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Bush Strategist: McCain Knows He Put Country At Risk With Palin Pick

Oct. 14, 2008
Matthew Dowd, a prominent political consultant and chief strategist for George W. Bush's reelection campaign...
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Report: Bush veterans prep Palin

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Advisers from the Bush administration are prepping Gov. Sarah Palin for her vice presidential debate with Sen. Joe Biden, U.S. political strategists say.
2008 election needs new media playbook

2008 election needs new media playbook

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- A veteran of the 2004 U.S. election campaign says presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain are wasting their money on television advertisements.

Former operative: Bush 'bubbled in'

AUSTIN, Texas, March 31 (UPI) -- Matthew Dowd, a former Democrat from Texas who was one of President George W. Bush's top campaign aides in 2004, says he is "disappointed" in Bush.

U.S. politicians fear YouTube postings

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Finding themselves on the popular YouTube.com Web site where embarrassing videos are posted has become a major fear for U.S. politicians.

Top Bush political aide to depart

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- White House Office of Political Affairs chief Matt Schlapp is leaving the administration for a post with Koch Industries, The Hill reports.

Bush, Kerry tied in battleground states

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- President George Bush and Sen. John Kerry are tied, at 49 percent support among likely voters in 12 battleground states, USA Today reports.

RBC hires new senior currency strategist

NEW YORK, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- RBC Capital Markets Friday hired former Citigroup currency strategist T.J. Marta as a senior currency strategist in New York.

Campaign says Cheney is a political asset

WASHINGTON, July 16 (UPI) -- The Bush campaign worked to tamp down talk Friday that Vice President Dick Cheney is a drag on the president's re-election.

Democrats take 5-point lead in U.S. poll

WASHINGTON, July 13 (UPI) -- The likely U.S. Democratic team of Sen. John Kerry and Sen. John Edwards lead Republicans George Bush and Dick Cheney by 5 points, USA Today reported.

U.S. intelligence czar unlikely

WASHINGTON, July 11 (UPI) -- In the wake of CIA intelligence failures, U.S. President George Bush is unlikely to create a Cabinet-level intelligence czar, the Los Angeles Times said.

Bush strategist: Expect Kerry bounce

WASHINGTON, July 5 (UPI) -- The Bush campaign's chief strategist warned supporters to expect the Democrats to get a bounce in the polls as the post-primary season winds down.

Bush strategist frets over poll decline

WASHINGTON, May 18 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush's chief campaign strategist is concerned with Bush's record low approval ratings, the Washington Times said Tuesday.
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch