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1. Campaign Desk

   The End of Men in Politics? Um, No

   June 9, 2010 06:00 PM

   As if to unite Ryan’s irritation with sensational headlines at The Atlantic with Liz’s observation that “Ladies’ Night” seems to be the leading media theme in the wake of Tuesday’s primaries, Chris Good at The Atlantic... Continue reading

2. Campaign Desk

   Washington Wins! (And Loses, Too!)

   June 9, 2010 01:22 PM

   Continuing with the theme of insta-narratives from Tuesday’s elections, a co-worker passes on Ron Fournier’s analysis piece for The Associated Press, which advances this novel interpretation of the results in Arkansas (my emphasis): Lincoln's comeback strategy... Continue reading

3. The Kicker

   Pick a Narrative, any Narrative…

   June 9, 2010 10:10 AM

   So, the results from Super Duper Tuesday are in. What insta-narratives are our leading press outlets constructing? Let’s take a look: The New York Times leads its coverage with the headline, “Lincoln Bucks Tide; Business Leaders Win in... Continue reading

4. Campaign Desk

   More Lessons from Political Science

   June 8, 2010 03:58 PM

   I’m late in flagging it, but Slate’s Chris Beam, riffing of my magazine article on what political journalists can learn from political science, has a funny parody piece that asks, “What if political scientists covered the... Continue reading

5. The Kicker

   Sure, He’s an Arrogant Opportunist, but Once You Get to Know Him…

   June 7, 2010 04:00 PM

   A little while back, in the course of marveling at the entertaining endorsements emanating from the Arkansas press corps, I flagged Ernest Dumas’s rather lackluster backing of Bill Halter, who’s challenging Blanche Lincoln for the Democratic... Continue reading

6. Campaign Desk

   A Risky Time for Rep. Rangel?

   June 7, 2010 03:32 PM

   There's a pair of dueling articles out today about the political fortunes of Charlie Rangel, one in Politico and the other in The New York Times. Rangel, of course, is the veteran Democratic congressman from Harlem... Continue reading

7. Feature

   Embrace the Wonk

   June 1, 2010 08:00 AM

   On January 8, Marc Ambinder, the widely-read political reporter and blogger for The Atlantic, found a copy of Game Change, the gossipy insider’s account of the 2008 presidential election by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin, for sale days before... Continue reading

8. Campaign Desk

   Hacky Punditry at the WSJ

   May 28, 2010 02:52 PM

   Given much of the media’s determination to see politics primarily as a stage upon which the president struts and frets, it’s no surprise that, in the wake of Barack Obama’s press conference on the oil spill Thursday, there’s... Continue reading

9. Campaign Desk

   California Roundup

   May 28, 2010 12:50 PM

   Folks who’ve been paying attention to the Republican Senate primary in California this year might have noticed something unusual: in a “nationalized” election cycle, a fair bit of the debate in a federal election has been devoted to state issues,... Continue reading

10. The Kicker

    If This Election Thing Doesn’t Work Out, They Can Take This Show on the Road

    May 27, 2010 04:18 PM

    I noted this morning how the Arkansas press corps has a knack for turning out surprisingly readable endorsements. Another campaign staple that tends to be both unedifying and uninteresting, of course, is the debate write-up. But as it... Continue reading

11. The Kicker

    More Prepping for POTUS’s Presser

    May 27, 2010 12:22 PM

    Building off Liz’s post below, it’s worth noting that Politico’s Josh Gerstein and Carol E. Lee have put together their own list of questions reporters will/should be asking of the president at this afternoon’s press conference.... Continue reading

12. Campaign Desk

    Another Unusual Endorsement

    May 27, 2010 11:05 AM

    Newspaper endorsement editorials are notoriously snooze-inducing affairs. (Maybe that’s why we’re seeing a spate of non-endorsements this year—it’s the only way to attract attention.) But the press corps down in Arkansas seems to have... Continue reading

13. Campaign Desk

    Big Bet, Small Stakes

    May 26, 2010 08:02 AM

    At his WaPo blog, Chris Cillizza has a post up that hashes over the question of whether Republicans, poised to make major gains at the mid-terms, need a new “Contract with America”—an updated version of the... Continue reading

14. The Kicker

    Rural Voters for Halter: The New CW in ARSen

    May 25, 2010 03:09 PM

    We’ve noted a couple times here, in the wake of the Democratic Senate primary in Arkansas, that the vote breakdown doesn’t entirely support the “The activists are coming!” theme sounded in some corners of the press.... Continue reading

15. Campaign Desk

    Rand Paul’s Wild Ride

    May 25, 2010 08:37 AM

    Over at his new blog, Josh Green has been posting lately on Rand Paul’s victory in Kentucky’s Republican primary for U.S. Senate, which he covered for The Atlantic. If you haven’t read... Continue reading

16. The Kicker

    A Challenge from the Left? ‘Halter Doesn’t Play It That Way’

    May 20, 2010 05:33 PM

    I’ve been pushing the point over the last couple days that the national media, in covering the Arkansas Senate primary, should be reminding readers that the race may look differently inside the state than outside it.... Continue reading

17. Campaign Desk

    A Sharper Take on the Razorback State

    May 20, 2010 12:53 PM

    Campaign Desk noted yesterday how the actual results in Arkansas’s Senate primary complicate the national narratives about an anti-incumbent wave and the rise of political activists. So it’s only fair to note that some... Continue reading

18. The Kicker

    Two Paths to Twitter Cash

    May 20, 2010 08:09 AM

    The current print issue of CJR includes a profile—online today!—of the music critic Christopher Weingarten by Justin Peters. In addition to freelancing for a range of publications, Weingarten posts record reviews on Twitter under the name “<a href=http://twitter.com/1000timesyes... Continue reading

19. Campaign Desk

    Why Did Halter Do Well?

    May 19, 2010 04:38 PM

    Take a look around the political Web today, in the wake of Tuesday’s primary and special elections, and the consensus seems pretty clear: incumbents, insiders, and assorted other establishment types, run for the hills! The New York Times has been... Continue reading

20. Campaign Desk

    ‘Remember Good Old Monroe Schwarzlose?’

    May 18, 2010 05:46 PM

    That’s one of the questions posed by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette in its highly entertaining endorsement of John Boozman, the front-runner in today’s Republican primary for the Arkansas Senate. (The paper keeps its content behind a paywall, but you can <a... Continue reading

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