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Hoping to repeat his shock 2002 election performance in which he made it to a runoff with President Jacques Chirac, Jean-Marie Le Pen has undergone a major image makeover. Guided by his youngest daughter and campaign strategist, Marine, the leader of the far-right National Front uses softer language to sell more inclusive policies. Although he's currently polling around 13%, French analysts warn that similarly low numbers had preceded his 2002 shock second-place finish. Marine Le Pen discussed her father's evolution and prospects with TIME's Bruce Crumley...
...strategist, first of all. There are certain sections of French society our message wasn't getting to - immigrants or minorities, civil service workers, women, the suburbs. And we had to explain our program to them better. And we had to present ourselves better as a party capable and ready to govern when the call comes...
...Much has been made of Giuliani's likely troubles with religious conservatives in his party over abortion and gay rights. "Everyone really likes and respects the mayor personally," said Florida Republican strategist Brian Ballard, who has cast his lot with McCain. "But it's tough to take that record and run in a conservative primary...
Mark J. Penn ’76, Clinton’s senior strategist, set off a debate when he pointed to a 2004 quote by Obama in which the then-state senator claimed he did not know how he would have voted on the war if he were in the U.S. Senate. Penn said the quote ran counter to Obama’s stated longtime opposition...
...response, Obama’s senior strategist, David Axelrod, said the quote was taken out of context, and that Obama had consistently opposed...