Herman Cain's most recent ad spot features what is easily the most questionable directorial decision made in an ad this season.

If I were advising Ron Paul on how to best attack Rick Perry in, say, a one minute advertisement, I might go with something like: "Hello, I'm Ron Paul...

Former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman's campaign is out with a new ad today, using the numbers "1" and "47" to set up a comparison between Huntsman and fo...

You know you've really arrived as a force in American life when reporter Matt Taibbi has drawn down on you, and today, Bachmann gets her turn over at Rolling Stone.

When I heard yesterday that Newt Gingrich had suffered yet another round of his campaign staff quitting en masse, I naturally wondered, "My word! How ...

Special election candidate Mark Amodei is betting that voters can be convinced that this time, if the debt ceiling is raised, we will be overrun by the Chinese Menace, who will turn America into the Hunan Centipede!

Here's your latest update on the multimedia performance art piece known as "The Jon Huntsman Campaign." When we last left off, they had created a new,...

Jon Huntsman has launched a new site -- apparently for the campaign he's set to embark upon next week -- and with it comes a bizarre video.

Tim Pawlenty: you guys do know that he's running for President, right? Made an announcement last week and everything. Shot the breeze with Matt Lauer....

We're now 90 days away from the Ames Straw Poll, and if you're like me, you haven't even figured out what you're going to wear. This year, the Straw P...

I hadn't been giving much thought to the special congressional election in California's 36th District, where voters will gather on May 17th to winnow ...

The Speculatron's favorite longshot candidate, Fred Karger, has released a new web video in support of his ongoing efforts in New Hampshire. Titled "D...

Is it too early to start watching 2012 presidential campaign ads? Sweet fancy Moses, yes. Yes it is. But what the heck! Here's Fred Karger, self-s...

Well, the end of the 2010 campaign season is nigh. And we have so many memories to cherish. Also: so many strange images, that will haunt our dreams...

Louisiana Representative Charlie Melancon remains stuck behind incumbent Senator David Vitter (R-Louis.) in the polls, but he's closing his Senate cam...

Ah, poor Charlie Crist. Circa 2008, the Florida governor was a pretty big deal with legit aspirations to higher office. So, he sent his best crony, Ge...

Rodney Glassman ia about 30 points behind McCain in the polls for the Arizona Senate race. This situation absolutely requires a really stupid and futile gesture. So here's Glassman, shooting the moon with a torturous four-minute video.

Ben Quayle captured the GOP nomination for Arizona's Third District House seat on the strength of his promise to "knock around" the "worst President i...

With time running out to make up a ten-point gap in the polls to incumbent Senator David Vitter (R-Louis.), Representative Charlie Melancon (D-Louis.)...

Pop quiz, everyone! It's September, 2010, and the midterm elections loom in the distance. A candidate running for the House of Representatives cuts ...

Last week, I was surprised (and chagrinned) to learn that despite the widespread, inside-the-beltway knowledge of Senator David Vitter's (R-La.) prost...

Back in April, the Louisiana Democratic Party released an attack ad pitched to reminding Louisiana voters of incumbent Senator David Vitter's (R-La.) ...