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And now, a little Harold Ford ridiculousness

Posted on February 2, 2010 by jreid

Stephen Colbert entertains the frantic, fast-talkiin’ flip-floppery of Sir Harold Ford, who went on the show to recover from a previous Colbert drubbing. Watch as he switches positions on issues faster than a Republican votes “no”: The Colbert Report Mon … Continue reading →

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He’s just not that into you (Scott Brown disowns the tea parties)

Posted on February 1, 2010 by jreid

One more nugget from that Scott Brown interview with Barbara Walters on “This Week.” He made quick work of quitting the tea party movement, before they even had a chance to anoint him their king.

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Scott Brown: ‘my daughters are both available’

Posted on January 19, 2010 by jreid

Seriously … he just said that. And he just promoted one of his daughter’s appearance on American Idol and did the whole “the other one’s gonna play basketball with the president” thing. Gad… UPDATE: 10:55 p.m. – 15 minutes in … Continue reading →

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Martha Choakley

Posted on January 19, 2010 by jreid

Thanks for nothing, Martha. Tonight, Creigh Deeds will sleep well. He is no longer the worst Democratic candidate in American history. (Hat tip to FiveThirtyEight.com, from whom I cribbed the headline.) Now, what are the Democrats in Washington going to … Continue reading →

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The Rubio shuffle

Posted on December 10, 2009 by jreid

UPDATE: Apparently, now Rubio doesn’t believe in mankind’s hand in global warming anymore, either, and he’s reversed his position on cap and trade. Up next — Marco sends RedStaters over the moon by denying evolution, reveals new career as a … Continue reading →

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Wouldn’t it have been easier to just leave town?

Posted on November 11, 2009 by jreid

…. Charlie Crist is still taking flak over his “I had no idea Obama was in Florida” fib. Apparently, there’s this thing called a “public records search…” A detailed itinerary and invitation was provided by the White House on Oct. … Continue reading →

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Sorry, Charlie: John Cornyn declares the NRSC to be irrelevant

Posted on November 5, 2009 by jreid

Despite the fact that he turned out to be right about New York 23 — Dede Scozzafava was a solid local candidate, who might have won that race had the entire Republican establishment not turned on her, while Doug Hoffman … Continue reading →

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