Matthew Dowd

So how did we get these nominees, anyway?
Top strategists in both parties tackled that question Tuesday on a “puppet masters” panel at the high-flying TimeWarner politics summit in Manhattan. (I also spoke at the conference.)
Matthew Dowd, the chief strategist for President George W. Bush’s reelection, said Sen. Barack Obama has “begun to dominate the landscape” [...]

Add Matthew Dowd to the growing list of senior Republican advisers rebuking Sen. John McCain.
Dowd, chief strategist for President George W. Bush’s reelection, fingered Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s nomination as a turning point in McCain’s slide.
“They didn’t allow John McCain to pick the person he wanted for Vice President,” Dowd said, referring to Sen. Joe [...]