CQ: Dem convention “on the brink of a media disaster”

By: Soren Dayton (Diary)  |  August 25th at 01:12 PM  | 

Craig Crawford at CQ has the story: The Democratic convention now teeters on the brink of a media disaster thanks to real news that threatens to distract reporters from the scripted show. And wouldn’t you know, it’s all about the Clintons. The trouble with the news-free nature of modern conventions is how anything unplanned can instantly get of hand with thousands of reporters in town | Read More »

EXACTLY what tapes is Mark Penn referring to?

By: Soren Dayton (Diary)  |  August 11th at 09:50 PM  | 

Jen Rubin passes on a great little tibit from the document dump from the Atlantic. You want to read this one which contains Mark Penn’s analysis just prior to the Iowa Caucus. On page 8, in the scenario that Hillary Clinton comes in second behind Barack Obama, Penn recommends: If it is a two-way race with Obama, on Friday we do a media interviews (sic) | Read More »

EXACTLY what tapes is Mark Penn referring to?

By: Soren Dayton (Diary)  |  August 11th at 09:06 PM  | 

Jen Rubin passes on a great little tibit from the document dump from the Atlantic. You want to read this one which contains Mark Penn’s analysis just prior to the Iowa Caucus. On page 8, in the scenario that Hillary Clinton comes in second behind Barack Obama, Penn recommends: If it is a two-way race with Obama, on Friday we do a media interviews (sic) | Read More »