Romney on abortion — 2 ads.

Romney's ad: Obama's response: That sounds terrible: “If Roe v. Wade was overturned, Congress passed a federal ban on all abortions,...

"If it had been a Republican vice presidential candidate who had made those gaffes, one after another, so comically..."

"... and all on tape, the subject today of the panel would be how stupid is this person, can this person possibly govern?" — Pegg...

So Rudy Giuliani is not going to run for President.

"Rudy Giuliani says he will join the race for the White House if he feels no other Republican candidate can beat President Barack Obama...

Romney tops Obama in a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.

WaPo reports Romney ahead 49% to 46%, among registered voters. (Among all Americans, the 2 men are tied at 47%.) Obama is ahead of the othe...

Rudy Giuliani leads in the new CNN/Opinion Research Corporation national poll.

Something has gone terribly wrong.

Why the hell is Giuliani the keynote speaker for the Republican convention?

ADDED: Tomasky is from Guardian America and The New York Review of Books, and Lowry is from The National Review. There's something reall...

The keynote speaker for the Republican Convention.... Rudy Giuliani!

Wow. Interesting. I like it because he was such a great speaker at the 2004. As I live-blogged at the time: He's lively and good humore...

Barack Obama vs. Rudy Giuliani... with Brit Hume moderating.

Ronald Reagan!

Another debate? Oh, okay. Let's watch.

But, first, the national anthem. I've never seen a debate begin like that. UPDATE #1: McCain recirculates the same phrases over and over...

The first votes from New Hampshire.

CNN reports the results from Dixville Notch: McCain garnered four votes, followed by former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney with two and for...

"You paint all Islamics the same way."

Ron Paul rails at Rudy Giuliani at the debate tonight. And Giuliani responds: Now, watch Rudy's new ad: Discuss.

"I'm imagining this 22-year-old guy with his scenario for, you know, marrying Scarlett Johansson."

Jonathan Chait talks to Matthew Yglesias about what it would take for Rudy Giuliani to win the nomination. Video.

Ron Paul beat Rudy.

I can't stand Ron Paul, and Guiliani was kind of my favorite at one point, but somehow I find this news funny.

"'Twas the Night Before Caucus: The Republicans."

Cool animation, with excellent caricatures of the candidates. NOTE: I've disembedded the video, which was too slow-loading.

Blogging the presidential campaign — month by month, 2007.

January: Analyzing the text of Hillary Clinton's announcement. February: "Wearing an overcoat but gloveless on a frigid morning, Mr...

"Does he have sex appeal?... Can you smell the English leather on this guy?"

"Does he have sex appeal? . . . Can you smell the English leather on this guy, the Aqua Velva, the sort of mature man's shaving cre...

"Supporting anyone except your dad for President when your dad is running for President. Bad idea, Giuliani kiddies."

Bad ideas of 2007 — from the Daily News. That's #3 of 25.

Rudolph the red-vested presidential candidate.

The vest is burning my retinas, but I laughed. And no it's-not-a-cross floating cross:

"Rudy's New Shag Fund Explanation!"

That's what Josh Marshall calls it. And here 's how Hog on Ice snarks: Giuliani appears to have cheated the taxpayers, although I...