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Jonathan Alter

Meet the man who revealed Romney’s hidden side

Last updated Friday, March 15, 2013 - 10:26am

History sometimes has a way of tying itself up with a little bow. That’s the way I felt in January when I introduced Scott Prouty, the bartender-turned- videographer who helped sink Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign, to Teddy Goff, the 28-year-old director of digital media for President Barack Obama’s re-election.

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To get better gun control, don’t use the phrase

Jonathan Alter Bloomberg News

Last updated Friday, December 21, 2012 - 12:42pm

We can now be confident that last week’s massacre of 26 women and children at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., will not be swept under the carpet like so many mass shootings of the past.

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How Obama can heal election rift with business

Jonathan Alter Bloomberg News

Last updated Friday, November 9, 2012 - 10:51am

Presidents’ second terms often turn out to be failures in domestic policy, largely because lame ducks are almost by definition political figures of the past. Yet President Barack Obama’s winning coalition is aligned with the future of the country, giving him a fresh chance to lead.

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Moderate Romney would vanish on Inauguration Day

Jonathan Alter Bloomberg News

Last updated Friday, October 26, 2012 - 10:57am

You have to hand it to Mitt Romney and his team. Starting in the first debate, he pivoted almost effortlessly to the center, which is where elections are won. If he beats President Barack Obama, it will be because he Etch-A- Sketched his earlier positions and convinced enough people that he would be a moderate president.

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