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Founders of the political action committee The Lincoln Project talked about putting country over party at an event marking the 160th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s “Right Makes Might” spee…

Former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA) hosted former presidential campaign advisers Steve Schmidt and David Axelrod in a discussion on reducing polarization and returning civility to p…

Academics and political strategists talked about the future of the Republican and Democratic parties. This event was the final panel at an all-day conference on President Trump’s first 1…

David Plouffe, 2008 Obama presidential campaign manager, and Steve Schmidt, senior adviser to the 2008 McCain campaign, offered their thoughts about the influence of social media, SuperPAC’s…

A panel discussion was held on the film adaptation of John Heilemann and Mark Halperin’s book on the 2008 presidential election, Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and th…

Panelists talked about the 2012 presidential election campaign and political strategies employed in the primary campaigns. They also responded to questions from the audience.

Campaign strategists and social network analysts spoke about the use of the Internet and social networking techniques to reach voters and communicate political messages. Among the topics the…

Political strategists talked about campaigning and partisan politics. They focused on media strategies, fairness in reporting, and their experiences in recent election campaigns. They also r…

Steve Schmidt spoke about the state of the Republican Party, strategies to rebuild the party in the coming years, the selection of Sarah Palin as the 2008 Republican vice presidential candi…

Steve Schmidt, a senior adviser to the 2008 McCain presidendial campaign and campaign manager for Governor Schwarzenegger, spoke about his thoughts on the 2008 election and future Republican…

Campaign representatives spoke with media representatives in the “spin room” after the third of three debates between presidential candidates Senators John McCain and Barack Obama, held at H…

Campaign officials and party representatives dpoke to the media following the second of three debates between presidential candidates Senators John McCain and Barack Obama, held at Belmont U…

Following the vice presidential debate between Governor Sarah Palin and Senator Joe Biden, campaign surrogates, party leaders and others spoke to reporters about their impressions of the deb…

Representatives of the McCain and Obama campaigns spoke with reporters at the conclusion of the first presidential debate. They reiterated their support for their respective candidates and r…