“Candidate Obama was either exceptionally naive or willfully disingenuous when he vowed to change the way Washington works. The very promise of Hope and Change was rooted in uprooting the Washington modus operandi. But instead of rejecting it, he embraced it all - the secrecy, the closed doors, the political favors, the near-criminal negligence.” WayPoliticalDoorsPromiseCriminalsFavorsCandidatesRootedNaiveSecrecyRejectingClosed DoorsNegligenceDisingenuousHope And ChangeModus OperandiUprooting Author:Reince Priebus
“It is harder to lie in an interview. A good interview - and it can be polite - is not a one way street like a candidate controlled ad. An interview is not programmed by the candidate and so the candidate can't be exactly sure what will be asked.” WayLyingStreetsHarderOne WayCandidatesInterviewsControlledAdsPolite Author:Greta Van Susteren
“"Perceive" is the word that became in the '72 campaign what "charisma" was for the 1960, '64 and even the '68 campaigns. "Perceive" is the new key word. When you say perceive you imply the difference between what the candidate is and the way the public or the voters see him.” WayDifferencesKeysCampaignsPerceiveCandidatesVoters1960sCharisma Book:Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 Source: Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72