Tag Archives: Politico

TNR = Truly No Revenue

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

When Chris Hughes, the Richie Rich of opinion journalism, bought The New Republic last year, he said he would sink real money into the print edition. He wasn’t kidding, as the most recent edition reveals. The 64-page magazine features exactly … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Chris Hughes, Marty Peretz, New York Times, Politico, Richie Rich of opinion journalism, The Atlantic Wire, The New Republic, Timothy Noah | 1 Comment

Let The Wild Sequester Rumpus Begin! (Bankrupting America Edition)

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Now that the dreaded sequester is starting to feel like the New Normal, the airwaves are starting to fill up with ads trying to position it as the New Abnormal. First shot (via Politico’s Morning Score): Bankrupting America, a project … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged AHIP, Americas Health Insurance Plans, Bankrupting America, Coalition for Medicare Choices, factcheckorama, Medicare Advantage, Morning Score, New Normal, Politico, Reuters, sequester, The Fact Checker, Too Much, Washington Post | Leave a comment

The Quick Brown Fox (News)

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

No sooner had former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown (R-$$$) signed on the dotted line with the Fox News Channel than he was on-air discussing Barack Obama’s State of the Union address with Sean Hannity, who is to reasoned discourse what … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barack Obama, Dylan Byers, Fox News, Fox News Channel, insider trading, Politico, Scott Brown, Sean Hannity, TVNewser | Leave a comment

FishbowlDC Fails To Cover Lawsuit Against It

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

MediaBistro’s snarky Beltway site FishbowlDC has for some time featured Wendy Wednesdays, a series targeting “D.C.’s uber publicist Wendy Gordon” in the most unflattering terms. Now Gordon has struck back (via Politico): FishbowlDC sued for libel Washington, D.C.-based publicist Wendy … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Betsy Rothstein, FishbowlDC, Legal Times, libel suit, MediaBistro, Peter Ogburn, Politico, WebMediaBrands Inc., Wendy Gordon, Wendy Wednesday | 1 Comment

The Scott Brown Experience (Politico Edition)

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

As the hardreading staff at It’s Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town noted a couple of weeks ago, there are subterranean rumblings about Scott Brown (R-I Just Cleaned My Garage) running not for the U.S. Senate seat John Kerry … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Globe, clean garage, Dave Barry, fire hydrant, Glen Johnson, good name for a rock band, It's Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town, John Kerry, Politico, Scott Brown, The Scott Brown Experience | Leave a comment

Did Romney Get Rooked?

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Among the many mistakes Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign made was his “unusual in-house ad strategy,” described by Politico this way: Unlike other presidential campaigns, which typically outsource their ad reservations and placement to specialized firms with large teams that know … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ad buying, Des Moines Register, Mitt Romney, Morning Score, Politico, Tagg Romney, The New Republic | 3 Comments

Let The Whatever-Billion-Dollar 2016 Rumpus Begin! (One Day After Edition)

Posted on September 8, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Okay – now that the parties have officially nominated their presidential candidates, Obama and Romney are fishwrap. On to the next round! From Thursday’s Politico (Burns & Haberman blog): Gillibrand, at Iowa breakfast, says she’s all for Hillary 2016 At the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 2016, Andrew Cuomo, Antonio Villaraigosa, Chuck Schumer, Great Mentioner, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Kirsten Gillibrand, Martin O'Malley, New York Times, Politico, William Safire | 1 Comment

Conservatives (Young) Gunning For John Tierney

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Embattled Massachusetts Rep. John Tierney (D-Eight-to-Five He Loses) is in the crosshairs of the YG Network, a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization affiliated with the self-styled Young Guns – House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA), Majority Whip Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Buzzfeed, Eric Cantor, John Tierney, Kevin McCarthy, Massachusetts 6th district, Paul Ryan, Politico, YG Network, Young Guns | 4 Comments

Let The Whatever-Billion-Dollar Rumpus Begin! (You’re A Liar! No, YOU’RE A Liar! Edition)

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Here’s what the 2012 presidential race has come down to: One campaign releases a lying ad (Exhibit A); the other campaign releases a lying response to the lying ad (Exhibit B). From Politico’s Morning Score: ROMNEY RERELEASES “AMERICA DESERVES BETTER”: The … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged America Deserves Better, Bain, Barack Obama, cancer attack, hardworking staff, Mitt Romney, Morning Score, Politico, Priorities USA Action, welfare reform | Leave a comment

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

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged M.C. Escher election, Playbook, Politico, Restore Our Future, Seinfeld election, super-PAC | 4 Comments