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Wag the Blog: Media Bias?

By Chris Cillizza
It seems that every social event The Fix attends — and that list includes plane flights, field hockey games and shopping with Mrs. Fix, among others — there is someone who asks about bias in the media.
Usually the “inquiry” comes in the form of an assertion — the media is far too liberal [...]



The Final Fix Electoral Map

The Final Fix Electoral Map

After two years of following every jot and tittle of a presidential race that has had more twists and turns than this political junkie could have even imagined, we’ve reached the end.
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Cable Talking Head Conundrum

We find ourselves in a technological quandry.  This writer is an amateur politica junkie (is that an oxy moron), or just moronic?  Does Oxy imply a clean moron?  No matter - today we find ourselves struggling to find real news and intelligent commentary on the cable ‘news’ channels.
Wolf Blitzer is just a bore, welcome to [...]



Parsing the (Tracking) Poll: Feeling Voters’ Pain

One of the essential character traits in any successful politician is an ability — whether real or feigned — to connect with the hopes and fears of the average voter.
Voters tend to like to vote for politicians that they believe are extraordinary (whether that means in terms of charisma, brain power of some other less [...]



Karl Rove on Palin and election (video)

The Washington Post is very generous in sharing information (well, I guess that is their job).
This writer believes that Karl Rove is an excellent example of someone who does things right - but seldom does the right things.  This is a man who has successfully shaped American politics the past eight years.  This is the [...]



Matthews and Russert - Laurel and Hardy

Son,
Chris Matthews and Tim Russert remind me of the original comedy team of Laurel and Hardy.
Russert does not like to do heavy lifting - so he asks questions about driver’s licenses and race and gender. At a recent round table discussion Russert said something about women voters - a female panelist responded that women can [...]