Tad Devine
Tad Devine
Thomas A. "Tad" Devine is an American political consultant. Devine was a senior adviser in Al Gore's 2000 and John Kerry's 2004 Presidential campaigns. He currently is the chief strategist for Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential campaign. He has worked on eleven winning campaigns for President and Prime Minister in Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East, as well as seventeen winning U.S. Senate races. Devine is currently the president of Devine Mulvey Longabaugh, a Washington D.C.-based media consulting firm. In...
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The support for Gore comes much more quickly and much more easily once voters get a sense of who he is. Until they understand something about his motivation and his biography and his background, it is difficult for voters to get a handle on him outside of the image of a vice president.
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John Kerry has a 35-year consistent record of fighting for people. ... And we welcome the debate.
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And this is just another example where his insensitivity has divided people, and I think it's hurting our country.
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He didn't benefit from his own body language.
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The persuadable voters are heavily inclined against the president, ... They're looking for someone to take this nation in a new direction....And I think Iraq is a perfect example: $200 billion being spent today in Iraq on -- over there when we need it over here to deal with the problems that we face here at home.
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We must own crisis. We must brand crisis.
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When candidates introduce themselves through biography, it invites voters in in a unique way, a way of relating to people in their own lives and experiences.