraud• voters who want to be entertained by the country's leader• voters who feel extremists have a role to play just like ever