what are your favorite politcal blogs?

[ginnyinWI]

What do you read or subscribe to daily? Please post links. Thanks! :)

I'll start with mine:

Andrew Sullivan: http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/

Washington Monthly: http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/

Think Progress: http://thinkprogress.org/

Media Matters: http://mediamatters.org/

FiveThirtyEight: http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/

TPM: http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/

Salon: http://www.salon.com/

[Cha]

1. WashingtonMontly~Steve Benen~ Bar None~

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FRIDAY'S CAMPAIGN ROUND-UP.... Today's installment of campaign-related news items that wouldn't generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to political observers.

* A new Suffolk University poll in Massachusetts shows Scott Brown (R) leading Martha Coakley (D) by four, 50% to 46%. Independent Joe Kennedy was at 3%. A Research 2000 poll released a few hours earlier showed Coakley up by eight, 49% to 41%, but the Suffolk poll is being taken more seriously, and the panic in Democratic circles nationwide is palpable.

* Vicki Kennedy filmed a new television ad for Coakley, which was released this morning and will be on Massachusetts TV sets soon.

* President Obama filmed a video message and a new robocall message on Coakley's behalf. There are also unconfirmed rumors about a possible presidential visit to the Bay State before Tuesday.

* Ten Kennedy Jr. is also appealing to voters, yesterday releasing an emotional email message in support of Coakley.

* In North Dakota, a new Research 2000 poll shows Gov. John Hoeven (R) with huge leads over his Democratic challengers in this year's open Senate race. Hoeven's closest competitor, former state Attorney General Heidi Heitkamp, trails him by 21 points.

* In light of the difficulties from earlier this week, the Senate Majority Leader is probably pleased to see the launch of "African-Americans for Senator Harry Reid."

* Taegan Goddard ponders the possibility of former Rep. Harold Ford (D-Tenn.) running for the Senate in New York as an independent. This morning, Ford sounded open to the idea.

* And speaking of New York, if state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo (D) runs for governor as expected, money won't be an issue for his campaign -- Cuomo has more than $16 million in his coffers, more than five times the size of Gov. David Paterson's (D) war chest.

* And in South Carolina, don't be surprised if Strom Thurmond's youngest son, the 33-year-old Paul Thurmond, runs for Congress this year.

—Steve Benen 12:00 PM Permalink | Trackbacks | Comments (13

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Thanks for the other, ginny..they're really great, too!

[Born_A_Truman]

2. Bob Cesca

http://www.bobcesca.com/

[HopeOverFear]

3. Mine...

the political carnival: http://www.thepoliticalcarnival.net/

Balloon Juice: http://www.balloon-juice.com/

Bob Cesca: bobcesca.com

The Field: Al Giordano Reports The United States: http://narcosphere.narconews.com/thefield/

Rude Pundit: http://rudepundit.blogspot.com/

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

4. I visit 538 every day.

I love Nate Silver - brilliant guy.

[beachmom]

5. I'll add a few:

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/

http://motherjones.com/kevin-drum

http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/

http://washingtonindependent.com/category/blog

http://theplumline.whorunsgov.com/

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/

http://ta-nehisicoates.theatlantic.com/

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/


Of course one of my favorite things to read is not even a blog, but my Twitter feed. I have 97 pundits/news orgs that I follow. I like all the blogs mentioned in this thread.

[ginnyinWI]

10. I have mine coming in on Google Reader.

I imagine it's much the same kind of deal. One site, feeds coming in from lots of places, and I can click on one to go to the original page if I want more. I also have the reader in a box on my Google homepage, so it's always right there.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

6. 538 is my favorite. I also like: Rude Pundit, TPM, Wonkette (tee hee), Think Progress and Jack

and Jill Politics.


As far as official columnists, I like Krugman and Eugene Robinson

And my favorite commentator is Rachel. She even posts cool stuff on her Facebook.

[politicasista]

8. Jack and Jill Politics is good

been reading that lately cause they are pretty good with thoughts on race, music, sports, etc.

[KittyWampus]

7. all of the above plus, The Washington Note with Steven Clemons who I am pleased to see

show up on cable news shows on occasion.

[DevonRex]

9. I just wish I could find a decent Democratic message board. Any suggestions?

I have never cared for the blog format except for reading good information. As far as posting I find them slow and unweildy.

That's the only reason I'm still on DU. I like the format. Pretty shitty reason to stay, though.

[ginnyinWI]

11. DU is the easiest I've found

Very intuitive as far as ease of navigation. My first experience with posting was in the old Kerry campaign blog site and DU was amazingly easier. I have posted on Daily Kos and it's do-able. Haven't tried any others for very long.

[Hamlette]

12. its not a message board, but the comment section on balloon-juice is sometimes quite interesting

it takes awhile to get all the "inside" jokes but not long. Lots of smart ppl there and John is pitch perfect. Funny, smart, on our side :)

[DFLforever]

13. I like Booman

at Booman Tribune. Open-minded, reasonable, a supporter of the president. I read him every day. http://www.boomantribune.com/

I drop in frequently at Al Giordano's the Field at Narco News. I started reading him during the primaries and appreciate his emphasis on organizing and his ground up point of view.
Bonus: pokes fun at on-line progressive icons such as Greenwald. http://narcosphere.narconews.com/thefield


I also read the comments on TPM. LIke DU they're been overrun with trolls and Repukes since the inauguration but there are no rules against calling them out so it's done regularly and rudely, But strangely enough the Repukes hang around and take it since it's not against the rules to be one there.