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My Super Duper Tsunami Tuesday Primary Picks

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.04.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Between Obama and Clinton, it's going to be a virtual tie. Both campaigns will immediately release spin on why they are now the frontrunner, and why the other should politely drop out of the race.

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John McCain: "inspired" by Reagan?

Paul Loeb | Posted 02.03.2008 | Home

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Paul Loeb

McCain has been running ads talking about how Reagan had inspired him. Richard Greener, a friend of a friend, just wrote this interesting piece on wh...

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GOP: "I Have No Agenda"

David Sirota | Posted 02.03.2008 | Politics

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David Sirota

I guess in some ways, Republicans who really do "have no agenda" are probably more innocuous than those who are honest about their regressive objectives.

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Say It Ain't So, Rudy

Marvin Kitman | Posted 01.31.2008 | Politics

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Marvin Kitman

I wouldn't bet on Rudy disappearing from the political scene. And Rudy doesn't forget when he is wronged. He'll get even with us.

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Reading The Pictures: Air Reagan

Michael Shaw | Posted 01.31.2008 | Media

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Michael Shaw

2008-01-31-shaw_reagan_fp.jpgIt's no surprise that the Reagan Library (with the able assistance of ratings-hungry CNN) would go out of the way to boost the cred of the GOP candidates by virtually embossing them onto the side of Air Force One.

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Rudy Hints At Dropping Out Of Race

LA Times | Andrew Malcolm | Posted 01.28.2008 | Politics

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Rudy Giuliani appears to be pondering an end to his long pursuit of the Republican presidential nomination. In a meeting in the back of his chartere...

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Rahm Emanuel: The Seven Year Slide

Washington Post | Rahm Emanuel | Posted 01.28.2008 | Politics

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At the dawn of the 21st century, conventional wisdom was that America held unmatched cultural, economic and military power. George F. Will wrote: "It ...

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My Primary Picks For Florida

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.28.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Ever onwards, into the fray, we return to the latest in a series of primary "picks" columns, this time heading down to Florida to examine the Republic...

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Miami's Hispanic Community Divided Over Coming Election

Claudia Cruz | Posted 01.28.2008 | Home

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Claudia Cruz

Vacations to Southern Florida usually involve visits to the beach, bike or boat rides through alligator territory, or day cruises to the Bahamas. Sel...

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State of the Union: The Legacy of George W. Bush in Cold, Hard Numbers

Dan Brown | Posted 01.28.2008 | Politics

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Dan Brown

Mind-bogglingly, the G.O.P. presidential front-runners are embracing this man; John McCain is running on Bush's military policy and Mitt Romney is running on Bush's economic policy.

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GOP Softball Courtship Necessary Prelude to Potential Bloodsport Ahead

Jennifer Donahue | Posted 01.25.2008 | Politics

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Jennifer Donahue

Clinton and company have turned the race with Obama into an exhibition game to show the Democratic base how they would handle the Republicans in the general election.

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Courting Florida's FredHeads

Lauren Kirchner | Posted 01.25.2008 | Politics

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Lauren Kirchner

Romney decides to go with the "bad boyfriend" tactic and just ignore voters, because obviously Thompson supporters seemed to like that. Probably a self-esteem thing.

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Deadblogging The Republicans

James Boyce | Posted 01.25.2008 | Politics

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James Boyce

The Republican Party is built on the premise that the wealthiest of the wealthy need to get wealthier and damn the rest.

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American First, Democrat Second

Taylor Marsh | Posted 01.25.2008 | Politics

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Taylor Marsh

I'm an American first. I have absolutely no intention of backing someone who believes Republicans were the party of ideas for the last 10-15 years.

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Liveblog! Letting The GOP Dogs Out In Boca

James Boyce, Glynnis MacNicol, and John Neffinger | Posted 01.24.2008 | Media

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James Boyce, Glynnis MacNicol, and John Neffinger

Who let the dogs out? Well, if they're the dogs of having the best performance in a GOP debate, it turns out that it was...Mitt Romney. Still, he's still got a fight on his hand with McCain...and as for Giuliani? Crash and burn. John McCain's Fredo kiss proves it.

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A Better Way to Conduct Presidential Primaries

Steven Hill | Posted 01.24.2008 | Politics

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Steven Hill

Are two tiny rural states really the place to kick off an all-important national selection process?

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Reading The Pictures: A Banner Year For Corporate Debate Sponsors?

Michael Shaw | Posted 01.24.2008 | Media

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Michael Shaw

2008-01-25-shaw_astra_fp.jpgWhat is the point of candidates calling each other out on taking money from lobbyists, PACs, and so on, when corporations can quietly buy a stake in the very stage they happen to be pontificating on?

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Surveying The Republican Field

Jerry and Joe Long | Posted 01.24.2008 | Politics

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Jerry and Joe Long

Your party may be in trouble when its most principled candidate is Ron Paul...and he believes Abraham Lincoln was a rotten president. Which leaves...

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Even Robert Novak Admits: GOP Still Loves Pork

Washington Post | Robert Novak | Posted 01.24.2008 | Politics

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When House Republicans convene behind closed doors today at the Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., they have a chance to make two bold...

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Writing the Obituary for Bradley Effect is Premature and Foolhardy

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 01.23.2008 | Politics

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Earl Ofari Hutchinson

The Bradley Effect is the label for the penchant of white voters to deceive pollsters when they tell them that color doesn't mean anything to them in an election -- and it's alive and well.

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Confessions Don't Change Much

Carol Hoenig | Posted 01.22.2008 | Politics

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Carol Hoenig

In their recently published books, two authors claim responsibility for where we are politically as a country. Stephen Marks and Frank Schaeffer didn'...

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Rudy Falls To Fourth In Florida Poll

American Research Group | Posted 01.22.2008 | Politics

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John McCain leads the latest poll of Florida's Republican primary, with Mitt Romney trailing by 7 points. Rudy Giuliani, who has staked his campaign ...

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Obama Gets Down and Dirty and Hillary Gets the Blame -As Usual

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 01.22.2008 | Politics

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Earl Ofari Hutchinson

The Clinton slams have become part of an all too troubling Obama template. He tosses out barbs and then steps back and presents himself as the wronged victim.

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Zip It, Bill!

Karen Russell | Posted 01.22.2008 | Politics

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Karen Russell

Campaigning for his wife is one thing but continuing to trash Obama with misrepresentations is disappointing. If Hillary can't control Bill or her surrogates, why do we believe she's ready to lead on day one?

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Obama Expands 'Be A Democrat For A Day'

Taylor Marsh | Posted 01.21.2008 | Politics

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Taylor Marsh

It's seems obvious the Obama campaign realizes their candidate can't win the nomination with Democrats alone.

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