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Republican Strategist Backs Miller Over "Disrespectful Partisan Idiot"

The Daily Beast | Mark McKinnon | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

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Former Bush and McCain strategist Mark McKinnon wants the congressman who shouted at Obama out of office and out of his party--and he's donating $1,00...

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Republicans Fear "Crackpots" Becoming Face Of Party

POLITICO | Andie Coller | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

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Joe Wilson's outburst Wednesday night earned more than a personal rebuke from the president and a dagger-eyed gasp from the speaker of the House; it d...

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TwitNotes from #PDF09

Eric Kuhn | Posted 08.01.2009 | Media

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Eric Kuhn

Over 1,000 people descended upon the annual Personal Democracy Forum earlier this week. Here are some of my notes -- taken on Twitter, of course -- from the two day conference.

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Jason Linkins

Scritti Politti: February 27, 2009

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.30.2009 | Politics

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I quite liked Mark McKinnon's piece in The Daily Beast, today, about Twitter "jumping the shark." I especially liked his admonition that we all must ...

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Mark McKinnon Declares: Twitter Jumped The Shark This Week

The Daily Beast | Mark McKinnon | Posted 03.30.2009 | Media

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Twitter is not a business. I know its founders would like to think it is. It is, for the most part, a diversion. It's part of the web 2.0 nonsense tha...

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Should President Obama Be More Optimistic?

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 03.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bill Clinton, John McCain, President Obama, Hope, Economy, Optimism, George W. Bush, Winston Churchill, The Fly, Franklin Roosevelt, Barack Obama, Dick Cheney, Mark McKinnon, President Bill Clinton, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jimmy Carter, Politics News
Lincoln Mitchell

If Obama is truly committed to change, being more optimistic may not help him in that effort. Americans voted for Obama because they were acutely aware of the problems the country faces.

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McCain Speechwriter To Obama: Be Optimistic

Daily Beast | Posted 03.23.2009 | Politics

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OK, Mr. President, enough with the doomsday talk already. We get it. Things suck. And they're going to get worse before they get better....

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Jason Linkins

The Most Unlikely Bedfellows In Politics

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 01.05.2009 | Media

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Ever since the Season of Transition began, it hasn't escaped the media's attention that President-Elect Barack Obama has been signing up his political...

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NBC Wrong on McCain/McKinnon Claim

Rory O'Connor | Posted 09.27.2008 | Media

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Rory O'Connor

McKinnon left the McCain campaign in June after saying he would "not be the tip of the spear" attacking Obama in an advertising campaign.

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McCain Aide Confirms Pledge Not To Campaign Against Obama

Washington Post's The Fix | Chris Cillizza | Posted 05.28.2008 | Politics

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Mark McKinnon, the lead media consultant for Sen. John McCain's (Ariz.) presidential bid, is stepping down from that role -- making good on a pledge h...

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Report: McCain Camp Divided Over Facing Clinton, Obama

Texas Monthly | Evan Smith | Posted 04.03.2008 | Politics

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Last night I moderated/facilitated a conversation at the Headliner's Club in Austin between old (and still) friends and (possibly future) collaborator...

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Top McCain Adviser: I'll Resign If Obama's The Opponent

ABC News | Teddy Davis | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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A top adviser to John McCain said Wednesday that he will step down from the Arizona senator's presidential campaign if the presumed GOP nominee faces ...

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New Yorker And The Newhouse School Host Panel On The Internet And Presidential Politics

Huff Radio | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media

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Huff Radio

The highlight of the discussion came midway in, when the panelists were tossing around ideas as to why the Republican Party is so much less internet savvy than their Democratic counterparts.

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