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Trump and the Third World Argument(s)
A cross-posting here from TheTrumpWatch, where we keep track of The Donald: A fascinating contrast jumped out at me on the op-ed page of our local paper, The Raleigh News & Observer. The screamer...
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Studies in Contrast
As I wrote in POLITICO today, nothing is more important in politics than contrast. Both policy contrast and contrasts in persona. Every candidate knows they have to confront the complacency of “they’re...
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Bachmann’s Boom
The Twitterverse and Beltway chatterers have been going nonstop on Bachmann since the GOP debate on CNN, in which she “emerged” (the most commonly employed word) and set herself apart from the dull...
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Rick Perry and “Appeasement”
I have very little to add to Chris Matthews’ searing critique of Rick Perry’s speech today in New York. “Appeasement” carries with it enormous connotations best left to historians (and survivors) of...
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Media flipping for Newt?
On Hardball tonight we saw an interesting development in the anti-Romney crusade. MSNBC’s Chris Matthews seemed, awkwardly, to be defending Newt Gingrich’s attacks on the putative frontrunner, Mitt...
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Santorum: It’s What He Didn’t Say
Rick Santorum is out, in part because he did not stick to his pivot toward jobs and populism in the aftermath of his big three primary wins, which I blogged about below. His ill-timed shift to talk of...
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Dog Whistle Politics
My comments today in POLITICO on the ongoing use of “dog whistle” politics by conservatives. Racially charged code words and references are continuing to flow from the GOP message machine; the question...
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Debate Awards: Hoftsra Edition
After a long hiatus, we are back with debate awards following tonight’s rumble on Strong Island. Alexander P. Butterfield There Is A Taping System Award: Candy Crowley. For shutting down Mitt...
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James Lipton in the Debaters Studio
The dean of the Actors Studio was back on Hardball tonight with his analysis of the performances of the two candidates in last night’s debate. Lipton’s bottom line: characters are set; Romney is...
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The Right’s Schizophrenic Reaction to Romney’s Defeat
After President Obama’s decisive victory last night, the reaction from the conservative chattering class has been fast and furious (to coin a phrase) and they’re all over the map. Starting with Karl...
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