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...candidate was drawing mega-crowds wherever he went. Yet he was still running at least 20 points behind Hillary Clinton in polls. His above-the-fray brand of politics just wasn't getting the job done, and some of his top moneymen were urging him to rethink his strategy, shake up his staff, go negative. You'd better get here, Pritzker told Obama. And fast...
...together by far the best political operation of either party. Obama's campaign has been that rare, frictionless machine that runs with the energy of an insurgency and the efficiency of a corporation. His team has lacked what his rivals' have specialized in: there have been no staff shake-ups, no financial crises, no change in game plan and no visible strife. Even its campaign slogan - "Change we can believe in" - has remained the same...
...came during the tough pre-Ivy schedule in a game in which current Harvard coach Tommy Amaker faced off against his former squad. The resounding 62-51 victory over Michigan in front of a packed Lavietes Pavilion was a huge morale boost for Harvard. The Crimson looked ready to shake things up in the Ancient Eight with a new coach and a talented team. Despite the early bright spot, things only went downhill, as Harvard stumbled to seven straight losses before commencing Ivy League competition, including close losses to local foes Boston University and Northeastern. The start of the Ancient...
Ever since Dwight Eisenhower strode across a Chicago street to shake the late Senator Taft’s hand in July, 1952, the combination of a popular leader and general political success has imposed an artificial solidarity on the diverse ranks of the Republican Party. Eisenhower has repeatedly called his administration’s philosophy “modern Republicanism,” and in many cases those GOP leaders who tend to read “New Deal” for “modern” have been content to hold their peace rather than buck the political...
...crews to capture the two men together. Privately, his advisers say they are confident that the candidate's reputation as his own man will overcome the Bush stain. But no one doubts it will be a challenge. Says Terry Nelson, who ran the McCain campaign until a staff shake-up last summer: "Frankly, anybody sitting at that table would have an immensely difficult time sorting through what is the winning message for the Republican nominee...