Frank Caprio, a Democrat, is in a tight three-way race for governor of Rhode Island. A White House endorsement could help! But after the White House made clear that Barack Obama wouldn't endorse anyone, Caprio told him to "shove it."

According to Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell, "The single most important thing that we," the Republicans hoping to retake Congress, "want to achieve is for President Obama to be a one-term president." Mitch! You're supposed to say "fix the economy."

Here's President Obama's message of support for queer teens for the "It Gets Better" campaign. "It gets better every day," he says. (Except for the day his administration challenged the ruling overturning Don't Ask Don't Tell. All other days, though.)

President Obama will meet one on one with Apple CEO Steve Jobs this evening, reports Business Insider, before speaking at a fundraiser at Googler Marissa Mayer's house in Palo Alto. Try calling the cops on Mayer now, neighbors.

[Barack Obama excitedly stuffs his face with baked goods at Seattle's Top Pot donuts, while campaigning with Sen. Patty Murray in Washington today. He'd probably rather have a cigarette, but this works too. Image via AP]

Barack Obama will make an appeal to youth voters next week on The Daily Show, which Jon Stewart will be taping in Washington in preparation for his sanity-restoring rally. It will be Obama's first appearance since becoming president.

Barack Obama will wisely flee the country and its many newly elected Republican officials immediately after election day, for Asia. During the India portion, however, he may not visit a historic Sikh temple because of its head-covering requirement.

Barack Obama will appear on TV's Mythbusters to debunk the legend that "Archimedes set fire to an invading Roman fleet using... mirrors to focus the sun's rays." Mythbusters had already tackled this, but hey, Obama wanted to do it again.

Typically, if you're a hob-knobbing Washington bigwig, you get to actively mingle with the President and First Lady at fancy parties. But not so with the Obamas! They are far more guarded, which has enraged the swells of the capital.

It's good to be the president's polygamist half brother: "President Barack Obama's polygamist half brother in Kenya has married a woman who is more than 30 years younger than him." Expect plenty of Michelle Obama's judgmental eye-rolls during Thanksgiving dinner.

The professional Democrats at Organizing for America, the political organization spun off from Barack Obama's 2008 campaign staff, aren't bullshitting anymore in their fundraising pleas. The subject line of their latest mass email? "I'm writing to ask you for money."

Barack Obama's non-partisan (but kind of partisan) town hall for the kids on MTV, BET and CMT is underway. And according to someone who "auditioned" to ask something, the organizers want "light" questions. What kind of softballs should we expect?

Shady political direct-mail campaigns mostly fly under the media's radar, by design. But one flyer from the "National Campaign for an Impeachment Inquiry" has surfaced, and it's a doozy. Haven't gotten it in the mail already? More details, below.

Barack Obama and the Democrats are pretty unpopular, and unemployment — which correlates almost directly to presidential disapproval — isn't coming down anytime soon. So why does the White House feel so confident about Obama's reelection prospects?

Barack Obama is hosting some town hall for the youths tomorrow on their favorite channel, MTV. He asked for free time, MTV said "okay." But what about the Republicans? Why won't MTV give them time to interact with stupid tweens?

Last weekend, Karl Rove attacked President Obama/Democrats for accusing Republicans of soliciting foreign donations to recapture Congress in November. Tonight, Jon Stewart pointed out that Rove/Fox News did the same thing when questioning funding sources for the "Ground Zero Mosque."

After at first defending a starkly homophobic statement about "dysfunctional homosexuals," New York gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino has issued a sprawling, six-point apology comparing himself to "Barrack Obama" and saying he has gay friends.

Today we looked at some encouraging polling numbers about Sarah Palin. She would not beat Obama in an election right now! But, of course, we should still fret and worry about 2012, right? Wrong, says one optimistic commenter.

Today, an interview of Helen Thomas by an Ohio radio station hit the air. In it, Thomas reaffirmed her criticism of Israel, blasted Ari Fleisher, and broke down when she found out that President Obama had criticized her. Highlights inside.

Barack Obama is not a popular president! These things happen. On the other hand, there's this: He's still beating Sarah Palin 51% to 35% in a hypothetical 2012 match-up. Why not just run Todd Palin instead? He's hilarious on email.