Donald Trump mocked on Twitter  —  Twitter across the political spectrum skewered Donald Trump Wednesday after his long-awaited announcement about President Barack Obama — which he billed as a bombshell — turned out to be a bust.  —  He quickly became the subject of snark on Twitter …

TIME Poll: Obama Leads by 5 in Ohio  —  President Barack Obama, joined by Vice President Joe Biden, speaks during a campaign event at Triangle Park in Dayton, Ohio, on Oct. 23, 2012.  —  Buoyed by early voting in his favor, Barack Obama leads Mitt Romney by five points in the pivotal state of Ohio, according to a new TIME poll.

Mitt Romney — Friend's Ex-Wife Claims Romney LIED to Screw Her in Divorce  —  Romney LIED to Screw Her in Divorce  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  We haven't heard back from the Romney campaign office — however Mitt's attorney was quoted about the Stemberg divorce in Time magazine, saying …

Rep. Jim Moran's Son Resigns Over James O'Keefe Video  —  Patrick Moran, son of Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA), resigned from his father's campaign on Wednesday after conservative activist James O'Keefe released a video that appears to show him offering advice to an undercover videographer who claimed to want to commit voter fraud.

Post removed: Study looks at voting and hormones  —  A post previously published in this space regarding a study about how hormones may influence voting choices has been removed.  —  After further review it was determined that some elements of the story did not meet the editorial standards of CNN.

Post-ABC tracking poll: Obama wins final debate, Romney changes minds  —  President Obama scored a modest win in the third presidential debate, according to the latest Washington Post-ABC News tracking poll, but it's Republican Mitt Romney who moved the needle among likely voters …

How Bill Clinton May Have Hurt the Obama Campaign  —  When the histories of the 2012 campaign are written, much will be made of Bill Clinton's re-emergence.  His convention speech may well have marked the finest moment of President Obama's re-election campaign, and his ads on the president's behalf were memorable.

After editor's blog, President Obama releases transcript of Register interview  —  Without comment, campaign officials for President Obama this morning released to the Des Moines Register a transcript of an interview he had Tuesday with Laura Hollingsworth, president and publisher of the Register …

NETROOTS' UNHAPPY 10TH BIRTHDAY  —  What began 10 years ago as network of progressive bloggers offering a voice they thought missing from the mainstream press has all but disappeared as a force in the Democratic Party, David Freelander reports.  —  Susie Madrak started blogging in 2001 …

Obama's Shuck and Jive Ends With Benghazi Lies  —  As I mentioned on “On the Record” last night, there is breaking news that just two hours after the September 11th attacks on our consulate in Benghazi, the White House and State Department knew that an Islamic terrorist group with ties to al Qaeda claimed credit for the attack.

Obama's Edge: The Ground Game That Could Put Him Over the Top  —  In a close election, the president's sophisticated organization — which Republicans don't seem to have matched — could make all the difference.  —  Reuters  —  STERLING, Virginia — A giant chalkboard takes up a wall …

JZ Knight's Anti-Catholic Rant Prompts Call for State Democrats to Return $60K in Campaign Cash - Knight Also Gave $61K to DNC, Obama Campaign  —  Democrats on the bottom of the ticket in Washington state all the way to the very top are caught in a pickle.  Stand against religious bigotry …

Letterman ‘Upset’ and ‘Discouraged’ Obama Lied About Romney Wanting Detroit To Go Bankrupt  —  Stop the presses!  Stop the presses!  —  One of Barack Obama's biggest fans in the media, David Letterman, said on Tuesday's Late Show that he was “upset” and “discouraged” the president during …

Major Cable Provider In Ohio Offering Anti-Obama Film For Free  —  A major cable provider is offering a notorious anti-Obama movie to all its subscribers for free.  The company, Armstrong Cable, operates in six states including Pennsylvania and the critical swing state of Ohio.

An Open Letter to Ann Coulter  —  The following is a guest post in the form of an open letter from Special Olympics athlete and global messenger John Franklin Stephens to Ann Coulter after this tweet during last night's Presidential debate.  —  Dear Ann Coulter,  —  Come on Ms. Coulter, you aren't dumb and you aren't shallow.

Rev. Jesse Jackson Arrested for Sensata Protest  —  FREEPORT (WIFR) — Today at Freeport's Sensata Technologies plant, civil rights leader, Reverend Jesse Jackson returned to rally with with soon-to-be out of work employees.  —  Jackson spent most of the afternoon in “Bainport” …

Lana Wachowski's HRC Visibility Award Acceptance Speech (Transcript)  —  “I began to believe voices in my head — that I was a freak, that I am broken, that there is something wrong with me, that I will never be lovable,” the “Cloud Atlas” co-director tells a San Francisco fundraiser crowd.