He was, after all, just a human being.
Election 2012
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Conservative Billionaires Selflessly Provide Economic Stimulus
They spent even more in the 2012 election than you probably thought, to no discernable effect.
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“Double Down” Was Written for Morning Joe—Not Posterity
The campaign books of Mark Halperin and John Heilemann are not designed to be read. They are written as fodder for cable TV news.
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Double Down to Dullsville
The latest behind-the-scenes account of the 2012 presidential campaign is about to come out, and it looks like there just isn’t that much to tell.
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Coverage of 2012 Campaign Disappointingly Unbiased
It turns out the press was equally favorable toward Obama and Romney. Go figure.
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The Wendy Davis Scouting Report
How does the new prospect look going into her first big-league season?
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Upper East Side Snubs de Blasio
The most impressive aspect of Bill de Blasio’s victory in yesterday’s Democratic primary for the post of New York’s mayor is its breadth. He ran first in all the boroughs, carried parts of the city ‘s most African American neighborhoods in Harlem and Brooklyn, despite the presence of a prominent African American candidate in the […]
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Exporting America’s Campaigner-in-Chief
Jim Messina crosses the pond. Is he crossing Obama, too?
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The Fire in Mitt’s Belly
A new book reports that Mitt Romney didn’t want to run for president in 2012.
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Dear 2016 Democratic Upstart
No need to read further if your name is Hillary or Joe.