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'Mr. Independent' mulls White House bid (Politico)
politico.com - 11/24/2009
'Mr. Independent' mulls White House bid (Politico)
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Politico - Former CNN host Lou Dobbs sends the clearest signals yet that he's mulling a bid for president in 2012.
politics.theatlantic.com - 12/1/2009
The White House Takes On POLITICO
— politics.theatlantic.com — It's not just Fox News that's become subject of White House derision. The following is an excerpt... from a joke e-mail that is circulating among White House staffers.  It's a response, of sorts, to the analytical essay that POLITICO editor-in-chief ... (more) The White House Takes On POLITICO
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Ex-CNN anchor Lou Dobbs is considering running for president in 2012
nydailynews.com - 11/23/2009
Ex-CNN anchor Lou Dobbs is considering running for president in 2012
— nydailynews.com — Former CNN anchor Lou Dobbs has never been elected to any government office, but he said Monday... he’s considering a run for the White House in 2012. During an interview on WTOP radio in Washington , Dobbs fueled rumors he’s seeking a bid for public ... (more) Ex-CNN anchor Lou Dobbs is considering running for ...
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rasmussenreports.com - 11/25/2009
Dobbs in 2012 Gets Up to 14% of Vote, Hurts GOP Chances
— rasmussenreports.com — Former CNN anchor Lou Dobbs has indicated that he might consider an independent bid for the White... House in 2012, and early polling shows he could attract up to 14% of the vote. However, some of that is almost certainly a generic protest vote as an ... (more) Dobbs in 2012 Gets Up to 14% of Vote, Hurts GOP Chances
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Newspaper Roundup for Tuesday, November 24, 2009
CNSNews.com Headlines — ... testify on Afghanistan war next week New Jersey Star-Ledger: N.J. engineers say stimulus-funded projects stalled by bureaucracy Onerous reporting requirements cited USA Today: Feds target misuse of stimulus cash San Francisco Chronicle: California's stimulus job totals raise concern Number of public safety jobs created or saved with federal money 'vastly overstated' Washington Times: Top Republican lawmakers not invited to State Dinner Politico: Lou Dobbs mulls White House bid Fox News: Marietta, Ga., Lawmakers to Review 'So Help Me ...

A.M. Roundup
Capitol Confidential — ... are preparing for the hard sell. (AP) Health care reform legislation is coming down to a battle over the public option. (WashPost) The right’s participation in civil-liberties cases heading to the Supreme Court suggests a new consensus is emerging. (NYT) Gov. Mark Sanford will be taking an adventure trip to the North Carolina State Ethics Commission. (NYT) Lou Dobbs is reportedly mulling a run for the White House; the Latino vote might be a problem. ...

Dobbs for President? (and Putting Cable Ratings into Perspective)
PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts — ... "liberated and emancipated" since leaving the network — and he’s not ruling out the possibility of running for president in 2012. When one of the WTOP anchors joked that pundits were floating the crazy idea of the immigration-fixated Dobbs running for president, he shot back: "What’s so crazy about that?" — and disclosed that he’s talking to advisers to suss out his political options. Lou Dobbs mulls White House bid Less than two weeks after announcing his ...

Lou Dobbs considering presidential bid in 2012
AMERICAblog News — I would think a Dobbs candidacy would hurt the Republicans more than us. Some independents may fall for Dobbs' schtick, but his base will be conservative Teabaggers. It really is a race to the bottom for the GOP of late. ...

Dobbisan choice
Balloon Juice — I know it’s silly to waste time discussing something like a Lou Dobbs presidency, but this made me laugh: “I would assume he’s going independent, since he’s made a very strong case that that’s where he is,” said Bay Buchanan, who ran Pat Buchanan’s 2000 campaign for president as the Reform Party’s candidate. “There’s enormous movement out there, I think more so than when Pat ran. I think they’ve really given up on Republicans, they’ve given up on Democrats; so he would be ...

Tuesday's campaign round-up
Political Animal — ... from Public Policy Polling shows Feingold with a comfortable lead over Thompson, 50% to 41%, in a hypothetical match-up. * I'm already officially tired of hearing about Lou Dobbs' possible interest in a presidential campaign. * And speaking of misguided national ambitions, former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) will be testing the presidential waters ...

