Steve Schmidt
Steve Schmidt
Steve Schmidtis an American campaign strategist and public relations worker for the U.S. Republican Party. He specializes in political "message development and strategy." Schmidt was the senior campaign strategist and advisor to the 2008 presidential campaign of Senator John McCain. He is currently a political analyst for MSNBC and has appeared frequently on Real Time with Bill Maher on HBO...
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We look forward to a vigorous debate with the Kerry campaign on the issues. We welcome the opportunity to discuss the terms at the appropriate time,
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John Kerry's rhetoric on the campaign trail is hiding a long list of missed votes and empty promises on the issues he claims are priorities.
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Today's campaign rhetoric will do nothing to help him bridge his growing credibility gap on the economy. His speech failed to address the mystery of his own budget gap: Which taxes will he raise and which federal spending programs will he cut?
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Apparently feeling that Kerry had not emanated enough negativity while on his pessimism and misery tour this week, the Kerry campaign e-mail asked contributors to give at the level best reflecting their anger at the president. Sounds like a fun group to be around.
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I hope you're doing a good job spinning the press, ... because your entire campaign communications operation is now at the Thrifty Car Rental counter in Fort Lauderdale.
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There are a great many groups that made a decision a long time ago to oppose whomever President Bush put forward for the Supreme Court.
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There are a great many groups that determined they would oppose whomever President Bush nominated. The only open question was which day they would do it.
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The governor's position on all of these issues is clear. One of the things that's a good thing about the Republican Party is that it's a big tent and there's room for disagreement on policy.
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The grant is basically to increase their ability to increase patrols for alcohol-related offenses.
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The opposition is totally predictable. Part of this coalition includes NARAL, which has been rightly criticized for one of the most dishonest attack ads in the history of political advertising against Judge Roberts.
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I don't have bitter feelings about South America. I don't feel like they're trying to put us out of business. We're just trying to participate in a global economy.
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Luckily for Kerry, there are a number of five-star restaurants in Washington that can prepare gourmet box lunches in case he's forced to make another faux fast-food stop at Wendy's,
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Many of this country's great pioneers arrived in the state via the Oregon Trail, fueled by hope and optimism. John Kerry's trail to Oregon has been driven by pessimism and half-truths.
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The procedure will be performed under local anesthetic. It will take place next weekend. It will involve a short hospital stay. The vice president will return to work shortly thereafter.