Politics

The White House Correspondents' Dinner: When I Was 'Important'

And always valet your trashed pick-up truck for maximum impact

Apr 27 •

Remembering Tim Curran

Senate race scuttlebutt and swapping Grateful Dead tapes at the NRSC, back in the day

Mar 4 •

DOGE and GOP Hill Angst

What happens after Musk's algorithms pry into the Pentagon fiscal sinkhole? Would Trump throw GOP lawmakers under the bus to achieve his DOGE goals?

Feb 18 •

Reagan's 1980 GOP > Trump's 2025 GOP

Perspective on the 40+ year transformation; Q and A with longtime Simi Valley, CA Reagan Foundation leader John Heubusch; The Wire and UFC as metaphors…

Feb 2 •

Back in DC After Campaign Loss?... 4 Basics to Getting Back Out There

The truth about Washington: You're always working for yourself

Nov 22, 2024 •

2Way: A 2024 Campaign Coverage Winner

With a diversity of voices, objective commentary, informed analysis and ethos of civil discourse, Mark Halperin's 2Way "Morning Meeting" a 2024 winner

Nov 10, 2024 •

On Decamping to Nantucket for the Election

Campaign staff respect, candidates win and lose on their own, thoughts from Nate Silver, Bill Maher, Doug Sosnik

Oct 31, 2024 •

Harris Campaign Facing "Wall of Lava"

The Vice-President's first spin "in the barrel" result of unforced errors; race perceptibly tilts towards referendum on Biden/Harris economic record

Oct 15, 2024 •

That Time James Carville Kicked Our Ass, Then Took Us to Dinner Afterwards

New CNN documentary "Carville: Winning is Everything, Stupid" warrants look back at iconic consultant's less-detailed rise to prominence

Oct 9, 2024 •

For GOP, CNN Harris Interview Result Not What You Wanted, But You Get What You Need

Imminent discussion about Harris "values" a dangerous slippery slope... Per usual, Republicans waste too much time complaining about "the media"

Sep 3, 2024 •

Run of Positive Harris Coverage Cyclical

"The Media" -- now "helping" VP Harris -- will become more problematic;

Jul 24, 2024 •

"D.C. Field Notes" Rationale:

Objective analysis, insights and behind the scenes stories about campaigns, consulting, Capitol Hill and Beltway survival.

Jun 12, 2024 •

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