The Plum Line http://www.washingtonpost.com?wprss=rss_linkset Greg Sargent's take on domestic politics and debate on the Hill. 15 en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Copyright 2012 Washington Post Company The Plum Line 140 20 http://www.washingtonpost.com?wprss=rss_linkset http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif Wed, 16 May 2012 14:16:28 EST 147 <![CDATA[Greg Sargent: GOP Senator pressures House Republicans on Violence Against Women Act]]> It’s been widely reported that house Republicans are in a difficult spot over the Violence Against Women Act, at a time when the battle over the female vote has intensified between the parties.

Now, with a high stakes vote on a version of the measure set for later today, things could get a bit harder: A female Republican Senator is joining with Democrats to call on House Republicans to drop their opposition to the Democratic version of the bill, which extends protections to same sex couples.

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Romney’s speech has already been dissected by Jonathan Chait and Steve Benen. They note that it’s entirely at odds with conventional understanding of how deficits work, and utterly disconnected from context, rendering it almost unquantifiably misleading.

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]]> http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=95f35341803eb152c799c762b1805f19 http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/post/the-four-reasons-the-nebraska-senate-race-matters--a-lot/2012/05/16/gIQAOtHqTU_blog.html?wprss=rss_plum-line http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/post/the-four-reasons-the-nebraska-senate-race-matters--a-lot/2012/05/16/gIQAOtHqTU_blog.html?wprss=rss_plum-line http://www.washingtonpost.com/Fragment/SysConfig/WebPortal/twpweb/rss/mobile/blog-entry.jpp?id=1000.4.1433577328 http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/post/the-four-reasons-the-nebraska-senate-race-matters--a-lot/2012/05/16/gIQAOtHqTU_blog.html?wprss=rss_plum-line http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/post/the-four-reasons-the-nebraska-senate-race-matters--a-lot/2012/05/16/gIQAOtHqTU_blog.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/post/the-four-reasons-the-nebraska-senate-race-matters--a-lot/2012/05/16/gIQAOtHqTU_search.html 1000.4.1433577328 38f1f05a-9f62-11e1-8c66-5050d419e6f4 Bob Kerrey Democratic Party general election Wed, 16 May 2012 10:39:00 EST Wed, 16 May 2012 10:40:39 EST 20120516154039 The Washington Post /WashingtonPost/Content/Blogs/plum-line/201205/plumline-bernstein-nebraska-recap-bp-1337177952.xml /WashingtonPost/Content/Blogs/plum-line/201205/plumline-bernstein-nebraska-recap-bp-1337177952.xml BlogStory BlogStory The Washington Post <![CDATA[Greg Sargent: The Morning Plum: Obama’s high risk strategy]]> If there is one word that sums up the Obama campaign’s strategy in attacking Mitt Romney’s economic credentials, it’s this: “risk.”

Risk is the theme that runs through the two key interwoven themes that the Obama team is trying to establish with its storytelling about Romney, Bain, and the middle class.

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* Wisconsin Dems confirm to Buzzfeed that they are now confident the DNC will be there for them, though Buzzfeed notes it’s still not clear the DNC will do more than a fundraiser.

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]]> http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=4be850a365a911a6dbcde6665f60f4af http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/post/the-morning-plum-wall-street-accountability-resurfaces-as-major-issue/2012/05/15/gIQADK83QU_blog.html?wprss=rss_plum-line http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/post/the-morning-plum-wall-street-accountability-resurfaces-as-major-issue/2012/05/15/gIQADK83QU_blog.html?wprss=rss_plum-line http://www.washingtonpost.com/Fragment/SysConfig/WebPortal/twpweb/rss/mobile/blog-entry.jpp?id=1000.4.1392548135 http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/post/the-morning-plum-wall-street-accountability-resurfaces-as-major-issue/2012/05/15/gIQADK83QU_blog.html?wprss=rss_plum-line http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/post/the-morning-plum-wall-street-accountability-resurfaces-as-major-issue/2012/05/15/gIQADK83QU_blog.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/post/the-morning-plum-wall-street-accountability-resurfaces-as-major-issue/2012/05/15/gIQADK83QU_search.html 1000.4.1392548135 70bdbaf8-9e79-11e1-bca6-727bcbdbf866 Mitt Romney Wall Street private sector Tue, 15 May 2012 07:59:00 EST Tue, 15 May 2012 08:29:09 EST 20120515132909 The Washington Post /WashingtonPost/Content/Blogs/plum-line/201205/plumline-sargent-morning-5-15.xml /WashingtonPost/Content/Blogs/plum-line/201205/plumline-sargent-morning-5-15.xml BlogStory BlogStory The Washington Post <![CDATA[Greg Sargent: Happy Hour Roundup]]> * Obama, on The View, comments on the J.P. Morgan debacle: “this is why we passed Wall Street reform.”

In the rest of the interview, which airs tomorrow, he’s expected to sharpen the contrast by highlighting Mitt Romney’s call for repealing it.

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]]> http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=095cec214bac8137eaf074e445e12fcb http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/post/the-romney-campaigns-strange-response-to-bain-attacks/2012/05/14/gIQAnBSDPU_blog.html?wprss=rss_plum-line http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/post/the-romney-campaigns-strange-response-to-bain-attacks/2012/05/14/gIQAnBSDPU_blog.html?wprss=rss_plum-line http://www.washingtonpost.com/Fragment/SysConfig/WebPortal/twpweb/rss/mobile/blog-entry.jpp?id=1000.4.1365216773 http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/post/the-romney-campaigns-strange-response-to-bain-attacks/2012/05/14/gIQAnBSDPU_blog.html?wprss=rss_plum-line http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/post/the-romney-campaigns-strange-response-to-bain-attacks/2012/05/14/gIQAnBSDPU_blog.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/post/the-romney-campaigns-strange-response-to-bain-attacks/2012/05/14/gIQAnBSDPU_search.html 1000.4.1365216773 83f9ad18-9de6-11e1-b318-70100af276da Mitt Romney Bain Capital auto industry Mon, 14 May 2012 13:11:00 EST Mon, 14 May 2012 13:32:07 EST 20120514183207 The Washington Post /WashingtonPost/Content/Blogs/plum-line/201205/plumline-sargent-romney-responds.xml /WashingtonPost/Content/Blogs/plum-line/201205/plumline-sargent-romney-responds.xml BlogStory BlogStory The Washington Post <![CDATA[Greg Sargent: EXCLUSIVE: Wisconsin Dems furious with DNC for refusing to invest big money in Walker recall]]> Top Wisconsin Democrats are furious with the national party — and the Democratic National Committee in particular — for refusing their request for a major investment in the battle to recall Scott Walker, I’m told.

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