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The Simpsons Trashes Mitt Romney, Voter ID Laws, And Uninformed Voters

In light of Tuesday’s presidential election, tonight’s cold open of Fox cartoon The Simpsons hammered hard at Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, voter ID laws, and uninformed voters who...

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Bob Dylan Tries Hand At Political Prediction Game, Calls ‘Landslide’ Win For...

During a performance last night on his “Never Ending Tour,” legendary musician Bob Dylan tried his hand at political soothsaying, predicting a “landslide” victory for President Barack Obama. Dylan made...

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Forget Voter Fraud And Hurricanes, How Will Video Games Impact Voter Turnout?

A hurricane has left the east coast devastated, and with a nor’easter slowly approaching, results from New York and New Jersey could potentially be delayed. Voter fraud is an alarming concern for both...

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Where To Watch Live Election 2012 Results

It’s finally Election Day. We’re all exhausted from a long campaign season, but it’s time to watch the numbers slowly come in while everyone waits with bated breath over who will be the next president....

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With Potential Post-Sandy Voter Fallout, Could The Eyes Of The Nation Be On...

I’m a New Jersey native, and it’s been hard to follow the news of just how damaged the state got last week after Sandy swept through. And this nor’easter is likely going to add to the trouble. But if...

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Rep. Allen West Calls For Recount While Challenger Already Declares Victory

By an incredibly thin margin, Congressman Allen West is behind his Democratic challenger Patrick Murphy in his congressional race. Murphy has already claimed victory, with his campaign publicly...

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Bill O’Reilly: ‘The Republican Party Needs To Rethink Strategy’

Bill O’Reilly opened his show tonight with a simple question: “what the heck happened last night?” O’Reilly did his best to explain the series of events that led up to President Obama‘s big win over...

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Jon Stewart Gleefully Rips Into Fox News Election Coverage: ‘Avalanche On...

Jon Stewart recapped all the big news from last night’s election, but saved his harshest criticisms for Fox News, Karl Rove, and in particular, five fateful minutes of the network in near-pandemonium...

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Obama Tears Up Talking To Supporters After Election Victory

Tuesday night was an emotional night for Barack Obama, and during a post-victory event talking to supporters, the president teared up a bit as he told the crowd how overwhelmed he was by their level...

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Hannity And Malkin Hammer Obama Administration For Covering Up Iran U.S....

Sean Hannity and Michelle Malkin did not let a presidential election get in the way of their criticisms of President Obama‘s foreign policy, and along with the same criticisms of Obama’s response to...

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Jon Stewart Plays A Game Of ‘Find The Narc’ With Media Coverage Of Marijuana...

After spending last night on the presidential election results, Jon Stewart focused tonight on the ballot referendums passed across the country, particularly the marijuana legalization initiatives...

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Rachel Maddow Explains Her Election Report To Colbert: It Was A Day When ‘The...

MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow stopped by the Colbert Report on Thursday to talk about the election. And, in case you were wondering: No, she hasn’t gotten any sleep. Stephen Colbert wondered what the energy...

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Gallup Defends Pre-Election Polling, Takes A Swipe At Nate Silver

Gallup’s editor-in-chief, Frank Newport, is defending the organization’s polling, which showed Mitt Romney leading President Obama in the 2012 election race in the final few weeks of the campaign....

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Bobby Jindal Slams Romney For Saying Obama Won Because Of ‘Gifts’: ‘Stop...

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal is not shying away from giving the Republican party advice on its messaging following its big election loss last week. Yesterday he said the party needs to stop peddling...

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Panel Nerds: 2012′s Best Panels and Quotes

Over the course of 2012, we covered an array of politicians, authors, entertainers, media mavens, and others as they discussed their crafts and their industries. (Here’s last year’s list.) We enjoyed...

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Virginia College Disciplines Students Involved In Racially Charged Riot...

Three students at the Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia were disciplined for their role in a racially-charged riot and violating the school code of conduct, while another student was expelled. After...

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Piers Morgan Grills Dick Morris On Getting 2012 So Wrong, Morris Admits ‘I...

Ex-Fox News pundit Dick Morris sat down tonight with CNN’s Piers Morgan to address just how startlingly wrong his predictions for the 2012 election were, his departure from Fox News, and what the...

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17-Year-Old Beats GOP Incumbent in West Virginia State Primary

This week some interesting news happened in West Virginia: Saira Blair, a 17-year-old high school student, defeated Republican state delegate Larry Kump in the GOP state primaries on Tuesday. Kump, a...

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Nevada Panel Rejects Bill to Legalize Presidential Election Gambling

People bet and gamble on everything, but should it be legal to place bets on presidential elections? Well, you’d figure if it was legal, it’d be the state that’s home to Sin City, right? Nope. Because...

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Election Race Literally Comes Down to a Coin Toss

A mayoral race in Peru ended in a tie. Wilber Medina and Jose Cornejo both received 236 votes. So what did they do? They settled things with a coin toss. That’s right, the final decision of who gets to...

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