Ben Jacobs is the managing editor of the Daily Download and a former reporter for Newsweek/Daily Beast.
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Romney’s Big Penthouse Donor
Whys is a super-careful candidate like Romney accepting money from a man whose company owns... MORE
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Can Santorum Knock Newt Out?
The ex-senator will try to leverage his Midwestern victories to make the GOP contest a... MORE
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Things to Watch For at CPAC
Romney, Santorum, Gingrich, and Sarah Palin descend on CPAC—plus a presidential straw poll.... MORE
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Buddy Roemer’s Long-Shot Candidacy
The former Louisiana governor’s presidential run attacks special interests and leans on social... MORE
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Pawlenty’s Home-State Humiliation
Despite two terms as Minnesota governor, Pawlenty could not deliver the state to Romney.... MORE
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What Prop 8 Ruling Really Means
The court didn’t give gay couples the right to marry, but the is ruling a step in that direction.... MORE
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Primaries Crucial for Mitt Rivals
Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri will determine whether Santorum, Paul, or Gingrich fades, says Ben... MORE
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15 Fun Facts About Primary States
Minnesota, Missouri, and Colorado aren’t usually crucial primary states, but their political trivia... MORE
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The GOP’s Ferocious Nevada Battle
Romney has major advantages in Nevada, but Paul, Santorum and Gingrich are all fighting for a... MORE
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The Gingrich Equation
The insurgent Republicans love keeps becoming the frontrunner they loathe, writes Ben Jacobs. MORE
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Groups That Could Turn Florida Vote
Absentee voting and the Tea Party will help decide whether Romney wins and by how much, says Ben... MORE
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A Different World—Newt’s Moon Plan
Ben Jacobs on an era that now sounds like science fiction, when Gingrich would cross the aisle to... MORE
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Newt’s Wacky Moon-Colony Proposal
Gingrich’s proposal that the U.S.... MORE
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Obama’s Cornball Milk Joke
Obama’s milk moment belongs to an esteemed tradition of politicians falling flat with corny... MORE
