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Let The $5 TRILLION Rumpus Begin!

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

It was the moment in last Wednesday’s presidential debate when you knew it would be a did-not-did-so affair.   From there, it’s been right to the dueling TV spots. Air Romney:   Air Obama:   Pick your poison.  

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Let The $5 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Media Execs Say Yay! Edition)

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Over the past year the hardguessing staff has reported any number of estimates of the overall spending for the 2012 election: $4 billion, $6 billion, $9.8 billion, and etc. Now comes the latest guesstimate, via AlterNet: Advertising on Television Rockets, … Continue reading →

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The Skunk At The Yanks’ Garden Party

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Mr. September is back. Yes yes – the Yankees beat the Orioles 7-2 last night, but no thanks to Alex Rodriguez, who once again proved he’s not up to the post-season challenge, despite telling the Daily News the other day … Continue reading →

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NYT’s Gail Collins: Brown & Warren ‘Two Angry Squirrels’

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

New York Times curMidgeon Gail Collins did a Saturday drive-by of U.S. Senate races, and here’s what she said about our Bay State bakeoff: Nobody in Massachusetts could have missed the fact that there’s a Senate race going on. In … Continue reading →

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Weekly Standard: Factchecking The Factcheckers

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

The hardworking staff freely admits that we’ve often relied on sites such as FactCheck.org, PolitiFact.com, and the Washington Post’s Fact Checker to question the campaign ads currently swarming the TV airwaves like gnats at a summer barbecue. But we also … Continue reading →

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Ads ‘n’ Ends From The Massachusetts Congressional Races

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Once around the Public Garden, James, and don’t spare the horses. Sean Bielat: Hits and Missus Fourth Congressional district repeat candidate Sean Bielat (R-I Won’t Be Frank) has launched his first TV spot in the race against Joe Kennedy III … Continue reading →

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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Globe And Herald Editorial Cartoonists Agree!)

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Stop the presses! The Boston Globe’s Dan Wasserman and the Boston Herald’s Jerry Holbert had the same line on the first presidential debate. Details at IGTLTDT.  

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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Red Sock Of Courage Edition)

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Curt Schilling has officially hit sock bottom. Details at IGTLTDT.  

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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (The Herald Heralds Itself . . . Again)

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

The feisty local tabloid gets all double-jointed patting itself on the back. Details at IGTLTDT.

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Brown/Warren Senate Race: We’re Number Ugliest! (II)

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

First, as the hardworking staff duly noted the other day, it was the Daily Beast and MSNBC’s First Read. Now it’s BuzzFeed: The Ugliest Campaign In America A plan to keep it civil has backfired badly in Massachusetts. Scott Brown … Continue reading →

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