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Stories by John J. Pitney

John J. Pitney Jr. is the Roy P. Crocker professor of government at Claremont McKenna College. With James Ceaser and Andrew Busch, he is co-author of Epic Journey: The 2008 Elections and American Politics.

White House Continues to Airbrush History

John J. Pitney wrote on July 8th, 2009 at 2:56 pm

The White House website claims to have a full record of the President’s interviews, but conveniently ignores the more embarrassing ones.  more

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New White House Website Conceals More Than It Tells

John J. Pitney wrote on May 29th, 2009 at 4:19 am

On January 20, the Obama White House launched its blog with this proclamation: “President Obama has committed to making his administration the most open and transparent in history, and WhiteHouse.gov will play a major role in delivering on that promise.” 
So far, the president’s website is falling short.
Its slides and videos are quite pretty, but if you are seeking   more

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Steele Is The Right Guy For The Job

John J. Pitney wrote on January 30th, 2009 at 3:57 pm

Some Democratic spinners will attack the Republican National Committee for indulging in tokenism.  And yes, some members may have voted for Michael Steele because he is … Catholic.  But never mind what the other guys say:  they would have found grounds to attack any of the choices.  What matters is that Steele is the right   more

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