At Harvard, hoping to discuss voter suppression
Political geniuses, political fools
By: Roger Simon, Politico.com
November 27, 2012 04:31 AM EST
In a couple of days, the top operatives of the Democratic and Republican presidential campaigns will gather at Harvard University’s Institute of Politics to discuss the strategies and tactics they used this year.
In the past, it has been a very illuminating exercise. After campaigns are over, the winners always look like geniuses and the losers always look like fools, but the truth is rarely that simple.
Campaigns are made up of thousands of decisions, large and small, many made after deep study and some done on the fly. In addition, circumstances beyond the control of either side as well as sheer, dumb luck often play a part.
One of the things I hope the operatives will discuss this week is voter suppression, how it was supposed to work and how it failed.
(More here.)
By: Roger Simon, Politico.com
November 27, 2012 04:31 AM EST
In a couple of days, the top operatives of the Democratic and Republican presidential campaigns will gather at Harvard University’s Institute of Politics to discuss the strategies and tactics they used this year.
In the past, it has been a very illuminating exercise. After campaigns are over, the winners always look like geniuses and the losers always look like fools, but the truth is rarely that simple.
Campaigns are made up of thousands of decisions, large and small, many made after deep study and some done on the fly. In addition, circumstances beyond the control of either side as well as sheer, dumb luck often play a part.
One of the things I hope the operatives will discuss this week is voter suppression, how it was supposed to work and how it failed.
(More here.)
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