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Tag Archives: The Daily Beast
Obama’s ‘Romney Hood’ Tactic Reveals His Own Tax Problem – The Daily Beast
“Romney Hood.” As the president introduced that phrase Monday night, we saw the next step in the Obama campaign’s strategy that began with the Bain attacks and followed with the focus on Mitt’s taxes. The goal is now to paint … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 Elections, Elections, President Obama, The Daily Beast
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Disavowal of Mark Clayton Shows Democrats’ Disarray in Tennessee – The Daily Beast
Something really strange happened in Tennessee last week. Democrats elected a fright-wing conspiracy theorist named Mark Clayton to be their U.S. Senate candidate—and the state party prompted disavowed him. It’s fair to say that if this were a Republican Senate … Continue reading
Congress Is Taking Another Vacation? Seriously? – The Daily Beast
Five full weeks of summer vacation have just begun for members of Congress. That’s after nine full weeks off so far this year—and the House gets six more away before the election. All that time off, a sweet health-care plan, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 Elections, Elections, Fiscal Responsibility, The Daily Beast
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Why Sarah Palin’s Reputation Has Plummeted as Bill Clinton’s Has Grown – The Daily Beast
Time cools passions and adds perspective. This seems especially true for the tumultuous Republican love affair with Sarah Palin. It was intense, it was irrational—and it’s over. Dick Cheney is just the latest conservative icon to join the chorus of … Continue reading
What Richard Nixon Taught Romney – The Daily Beast
Mitt Romney’s missteps in London, where he managed to insult the host country of the Olympic games and earn a rebuke from the country’s two leading Conservatives—Prime Minister David Cameron and London Mayor Boris Johnson—might have brought back uncomfortable memories … Continue reading
GOP Kills DISCLOSE Act and Leaves Voters in the Dark – The Daily Beast
The DISCLOSE Act was summarily executed via filibuster in the Senate last night. But this is one symbolic vote that mattered, because it offered at least an attempt to address the flow of hidden money into our elections. But wait, … Continue reading
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Tagged Fiscal Responsibility, Republican Reformers, The Daily Beast
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As Income Inequality Widens, Rich Presidential Candidates Dominate – The Daily Beast
In Harry Truman’s day, anyone (or at least any white male) could grow up to be president—even a failed haberdasher from Independence, Mo. Today, it’s mostly the super-rich who get as far as running for our highest office. It’s a … Continue reading
Calls for Shake-Up of Mitt Romney Campaign Team Ignore Their Successes – The Daily Beast
Off with their heads! That’s essentially the call from influential conservatives such as Rupert Murdoch and businessmen like Jack Welch who tweeted that they want to see a Team Romney shake-up at the highest levels. It’s a reflection of frustration … Continue reading
Incumbents Charles Rangel, Orrin Hatch Beat Back Primary Challenges – The Daily Beast
The RINO hunters and DINO hunters took a beating Tuesday night. Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch easily defeated a Tea Party challenge. Left-wingnut and Mugabe-aficionado Charles Barron was decimated by New York Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries, despite the support of big labor … Continue reading
Policy Black Hole: Mitt Romney Keeps His Ideas To Himself – The Daily Beast
Welcome to the policy-free campaign. The Romney camp hopes to make this election a referendum on President Obama—it offers the chance to win by default. In contrast, the Obama camp is fervently trying to make the election a choice between … Continue reading
Is Israel-Bashing, Dictator-Backing Charles Barron Heading To Washington? – The Daily Beast
New York City Councilman Charles Barron is the real-life embodiment of the paranoid right-wing fantasy about President Obama: a former Black Panther, a backer of wealth redistribution, and an outspoken admirer of leftist dictators worldwide. But now Barron has risen … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 Elections, Elections, National Security, New York, President Obama, The Daily Beast, Wingnuts
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Who is Marco Rubio? – The Daily Beast
Marco Rubio’s memoir, American Son, is coming out on Tuesday. It will inevitably be a campaign document, scrubbed clean of unflattering details, intended to be an exhibit in his bid to be Mitt Romney’s VP nominee. Which is why The … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 Elections, Elections, Republican Reformers, The Daily Beast
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No Home-Field Advantage for Mitt Romney – The Daily Beast
There are a lot of things different about this presidential campaign: an African-American incumbent running against a Mormon, most obviously. But on a more mundane level, there is uncharted strategic territory as well: never before has a presidential candidate written … Continue reading
Past Scott Walker: Fight Crosses Party Lines as California Voters Back Pension Reforms – The Daily Beast
The most significant election on Tuesday wasn’t in Wisconsin. It was in San Jose and San Diego, where nearly 70% of citizens voted for public-sector union pension reforms, introduced by Democrats, that could save their cash-strapped cities billions of dollars. … Continue reading
Thee Wisconsinites Running the RNC Double Down on Walker Recall Fight – The Daily Beast
Local politics is national in Wisconsin this weekend. It’s not just because the attempt to recall conservative Gov. Scott Walker is a ground-game test case that foreshadows the super PAC–funded fight between big business and big labor in the fall … Continue reading
New Jersey’s Chris Christie and Cory Booker Swap Partisan Bickering for Collaboration – The Daily Beast
Is this the Golden Age of New Jersey politics? After the chronic embarrassments of Governors James McGreevey and Jon Corzine, beyond the scores of mayors indicted for corruption, the Garden State is suddenly fielding a bipartisan team with national appeal. … Continue reading
Gay Marriage’s Murky Constitutional Question – The Daily Beast
There is a small but telling irony beneath the gay-marriage debate: the Republican candidate favors changing the constitution; the Democrat is backing states’ rights. It’s a role reversal that reflects the outcome-based, situational ethics beneath many supposedly principled ideological and … Continue reading
North Carolina’s Same-Sex Marriage Showdown – The Daily Beast
It’s Bill Clinton versus Billy Graham in North Carolina’s vote on a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage. Advocates have dispatched powerful surrogates to this newest front of the culture wars, with the former president voicing robocalls urging voters to … Continue reading
Will Dick Lugar Be The RINO-Hunters’ Latest Trophy? – The Daily Beast
It’s RINO hunting season, and Dick Lugar has a big target on his back. The six-term Indiana senator was once Richard Nixon’s favorite Republican Mayor—but Tricky Dick looks like a hippie compared to the Tea Party crowd, and Lugar has … Continue reading
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Sex Trafficking Survivor’s Inspiring Political Run in Portland, OR – The Daily Beast
In the summer of 1989, Jeri Sundvall-Williams was raped by 10 members of the Crips gang. She was then locked in a room, let out only from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. each night to turn tricks. She was required … Continue reading