Kara Swisher, and
Ken Burns. The guest columns were generating lots of attention. Open rates were up. The web versions were getting good traffic. There was a positive response overall. Everything was going swimminglyâthat is until Thursday, when Politico gave the keys to right-wing provocateur
Ben Shapiro.
Playbook installment was about as popular with many Politico readers as
Liz Cheneyâs impeachment vote was with the Trump crowd. The controversy snowballed throughout the day. âHanding their newsletter to a proudly bad-faith Republican to spread this pure shit is the grossest thing Iâve seen happen there,â wrote former Politico blogger turned
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