December 20, 2015 Missing in Action: How the pundits botched Eric Cantor’s defeat The overwhelming majority of political journalists and pundits did not even see the possibility that a political neophyte named Dave Brat would knock off the House majority leader in Tuesday’s Virginia GOP primary.
December 20, 2015 Beyond Benghazi: Why Hillary’s TV blitz is all about her personality My impression is that Hillary has come across as more relaxed and less guarded than in 2008.
December 20, 2015 Multi-millionaire Hillary tells ABC she was 'dead broke' (and deflects on Benghazi) Her claims sound rather tin-eared to me, especially for a woman who didn’t just “leave” the White House but had just been elected a United States senator.
December 20, 2015 Digging in: Why won’t Obama acknowledge that Bergdahl is no hero? There is, in politics, something called the art of the walkback.
December 20, 2015 Hillary does People: How to unofficially run for president (and soften your image) Well, any sense of mystery is fading away: Hillary must be running.
December 20, 2015 No Swift-Boating Here: How the media transformed the Bergdahl saga Many news organizations have helped dispel the administration’s spin on the prisoner exchange that freed him, and in a way that goes beyond the usual left-right slugfest.
December 20, 2015 The Other VA Scandal: Why most of the press has checked out of the story Since the resignation last Friday, we’ve seen the Incredible Shrinking VA Story, especially on television.
December 20, 2015 Obama in Winter: Scaled-down ambitions and ramped-up partying Obama, in media terms, risks being something I never thought I’d write: dull.
December 20, 2015 Carney calls it quits: The legacy of a battle-scarred spokesman Jay Carney made no major blunders during his three pressure-packed years at the White House podium.
December 20, 2015 Gift to the GOP: Obama much less popular than his policies The Republicans have a good shot at capturing the Senate while holding the House, despite a majority of the country disagreeing with many of them on major issues.