Tag Archives: Politico Playbook

The Public Is Outraged About Foreign Money In American Politics? Really?

Posted on October 16, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

Conflicting  versions of reality from Friday’s Politico Playbook about the influence of “secret foreign campaign contributions” on U.S. elections. Version #1 MoveOn.org polling memo, based on SurveyUSA data: “Voters Believe They Have A Right To Know Donors Behind Election Ads … Continue reading →

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Campaign Outsider Reading Rack (pat. pending)

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

WSJ: Little Richard Actually Quite Big Thoroughly appealing column in Tuesday’s Wall Street Journal about “Richard, the First,” a – you’ll pardon the expression – seminal influence on the music of the past 55 years. From Marc Myers’ Journal piece: … Continue reading →

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Ads ‘n’ Ends (BP Edition)

Posted on May 27, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

Fun Fact to Know and Tell From George Will’s latest column (hat tip Politico’s Playbook): From 2000 through 2008, sales of “Atlas Shrugged,” which was published in 1957, averaged a remarkable 166,000 a year. Since Barack Obama took office, more than … Continue reading →

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Ad o’ the Day©

Posted on September 1, 2009 by Campaign Outsider

Mike Allen’s Playbook at Politico.com has been a leader in online political-digest promotion, teaming up with companies such as Starbucks and Qualcomm in a variety of marketing initiatives. (See: Politico’s series of political-thumbsucker panel discussions at Starbucks locations across D.C.) … Continue reading →

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