Sentences with phrase «successful political operation»

Here at e.politics, we're happy to read things so you don't have to — though in this case you should, because David Plouffe's The Audacity to Win is well written and one hell of a glimpse into the strategy, tactics and execution of a remarkably successful political operation.

Not exact matches

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If you could ask the Obama operation, the most successful internet political machine to date, they'd say that the online team should be at the leadership table and equal with field, fundraising, communications, IT, etc — it should be a entity of its own, not stuck under the tech director and hidden in a basement somewhere.

Their 2004 microtargeting turnout operation is still lauded by political professionals as both innovative and successful.

The Middle East is, however, split between strong Gulf airlines, with successful long - haul super-connector operations, and regionally - focused airlines which are suffering from the impact of lower oil revenues and political conflict.

One individual involved with the campaign explained, «Until the charter movement began to develop its own political operation and build a counterweight to the teachers» union, it could never be successful in Albany, regardless of the results the schools produced.»

And in order to grab their slice, the publishers have seen over the past five years that they too have to work on the mainland in order to have any chance of making the right political and business connections that are essential to being a successful operation in China.

«He has been smart and successful in running these different political operations.