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Scott Brown: Dead Man Walking?
That’s what Politico says: Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown, who launched the GOP’s midterm insurgency with his special election win last January, just might be a dead man walking. His polling numbers are still solid. There’s no Democratic war-horse candidate primed to … Continue reading
Ad o’ the Day™ (Supreme Court Edition)
So the New York Times has rejected this MoveOn.org ad (via Politico’s Playbook) accusing the U.S. Supreme Court of being “Corporate America’s Newest Subsidiary.” Graphic: The sponsors of the ad – MoveOn.org, People for the American Way, and the Alliance … Continue reading
Peggy Noonan Gets It Right
Here at the Global Worldwide Headquarters of Campaign Outsider, the hardworking staff has conducted a love/hate relationship with Wall Street Journal op-ed columnist Peggy Noonan. But Noonan’s piece this weekend is right on target. Headlined “He Can’t Take Another Bow,” … Continue reading
Politico-dependency
So the fine folks at Time magazine’s Swampland blog spent some time mocking: this ridiculous Politico article about Obama’s drinking habits (Does the President drink too much? Some callers to a Louisiana sports radio show think so!) Before anyone gets … Continue reading
Palin by Comparison
Top Ten Reasons Sarah Palin Has Gotta Hate Todd Purdum’s Vanity Fair Piece About Her: 10. ” [She] often seems proud of what she does not know.” 9. “No political principle or personal relationship is more sacred than her own … Continue reading