Mark Halperin

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Co-host of Showtime's The Circus, and Co-managing Editor at Bloomberg Politics; author of The Undecided Voter's Guide to the Next President; co-author of The Way to Win: Taking Back the White House in 2008, Game Change: Obama and The Clintons, McCain and Palin and the Race of a Lifetime, and Double Down: Game Change 2012; former Senior Political Analyst and Editor-at-Large for Time magazine; former Political News Director for ABC News (1997-2006)

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Covering a Candidate Who's Declared War on the Press Despite the hours of free media that fueled his candidacy, Donald Trump is attacking the media – which then gave him even more time. Neil King/Twitter Mark Halperin and John Heilemann are co-hosts of The Circus ,a series on Showtime that will be back on the air in July in the heat of the campaign. The pair, who are also the authors of Game Change and co-managing editors at Bloomberg Politics, discuss this unprecedented challenge to political journalism.

10 MIN, 31 SEC Jun 01, 2016

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Will New Jersey Governor Chris Christie Answer for "Bridgegate"? A landslide re-election made New Jersey Governor Chris Christie a presidential prospect. Now he faces a question every American voter can understand: Why was a 30-minute trip across the busiest bridge in the world extended to four hours for commuters, school kids and first responders—for 4 days in a row? Christie’s first news conference about those 4 days of lane-closures on the George Washington Bridge went on for two hours, and Christie insists he doesn’t know what went wrong. But the lawyer for one of Christie’s former aides has hinted that the decision did go all the way to the top. Today, we’ll update what has been revealed, what’s being speculated about and the potential consequences for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016.

35 MIN, 5 SEC Feb 07, 2014

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'Double Down' Author Mark Halperin The presidential campaign of 2008 was one of the most dramatic in decades. The best-seller Game Change took readers behind the scenes with Hillary Clinton, Sarah Palin and the candidates of both parties. It was turned into an HBO movie. Now the same authors have followed up with Double Down , an account of last year's campaign. Mark Halperin of Time magazine is a co-author along with John Heilemann of New York magazine and MSNBC.

7 MIN, 50 SEC Nov 07, 2013

Which Way, L.A.?

The Gathering Storm and the Campaign for the White House After briefing reporters on efforts to prepare an upcoming disaster, President Obama answered just one question today at the White House: what about the ongoing campaign for the White House? As Hurricane Sandy makes landfall, and with only a week left to go until the election, we look at what days of devastation could mean for early voting and the crucial "ground games" of the presidential campaigns.

25 MIN, 30 SEC Oct 29, 2012

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The Gathering Storm and the Campaign for the White House Disaster response is already underway as tens of millions of Americans are hunkered down for the full impact of Hurricane Sandy late this evening. From the White House, President Obama said federal agencies are coordinating with states and localities to cope with winds, floods and power outages. Both he and Mitt Romney have reduced their campaign schedules in a race pollsters and pundits say is still too close to call. With just eight days remaining, what's the potential impact on the "ground game" so crucial in Ohio and other swing states that could decide the election?

33 MIN, 45 SEC Oct 29, 2012

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Sarah Palin Stumps for John McCain Facing strong opposition from the Right in his bid for re-election, John McCain is getting some heavy-hitting support. Sarah Palin's joined the Arizona Senator at a Tucson rally today and in Phoenix tomorrow. The pairing echoes McCain's presidential campaign, where Palin, who was his running-mate, captured most of the attention. Mark Halperin, co-author of Game Change , a tell-all book about the presidential campaign, is senior political analyst for Time magazine.

Mar 26, 2010

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Obama Fires Back over 'Appeasement' Remark Barack Obama came out swinging today in the aftermath of President Bush's address yesterday to the Israeli Knesset. Bush said those who would talk with terrorists were engaged in "appeasement" like that of the Nazis during World War II. In South Dakota, Obama called that an "appalling attack" on him, and he said John McCain picked up on it with Internet bloggers. Obama told a South Dakota town meeting he just had to get that off his chest. Mark Halperin is senior political analyst and editor at large with Time magazine.

6 MIN, 33 SEC May 16, 2008

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Candidates Spar in GOP Debate In prior debates, the main target for Republican presidential candidates has been Hillary Clinton . Last night in Florida where all the questions came from voters via the Internet website YouTube, they turned on each other. One questioner accused Rudy Giuliani of making New York a "sanctuary city" for illegal immigrants during his term as mayor. Mitt Romney agreed, and the exchange got heated. Mark Halperin, author of The Undecided Voter’s Guide to the Next President , is senior political analyst and editor-at-large for Time magazine.

8 MIN, 30 SEC Nov 29, 2007

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Hillary Clinton and the Price of Inevitability In Iowa, Hillary Clinton has begun a bus tour she calls the " Middle Class Express " to tell voters she cares abut hard-working Americans. Meantime, conventional wisdom has shifted in her direction and the acknowledgement that she's overcome years of personal scrutiny. The Boston Globe reports that New Hampshire voters are " warming unexpectedly to Clinton ." She's leading in the latest Iowa poll . Today's New York Times calls here the " presumptive Democratic presidential nominee ." But as her lead grows in fund raising and Democratic public opinion polls, some Republicans are rubbing their hands. With the Iowa caucuses still three months away, does being the acknowledged front-runner create a new set of vulnerabilities? Have those old, negative images been erased forever?

34 MIN, 57 SEC Oct 09, 2007

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Are the Democrats This Year's October Surprise? "Strategists and consultants of both parties now believe the House is lost and Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi will become speaker. At best, Republicans will cling to control of the Senate by a single seat, two at most." That's from conservative columnist Fred Barnes of the Weekly Standard, quoted today in ABC's political website The Note . Democrats are so optimistic that Pelosi is already talking about which office she'll use as House Speaker. But President Bush and Carl Rove are reportedly full of confidence, both publicly and in private. Will the mid-term elections be a referendum on the President himself, Iraq and scandals in Congress? Can Republicans change the subject to local issues? What about money, organization and the partisan gerrymandering of district boundaries?

Oct 16, 2006

Terrorism and tweets, hate speech and murder Just days before an election, Britain is coping with a rash of deadly terrorism, and Prime Minister Theresa May is on the defensive. And again today, President Trump has tweeted criticism of the Mayor of London. Later, a double murder in Portland, Oregon has revealed the ugly past of a supposedly “progressive” city. One immediate question: is “hate speech” protected by the First Amendment?

51 MIN, 18 SEC Jun 05, 2017

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What is Trump's plan for Middle East peace? On his first foreign tour, President Trump has promised "peace" between Israel and the Palestinians. Are there any details for re-starting talks that have been stalled for the past three years?

51 MIN, 5 SEC May 23, 2017

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Replacing Obamacare: Now you see it… now you don’t As the Senate deliberates replacing Obmacare, health coverage for millions of people is at stake. There've been no public hearings, and a draft measure won't be made public. Is the House version so unpopular that that Senate is hiding a version that looks much the same?

51 MIN, 17 SEC Jun 12, 2017

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The longest US war: Will Trump send more troops to Afghanistan? The Trump White House is divided over the Pentagon's request for more troops in Afghanistan—where the US has been fighting for the past 16 years. Is there a formula -- either for "victory" or a political settlement? Is there an end in sight for America's longest war?

51 MIN, 16 SEC May 30, 2017

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