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Early Feature Articles: 2009-10

Feature articles can have a particular impact in the early stages of the campaign when impressions of the presidential hopefuls are just beginning to form. A well-written feature in a national magazine can spur conversation and boost the prospects of a potential candidate; if it is accompanied by an appearance on the cover so much the better. Here are a sampling of articles. To suggest an article send a note.

Barbour
Andrew Ferguson. "The Boy from Yazoo City." The Weekly Standard. December 27, 2010.

Bush (Jeb)
John J. Miller. "The Education Ex-Governor." National Review. February 21, 2011.

Daniels
W. James Antle, III. "Mitch the Knife." The American Spectator. November 2010.
Andrew Romano. "Responsible Rider." Newsweek. September 10, 2010.
Andrew Ferguson. "Ride Along with Mitch." The Weekly Standard. June 14, 2010.

Gingrich
John H. Richardson. "Newt Gingrich: The Indispensable Republican." Esquire. September 2010.

Huckabee
Ariel Levy. "Prodigal Son." New Yorker. June 28, 2010.

Palin
Jay Newton-Small. "Palin in Progress: What Does She Want?" Time. December 9, 2010.
Robert Draper. "The Palin Network." New York Times Magazine. November 21, 2010.
John Heilemann. "2012: How Sarah Barracuda Becomes President." New York. October 24, 2010.
Michael Joseph Gross. "Sarah Palin the Sound and the Fury." Vanity Fair. October 2010.
Lisa Miller. "Saint Sarah." Newsweek. June 11, 2010.
Gabriel Sherman. "The Revolution Will Be Commercialized." New York. May 3, 2010.
Paul Starobin. "Palin Is No Puppet." National Journal. April 10, 2010.
Matthew Continetti. "The Palin Persuasion." The Weekly Standard. November 16, 2009.

Perry
Bob Moser. "Texas Tea." The Nation. October 25, 2010.
Evan Thomas and Arian Campo-Flores. "Don't Mess With Texas." Newsweek. April 26, 2010.

Petraeus
Philip Klein. "Will Petraeus Be Like Ike?" The American Spectator. May 2010.

Santorum
Tom McGrath. "Rick Santorum Wants to Save Us From Barack Obama." Philadelphia. October 29, 2010.

Thune
Stephen F. Hayes. "Dakota Dreaming." The Weekly Standard. October 4, 2010.