(Un)Conventional Wisdom blogger Robert D. Sullivan on the real Romney, on and off screen.

States ranked on factors such as high school graduation rates, per capita income, life expectancy and crime rate.

New York was the biggest loser of American citizens from 2012 to 2013 according to Census Bureau data released on Thursday The state had 104 470 more people moving to other states than moving in more than offsetting its net gain of 101 778 from international migration Texas gained the most pick

RealClearPolitics rsquo Sean Trende assesses this fall rsquo s U S Senate races and concludes that the GOP is being underestimated Based on 2010 and 2012 election data Trende writes ldquo Senate races begin to converge on presidential approval doubtless a function of the much-remarked-upon po

The documentary Mitt premieres later this week on Netflix and the New York Times interviewed the former presidential nominee about his campaign experiences Romney exercises the prerogative of rejected candidates and offers suggestions on how the republic can avoid repeating its terrible decision

NPR reports that a state judge has struck down Pennsylvania rsquo s voter ID law ruling that it imposes a ldquo substantial threat rdquo to the rights of hundreds of thousands of voters The law had been challenged by a 93-year-old who didn rsquo t have a driver rsquo s license and lacked access