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Newsman Lou Dobbs mulls run for White House, Senate
reuters.com 11/20/2009 — * Acknowledges commentary stirred friction at CNN * Vows to keep expressing views in 'public arena' By Tim Gaynor PHOENIX, Nov 19 (Reuters) - A week after abruptly quitting his longtime job as a CNN television news host and commentator, Lou Dobbs ...
Lou Dobbs leaves CNN (Politico)
politico.com 11/12/2009 — Politico - CNN host Lou Dobbs told viewers Wednesday that it would be his last broadcast on CNN after working at the network for most of the last 30 years.
Dobbs Won't Rule Out Senate Bid
hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com 11/17/2009 — Former CNN pundit Lou Dobbs could be contemplating a run for public office in his native NJ, he told Bill O'Reilly 11/17. In Dobbs' first interview since abruptly leaving his television show last week, he refused to rule out the idea of running ...
Lou Dobbs for President?
truthdig.com 11/21/2009 — Now that he’s been cut loose from his contract at CNN, former anchor Lou Dobbs is free to do his thing unencumbered by any constraints imposed by media bosses or by archaic notions of journalistic objectivity. And what, you might wonder, ...
Lou Dobbs Abruptly Quits CNN
nytimes.com 11/12/2009 — Months ago the president of CNN/U.S., Jonathan Klein, offered a choice to Lou Dobbs , the channel’s most outspoken anchor. Mr. Dobbs could vent his opinions on radio and anchor an objective newscast on television, or he could leave CNN. For a time, ...
Lou Dobbs Leaving CNN
videocafe.crooksandliars.com 11/14/2009 — DOWNLOADS: (1) PLAYS: (14) So what's the next move for Lou Dobbs? Fox News? Dobbs announced tonight on his show that he has been released from his contract at CNN. From the NY Times--Update: Lou Dobbs to Quit CNN: Lou Dobbs, the longtime CNN anchor ...
Lou Dobbs: My downfall at CNN started when Barack Obama became President
nydailynews.com 11/17/2009 — Former CNN veteran Lou Dobbs suggests his form of advocacy journalism fell out of favor when President Obama was elected and his ratings began to decline.
The New Lou Dobbs Economy
talkingpointsmemo.com 11/25/2009 — With so much happening in the world, I hadn't given too much thought to Lou Dobbs' sudden departure from CNN. But taking stock of it now I had not considered the boon it is for people in the political mockery business -- and that's not nothing in ...
Lou Dobbs Reaches Out To Latinos
huffingtonpost.com 11/25/2009 — In the wake of his sudden departure from CNN, former anchor Lou Dobbs is considering a future in politics -- with his eye reportedly towards a third-party run against New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez in 2012. (Dobbs has also declared that he's not ...
Report: Dobbs to Resign from CNN; Last Show Tonight
newsbusters.org 11/12/2009 — Confirmed: Lou Dobbs announced his resignation from CNN on his Nov. 11 broadcast. Has Lou Dobbs been forced out at CNN by the left-wing attack machine and other forces on the left? Quite possibly. According to New York Times reporters Brian ...
Lou Dobbs weighing White House run in 2012 — CNN Political Ticker 11/23/2009
(CNN) - Can Lou Dobbs make the leap from the anchor desk to the Oval Office? A radio interviewer on WTOP joked Monday about the "crazy" idea that the former CNN host could mount a White House bid in 2012 - but Dobbs wasn't laughing. "What's so ...
RNC brings in veteran strategist — CNN Political Ticker 11/23/2009
The Republican National Committee will announce Monday that veteran political strategist Alex Castellanos will assume a senior communications role at the committee. Washington (CNN) - The Republican National Committee will ...
Lou Dobbs weighing White House run in 2012 — CNN Political Ticker 11/24/2009
Can Lou Dobbs make the leap from the anchor desk to the Oval Office? (CNN) - Can Lou Dobbs make the leap from the anchor desk to the Oval Office? A radio interviewer on WTOP joked Monday about the "crazy" idea that the former CNN ...
New $2 million health care ad campaign unveiled — CNN Political Ticker 11/24/2009
Washington (CNN) – Lawmakers in nine states will be targeted in a new $2 million television ad campaign paid for by an organization opposed to the Democratic Party's approach to health care reform. The 60 Plus Association will begin ...
Lou Dobbs weighs Senate run in New Jersey (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 11/25/2009
AP - Former CNN anchor Lou Dobbs is seriously considering running for U.S. Senate in New Jersey as "an intermediary step" that could lead to a run for the White House.