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Instead of naming and shaming D’Souza, the Post amplifies his nonsense about Obama and anticolonialism http://j.mp/9k5GMo (via @ggreenwald)
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Listen to @jbplainblog — no real upside to GOP Congress for Dems http://bit.ly/9lc8zZ See also http://j.mp/bJSThM & http://j.mp/cexrlj
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| A plain blog about politics: Sorry, Liberals: There’s No Silver Lining in a GOP Congress | ||||
| The coming blame Obama backlash – Brendan Nyhan As predicted, Clive Crook is blaming Obama for his political problems (rather than his staff as in the meme from a few weeks ago) without mentioning the fact that any president would struggle in… |
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| Jonathan Rauch: Wrong on divided government – Brendan Nyhan The Brookings Institution’s Jonathan Rauch argues in favor of divided government, which he argues will force the parties toward the center (via Brad DeLong): The most important political change … |
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New post by @benpolitico on my paper with Jacob Montgomery about the candidate-consultant network in American politics: http://j.mp/aH4uTt
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 The consultants’ role – Ben Smith – POLITICO.comYesterday’s story on two candidates — Sharron Angle and David Vitter — having used the same image to represent illegal immigrants in their campaigns ads was just a particularly visible instanc… |
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Sarah Palin at 22% favorable, 48% unfavorable in new CBS poll – yikes http://j.mp/aVtKdt
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 Poll: Sarah Palin Favorable Rating Just 22 Percent – Political Hotsheet – CBS NewsNearly Half the Country Holds Negative View of Potential GOP Presidential Candidate, CBS News Survey Shows Read more by Brian Montopoli on CBS News’ Political Hotsheet. |
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Newt: Dems are "the party of food stamps," GOP is "the party of job creation": http://j.mp/bBsZtP Reality: http://j.mp/b7SrNt
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 Gingrich brands Democrats ‘party of food stamps’ – Yahoo! NewsFormer House Speaker Newt Gingrich is advising Republican candidates on November’s ballots to frame the choice for voters between Democrats as “the party of food stamps” while selling the GOP as… |
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Even by Woodward-ian standards, his defense of claim that Biden-Clinton swap is "on the table" is embarrassing http://j.mp/9j5Cuv
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| Denial and Speculation Follow Woodward’s Hint of a Clinton-Biden Swap – NYTimes.com The best-selling author’s remark about the 2012 ticket sparked speculation across Washington before the White House dismissed the idea. |
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By Woodward’s standard, swap of Biden for Ray LaHood is also "on the table" — it could be a “legitimate vote-getting strategy"!
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Another example of recycling material across races — identical mail pieces from Nevada: http://j.mp/a2UTi2
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 Candidates with identical — and I mean identical — mail pieces – Politics: Ralston’s Flash – Las Vegas SunMonday, May 17, 2010 | 3:20 p.m. – Twin pieces |
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