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By Suzi Parker - Politics DailyIn the 21st century political arena, social media have transformed the dynamic of old-school politicians and their communications consultants. Not so long ago, political image advisers like Michael Deaver deftly used photo ops to show Ronald Reagan atop the Great Wall of China or filling sandbags after a Louisiana flood. James Carville helped chart Bill Clinton's path to the Oval Office by distilling an election message to "It's the economy, stupid." Less than a decade after that, Karl Rove was the architect of a Christian revolution in the Republican Party that carried George W. Bush to ...
Opinion: When Political Pundits Go Bad
By John Merline - AOL News(Nov. 2) -- If there's one certainty after this election, is that political pundits will be out in full force, offering their expert opinions on what it all means, and boldly predicting the future health and well-being of the two political parties. Should anyone listen to them? Or would you be better off heading over to the local fortune teller? Given the track record of some pundits, that's a tough call. Consider how well the punditocracy did after the last big election in 2008. That one saw President Barack Obama win and Democrats expand their majorities in the House and Senate. And it ...
Afghan War Mission Still Unclear, Democratic Group's Poll Finds
By David Wood - Politics DailyPresident Obama and the Democrats continue to enjoy solid voter support on national security issues, including war and terrorism, new polling shows. But political analysts warn that public confidence is eroding -- and that there are new signs Republicans intend to attack Democratic candidates precisely on issues of war and terrorism. The new findings, from the political consulting firm of former Clinton operatives James Carville and James Greenberg, coincide with the publication of journalist Bob Woodward's new book, "Obama's Wars," detailing the struggles within the White House over Afghan ...
Carville, Matalin Engage in On-Air Spat Over Sherrod [VIDEO]
By David Knowles - AOL News(July 22) -- Everyone, it seems, has an opinion on the forced resignation of USDA official Shirley Sherrod, especially political partisans who are paid to argue it out on live television. Today, Republican strategist Mary Matalin and her Democratic-strategist husband, James Carville, both paid contributors to CNN, got into a heated exchange over the take-away from Sherrod's resignation. Interviewed by John King, Carville asserted that Sherrod should sue the filmmaker who sent out the edited clip of the speech she gave to an NAACP group that portrayed her as a racist. Matalin countered, ...
James Carville, Star of GOP Anti-Obama Oil Spill Video, Now Praising Obama
By Jill Lawrence - Politics DailyEither President Obama has really upped his game on BP and the oil spill, or Democratic consultant James Carville really does not like being the star of a Republican National Committee video trashing his president. About seven hours after the RNC released "What Took So Long?," Carville posted a CNN piece saying Obama is now doing a good job. Carville said he likes the idea of a long-term plan to restore the Gulf Coast and praised Obama for naming Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, a former Mississippi governor, to develop the plan. Carville, a Louisiana native living in New Orleans, also cited the ...
Obama's Crucible: Oil Spill Isn't His 'Katrina' -- Yet
By Jill Lawrence - Politics DailyNobody has had much positive to say about President Obama's handling of the oil spill crisis in the Gulf of Mexico, and some of the highest-intensity rants are coming from members of his own party. Whether he suffers long-term political damage has a lot to do with how soon the oil stops spewing, how quickly the environment can be repaired and whether Obama's cool governing style continues to hold appeal. The numbers right now aren't good for Obama or anyone in charge of an impossibly complex, dangerous, unnerving and environmentally consequential catastrophe. Several polls show a majority ...
Stephanopolous on 'War Room': Overwhelming 'Embarassment'
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyThe "War Room" followed Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign, but the documentary made stars of several members the campaign staff, including James Carville, George Stephanopolous and Paul Begala. The latter two joined Clinton's White House Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers and Nick Clooney (George's dad) at a screening of the political doc last night.Clooney quizzed the three about the making of the documentary, about changes to campaigns since 1992 and about transitioning from the campaign to the White House (all said Barack Obama's transition has been professional, orderly and focused). Here were a few ...
Randy, Paula, Simon and Hillary
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyIf you have a song in your heart, Hillary Clinton on your mind and $5 burning a hole in your pocket, this is your lucky day. Ragin' Cajun James Carville just sent an email to supporters of the Secretary of State imploring them to donate money to help retire her still-sizable campaign debt. According to the Federal Election Commission, Clinton's campain was still $5,943,384.58 in debt at its most recent filing at the end of 2008. "I won't spend a lot of time trying to convince you to help Hillary," Carville wrote. "So let's get to the fun part -- enter today to win one of three truly once in ...
Carville Wanted Bush to Fail
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyBill Sammon has an excellent piece up on how James Carville -- who has criticized Rush Limbaugh for hoping Obama fails -- was himself hoping George W. Bush would fail the morning of 9-11.Here's an excerpt: On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, just minutes before learning of the terrorist attacks on America, Democratic strategist James Carville was hoping for President Bush to fail, telling a group of Washington reporters: "I certainly hope he doesn't succeed." Carville was joined by Democratic pollster Stanley Greenberg, who seemed encouraged by a survey he had just completed that revealed ...
John McCain's Dishonorable Campaign
By David Knowles - Politics DailyAs I pointed out back in August, John McCain once uttered the following words:"Negative ads move numbers, they may, but do we have to go to the lowest common denominator? I don't think so."The implication was that McCain, being a man of honor, would not stoop to negative attack ads. As with his often repeated pledge to run an "honorable campaign," McCain essentially lied to the American public. The blizzard of attack ads put forth in recent days shows a calculated strategy to distort facts, distract the public with falsehoods, and play to that lowest common denominator lurking inside of us ...
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