Molly Ball

Molly Ball is a staff writer covering national politics at The Atlantic.

Will Florida's Voter Purge Cost Obama the Election?

Will Florida's Voter Purge Cost Obama the Election?

Republican Rick Scott's attempt to cleanse the voter rolls of noncitizens has Democrats in a panic. Could the pivotal swing state be headed for another 2000-style voting debacle? More »

Aurora Shooting: Obama and Romney Speak

Aurora Shooting: Obama and Romney Speak

The president strikes a somber and personal note as politics is suspended in the wake of Friday morning's mass movie-theater shooting. More »

Watch Out, Obama, Mitt Romney Is Fired Up

Watch Out, Obama, Mitt Romney Is Fired Up

At a time when his campaign was in need of a boost, Romney suddenly comes alive on the stump. More »

A Republican Chorus Calls for Romney to Release Tax Returns

A Republican Chorus Calls for Romney to Release Tax Returns

It's a measure of how little loyalty Romney commands within his own party that so many are publicly calling on him to release his tax returns. More »

Why John Sununu Is Romney's Favorite Attack Dog

Why John Sununu Is Romney's Favorite Attack Dog

In questioning Obama's Americanness on Tuesday, the perpetually overheated John Sununu wasn't that far off Mitt Romney's regular message. More »

Can Romney Make Cronyism an Issue for Obama?

Can Romney Make Cronyism an Issue for Obama?

The challenger tries to paint the president as corrupt but just ends up calling attention to his own refusal to disclose who his biggest donors are. More »

Why Obama May Be Safe in Virginia

Why Obama May Be Safe in Virginia

The president's chances to win this Southern swing state look surprisingly strong, even as other states trend away from him. More »

Romney's Clear-as-Mud Bain Explanation

Romney's Clear-as-Mud Bain Explanation

In a round of interviews intended to lay questions to rest, the Republican nominee can't give a straight answer on his business career or his taxes. More »

Romney Was Attacked on Bain 18 Years Ago: Why Isn't He Ready for It Now?

Romney Was Attacked on Bain 18 Years Ago: Why Isn't He Ready for It Now?

The Republican nominee's corporate past continues to haunt him, even though it's been part of his political baggage since 1994. More »

Why Isn't Obama Speaking to the NAACP?

Why Isn't Obama Speaking to the NAACP?

Romney spoke to the annual gathering of black leaders, but the president is sending lower-ranking officials. There's no obvious political explanation. More »

Romney Confronts the NAACP and Gets Booed

Romney Confronts the NAACP and Gets Booed

The Republican candidate goes before an unfriendly audience of African-American activists and tells them things they don't want to hear. More »

George P. Bush: A Political Dynasty's Young Hope

George P. Bush: A Political Dynasty's Young Hope

The fourth-generation heir to the Bush political dynasty, groomed for office since his childhood, is coming of age and building a political network. More »

Has the Obama Campaign Gotten Under Romney's Skin?

Has the Obama Campaign Gotten Under Romney's Skin?

Romney has spent months trying to bait the president into a reaction, but now it's the Republican who seems to be getting hot under the collar. More »

Obama on Taxes: 'I'm Not Proposing Anything Radical Here'

Obama on Taxes: 'I'm Not Proposing Anything Radical Here'

The president hopes to seize the advantage on the economy by painting Republicans into a corner on middle-class tax rates. More »

The Only Thing That Looks Worse Than Romney's Vacation Is Obama's Jobs Report

The Only Thing That Looks Worse Than Romney's Vacation Is Obama's Jobs Report

Here is your 2012 presidential campaign in a nutshell: The unrepentant rich guy vs. the president drowning in bad economic news. More »

Parents Need to Relax—Even the 'Tiger Mother' Thinks So

Parents Need to Relax—Even the 'Tiger Mother' Thinks So

Parents tend to think their kids want more from them. But what they really wish is that their parents wouldn't be so anxious. More »

Orszag: Even If They Win, Republicans Can't Kill Obamacare

Orszag: Even If They Win, Republicans Can't Kill Obamacare

The president's former budget director is skeptical of GOP plans to repeal or subvert the Affordable Care Act in the wake of the Supreme Court decision. More »

Can Politicians Have It All?

Can Politicians Have It All?

Anne-Marie Slaughter, Mitch Daniels and the price of public service: Is our leadership suffering because of the pressure of public life on families? More »

Will the Economy Save Obama? Larry Summers Doesn't Think So

Will the Economy Save Obama? Larry Summers Doesn't Think So

The president's former top economist sees a stagnant economy on the horizon in the months leading up to the election. More »

The Political Battle Over the Health-Care Verdict Begins

The Political Battle Over the Health-Care Verdict Begins

Romney says the only way to eliminate Obamacare now is to vote out Obama, while the president tries to change the subject. More »

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