Paul Begala is a Newsweek/Daily Beast columnist, a CNN contributor, an affiliated professor of public policy at Georgetown, and a senior adviser to Priorities USA Action, a progressive PAC.
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The Endorsement Racket
So Trump’s placed his chips on Mitt, and Cain’s gone for Newt. But will it change a single vote? MORE
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Money Changes Everything
Money won it for Mitt, but it won’t make GOP voters show up to the polls in November, says Paul... MORE
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Comebacks and Comedowns
From Tim Pawlenty to Newt Gingrich, Campaign 2012 already has its losers and lucky duckies. MORE
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Romney Shows His Many Faults
Mitt couldn’t distract attention from the many vulnerabilities he’d bring to the general election... MORE
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Silence in Tampa
With Newt oddly subdued, Mitt was left to squirm in the spotlight about his tax returns. MORE
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Presidential Beer Test
Mitt’s problem isn’t that he’s rich. It’s that he can’t seem to relate to voters who aren’t. MORE
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Panic in the GOP
The Republican establishment is extremely nervous after Newt Gingrich’s upset victory in South... MORE
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Newt Rampages, Romney Folds
Gingrich won the debate in the first minute and left Romney looking weak. MORE
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Adios, Mofo
Rick Perry appealed to the darkest impulses of the right—and wasted a phenomenal amount of money. MORE
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Huntsman Wins by Dropping Out
Monday night’s debate marked a new low in an endless season of demoralizing debates. MORE
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Romney’s Charmless Win
Mitt Romney should have done much better than he did against the hapless competition. MORE
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The Competition Folds
Romney coasted to victory by default in Saturday night’s New Hampshire debate, says Paul Begala. MORE
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Romney’s Real Weakness
If Mitt Romney can’t beat Rick Santorum, he ought to find another party to run in. By Paul Begala MORE
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The GOP's Suicidal Tendency
By tacking ever further to the right, Republicans are blowing their best hope of beating Obama. MORE
