Its not unique to this election or Republican Party. In 2004 Many Democrats believed he had a device on his shoulder so he would be given instructions during the debate. Its snanty. I think in our Politics Today both parties want to construct an image of their opponent that is not grounded in reaty. So the alternative universe. There are two. One is the Romney Campaign had an unrealistic view of what the electorate was going to be and that was one of the reasons they lost. Certainly one of the reasons they went in the election confident. Th wasnt an act. They thought they were going to win. But there is this view of barack obama. If you read and watch the conservative Entertainment Complex how could this guy get reelected because were socialist and week on terism and were not honest and tts not how most of america cease the president. Even those that voted against us, most of them dont see us that way. So that is the problem. I think its an underestimating of your opponents strength an
What happened here was the crux of our terrible National Trial and even americans who arent sure what transpired on these fields know that all the glory and all the tragedy we associate with the civil war resides most indelibly here. Thursday night at 8 00 Stephen Spielberg on the battle of gettisburg beginning thursday on cspan 3 American History tv. Next president obamas former Campaign Manager David Plouffe and Steve Schmidt talk about the 2012 election. Both mr. Playoff and mr. Schmidt attended the university of delaware. Welcome back to the National Agenda program. Im director for the center of political communication. This is the final program of the 2012 president ial election season. Im very very pleased that all of you are here tonight and i know thats a tribute to our two guest speakers this evening. Two years ago in the wake of the sha lacking president obama took in the midterm congressional elections, the architect of the president s 2008 victory David Plouffe stood on thi
Settlement. That is true in the middle east as well. Schmidt are alumni along with joe biden. [applause] along with joe biden who has just been elected for a second term as Vice President of the United States. [applause] together, they are the reason the university of delaware has been called the epicenter of politics. And since then another alumnist governor Chris Christie of new jersey has demonstrated his brand of politics based on reality whether than wishful thinking. He embraced president obama after Hurricane Sandy to the dismay of some in his own party who saw his reality based actions and undermining the g. O. P. Candidate. These days Steve Schmidt is at one of the largest political firms. Since running the Mccain Campaign in 2008 he has been on campaigns around the world. And you saw him during the 2012 u. S. Campaign. He was Campaign Manager for the landslide reelection of california governor in 2006. Before that a top political advice sor in the white house of george w. Bus
agenda true the stimulus and healthcare reform and we don t like it and we don t think it worked. he cannot run against the republican congress in the 2012 election. going to tra lay out a vision r the future and the white house will argue that this person wants to take us back and reenact the policies that got us in this position in the first place. the numbers of congress are as low as any congress has been but it will not be the foil for him when the campaign gets going. chris: panel, we have to take a break here. up next, the republican presidential race rolls on and both mitt romney and herman cain have to walk back some campaign misstatements. when we return from the texas state history museum in austin. daddy, come in the water! somebody didn t book with travelocity,
reform and stimulus we don t like it we don t hi it worked. he cannot run against republican congress in 2012 election. what he is going to try to do is layout a big vision for the future what he would do if he had a second term and contrast that gengs the republican nominee and the white house will argue that person wants to take us back and reenact the policies that got us into the poll mess we are in in the first place. numbers are lower that were any congress that has ever been. it won t be the foil for him once the campaign gets being. we have to take a break here. up next the republican presidential race rolls on involves mitt romney and herman cain have to walk back campaign misstatements. when we return from the texas state history museum in austin. [ male announcer ] this is coach parker. whose non-stop day starts with back pain.