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Democrats dumped on Gov. Mitt Romney Tuesday night, saying he won the Florida GOP primary only because of expensive negative ads, that the GOP turnout was low, and that Romney is both “extreme” and “out of touch.” (more)

For the first time in years, both Democrats and Republicans are talking about spending cuts. But what should be cut? The Daily Caller asked political pundits, policy analysts and activists from across the political spectrum which federal department or agency they would most like to see cut. Here’s what they said: (more)

After two years, the Obama administration may finally acknowledge the 800-pound gorilla in the room — a monstrosity that can no longer be ignored. This afternoon, President Obama will speak to the American people about his plan to cut America’s $14 trillion national debt. The question is whether the Obama administration will take the serious policy steps necessary to curb our fiscal crisis — a crisis that the Congressional Budget Office believes will sink the U.S. economy into an economic abyss by 2037 — or if it will continue the culture of indulgence, preferring to take the easy way out and kick the can down the road for the next generation. (more)

What did top GOP oversight official Rep. Darrell Issa know, and when did he know it? (more)

A couple of nights after the shooting in Arizona, I prayed with real concern for the state of America. The politicization of the shooting was extraordinary. And as I thought about it even more that night, I became, for the first time, disgusted with American politics. (more)

Washington has rushed to declare President Obama a political Lazarus based on an active and successful lame duck session of Congress that saw tax rates extended for two years, the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” and will likely on Wednesday add the ratification of a nuclear arms reduction treaty with Russia. (more)

President Obama’s effort to replicate President Bill Clinton’s presidency-saving first-term triangulation has begun, now that he has agreed to extend the Bush tax cuts for all brackets and has reached a free trade agreement with South Korea. (more)

Here are the top three ways Washington will be different after this week’s midterm elections: (more)

Jon Stewart is a paralyzed man. Intelligent, articulate, perceptive, he nonetheless cannot commit himself to expressing what he considers the true, the good, and the beautiful. For someone about to lead a rally on Washington, D.C., this is bad news. (more)

In an environment in which Democrats all over the country are fighting for their political survival, approval ratings are low and the party is at risk of losing its grip on Congress, two high-profile Democrats are thriving – Bill and Hillary Clinton. (more)

Democrats can’t seem to wait for Sarah Palin to be back on a ballot. (more)

Now that President Obama and his administration have made it clear they want to talk about House Minority Leader John Boehner every day between now and election day, it’s worth asking: What’s the point? (more)

The shocking victory of Tea Party-backed Christine O’Donnell in Delaware is fracturing the Republican Party establishment in Washington. (more)

It’s official: the Tea Party takeover of the Republican Party is in full effect. (more)

A Republican takeover of the House will make Capitol Hill a much less relevant place for President Obama, and is likely to turn the administration’s focus toward working through federal agencies and regulation — which it can do unilaterally — rather than trying to pass new legislation. (more)

How do Democrats run against George W. Bush this fall without looking like a bunch of whiners? If they can come up with a good answer to that question, it may mean the difference between retaining control of Congress or losing it. (more)

Rahm Emanuel didn’t get his way on health care. But he is getting it on energy. (more)

He saw it coming, I’ve got to admit it. (more)

Sen. Al Franken ripped into White House senior adviser David Axelrod this week during a tense, closed-door session with Senate Democrats. (more)