Doug Hattaway
Doug Hattaway
Doug Hattaway is President and CEO of Hattaway Communications, Inc., a strategic communications firm based in Washington, DC. As an American communications consultant and spokesperson he has served dozens of major organizations, political campaigns, and government leaders in the U.S. and around the world. Hattaway was a senior adviser to Hillary Clinton during her 2008 presidential run, as well as Al Gore’s spokesman during the 2000 election, and was reported by the Washington Post to be on a short list...
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The situation in Florida is so volatile that we don't want to be dragged into it.
We do not see this as a blow.
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Every Friday, you get on the phone to the weekend producers to influence them. You attempt to feed quotes and information to convince them that they'll make news on their show.
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Bush has spent more than anyone ever has to run this campaign, including Al Gore. Leading up to the general election, Bush spent twice as much as Gore.
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The beauty is, he's laid issues on the table. Now we can have some good debate.
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The baby boomer generation is retiring and the demands on Social Security will increase exponentially this decade. Vice President Gore believes the more responsible thing to do with a strong economy and a record surplus is to protect programs such as Social Security and Medicare.
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It's totally irresponsible to side with weapons manufacturers against concerned citizens in local communities. He's turned his back on our communities and stood with the gun lobby lock, stock and barrel.
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We did something with mayors around the country in March. This is part of our effort to work closely with people in communities across the country to build support for the party and the ticket.
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We're not going to abandon our homeland security legislation to give tax cuts to the wealthy and to profitable corporations.
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Timing your own stuff is pretty straightforward. You find the best time of day to get maximum media exposure without getting stepped on.
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Al Gore has been campaigning as his own man, speaking to the American people from his own heart and that's the way it should be. The president has a number of important activities to do for Democrats.
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He is trying to define his own vision for all the voters, and that can be a tough challenge for a sitting vice president. In a way the vice president actually has more work to do in introducing himself.
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