More Lieberman Stuff
Also in the Observer this week, Jason Horowitz looks at the bad week Joe Lieberman had trying to motivate — or even locate — Democratic supporters in Connecticut. And Steve Kornacki writes about the...
View ArticleHillary’s Debate, Early States
In this week’s paper, Jason Horowitz follows Jonathan Tasini, and hears from NY1 why there probably won’t be a debate between Tasini and Hillary Clinton. “We haven’t proposed a debate. We haven’t...
View ArticleIn the Observer: Sept 13, 2006
Jason Horowitz’s election coverage focuses on the new Andrew Cuomo, whose handlers managed to file off most of the rough parts in the course of his establishment-backed primary victory. Steve Kornacki...
View ArticleIn Today's Observer
Joe Conason says Fox and the Bush administration can’t handle Bill Clinton’s dose of truthiness, and Steve Kornacki looks at the impact of the former president’s publicity blitz on Hillary, Gore and...
View ArticleGiuliani Rethinks Pataki, Cuomo
Steve Kornacki talked to Rudy Giuliani up in NH yesterday and sent along this email: Rudy Giuliani used his speech at a fund-raiser for NH state House Republican candidates to tout the importance of...
View ArticleWhat Pelosi Has Wrought
Here’s one last take from Steve Kornacki on the upcoming, high-stakes House leadership vote: Earlier this week, I wrote that Nancy Pelosi would suffer no real damage from today’s vote for House...
View ArticleIn Today’s Observer
Jason Horowitz reports on Hillary Clinton’s tour of Iraq and Afghanistan and catches up with Barack Obama on the day of his announcement. Steve Kornacki says that there’s nothing gimmicky about Obama’s...
View ArticleDouble Issue Means Steve Kornacki
The gang here is taking a brief, end-of-summer sort-of vacation (it's really more like a temporary work slow-down) starting tomorrow, and we're handing over control of the Politicker to frequent...
View ArticleObama Static
Steve Kornacki has write-up of last night's Democratic debate in which he says that Hillary Clinton won because she and Barack Obama stuck to the same script. From Kornacki's piece: Mrs. Clinton can...
View ArticleMcCain and Huckabee Stand Their Ground
There was a particular urgency in Thursday’s Republican presidential debate for two candidates: Mitt Romney and Fred Thompson. Romney’s campaign hangs in the balance in next week’s Michigan primary,...
View ArticleKornacki Week, Part 2
We’re off for a few days, which means it’s time once again to hand things over to the unstoppable Steve Kornacki. I’m heading out west to explore Kevin Sheekey’s stealth operations in California (Gavin...
View ArticleRoundup: The End of Steve Levy
Steve Levy: Won’t seek a third term; gives entire $4 million campaign account to DA; settles inquiries into his fund-raising practice. [Sandra Peddie] Steve Levy: “My decision was not made lightly,” he...
View ArticleMorning Read: Pigs Foot Sent to Rep. King
KSM: Moving it was “an embarrassment for the Obama administration” because they gave into “Congressional pandering.” [New York Times] 2012: Maybe 3rd party candidates weren’t huge spoilers after all....
View ArticleUp At The Old Salon
Steve Kornacki discusses House of Cards. (Photo via Salon). Last week, OTR found ourselves at a “salon” hosted by the pioneering webmag, Salon. The conceit of a “salon” harks back either to French wits...
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