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Ask Dr. Popkin: Were You on Obama's 'Dream Team'?

Ask Dr. Popkin: Were You on Obama's 'Dream Team'?

Was a frequent Atlantic correspondent "affiliated" with the Obama campaign?

What the Bartender Saw Screenshot

What the Bartender Saw

The people serving the cocktails and canapes are actually listening to what the politicians say.

Photos: Thursday Morning at the Washington Ideas Forum Max Taylor

Photos: Thursday Morning at the Washington Ideas Forum

A roundup of the most memorable moments from today's speakers, who included House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Grover Norquist, and Senator Marco Rubio.

Some (Possibly) Positive Political News Reuters

Some (Possibly) Positive Political News

Maybe we can all get along? For at least a day we will hope so.

By Popular Demand: One Last Immersion in the World of the 'Atlas Shrugged' Guy

By Popular Demand: One Last Immersion in the World of the 'Atlas Shrugged' Guy

'Going Galt,' and the response

A More Impressive Win Than in 2008, and a More Important One Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

A More Impressive Win Than in 2008, and a More Important One

The presidential election of 2008 mattered. This one matters more.

The Election-Night Thoughts of the 'Atlas Shrugged' Guy

The Election-Night Thoughts of the 'Atlas Shrugged' Guy

Someone displeased with the night's results explains his views.

Election Night Sites Fox

Election Night Sites

Lessons of the evening

The World's 2 Great Powers Choose Their Leaders Lizzy Fallows

The World's 2 Great Powers Choose Their Leaders

Why it is easier to say "我已 投 票!" in America than in China

The 'Atlas Shrugged' Guy Has His Full Say Wikimedia Commons

The 'Atlas Shrugged' Guy Has His Full Say

A response to his critics

'The Party of Romney Is the Party of George W. Bush' Reuters

'The Party of Romney Is the Party of George W. Bush'

Pushback to Dr. Popkin

On Fair Portrayals of the Evangelical Point of View Shannon Stapleton/Reuters

On Fair Portrayals of the Evangelical Point of View

Let's look more closely at the Bible.

The 'Atlas Shrugged' Guy Pushes Back!

The 'Atlas Shrugged' Guy Pushes Back!

A business owner defends 'going Galt.'

But What If Obama Loses the Popular Vote? Reuters

But What If Obama Loses the Popular Vote?

A silver lining: the beginning of a bipartisan effort to get rid of the outdated and destructive Electoral College system

Accountability Watch: Who Is Predicting What Screenshot

Accountability Watch: Who Is Predicting What

Why bookies are morally preferable to pundits

No Love for the 'Atlas Shrugged' Guy Wikimedia Commons

No Love for the 'Atlas Shrugged' Guy

Business people who don't buy the Randian view of the world

What If the GOP Loses? 'Atlas Shrugged' vs. 'The Fire Next Time'

What If the GOP Loses? 'Atlas Shrugged' vs. 'The Fire Next Time'

One campaign, two literary allusions. Take your pick!

Ground-Game Reports: Ohio, D.C. Eric Thayer/Reuters

Ground-Game Reports: Ohio, D.C.

More in our day-long series of reports

Ask Dr. Popkin: The 3 Myths of the Romney Campaign

Ask Dr. Popkin: The 3 Myths of the Romney Campaign

A campaign "pre-mortem"

Who Says We're a Divided Nation? Talking Points Memo

Who Says We're a Divided Nation?

Can't we all just get along? Once it was Rodney King's question; now, Linda McMahon's.

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