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Gurus Handicap the Nominees

By | 10.14.08 | 2:01 pm

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 More…

GOP Strategist: McCain Put Country at Risk With Palin

By | 10.14.08 | 1:26 pm

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 More…