Tag Archives: The Hill

Campaign Outsider’s Presidential Bakeoff 2020™ (Part 1)

Posted on April 22, 2019 by Campaign Outsider

Itemizing a few deductions on the state of the Democratic Presidential Primary now that the number of declared candidates has hit the Big Two-Oh. From the New York Times: Then there are … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Axios, Charlie Sykes, Cory Booker, Department of Justice guidelines, Donald Trump, Elizabeth Warren, impeachment, John Delaney, Presidential Bakeoff, The Bulwark Podcast, The Hill, World War I | Leave a comment

Donald Trump Is Our First Cubist Presidential Candidate (Because He’s on Every Side of Every Issue)

Posted on September 9, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

Seriously, could Donald Trump be any more scattered in his policy positions? Handy clip ‘n’ save graphic, compliments of Garry Trudeau’s Doonesbury. Now come the latest examples of Trump’s Fractured Fairy Tales. Exhibit A (via Mediaite), after Trump … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bill O'Reilly, cubist presidential candidate, Donald Trump, Donald Trump chaos, Doonesbury, Fractured Fairy Tales, Garry Trudeau, Georges Braque, Hillary Clinton, IRS, Mediaite, MOMA, Mr. Deportation Force, NBC News, O'Reilly Factor, Pablo Picasso, tax audit, The Hill, Watergate | 3 Comments

Civilians Who Run Full-Page Ads in the New York Times (ItsTheCourtStupid.com Edition)

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

The latest edition in our long-running series on people with all those dollars and no sense From yesterday’s New York Times: That full-page ad features a certain Earle I. Mack’s piece from The Hill’s Congress Blog, self-described as “The Hill’s Forum … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Civilians Who Run Full-Page Ads in the New York Times, Congress Blog, Earle I. Mack, FEC, ItsTheCourtStupid.com, lauraschwartz99@gmail.com, Merrick Garland, New York Times, Rcole@inthefieldconsulting.com, Stupid PAC, The Hill | Leave a comment

Let the $9b Rumpus Begin! (Ad Early and Often Edition)

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

The air wars of Dustup 2016™ have gone from zero to :30 in no time flat. So the hardwatching staff is pleased to provide this handy clip ‘n’ save guide to the preliminary rounds, which range from the Presidential Donnybrook to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ABC News, Barack Obama, Bill Kristol, Blessing, Bloomberg, Blue Grass State GOP Gubernatorial Slap Fight, Buzzfeed, Conservative American Legacy PAC, Dustup 2016, Kelly Ayotte, Kentuckians for Growth Opportunity and Prosperity, Kentucky GOP gubernatorial primary, Mark Kirk, Matt Bevin, Moms Clean Air Force, NARAL Pro-Choice America, NBC News, Neville Chamberlain, New York magazine, Newt Gingrich, NRDC, Politico, Presidential Donnybrook, R-Great White South, R-Please Don't Confuse Me with Ron Paul, Rand Paul, Richard Burr, Rob Portman, Ron Johnson, Sen. Rob Portman, Ted Cruz, The Foundation for a Secure and Prosperous America, The Hill, U.S. Senate Rumpus, Washington Post | 4 Comments

Let The Wild Chuck Hagel Rumpus Begin! (International Association of Fire Fighters Edition)

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Finally! Some Chuckleheads who support Secretary of Defense nominee Chuck Hagel instead of opposing him. (Not that the hardworking staff has a dog in this fight. We just like to see a fight.) From Politico Influence: FIREFIGHTERS GROUP LAUNCHES ADS … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Chuck Hagel Politico Influence, Chuckleheads, International Association of Fire Fighters, secretary of defense, The Hill | Leave a comment

Are You Ready For The ‘Ready For Hillary’ Super PAC?

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Despite Hillary Clinton’s protestations in her kissathon with Barack Obama on 60 Minutes last Sunday, the 2016 presidential race is very much on, as this Politico Influence item indicates: CLINTON GETS ANOTHER SUPER PAC: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hasn’t left her State … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 60 Minutes, Allida Black, Barack Obama, CBS, Hillary Clinton, Judy Beck, kissathon, Politico Influence, Ready for Hillary PAC, The Hill, Women Count | 2 Comments

Elizabeth Warren’s Native American Heritage “Correct In Mythical Terms”?

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Mediaite reports a new twist on U.S. Senate wannabe Elizabeth Warren’s Indian giver lineage: Post In The Hill Calls Elizabeth Warren’s Native American Heritage ‘Correct In Mythical Terms’ A post in The Hill from Monday heaps praise on Democratic Massachusetts Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren for her … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bernie Quigley, Boston Herald, correct in mythical terms, Elizabeth Warren, Mediaite, Native American Heritage, The Hill | 1 Comment

Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Santorum Nev-ad-a Edition)

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum (R-Shouldn’t You Be at Home Taking Care of Your Daughter?) has shrugged off his third-place finish in Florida and gone full-tilt into Nevada for this Saturday’s caucuses, as The Hill duly notes: Santorum up in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Nancy Pelosi, Nevada, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum, The Hill, two-man race | Leave a comment

Open Softwar Over Anti-Piracy Legislation On Capitol Hill

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Wednesday’s New York Times and Wall Street Journal featured this full-page ad opposing the PROTECT IP Act and Stop Online Piracy Act currently being considered by Congress. And it’s not just those Internet bigwigs who are protesting the proposed legislation. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Engine Advocacy, Eric Schmidt, New York Times, PROTECT IP Act, Reddit, Stop Online Piracy Act, TechPresident, The Hill, Wall Street Journal | 1 Comment