Writing Archive

New York Times on the Electoral Map

The New York Times Magazine had a fascinating article on Sunday about NRCC Chairman Tom Cole (Okla.) and his uphill battle to regain the House for Republicans.  I’m only about a third of the way through this 8,000 word article, but I already think it’s a must-read.  This on excerpt caught my eye:
“All campaign operatives [...]

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Look West, Young Scribes

Both Ben Smith and Chris Cillizza turned their backs to the East today — Smith wrote a quick note about the DNC’s memo about “McCain’s Problems in the West” and Cillizza wrote a post handicapping the Democratic primary in Montana. Both reporters anticipate that the region will be in play. “Except for Utah, those [...]

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Jake Tapper’s Electoral Map

Even on the beach, ABC News correspondent Jake Tapper can’t get his mind off electoral maps. ExMo has this great item on “Tapper’s Line in the Sand.”

Per the Extremeness:
“That’s Deerfield Beach, Florida, near Boca Raton … and Jake’s inside an electoral map of the presidential campaign.
“So, did rules dictate that a union guy had [...]

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