Tuned In+News Media | January 11, 2012

Hunting for Drama After a Quick Romney Call

By James Poniewozik

With the New Hampshire primary result called at 8 p.m., what was left to talk about? Expectations, Ron Paul, and scenarios of a theoretical future voter "jihad."

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Tuned In+Uncategorized | October 12, 2010

Campaign Ad Watch: Manchin Pops a Cap in Cap-and-Trade

By James Poniewozik

It is October 2010, and the Democratic governor of West Virginia, running for Senate, is demonstrating his bona fides to the citizens of his state with a campaign commercial in which he shoots a Senate bill. And this guy thinks he had it tough:    

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Tuned In+Uncategorized | November 4, 2009

The Morning After: We Come in Peace

By James Poniewozik

It was a good night last night for Republican gubernatorial candidates. Was it a similarly good night for universal-health-care-dispensing, lizard-skin-hiding, hope-and-change-preaching, thinly veiled Obama allegories? I gave you my thoughts on the first night of V yesterday; you give me yours. Also feel free to offer up any observations about last night’s TV election coverage—much [...]

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Tuned In+Uncategorized | November 3, 2009

TV Marks Obama Anniversary with Documentaries, Aliens

By James Poniewozik

It’s Election Day in America. One election day ago, Barack Obama was elected President of the United States, and TV is marking the anniversary with two earnest documentaries—and an alien invasion. I exaggerate, but only a little. ABC’s V, which debuts tonight, may not be intended as an Obama allegory, but it has enough parallels [...]