Tag Archives: Playbook

Politico Pimps Out Its Daily Tipsheets to Advertisers

From its inception, Politico has pursued one objective: to win the morning. Toward that end, the (mostly) online publication has launched an armada of daily tipsheets.     For some time now, those daily digests have featured embedded advertising along these … Continue reading

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Mike Allen Takes Capital Playbook To Dark Side

Fact #1 (via Adweek): Politico’s Allbritton Buys Capital New York The subscription approach to news is getting a significant boost, with Politico owner Robert Allbritton buying Capital New York with an eye on applying Politico’s business model to the online news site. Allbritton plans … Continue reading

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Let The Whatever-Billion-Dollar Rumpus Begin! (Back To Restore Our Future Edition)

Oxymoronic Super PAC Restore Our Future has restored its umpteen-million-dollar ad campaign, which had previously blowtorched Rick Perry, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum, and any hope of a rational presidential campaign. From Politico’s Playbook: EXCLUSIVE – Restore Our Future, pro-Romney super … Continue reading

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Let The $4 Billion . . . Or $6 Billion . . . Or $9.8 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Everyone In The Pool Edition)

It’s an embarrassment of – not pandas – but TV spots in the presidential bakeoff betwen Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. Call the roll (via ABC’s The Note): OBAMA ADS: ROMNEY’S OUTSOURCING, FEE HIKES. From ABC’s Devin Dwyer: President Obama’s campaign … Continue reading

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Bad News o’ the Day (Wall Street Nobama Edition)

Tough sledding on Wall Street for Pres. Obama. No snow. From Politico’s Playbook: THE MONEY, HONEY — “Wall Street’s vote: Romney by a landslide,” by Abby Phillip and Kenneth P. Vogel: “Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign and the super PAC supporting it … Continue reading

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A Romney Surrogate Who Actually Delivers

From Tagg Romney’s Twitter feed (tip o’ the pixel to Politico Playbook):       A surrogate? Is that kosher (or whatever they call it) for Mormons? Via Politico: Tagg Romney, Mitt and Ann Romney’s oldest son, announced the birth … Continue reading

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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (‘Debt-End Bus Tour’ Edition)

As Barack Obama embarks on a three-day bus tour of the Midwest (second prize: a four-day bus tour), the Republican National Committee has announced that it will be (Grey)hounding him every mile of the way. Via Politico’s Playbook: RNC brands … Continue reading

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Sign o’ The Times

From a New York Times internal memo “The New News Cycle,” via Politico’s Playbook: “As an essential step in our reorganization, we will begin holding the morning meeting at 10 a.m. … and to conduct both it and the 4 … Continue reading

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