formation of a quote, an allied group dedicated solely to research to establish a private archive and public website that does nothing but post inappropriate democratic utterances and information on democrats. in 2012 a couple of democratic superpacs did real damage to mitt romney s reputation and his campaign. republicans have had a couple of superpacs of their own doing similar stuff but never one exclusively dedicated to opposition research and rapid response. a big focus on using technology and the latest modern campaign techniques. they hope this organization will act as a lab so they can tell campaigns what will be working against the opposition. jon: we mentioned matt rhodes, holes is involved in this. when he became the campaign manager for the republican nominee for the white house in 2012 it was the first time ever that a former head of opposition research for the republican national committee rose to that level of the ranks of political
six weeks out. they say the most important thing to me in jobs. right. where does that factor into what emerges after the election. it does. hold that thought. i want to bring in the person who literally wrote the book on this. he wrote a book about the technology and the cutting edge of campaign techniques. after we take this break, we are going to talk to him. [ female announcer ] you can make macaroni & cheese without freshly-made pasta. you could also cut corners by making it without 100% real cheddar cheese. but then.it wouldn t be stouffer s mac & cheese.
[cheers and applause] but the president has an alternative to drilling. this is why debating him would be just one of those moments where you could almost sell tickets for charity. [ laughter ] [cheers and applause] the president said we have to be practical, drilling won t solve it. then he offered his practical solution. anybody here remember what it was? algae. algae. [ laughter ] i mean, i think this summer as gas prices keep going up, one of our campaign techniques should be have people go to gas stations with a jar of algae. [ laughter ] and say to people would you rather have the gingrich solution of drilling and having more oil or would you like to try to put this in your gas tank?
alenvelope policy. the president says we have to be practical, drilling won t solve it. then he offered his practical solution, anybody here remember what it was? algae. algae. i mean, i think this summer as gas prices keep going up one of our campaign techniques should have people go to gas station w-s a jar of algae. [laughter] and say to people, would you rather have the gingrich solution of drilling and having more oil or would you like to try to put this in your gas ta fpblgt i m amazed that saturday night live hasn t taken this and turned it into a ask it. you can t make this stuff up. bill: i made a long beach gee was enjoying himself. bill: it was entertaining. the former house speaker in alabama today. he was there yesterday also for a short stop. alabama, mississippi hold their primaries next tuesday in the deep south. martha: that s his strategy right now.
right! [ applause ] but the president had an alternative to drilling this is why debating him would be one of those moments where you could almost sell tickets for charity. [ laughter ] the president said algae, i mean i think this summer as gas prices keep going up, one of our campaign techniques should have people go to gas stations with a jar of algae, and say to people, would you rather have the gingrich solution of drilling and having more oil or would you like to try to put this in your gas