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Which website(s) do you most often read for national politics? Why?
posted by Rich Miller
Tuesday, Oct 14, 08 @ 11:16 am
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the hotline blog and political wire are always on my desktop.
i check out the nytimes, wpost, the hill and politco every day. i read the latimes and miami herald at least once a week. i will sometimes look at the economist website, especially if something is referenced in their print edition…
Comment by bored now Tuesday, Oct 14, 08 @ 11:24 am
Primarily the New York Times, going straight to their politics section and the Caucus Blog. I also check Real Clear Politics regularly and use their news tracker to take me to articles of interest (almost always avoiding anything RCP actually writes - ugly stuff).
Comment by montrose Tuesday, Oct 14, 08 @ 11:28 am
I read almost all of my news online and am not loyal to one publication. Many times I look at the latest updates on news.google.com and scan a few different outlets and pick whichever source seems to have the most detail on a recent topic.
I like being able to search a topic in news.google.com and pick from an array of newspapers and magazines. If I have lots of time or if it’s a topic I care a lot about, I’ll read several of the articles to see how different papers choose to frame it, what they include and what they leave out.
Sometimes I check BBC. Sometimes they provide more detail on certain things or highlight certain things that our publications don’t.
That said, I often find myself coming back to the Chicago Tribune, NY Times, Wall Street Journal, & Washington Post. Oh & of course Reuters and AP.
Comment by jessica Tuesday, Oct 14, 08 @ 11:35 am
CapFax is my gateway to the world. If you don’t cover it, I don’t read it.
Comment by Glam-Or-Party Tuesday, Oct 14, 08 @ 11:38 am
I check on line with a couple of newspapers and this blog but nothing national.
Comment by Little Egypt Tuesday, Oct 14, 08 @ 11:41 am
The site that I read the most is www.politics1.com. It lists every U.S. senator, congressman, governor, and candidates for those offices, with links to campaign websites. It includes daily news updates, with polls from every state.
Comment by Phil Collins Tuesday, Oct 14, 08 @ 11:44 am
MSNBC, for their bias. BBC World Edition, for their lack there of. NPR for the same. Fox News, to check up on the enemy. Editorials, I check the headlines at Mother Jones, Kos, and Salon - but rarely read the articles there in full.
I also have a subscription to the print edition of the Nation.
Comment by Ravenswood in Little Egypt Tuesday, Oct 14, 08 @ 11:45 am
Washington Post, NY Times, NY Daily News, Times of London, Politico for daily news. New Yorker, Vanity Fair and The Economist for deeper stuff. Drudge for links and Real Clear Politics for links, polls.
Comment by wordslinger Tuesday, Oct 14, 08 @ 11:46 am
ditto to what Glam-or-Party said, not joking
my main daily info portals are CapFax and Tribune, only sometimes CNN or The Hill if I really want to read more in depth. CNN.com does do some great charts and electoral maps, can’t find those other places
Comment by siriusly Tuesday, Oct 14, 08 @ 11:46 am
Politico-a little left but a growing force.
opinionjournal.com
Realclear-does a great job of capturing the best of whats around.
charlie rose/washington week. I can’t stand cable news anymore. A lot of the analysts are people who either never worked on major campaigns, have only lost them-thus why they are available this time of year-or are there to spin you.
Comment by hawkndove Tuesday, Oct 14, 08 @ 11:46 am
Adding, the Brits at the Times and Economist do a great job on American politics and news. Manchester Guardian, too.
Comment by wordslinger Tuesday, Oct 14, 08 @ 11:47 am
I always check the Drudge Report and Real Clear Politics first, both have a great sampling of the days biggest national stories.
Comment by Kevin Fanning Tuesday, Oct 14, 08 @ 11:52 am
Real Clear Politics and Politico are the two prime sources for me.
Comment by Louis G. Atsaves Tuesday, Oct 14, 08 @ 11:53 am
Lucianne.com has a wide range of articles and columns, many from conservative sources, but many of the comments are hilarious. It is an early morning must check for what is being written from around the world from a number of different media. It’s ‘Must Reads’ with Lucianne’s comments underneath usually is an engine starter.
Comment by walter sobchak Tuesday, Oct 14, 08 @ 11:55 am
politico.com, slate.com for some humor and analysis, townhall.com when I just need a laugh, chicagosuntimes.com when I need a local perspective on a national issue. Oh and yahoo.com’s political dashboard and dailykos.com when the world has gotten too much with me and I need a breather.
Comment by cermak_rd Tuesday, Oct 14, 08 @ 12:08 pm
My homepage is Google News–lots of headlines and the rumors behind them from so many sources.
Comment by Captain Flume Tuesday, Oct 14, 08 @ 12:14 pm
The Hill (www.thehill.com)
The Heritage Foundation (www.heritage.org)
Michelle Malkin (www.michellemalkin.com)
The Hill is by far the best resource for DC news. They cover a wide varitey of politics,lobbying and campaign news. The writing is very good and the site is easy to use.
The Heritage Foundation has a great site that researches and analyzes campaign proposals/plans. They have amazing experts that cover all issues, domestic/foreign.
Michelle Malkin, an obvious conservative, presents stories that most networks don’t pick up until hours later. Her research is always dead on and her writing is exceptional. She has numerous sources/fan who always seem to give her good tips. She gives an angle to a story most writers/bloggers overlook.
Comment by ChiCountryGuy Tuesday, Oct 14, 08 @ 12:18 pm
I go to Drudge first for national stuff - he seems to have the hottest, latest stories on a regular basis. Throughout the day, I will look at Real Clear Politics, Zogby and Rasmussen’s sites periodically, but I always check Drudge first. I also like all the links to columnists and news outlets he offers such easy access to.
