Author Archives: Campaign Outsider

Why The Wall Street Journal Is Still A Great Newspaper (Bracketology Edition)

From our March Madness desk Thursday’s Wall Street Journal deconstructed the bracket racket: Where Was the Bracket Born? It’s a Cultural Icon, but Nobody Knows Who Invented It; E.R. Seymour Gets a Bye in Round Two Helpful graphic:   Nut … Continue reading

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Honda Is Fonda Paying Bloggers For Plugs

Blogola is a problem serious enough to draw the regulatory attention of the Obama administration. But that hasn’t affected the efforts of marketers to grease bloggers (in this case through a third-party European company). From Jalopnik (via MediaPost): How Honda Pays Bloggers To Write About … Continue reading

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Scott Brown Gets Top Billing At Politico

Politico’s home page at 3 p.m. today:   The lede: Scott Brown’s got his groove back. A string of recent polling, an agreement to bar outside money from the race and some savvy legislative moves have put Democrats on notice … Continue reading

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The Boston Globe’s Matt Viser And The Romney Boys

The hardworking staff has yet to hear from @globemartybaron about Boston Globe reporter Matt Viser’s big wet Romneykiss in this month’s Town & Country, but Politico’s Morning Score has weighed in: THE ROMNEY BOYS get written about by Boston Globe reporter … Continue reading

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Mitt Romney: The GOP’s Default Nominee

It’s clear that Mitt Romney (R-Cheesy Grits His Teeth) will limp to the Republican presidential nomination, but he’s getting a real tune-up in the process, especially in light of his third-place finish in Tuesday’s Alabama and Mississippi primaries. From ABC’s … Continue reading

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NYT Goes South On Gingrich

If you want a snapshot of the mainstream media’s wishlist right now, check out this screengrab of the New York Times website around 1:30 Wednesday morning: Get the feeling the Times is salivating for a one-on-one race between Santorum and … Continue reading

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Google: Ron Paul Is Super PACman

GOP Super PACs have spent over $30 million on this year’s presidential primary, most of it on television advertising. But the big spenders on TV aren’t necessarily the biggest players on YouTube. From Google Politics & Elections (via techPresident): Are … Continue reading

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Idiotic Headline o’ the Week (Town & Country Edition)

Cover line on the current edition of Town & Country: REPUBLICAN GENE MACHINE The Five Sons Making Sure Mitt Won’t Quit Really? The Jaws of Life couldn’t extract Romney from the GOP presidential primary. He needs the Mini-Mitts too? Well, maybe … Continue reading

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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Obamarama Edition)

Because we’re all about you splendid readers, the hardworking staff signed up for a preview of Barack Obama’s hagiographic video The Road We’ve Traveled, scheduled to be released this week. And so far we’ve gotten these emails: 1) 2) Note … Continue reading

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Arts Seen In The Big Town (Theater Division)

Good theater day for me and the Missus in the Big Town. * “The Best Man” at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. For once, an all-star cast (Angela Lansbury, James Earl Jones, Candice Bergen, John Larroquette, Eric McCormack) lives up to … Continue reading

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