Tag Archives: Ben Smith

The Making (And Faking) Of Barack Obama

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

From our Compare and Contrast in Clear Idiomatic English desk: David Maraniss’s new biography, Barack Obama: The Story, has spawned any number of stories about Obama’s story of his formative years. An excerpt from the book in the Washington Post is … Continue reading →

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Mitt Shoe Leather

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Politico’s Ben Smith fires up The Wayback Machine to deliver this 1994 video of Mitt Romney (R-Your Doorstep) retail politicking for the Massachusetts U.S. Senate seat: Good to know he was just as awkward with people then as he … Continue reading →

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Rick Perry & Thrust (PAC Man Edition)

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

While most restrictions on independent advocacy groups have been stripped away by the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision, one has remained: that PACs, Super PACs, 501(c)4 organizations and etc. (primer here) cannot coordinate their advertising with a candidate’s ad … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ben Smith, Free & Strong America, Jon Huntsman, Make Us Great Again, Mitt Romney, Our Destiny PAC, Politico, Rick Perry | 1 Comment

Boston Globe Draws GOP Fire Over Brown/Warren Headlines

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Barack Obama often talks about the silly season in politics. Now, welcome to the sensitive season. From Ben Smith’s media blog on Politico: Let the Globe grumbles begin A Republican official sends over two recent headlines from the Boston Globe … Continue reading →

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