The New Republic

  Round Two: [Elisabeth Bumiller, The New York Times]: “Mr. McCain, who over the last seven years methodically courted important South Carolina Republicans and showered them with money from his political action committee, now has them on board to try to intercept the attacks before there is major damage.”   READ MORE >>

He’s Baaack: [Juliet Eilperin and Michael D. Shear, The Washington Post]: “The surprisingly easy win in Michigan by a candidate whom many had written off vaults Romney back into contention and reaffirms the sharpened campaign message that he debuted several days ago.”   READ MORE >>

Minority Report: [Adam Nagourney and Jennifer Steinhauer, The New York Times]: “Mr. Obama confronts a history of often uneasy and competitive relations between blacks and Hispanics, particularly as they have jockeyed for influence in cities like Chicago, Los Angeles and New York.”   READ MORE >>

In case anyone missed it, our Deputy Editor, Richard Just, had an opinion piece in Saturday’s Post about the challenges currently facing high school journalism. READ MORE >>

  Comeback Kid: [Robin Toner and Marjorie Connelly, The New York Times]: “Republican voters have sharply altered their views of the party’s presidential candidates following the early contests in Iowa and New Hampshire, with Senator John McCain, once widely written off, now viewed more favorably than any of his major competitors...”   READ MORE >>

The Second Sex: [Michael Tomasky, The Guardian]: “I think it was mostly a rebellion by women voters against the media. Most major media outlets had written Clinton's obituary and could barely conceal their joy in doing so. And voters, especially women voters, said: not so fast.”   READ MORE >>

Breaking Barriers: [Emily Yoffe, XX Factor]: “[D]espite racism and sexism, the public has taken Obama and Hillary as serious presidential candidates, unlike more experienced choices such as Sen. Joe Biden or Gov. Bill Richardson.”   READ MORE >>

  Playing Dead: [Dan Riehl, Riehl World View] “What better way to do it than to plant the story of your demise, eventually pinning it on the underhanded dealings of a presumably noble competitor's campaign? Nothing like sucking the wind out of your competitions headline grabbing success with a staged funeral that doesn't take place.”   READ MORE >>

Full Force: [Jay Stevens, Left in the West]: “[There] was one telling fact about last night's caucus: voter turnout. In short, in a state that went for Bush in 2004, Democratic turnout for the caucus was almost twice as high as it was four years ago.”   READ MORE >>

Tilting Scale: [Michael van der Galien, PoliGazette]: “The latest Des Moines Register poll indicates that Iowa Independents prefer the Democratic candidates over the Republican ones. … If this is true, not just for Iowa, but also for the rest of the nation, the Republicans will have a major problem later this year. READ MORE >>