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04.11.12 | 9:55 am
Hacked

National Organization For Marriage has its Twitter account hacked.

04.11.12 | 9:52 am
Getting Brutal

Romney surrogate Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R) praises support for ‘pay equity’ but voted against Ledbetter bill.

04.11.12 | 8:59 am
Commies Each And Every One

Rep. Allen West’s office clarifies/amplifies: The “up to 80” House Democrats who he heard are communist are in the Progressive Caucus.

04.11.12 | 8:19 am
Simply the Best

Behold the ultimate Santorum wrap-up/mashup video reel.

Feel the Santorum. Be the Santorum.

04.11.12 | 8:00 am
TPM Hiring: Ad Ops and Sales Support

TPM is hiring a Manager of Ad Operations and Sales Support. We’re looking for someone who is hungry, has a fanatical attention to detail and a creative mind to join our ad sales and marketing team. Interested? Full job listing after the jump. Read More

04.11.12 | 7:48 am
Why It Matters

I mentioned this morning that Mitt Romney’s campaign was getting off to a shaky start on day one of the general election campaign by operating entirely within President Obama’s campaign narrative, playing on Obama’s turf. And already today we’ve had another example — beyond pure messaging — why this is a problem. The campaign scheduled a press call today to walk their ‘Obama’s War Against Women’ through with reporters. But it became clear pretty quickly they really hadn’t thought through quite what that meant beyond a slogan. Read our report on the call here. That’s another danger of living inside your opponent’s campaign story.

04.11.12 | 7:38 am
Let The Pivot Begin!

The general election begins with Mitt Romney reaching out to women and Latinos.

04.11.12 | 6:53 am
Department Of Unhelpful Defenses

Colleagues of troubled Arizona Rep. Daniel Patterson say he’s not getting a fair shake in the court of public opinion — just like George Zimmerman.

04.11.12 | 6:18 am
It’s Not Really About The Accounting

Brian Beutler traces the political and policy fault lines on entitlement programs represented by yesterday’s report from the conservative Mercatus Institute.

04.11.12 | 6:09 am
Romney Telegraphing Loss

As noted this morning, Wednesday April 11th is day one of the general election. But there are things I’m seeing that tell me that Mitt Romney is kicking off the campaign in a telling defensive posture. What I mean is that on various fronts, Romney is kicking off within Obama’s campaign narrative. He’s living in Obama’s world, playing on his turf. Read More