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Mark Penn: SUPERGENIUS of the 1970s

By Erik Loomis

In General

On July 7, 2017

Mark Penn’s good advice goes back all the way to his days at Harvard, when he warned Democrats against pursuing impeachment against Richard Nixon. Students and other citizens who have always opposed Nixon’s presidency understandably favor his removal from office. But the British form of impeachment, used to enforce ministerial responsibility, is absent from the […]

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Do You Care What Mark Penn Says About Politics?

By Erik Loomis

On July 6, 2017

Of course you don’t! But that’s not going to stop him from co-writing Times op-eds that say, and I don’t want you to be too shocked here, that Democrats should turn their backs on an

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Those Wealthy Bloggers, with their Flashy Clothes and Fast Cars….

By Robert Farley

On April 21, 2009

Mark Penn is messing with my business: It takes about 100,000 unique visitors a month to generate an income of $75,000 a year. Bloggers can get $75 to $200 for a good post, and some even serve as R

Spinning Yourself

By Scott Lemieux

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On February 15, 2008

I think Josh and Markos get it about right about Mark Penn, Union Buster (TM). What’s amazing to me is that given his apparent willingness to leave pledged delegates on the table Penn’s arguments that the states that have been sufficient to put Obama in a strong lead don’t count don’t seem to be mere […]

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The "Significant" States

By Scott Lemieux

On February 14, 2008

Shorter Mark Penn, Union Buster (TM): “The states that vote for Obama are insignificant. In fact, the only states that count are our home state, California, Texas, and states that held straw pol

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Escaping the Penn

By Scott Lemieux

On January 7, 2008

One does indeed hope that should Clinton go on to lose the primary it would have the salutary effect of permanently discrediting Mark Penn. (Although, alas, always losing competitive campaigns hasn