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Tag Archives: Politico
Call It The Politico Rhetorical Crutch
Reading Politico’s big article today on Sen. David Vitter (R-LA), the rhetorical move used in the second sentence seemed oddly familiar to me: David Vitter is stepping up his attacks on Wall Street, slamming President Barack Obama’s oil policies and … Continue reading
Re: Historical Facts And Politico’s Latest E-Book
Earlier this week, I noted that the confident scribes of Politico’s latest campaign e-book bungled a basic historical fact, namely that they included Gerald Ford’s squeaker of a primary win in 1976 in a list of GOP nominees who “were … Continue reading
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Tagged 1976, 2012, Books, Gerald Ford, History, Media, Politico, Politics, Ronald Reagan
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Historical Facts And Politico’s Latest E-Book
Politico is out with their second campaign 2012 e-book, which is chock full of all the easily digestible insider musings and subtle but not too subtle self-praise one comes to expect from authors Evan Thomas and Mike Allen. According to my … Continue reading
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Tagged 1976, 2012, Elections, Evan Thomas, Gerald Ford, History, Mike Allen, Politico, Politics, Ronald Reagan
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Political Scientist Morris Fiorina Used The Term Super PAC In 2002
In January, Politico’s David Levinthal published an interesting article tracing the origins of the term “super PAC.” According to Levinthal, reporter Eliza Newlin Carney was the person who “made the first identifiable, published reference to ‘super PAC’ as it’s known today … Continue reading
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Tagged Digital Excavation, Etymology, Morris Fiorina, Politico, Super PAC
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Uncharitable Descriptions And The Constraint Of 140 Characters
Last night, after reading Politico reporter Alexander Burns’ article on how wide swathes of voters often hold uninformed and/or inconsistent views, I noted that the article focused on the present day and quoted only pollsters and political consultants, so I tweeted … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Burns, Brendan Nyhan, John Sides, Media, Philip Converse, Political Knowledge, Political Science, Politico, Twitter
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CNN’s John King Shouldn’t Run Away From Suggesting The American Public Is Poorly Informed
Yesterday, Politico’s Dylan Byers flagged a statement by CNN’s John King at Wednesday night’s debate, in which King asserted, “The American people don’t often pay attention to what’s going on in the world until they have to.” Byers, who noted … Continue reading
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Tagged CNN, Democratic Competence, Dylan Byers, John King, Political Knowledge, Politico
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Politico’s Loaded Word Choice
In their post-New Hampshire lay of the land piece, Politico’s Jonathan Martin and John Harris list several of the factors that are now working to frontrunner Mitt Romney’s advantage. In describing the backlash from conservative activists against the recent attacks … Continue reading
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Tagged John Harris, Jonathan Martin, Journalism, Mitt Romney, Politico, Politics, Rush Limbaugh
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Politico’s E-Book Had Only One Short Section On Santorum
Thanks to a gift of a Kindle Touch from my mother this Christmas, I recently read Politico’s first e-book, The Right Fight Back, which came out roughly a month before last night’s Iowa caucuses that saw Sen. Rick Santorum effectively … Continue reading
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Tagged Evan Thomas, Jennifer Rubin, Journalism, Mike Allen, Mitt Romney, Playbook, Politico, Politics, Rick Santorum
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Mike Allen Finally Discovers LMGTFY
In Playbook today, Politico’s Mike Allen writes: NOW THERE’S A GRACIOUS, EFFICIENT WAY TO RESPOND when a dopey co-worker asks you something they obviously should have Googled (“Hey, what time does Tunnicliff’s open on Saturdays?”). Two Northern Virginians have opened a … Continue reading
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