Gail Collins's Blog, page 77

The Season of Debates

You deserve a hand, interested citizens. You’ve been through a lot this long campaign. Let’s try to figure out who won the battle of the zingers.

No Longer Debatable — Campaigns Matter

Brooks and Collins on zingers, swing state voters and the white working class gender gap.

Ohio Gets the Love

Why do the undecided voters in Ohio get to have all the fun? They get Mitt, Barack, Paul, Jack Nicklaus and all kinds of special attention.

Let Them Eat Crow

Brooks and Collins talk about Medicare, Social Security, the N.F.L. and Marie Antoinette.

The Polar Express

So much work for Congress to get done and so little time before going home to run for re-election. Everything’s exciting, people!

Mitt’s Snake-Bit Season

Could it get any worse for Mitt Romney and the Republicans? Just when you think not, it does!

The Lows of Higher Ed

Oh, to be young and gifted and $100,000 in the hole. Is that what going to college is about these days?

Mitt’s Major Meltdown

Remember when we thought the Republican primary voters had picked the most stable option? We may have to rethink this, people.

Game Time

Is Mitt Romney the Tim Tebow of politics?

Convention Pop Quiz

There was a lot of news that came out of the political conventions. Let’s see how much you remembered. No peeking at the answers, people!