Comment by Amuzing Myself Tuesday, Oct 14, 08 @ 12:28 pm
How could I forget Drudge?
Comment by ChiCountryGuy Tuesday, Oct 14, 08 @ 12:31 pm
Drudge first too! Then i check the biased sites CNN and Foxnews. Also check in to realclearpolitics from time to time.
Comment by Belle Tuesday, Oct 14, 08 @ 12:34 pm
I check out newshound.us every day. Their motto is “we watch fox so you don’t have to”. I enjoy reading about the goofy things Hannity and O’Reilly and the rest of the “we report you decide” gang said the day before. Others I check daily are Drudge and the Huffington Post.
Comment by LEFTY Tuesday, Oct 14, 08 @ 12:47 pm
Drudge and Huff Post. Good summary of the partisan angles for the day if not the hour.
I know this might upset some people but Kos is the most overrated mess out there. I can’t stand it. Maybe I’m missing something (I don’t think so) but I am a liberal I still can’t stand the over-the-top liberal blathering. Just my opinion.
Comment by 2for2 Tuesday, Oct 14, 08 @ 12:51 pm
Realclear politics for the horse race, New York Times for depth, and a sampling of Google News for a broader range of perspectives.
Comment by jake Tuesday, Oct 14, 08 @ 12:51 pm
Washington Monthly - Great writing, well sourced
FiveThirtyEight - Polling analysis
Nobel winner Paul Krugman
Politico
MSNBC
Yahoo! or other AP news
Lol at people who think Drudge is not biased and is somehow prescient about what the hot news will be. That assumption overlooks the role he plays in driving that news item. Too many ‘reporters’ look to that site for inspiration and simply regurgitate what he writes.
Comment by doubtful Tuesday, Oct 14, 08 @ 1:11 pm
FiveThirtyEight.com
NYTimes.com (esp Caucus blog)
marcambinder.theatlantic.com
firstread.msnbc.com (Chuck Todd et al)
thepage.time.com (Halperin)
PoliticalWire.com
Politico.com (esp Ben Smith, the Crypt and Jonathan Martin blogs)
TheHill.com
Comment by Reality Check Tuesday, Oct 14, 08 @ 1:22 pm
Every weekday
Politicalwire.com
Politico.com
realclearpolitics.com
I use the links in political wire and real clear politics to get to political stories of interest.
I also go directly to the New York Times and Washington Post and First Read regularly.
Comment by Captain America Tuesday, Oct 14, 08 @ 1:28 pm
www.drudgereport.com
Comment by THE RELIC Tuesday, Oct 14, 08 @ 2:07 pm
Drudge
Fox News
New York Times
Real Clear Politics
I try to balance the nutty left with the nutty right, then hit the lists of opinions and links via Drudge and Real Clear.
But I always have reaffirmed that few organizations are able to write for a country as large and diverse as ours. When one goes into “macro” speak, one ends up sounding less detailed and informed.
That is why the link lists are great, they often hit the local scene so that we can get a better idea of what is occuring in that particular spot in the world.
Comment by VanillaMan Tuesday, Oct 14, 08 @ 2:11 pm
My national politics equivalent of the Capitol Fax blog is TalkingPointsMemo.com.
josh Micah Marshall and his crew write about inside stuff, but it’s clear that they have not been coopted by insiders. They broke the US Attorney firing story.
Comment by the Other Anonymous Tuesday, Oct 14, 08 @ 2:17 pm
Fark, Drudge, Icanhazcheezburger, blackelectorate and the nuts over at Lucianne. I agree with walter, they have great articles. Some of the posters are bigots and worse, but often others have a great knowledge of what is going on. If you can get past the crap there, you can learn some good things.
Comment by Wumpus Tuesday, Oct 14, 08 @ 2:32 pm
Sadly, my national political news is limited to the headlines I see on yahoo homepage. I’ve even given up watching Meet the Press–Tim Russert actually challenged people now its just Brokaw sitting there while people I care nothing about argue over their talking points. I turn off the TV when they start with the talking-point heads, as I did this morning when Rudy G. came on…
Comment by Vote Quimby! Tuesday, Oct 14, 08 @ 2:34 pm
After getting my fill of Capitol Fax, I typically visit CNN, www.ClintonDems.com, various PUMA sites, Politico, and always end with Real Clear Politics (which appears to be one of the more fair and balanced political websites and includes a diversity of polls).
Comment by Black Ivy Tuesday, Oct 14, 08 @ 3:21 pm
Wall Street Journal
they are still calling the Wall Street scandal a credit crunch and putting the term predatory lending in ” “
Comment by Reddbyrd Tuesday, Oct 14, 08 @ 4:16 pm
Talking Points Media, Washington Monthly, Andrew Sullivan, and Slate.
Comment by Former Hill Staffer Tuesday, Oct 14, 08 @ 4:54 pm
I read Salon, Washingtonmonthly.com, and MotherJones (since Kevin Drum moved there from Washingtonmonthly.com) for smart interesting analysis that is bite size and timely.
I occasionally check out talkingpointsmemo for video and their short comments.
I check out FiveThirtyEight for the latest poll info and the occasional detailed analysis.
I check out Huffingtonpost for links but find it too be more opinions than analysis. Plus the trashy gossip stories are distracting.
I will look at CNN for MSM views.
Comment by Objective Dem Tuesday, Oct 14, 08 @ 5:06 pm
memeorandum.com
my start page every morning.
Comment by Jake Tuesday, Oct 14, 08 @ 5:12 pm
Politico
Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire
Wonkette (for laughs)
Comment by Undercover Tuesday, Oct 14, 08 @ 5:20 pm
I’m still a fuddy-duddy right winger that trusts the Drudge Report for everything…
Comment by Policy In Action Tuesday, Oct 14, 08 @ 10:00 pm