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John Frederick Dickerson (born 1968) is an American journalist. He is chief political correspondent for Slate magazine. Before joining Slate, he covered politics for 12 years for Time. His last four years was as the magazine’s White House correspondent.

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Why Sarah Palin is unlikely to be the future of the Republican Party.

The future of the Republican Party will be shaped by a governor—but it's not likely to be Sarah Palin. The twin poles of the Republican Party were on display this week. One was at a Republican Governors Association meeting in Texas. The other was on ...

From JOHN DICKERSON, Slate,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  Sarah Palin,  Barack Obama,  John McCain,  U.S. Congress

Does it matter that Obama is behind schedule on most of his major plans?

Whether you think this is a big deal depends on what you think of deadlines. (I'm on deadline right now, so you know where I stand.) The president has a professor's fondness for deadlines and a writer's lack of respect for them. "If you don't set a ...

From JOHN DICKERSON, Slate,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  U.S. Senate,  U.S. Congress,  White House,  Rahm Emanuel

Sarah Palin gives the GOP an early start on its Thanksgiving family fight.

For sheer disruptive value, no uncle who hogs the gravy can match Palin. She is wildly popular among conservatives, but her book—which will explode in full flower next week—will re-open old wounds. After being attacked anonymously by former McCain ...

From JOHN DICKERSON, Slate,  13 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  Sarah Palin,  Facebook Inc.,  Charlie Gibson,  Sean Hannity

President Obama's small masterpiece of a speech at Fort Hood.

President Obama's speech at Fort Hood, Texas, was a small masterpiece—less than 15 minutes—in part because it was so modest. The president had great material and he knew not to get in its way. Less than three minutes into the speech, the president was ...

From JOHN DICKERSON, Slate,  10 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  David Brooks,  George W. Bush,  Bill Clinton,  Hillary Rodham Clinton

A guide to the shifting political factions in the health care debate.

President Obama on Sunday celebrated the House's passage of health care reform with a vivid metaphorical message to the other side of the Capitol. "Now it falls on the United States Senate," he said, "to take the baton and bring this effort to the ...

From JOHN DICKERSON, Slate,  9 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Senate,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Barack Obama,  Joe Lieberman,  Nancy Pelosi

How last night's election results were bad for Obama.

President Obama's message of change was so powerful in 2008 that voters held on to it for an extra year. In Virginia and New Jersey they dropped the incumbent Democratic Party and went with the Republican candidates. In New Jersey, voters said change ...

From JOHN DICKERSON, Slate,  4 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  U.S. Republican Party,  Republican National Committee,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Christopher J. Christie

Is 60 the new 50? How many votes will it take to pass health care form in the Senate?

How many votes does Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid really need to pass health care reform? Is it 50 or 60? It's not simply a question of parliamentary procedure—the answer will in large part shape the legislation. The logic is simple: the more votes ...

From JOHN DICKERSON, Slate,  29 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Harry Reid,  John Kerry,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Mary Landrieu,  Blanche Lincoln

Why the president will be setting low expectations in Afghanistan.

What will Afghanistan look like when American troops leave? President Obama will have to answer that question in the coming weeks at the same time he announces whether he'll be sending new troops into the fight. The answer will help define success for ...

From JOHN DICKERSON, Slate,  28 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  George W. Bush,  The Pentagon,  John Kerry,  Council on Foreign Relations

Joe Lieberman's stance on health care reform makes him even less popular among Democrats.

From now until health care reform either passes or dies, there will be a series of daily eruptions that will rival the ones from August for passion, confusion, and mischief. Today's installment was Sen. Joe Lieberman's announcement that he will ...

From JOHN DICKERSON, Slate,  27 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Harry Reid,  Joe Lieberman,  U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Democratic Party,  White House

Why health care reform will cost more than Congress and Obama say it will.

President Obama has said he will not sign a health care reform bill unless it's paid for. If it doesn't lower costs, he will suggest spending cuts to make sure the deficit doesn't grow. That's a promise he says he will keep. But what about future ...

From JOHN DICKERSON, Slate,  15 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Social Security Administration,  Congressional Budget Office,  John McCain,  Manhattan Institute

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