An under-siege Carl Paladino this afternoon blamed Andrew Cuomo and the media for distorting his view on gay rights, a day after he discouraged children from being “brainwashed into thinking that homosexuality is an equally valid and successful option.”

Yeah, sounds to me like the media is all to blame here for “distorting” views. He should quit the election now.

Modern presidents win elections by promising to reform Washington, to make it more ennobling and more responsive to Americans overwhelmed by the speed of change. But once they are elected, they find themselves sucked into the capital’s partisan culture, caught up in familiar debates while the people who supported them struggle with a growing sense of chaos.

Fascinating article on independent voters and the issues that really matter to regular people.