TBT: The October surprise of 1980, and Jimmy Carter’s undoing

Democrats might have a reason to be concerned over an “October surprise,” with reports of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange holding onto a trove of documents taken from government sources. The anxiety sort of mirrors the […]

Stat of the Week: With Gary Johnson polling at 7%, his VP turns focus to Trump

Third-party candidates hardly ever make as big a splash as Gary Johnson has in this election cycle, with pundits calling a wide open opportunity for the Libertarian Party to stake […]

4 things to know about the first VP debate

Following the record-setting first presidential debate on Monday, the vice presidential candidates are set to go head to head in a moderated forum on Oct. 4 as scheduled by the debate commission. Virginia Sen. […]

These are the most memorable moments from past VP debates

The first VP debate is going down Tuesday evening between GOP Gov. Mike Pence and Democrat Sen. Tim Kaine, who both hope to bring more appeal to the campaigns of the two presidential […]

ICYMI: Hillary cools off The Donald, and the post-debate debauchery

Well, now that famous women are stripping down buck naked in order to show their support for Hillary Clinton, it appears as if nothing is left for Decision 2016 to […]

Huge percentages of undecided voters could decide the election — here’s why

Headed into the presidential debate on Sept. 26, the data gurus over at FiveThirtyEight found that more than double the number of voters in the 2012 election at this point […]

Hillary Clinton has $68 million cash on hand, but where did it come from?

Follow the money — that’s the new edict given by the Donald Trump campaign, after his suggestion in the first presidential debate that rival Hillary Clinton hasn’t made many good deals […]

TBT: When the Clintons were loved, and Bill played the sax on Arsenio Hall

It’s hard to remember, now that nearly 7 in 10 Americans have a negative opinion of Hillary Clinton — and you’d be hard pressed in most parts of America to […]

Stat of the Week: The presidential debates scored a record 84 million viewers

In the overhyped, must-see presidential debate between two former New York friends now vying for the nation’s most powerful desk job, the very thinkable happened: 84 million people tuned in […]

Remember when #NeverTrump was a force to be reckoned with?

How does a Republican establishment cope with a real-estate baron who has hijacked their party and led a rebellion of angry conservatives who have lost all faith in Washington’s ability […]