Audacity to Win: Obama’s 2008 Victory
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on October 30th, 2009 4:30 am by HL
Audacity to Win: Obama’s 2008 Victory
David Plouffe, Time
In a new memoir, The Audacity to Win, David Plouffe, who managed Barack Obama's 2008 race for the White House, provides a behind-the-scenes glimpse inside the campaign. Here's an excerpt:Agony. Ecstasy. The [Rev. Jeremiah] Wright story broke on a Wednesday and exploded across the media landscape the next day. We decided Obama had to take questions about [his former pastor's inflammatory sermons] head-on on Friday, in a series of lengthy national cable interviews.There was one not-so-minor complication. He was already scheduled to do editorial…
What Happened to Obama’s Grassroots Activists?
Lydia DePillis, TNR
Tea partiers, townhall protesters, Texas secessionists–for the past few months, grassroots organizing has seemed to be mostly the domain of the right. And for a period this summer, they (okay, not the Texas secessionists, but the others) appeared to be successfully tugging the national debate in their direction. As conservative activists, organized by groups such as FreedomWorks and encouraged by the likes of Glenn Beck, poured into the streets, moderate senators began to waver on health care, President Obama's approval ratings dipped, and momentum for reform seemed to stall.It…
Obama Hinders Public’s Right to Know
Quin Hillyer, Washington Times
PoliticsNew bill targets 'distracted flying'NationalFeds warn of retaliation after radical's deathPoliticsHouse health-bill event closed to publicBusinessGeithner: Plan won't lead to more bailoutsPoliticsHouse Democrats deliver health reform planBusinessEconomic growth spikes to 3.5% in 3QNationalObama goes to Dover to receive U.S. deadWednesday, October 28, 2009Rate this storyAverage 5.00after 1 votes Login or register to rate this storyBy Quin Hillyer When it came to divulging basic information, it was Richard Nixon's administration that became infamous…
