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1. The Kicker

   Welcome to the blogosphere, Mischiefs of Faction

   May 30, 2012 12:29 PM

   The rise of ideologically coherent, well-disciplined political parties is probably the key fact to focus on if you want to understand contemporary American politics. So it’s very exciting news (well, exciting for politics geeks, anyway) that a new group blog... Continue reading

2. The Kicker

   Don’t take my traditional Internet away!

   May 17, 2012 07:10 PM

   Over at Nieman Lab, Adrienne LaFrance has an interesting interview with Talking Points Memo publisher Josh Marshall about his efforts to “formally deconstruct” the idea that TPM is primarily a website. It’s a good, short look at one... Continue reading

3. The Kicker

   A Belated Hat-Tip to the Herald’s Trayvon Tick-Tock

   April 6, 2012 11:01 AM

   I contributed the portion of our roundup of Trayvon Martin coverage that focused on what had been reported about the initial police investigation, so I’m chagrined to say I missed this comprehensive tick-tock by Frances Robles... Continue reading

4. Swing States Project

   What Santorum Didn’t Say

   February 22, 2012 05:52 PM

   As he tries to cement his newfound position as a leader in the Republican presidential primary campaign, Rick Santorum has embraced a favorite tactic among GOP pols: attacking the media. Complaints from Santorum and his aides that journalists... Continue reading

5. Campaign Desk

   Three Thoughts on Mitt Romney’s ‘Very Poor’ Day

   February 1, 2012 05:07 PM

   Herewith, a trio of thoughts on the political-media story that won the day on February 1: Mitt Romney’s statement on CNN this morning that he’s focused on the middle class but “not concerned about the very poor,”... Continue reading

6. Campaign Desk

   What the Fact-Checkers Get Wrong

   January 5, 2012 06:00 AM

   In the waning days of 2011, Politifact, the Pulitzer Prize-winning fact-checking site, brought the wrath of the liberal blog world upon itself when it dubiously—though not unexpectedly—chose as its “Lie of the Year” Democratic claims that... Continue reading

7. The Kicker

   Rick’s Relevant Now

   January 4, 2012 12:46 PM

   How far has Rick Santorum come to his place in a virtual tie with Mitt Romney at the Iowa Republican caucuses? Back in June, when Santorum formally announced his candidacy, I rounded up the coverage and noted that... Continue reading

8. Feature

   Power of Dispassion

   December 2, 2011 12:45 PM

   On October 17, 2010, the Philadelphia Eagles hosted the Atlanta Falcons before a crowd of nearly 70,000. The game was expected to be a tough contest between two of the top teams in the National Football League,... Continue reading

9. Campaign Desk

   There Is Bipartisan Consensus on Taxes

   November 21, 2011 05:43 PM

   With the congressional “supercommittee” unable to agree on a deal to cut the deficit, the theme of this morning’s coverage was all about partisan gridlock preventing our nation’s leaders from coming together to solve common problems. Even members of Congress... Continue reading

10. Campaign Desk

    It Wasn’t ‘Liberal Media’ That Froze Out Bachmann

    November 14, 2011 02:39 PM

    Over the weekend, a media micro-controversy broke out: CBS News political director and Slate reporter John Dickerson wrote in an email that he’d rather book a guest other than Michele Bachmann for an online show after Saturday’s GOP... Continue reading

11. The Kicker

    It’s Good to be the Former First Daughter

    November 14, 2011 10:34 AM

    Bill Carter of The New York Times writes this morning that Chelsea Clinton will be joining NBC News, effective immediately, as a full-time correspondent reporting feel-good features. (The offer sounds not entirely unlike the one that Jenna Hager,... Continue reading

12. Campaign Desk

    At GOP Debate, Good Work by CNBC

    November 10, 2011 05:01 PM

    There’s an obvious top story coming out of last night’s Republican presidential debate: Rick Perry’s “oops” moment, which reinforced a coalescing narrative about the Texas governor’s weak debate performances and crumbling campaign. As the political scientist and blogger Brendan Nyhan... Continue reading

13. The Kicker

    More Than One Way to ‘Keep it Sparse’

    November 10, 2011 10:13 AM

    Among the write-ups of last night’s GOP debate is an entry from Politico that is notable because it is just so… Politico-y. The article is framed as “six takeaways” from the debate, and the first five take stock... Continue reading

14. Campaign Desk

    On Cain Story, Politico Had Grounds to Publish

    November 5, 2011 03:25 PM

    Jack Shafer and Stephen Engelberg haven’t changed their minds: Politico, they still believe, made a journalistic error when it decided a week ago to publish its reporting on allegations of sexual harassment against Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain stemming from... Continue reading

15. Campaign Desk

    AP Finds Republican Candidates MIA on Housing Debt

    November 1, 2011 02:27 PM

    The Associated Press put out a good story over the weekend noting that many of the “jobs plans” being pushed by the Republican presidential candidates don’t seem especially likely to, well, create jobs. The AP doesn’t break a... Continue reading

16. Campaign Desk

    Does Rick Perry Have Fire in His Belly?

    October 14, 2011 03:20 PM

    Other than the continuing gravity-defying nature of Herman Cain’s book tour run for president, the big horse race story of the moment is Rick Perry’s precipitous fall from atop the polls. In a recent article, The Washington Post... Continue reading

17. Campaign Desk

    Politico Primary: Down the Rabbit Hole

    October 7, 2011 02:18 PM

    I don’t begrudge the folks at Politico their decision to launch a gimmicky new feature called “Politico Primary,” in which readers are invited to nominate and vote on independent presidential candidates for the 2012 election. Sure, there’s absolutely... Continue reading

18. Campaign Desk

    Once Again, No Housing Questions for Obama

    October 6, 2011 04:06 PM

    Much of President Obama’s press conference earlier today was devoted to the latest partisan fight in DC over the American Jobs Act. But there were also some good, wide-ranging questions asked of the president. ABC’s Jake Tapper, leaping... Continue reading

19. Campaign Desk

    TNR Highlights Perry’s ‘Crony Capitalist’ Past

    September 29, 2011 04:12 PM

    Former Washington Post reporter Alec MacGillis, who has joined The New Republic to cover the 2012 campaign, has his first long feature story in the current issue of that magazine, and it’s a winner. “The Permanent Candidate,” an... Continue reading

20. Campaign Desk

    Norm Ornstein Gets Congress; WaPo Doesn’t

    September 29, 2011 01:50 PM

    Remember that New York Times story earlier this week on the (since-resolved) showdown over federal disaster aid—the one that misleadingly treated the standoff as a result of bickering by “Congress,” rather than the product of choices... Continue reading

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