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The GOP convention was a bust

Steve Kornacki
The question is why. Here are 3 theories

Chasing the swing vote

Harold Meyerson
The RNC sought to convince voters -- evidence to the contrary -- that the party does not hate women and minorities

Republicans want to build a time machine

Rebecca Traister
But don't be fooled: Republicans aren't just nostalgic for 1950s-style social barriers. They want to rebuild them

Eastwood’s imaginary friend

Erin Keane
The RNC took an absurdist turn last night. Film history offers some possible explanations

Romney’s Carter delusion

Steve Kornacki
His acceptance speech was perfectly tailored to topple a president he's not running against

Mitt Romney: Upstaged by an empty chair

Joan Walsh
Mitt Romney's relaunch featured regular folks talking about his kindness, until Clint Eastwood derailed the night

Some of Mitt’s best friends are women

Irin Carmon
Ladies get a shout-out in Mitt's speech

Mitt Romney, man of mystery

John Powers
For someone who wants to be president, he sure is reluctant to reveal much about himself

“2016”: Dinesh D’Souza’s demented anti-Obama crusade

Andrew O'Hehir
In the surprise documentary hit, he spins a suspiciously personal conspiracy theory. So let's put him on the couch

Obama’s crash course with Iran

Peter Jenkins
A new book charts the president's efforts at diplomacy, and the reasons they were destined to fail

Susana Martinez: What Palin could have been

Irin Carmon
New Mexico's Susana Martinez is what the GOP thought it had in 2008: An independent thinker who can work with Dems

Bryan Fischer: “Polytheist as president”

Michael Tracey
Conservative firebrand Bryan Fischer tells Salon why he supports a Mormon, and stands behind Todd Akin's extremism

Unemployment applications flat at 374,000

Daniel Wagner
August's unemployment report, due next week, is not likely to show much improvement

Isaac steers clear of direct blow on New Orleans

Cain Burdeau
But as many as 700,000 are without electricity

Huckabee holds his nose

Irin Carmon
He never got along with Romney, but delivers red meat anyway to evangelicals at the Republican National Convention

Wasserman Schultz fires back at Huckabee

Alex Seitz-Wald
After the former Arkansas governor insults her on the stage of the Republican National Convention

Rand Paul toes the line

Alex Pareene
The RNC sort of acknowledges that Ron Paul and his son exist -- then insults them with John McCain's warmongering

Obama hosts AMA on Reddit

Prachi Gupta
The president answered anonymous questions online

“Lawless” and the GOP’s fever dream of the past

Andrew O'Hehir
How Shia LaBeouf and Tom Hardy's new bootlegging thriller exposes the Republicans' incoherent nostalgia

This black lesbian might vote for Romney

Irin Carmon
At the Republican National Convention, the most unlikely of conservatives says she's leaning towards Romney

Race baiting at the RNC

Sally Kohn
It may be subtle, but the Romney campaign's message is tailored to its supporters' implicit racial biases

Louisiana flood protection stays intact

Michael Kunzelman
Levees hold up, but the army corps remain on high alert as Hurricane Isaac drags through Louisiana

Mitt’s playlist shoots for “boomer soul”

Erin Keane
The candidate's fondness for Roy Orbison and The Beach Boys is a bid for wistful white guys

Romney’s brazen welfare lie

Robert Reich
His claims about Obama removing the work requirement have been thoroughly discredited, so how can he keep this up?
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