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...Public Policy. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ellen Goodman ’63, Blogform Publishing CEO Michael Maier, former ABC political correspondent Linda Douglass, and University of California at Los Angeles doctoral student Elizabeth Stein are this semester’s fellows, the Center announced Monday. In addition, Mark Halperin ’87, the political director of ABC News, will serve as a non-resident joint fellow at the Institute of Politics and the Shorenstein Center. There was substantial competition to garner the fellowship—which funds research projects addressing the influence of the press on public politics?...
...pondering a White House bid, ABC News's Mark Halperin and the Washington Post's John Harris have some advice. In their book The Way to Win, they offer tales from past campaigns and--with the help of former President Bill Clinton and G.O.P. impresario Karl Rove, who were interviewed for the book--tips for those who have their eyes on the Oval Office. Here's a sampler...
...Ideas matter Image isn't everything. That may seem self-evident, but to many candidates, it's not. "A lot of people who run, say, 'I'd like to be President,'" Halperin says. "But Clinton and Bush both entered the campaign with concrete thoughts about what they wanted...
...Think about your party's negatives A candidate's instinct is "to stick with your own tribe," Halperin says. But Clinton and Bush successfully addressed their parties' weak spots, like crime for the Dems and education for the G.O.P. "By doing that," says Halperin, "they not only appealed to independents but also strengthened their own parties." And their own electoral fortunes...
...Cherny ’97, among the youngest speechwriters in White House history, Sarah A. Bianchi ’95, the National Policy Director for the Kerry Campaign, Trey Grayson ’94, the youngest Secretary of State in the country and Republican rising star, and Mark Halperin ’87, the Political Director of ABC News—just to name a few—all found that spark...