By Robert Becker Scene: Large Washington hotel room full of Democratic staffers. Speaker: Savvy PR operative, speaking bluntly. Message: People vote their prejudices, so public relations rule. It’s remarkable how many of […]
Look, up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's SuperPac Man! (Eating large democracies in a single contribution…)
by Paul Szep
Romney, Santorum benefit local broadcast outlets in Michigan
by Jane Briggs-Bunting GOP Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney emerged from an expensive and bruising campaign in Michigan, the state of his birth, with a narrow three percent victory over his current chief […]
The GOP's hillbilly worship
by Paul Szep
Soft power, hard power, election power
by Robert S. Becker If he wins, risk-averse, calculating Mitt Romney won’t name a firebrand V.P. Not noxious Newt, who’s way too grandiose to play second fiddle to anyone. Thus, short of […]
For sale: King Newt I (two from Paul Szep)
Will South Carolina make a liar of me?
Nope. I predicted Romney to win and I am sticking to it. Let the kids at the Tea Party sleepover have their fun, sooner or later the grown ups are going to come upstairs, […]
The Newtonian principles of marriage: two from Paul Szep
Loons, goons, and buffoons: welcome to The Marvelous GOP Unreality Show
Iowa nice, but the caucuses are still a huge problem
Have you seen the vid on Youtube called “Iowa Nice”? If not, let’s start there. The producer of the video, Scott Siepker, is an Iowa State University grad and host of Iowa Outdoors […]
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