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The 2012 GOP Race: The Men Behind the Men (and Woman)
As the GOP presidential nominating process begins to take shape, behind each candidate there emerges a cadre of consultants, managers, and strategists, some more prominent than others. And while we might not know for sure what kind of campaign each candidate plans to wage, we know a thing or two about the history of their more famous staffers. Here’s a look at some of the GOP candidates’ top aides, and what their past campaigns might reveal about their current playbooks. READ MORE >>
Under the Radar
The Real McCoy
The Forgotten Governors
In a normal world, Republicans would look at Mitt Romney, who is announcing his second run for their party’s presidential nomination today, as a sterling example of one of their party’s greatest success stories since the Reagan era. Unfortunately, it’s that very success that his party seems to have willfully forgotten—and the thing that’s most likely to doom Romney’s candidacy. READ MORE >>
GOP Primary Roundup
First Read says that attention must be paid to a Chris Christie presidential candidacy: READ MORE >>
Wednesday Reading
Ryan Avent returns from a trip to China and asks, “How Real Is China’s Growth?” READ MORE >>
The Hidden Tradeoffs of GOP Candidates
[Guest post by James Downie] READ MORE >>
Afghanistan Dispatch: On Patrol
Andkhoi, Afghanistan—The changing of the guard in Faryab province takes place in sinister mimicry of the desert’s perpetual diurnal rhythm. In the brief and hazy dusk, police officers patrolling the rutted roads and villages of thirsty apricot groves pile into green pickup trucks and go home. In their place, on motorcycles, in cars, and on foot, the Taliban take charge, until morning. READ MORE >>
