Amid all the political commentary these days, Joanne Bamberger is noticing more female voices in the pundit chorus. They may not be the best known analysts or in the “Meet the Press” crowd, but these women have large followings, expansive networks and are discussing the political issues of the day. They come from the ranks of female writers often called “mommy bloggers.” Read full article > >

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Fewer than 100,000 of us here in Washington watch “Meet the Press,” the runaway No. 1 political affairs show on Sunday morning. “Fox News Sunday” draws even fewer viewers in the capital area. And the CBS and ABC programs even less. Combined viewership, at best: 200,000. But you know who you are, and so do the networks. The influencers, the decision-makers, the elected and those who want to be. And, yes, the flunkies and hangers-on. You are “THE 200,000” — the Beltway elite whom these shows, Sunday morning traditions for decades, prize and fight desperately to attract. Read full article > >

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Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty makes it official this morning. He’s jumping into the race for the 2012 Republican nomination for president. Not with a third installment of “The Bourne Candidacy” but with three network interviews that will almost assuredly go better than Newt Gingrich’s one disastrous turn on “Meet the Press” last Sunday. But since he’s got a whole week’s worth of I’m-running activities, my focus right now is not on Pawlenty. It’s on Jon Huntsman. Huntsman is the former Republican governor of Utah who was up in New Hampshire late last week testing the waters for a potential run for the GOP nomination. Folks might not know much about him, and they probably won’t even like what he has had to say. But in interviews, such as the one with George Stephanopoulos , I liked some of what I heard, which probably means his chances of securing the nomination are doomed. That’s a pity because he seems like a grown-up in a party bereft of them . Read full article > >

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Tim Pawlenty is running, but let’s talk about Jon Huntsman