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Fri, Feb 17, 2012
Submitted by Dante Chinni
Among the many forces that go into shaping a campaign – from speeches to advertisements – late-night comedy has earned a special place. It’s where narratives about candidates can be created and grow free of the constraints of regular journalism, for better or worse. On late-night TV a candidate can...
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Wed, Feb 15, 2012
Submitted by Dante Chinni
It may be that Mitt Romney's problem, his falling numbers since last week in state and national polls, is his base.
Nine states into the Republican presidential nominating contests, a very clear pattern emerges in Patchwork Nation's demographic/geographic breakdown of counties. Romney, the former...
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Sat, Feb 11, 2012
Submitted by Dante Chinni
The dominant story coming out of Tuesday’s three big wins for former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum – Colorado, Missouri and Minnesota –has been his strength with conservative voters and Mitt Romney’s need to find a way to reach them. But that's not the whole story.
There’s a good deal of truth to...
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Wed, Feb 08, 2012
Submitted by Dante Chinni
So what exactly happened Tuesday night? Suddenly former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum has reemerged from the pack to claim the spotlight with three wins – Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri – while front-runner Mitt Romney is combing through the wreckage.
The former Massachusetts governor is...
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Wed, Feb 08, 2012
Submitted by Dante Chinni
Follow Tuesday's vote LIVE with the Patchwork Nation breakdowns from WNYC here: COLORADO, MINNESOTA and MISSOURI
The big political story out of Tuesday night will be who wins the contests on the schedule – Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri. Those final tallies will determine the momentum in the...
Among the many forces that go into shaping a campaign – from speeches to advertisements – late-night comedy has earned a special place. It’s where narratives about candidates can be created and grow free of the constraints of regular journalism, for better or worse. On late-night TV a candidate can...
It may be that Mitt Romney's problem, his falling numbers since last week in state and national polls, is his base. Nine states into the Republican presidential nominating contests, a very clear pattern emerges in Patchwork Nation's demographic/geographic breakdown of counties. Romney, the former...
The dominant story coming out of Tuesday’s three big wins for former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum – Colorado, Missouri and Minnesota –has been his strength with conservative voters and Mitt Romney’s need to find a way to reach them. But that's not the whole story. There’s a good deal of truth to...
So what exactly happened Tuesday night? Suddenly former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum has reemerged from the pack to claim the spotlight with three wins – Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri – while front-runner Mitt Romney is combing through the wreckage. The former Massachusetts governor is...
Follow Tuesday's vote LIVE with the Patchwork Nation breakdowns from WNYC here: COLORADO, MINNESOTA and MISSOURI The big political story out of Tuesday night will be who wins the contests on the schedule – Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri. Those final tallies will determine the momentum in the...