TNR Asks About Politico's Sexism, Gets VandeHei's Media Savvy Wrath

Politico’s Editor-in-Chief John Harris and Executive Editor Jim VandeHeirecently sat down with The New Republic’s senior editor Isaac Chotiner for a two-hour interview. They talked about Politico’s role as an insidery conversation driver, about market corrections in politics (as in the flame outs of Sarah Palin, Herman Cain) and who on Capitol Hill is savvy when it comes to the media (not many, says VandeHei).

It seemed like a pretty ho-hum if not overly positive interview, at least until Chotiner brought up the charge that some

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