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Steve Schmidt

Ed Harris is slated to play Sen. John McCain in the screen adaption of the book Game Change. Which got us thinking…who will play McCain’s campaign manager/chief strategist Steve Schmidt? We wouldn’t be surprised if you see one of the below three take on the role. If you have other …

If you’re in politics and spent four, five or six years of your life graduating from college – you wasted your time. McCain campaign manager Steve Schmidt and David Plouffe, his counterpart on the Obama campaign, are teaming up to develop a political communications center at the University of Delaware. …

Spend a few minutes with your morning coffee and check out Todd S. Purdum’s take on the Palin campaign. Vanity Fair: It Came From Wasilla Despite her disastrous performance in the 2008 election, Sarah Palin is still the sexiest brand in Republican politics, with a lucrative book contract for her …

David Plouffe and Steve Schmidt recently spoke at the University of Delaware.  Schmidt, who was McCain’s campaign manager, said this about his team’s chances:  [we’re quite sure his donors will love hearing this… ] [It was] “the strategic equivalent of throwing a football through a tire at 50 yards.” Plouffe …