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There are three opportunities that you have during a general election campaign where you can substantially move the needle of public opinion. One, is your convention speech; two, are the base; three, is the selection of your vice president.
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Politics at bottom is not all that complicated. It's all about timing.
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Marketers know - no matter how deep the emotional connection or brand loyalty - when a product does not perform, rational thought overtakes emotion, and most consumers make a new choice.
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I think the press has an interest in communicating to its viewers or readers, and their viewers or readers drive profit for those news organizations, so I think those news organizations have a certain bias toward their own readers. Yeah, I think they are a special interest. Of course they are.
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I'm amazed, as quirky, individual and selfish as most of us are, that anyone stays married for long.
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To pull off successful attacks in debates, you have to execute with nuance and subtlety. It has to be artful.
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Weary of wily politicians who say one thing and do another, voters and advocacy groups insist presidential contenders commit to the cause du jour in writing, but candidates are foolish to comply. Words matter.
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Mitt Romney is a businessman, a turnaround artist, a CEO. That is who he is. The former governor has experience in the public and private sector.
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The initial attraction of a political convention was that often the outcome was not preordained. There was at least some element of surprise. But, now it's like tuning in to a movie where you already know the plot and the ending. It's just not that interesting.
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America as we know it will end unless we end Medicare as we know it.
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Wind and solar power are land-intensive, a green sin, but not energy-dense, and affordable only when heavily subsidized. And wind power must be supplemented with hydrocarbons for reliability.
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There's no question that many factors contribute to voters' perceptions about debates and who wins and who loses.
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Unfortunately, in American politics there are no standards for shame.
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To open up new markets and create American jobs, we need to make global bilateral free trade agreements a priority as they were under the Clinton administration.
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A competition of the best ideas - that should be what Congress is about.
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The Republican Party needs to, first of all, quit electing people in primaries that have prehistoric notions about women's issues.
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CEOs make hard decisions; sometimes, the least worst is the right one.
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The Newtown massacre created a tipping point on the gun debate in America.
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Donors, like voters, increasingly expect candidates to exercise fiscal discipline.
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When people see political ads, they think someone's lying to them.
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I've slipped on occasion into the realm of irresponsible invective, but I try to avoid it and generally recant when I fall short. Because name-calling does nothing to improve understanding or move the political debate forward.
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Middle America believes in fair play, an equal opportunity to succeed or to fail.
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A failure to act is a terrible, stunning legacy for any leader. But far worse when it is the president of the United States. And that's the point driven home by Romney's selection of Ryan, who dared to lead when Obama did not.
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Democracy is but an experiment in the long history of the world.
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