Showing posts with label Ron Fournier. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ron Fournier. Show all posts

Thursday, May 28, 2015

The "Anti-Hillary"

The "Anti-Hillary"

May 28, 2015 2016 presidential campaign , Carly Fiorina 0 Comments
Fournier: Carly Fiorina ‘Very Smart’ for Taking Questions and Contrasting Herself with Hillary

May 27, 2015



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Monday, March 2, 2015

So who takes him seriously? You do, not us!

So who takes him seriously? You do, not us!

March 02, 2015 Donald Trump , Howard Kurtz 0 Comments
Fournier: Trump Is a Carnival Barker, We Shouldn’t Take Him Very Seriously

 

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Tuesday, June 10, 2014

'I've Had Enough': When Democrats Quit on Obama --Still none dare go on the record

June 10, 2014 Democrats , Hostage Exchange 0 Comments
President Barack Obama
By Ron Fournier, Jun. 9, 2014, Nationaljournal.com

 The email hit my in-box at 9:41 p.m. last Wednesday. From one of the most powerful Democrats in Washington, a close adviser to the White House, the missive amounted to an electronic eye roll. "Even I have had enough."

 Another Democrat had quit on President Obama.

 The tipping point for this person was the Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl case—not the soldier-for-Taliban swap itself as much as how the White House mishandled its obligation to communicate effectively and honestly to Congress and the public. More than that, Obama's team had failed once again to acknowledge its mistakes, preferring to cast blame and seek cover behind talking points.

 "DC is hard, and depressing," the Democrat wrote. "I still believe good comes from government (e.g. 8 million in ACA). But that Politico story is a cautionary one: good reminder that you can't go so in the bunker [and] no longer identify legitimate criticism." That day, Politico had posted a story channeling the White House communications team's response to the Bergdahl backlash.

 To this senior Democrat, the Politico story showed the White House to be both tone-deaf and arrogant, two vices that are undermining what could have been a great presidency.

 I share this email to make the broader point and to offer a disclosure: In the 18 months since I began writing columns focused on the presidency, virtually every post critical of Obama has originated from conversations with Democrats. Members of Congress, consultants, pollsters, lobbyists, and executives at think tanks, these Democrats are my Obama-whispers. They respect and admire Obama but believe that his presidency has been damaged by his shortcomings as a leader; his inattention to details of governing; his disengagement from the political process and from the public; his unwillingness to learn on the job; and his failure to surround himself with top-shelf advisers who are willing to challenge their boss as well as their own preconceived notions.

 "Dem Party is F****d," wrote a Democratic consultant with strong ties to the White House and Capitol Hill during the botched rollout of the Affordable Care Act website.

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