Campaign '12 Archives - Page 12 of 18

Notes Photo January 19, 2012

$how Me the Omney

I don't know how I could have possibly missed the omney money anagram.

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Gingrich and the Smell Test

I'm sure this behavior, in the moment, was perfectly understandable, but why a particular photo rises to the top of the daily heap is based on completely different factors.

Newt's Southern Brand

Notes Photo January 17, 2012

Newt's Southern Brand

Well, Gingrich might as well have had the South tattooed on his face.

Notes Photo January 16, 2012

Campaign Monday (on the Incumbent Side)

As the GOP candidates further bloody themselves, the President further co-opts the right wing agenda.

Notes Photo January 15, 2012

You Say: "Mitt!" I Say: "Benjamins!"

Things shaping up the way they have been these past several months, I'd make sure my wallet was securely stashed on the campaign bus or in an aide's pocket so I was never, ever shown with a greenback in my hand again.

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The BagNews Campaign Mania Salon

The BagNewsSalon, a program of BagNewsNotes, brings together the world's leading photojournalists, visual academics and other informed observers to understanding how the visual media frames the key social and political events of the day. The next Salon, "Campaign Mania" involves an early look at the 2012 presidential campaign. ...

Notes Photo January 13, 2012

Ironing Out the Wrinkles

But in the end there is Governor Romney, his hair carefully coifed and even his American flag steam ironed so that none of its wrinkles will show.

Notes Photo January 12, 2012

Mr. Palmetto Head

Maybe it's the instinct to crown him now and be done with it (mixed with the fact boring Mitt is driving the photogs out of their trees).

Notes Photo January 11, 2012

N. Hampshire Final: The Good News: You Won! The Bad News: You’re Now Poster Boy for Downsizing

If Romney departs the Granite State with an impressive win, he also limps out with all kinds of damage to his corporate persona.

Notes Photo January 10, 2012

Agony of Da' Feet. What Do the Candidates Shoes Say, If Anything, About the GOP Pack? – Via Photographer M. Scott Brauer in New Hampshire

On primary day in New Hampshire, I thought we'd drop our sights a little to get a toe-hold on the GOP candidates.

Notes Photo January 9, 2012

(First) Ladies in Waiting

Whether it's Michelle Obama or the wives of the GOP candidates, one thing the pictures reveal is the persistence of gender norms.

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The War of Campaign '12. (And Then, There's the Public.)

If the media is largely focused on GOP fratricide and all the brick-throwing camp-to-camp, what the pictures increasingly indicate is the public calling b.s., confronting candidate’s face-to-face over social and economic justice. With the election finally moving onto the national radar screen, it appears the spirit of Occupy is,...

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Santorum: Looks Like the Sweater's Come Off

Seeing Santorum from a new angle.

Notes Photo January 8, 2012

Air Mitt

Romney can't help but come off privileged.

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Obama, Romney, Or? — Photographer M. Scott Brauer in New Hampshire

Yes, it calls out Washington as a "one-party" system, but it also dares to look beyond.

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What's the Difference Between Campaign '12 and a Ham Sandwich?: Photographer M. Scott Brauer in New Hampshire

We usually don't go in for pure ridicule, but given the circumstances this shot was hard to overlook.

Notes Photo January 7, 2012

The Campaign Trail and Recession Road: Photographer M. Scott Brauer in New Hampshire

Forlorn scenes in Manchester suggest a disconnect, and a cruel one, between the GOP candidate's economic policies and signs of the blowout from The Great Recession.

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Constitution Thumper: Photographer M. Scott Brauer in New Hampshire

Still largely unknown at this point, Santorum's geniality makes it harder to get a fix on his religious fundamentalism.