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Dems Have Same Things Tisei in 6th District Rematch
Richard Tisei (R-JustMissed) is ready for Round 2 with 6th district Rep. John Tierney (D-Won’t Be Missed). And the Democrats are picking up right where they left off in 2012. Via Politico’s Morning Score: DCCC HITS TISEI AS HE ANNOUNCES … Continue reading
NH Dems Pick On Mr. Pickup
As former Sen. Scott Brown (R-Elsewhere) Hamlets the Granite State, the New Hampshire Democratic Party has cooked up a little something to help voters make up their minds. Via Politico’s Morning Score: The New Hampshire Democratic Party, seizing on the … Continue reading
Hack Attack! Salon’s Brutal Takedown of Bigfoot Journalists
Salon’s Alex Pareene has assembled a Top Ten Hackorama of Political Journalists and it’s a corker (tip o’ the pixel to AlterNet). Pareene blowtorches some of the most notable members of the chinstrokerati, “[channeling] each media figure’s ‘unique’ voice — … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Pareene, AlterNet, Benny Johnson, Bob Woodward, Business Insider, Buzzfeed, chinstrokerati, David Brooks, Erick Erickson, Game Change, George Will, Henry Blodget, John Heilemann, Malcolm Gladwell, Mark Halperin, Maureen Dowd, Mike Allen, New York Times, Paul Krugman, Politico, RedState, Richard Cohen, Salon, The New Yorker, Thomas Friedman, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post
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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
Correction o’ the Year (Queens Chronicle Edition)
From Politico’s new Capital Playbook, yet another marketing vehicle for the insatiable Politicoctopus. CORRECTION OF THE YEAR, from Queens Chronicle: “This article is wrong in its entirety.”http://goo.gl/ynFYgr The monumental error in its entirety: Queens dissed on City Council speaker meetings … Continue reading
Tanks For The Memories (Dukakis ’88 Part Two)
As we noted yesterday, the hardsearching staff has been trying to locate adman Ed McCabe’s legendary New York magazine takedown of the 1988 Michael Dukakis presidential ad campaign. And we finally did (via Google Books here. Click on Preview this magazine; piece … Continue reading
Hey, Politico: Tanks For The Dukakis ’88 Memories
From our Late to the Losing Party desk Politico took a trip down Memory Lane the other day in this Josh King confessional piece from the new Politico Magazine. Dukakis and the Tank The inside story of the worst campaign photo … Continue reading
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Tagged 17 point lead, 1988 presidential campaign, battle tank, Christian Science Monitor, Dan Quayle, Democratic National Convention, Ed McCabe, Josh King, Matt Bennett, Michael Dukakis, New York, Politico, Politico Magazine, Sam Donaldson, The Campaign You Never Saw
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NYT A Two-Time Loser In Globe Sale
Apparently it wasn’t bad enough that the New York Times Co. got seven cents on the dollar for its 20-year ownership of the Boston Globe (and the Worcester Telegram & Gazette – we’re no John Henry!). Now comes news from … Continue reading
MA 5th Candidate Carl Sciortino Jr. Makes His Mark(ey) In TV Spot
Political newcomer Carl Sciortino Jr., who is running in the Democratic primary for Ed Markey’s vacated Massachusetts 5th District Congressional seat, has made quite a splash with his first TV spot. From Politico’s Morning Score: MASSACHUSETTS SPECIAL: COMING OUT: This week … Continue reading
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