“We really tried to be careful and smart about that,” he continued, “and that meant we were more deliberative on purpose.” de Blasio said, “we put a huge premium on protecting the first lady’s reputation.” Cuomo, joined the campaign in late 1999, after being recommended by several people close to the Clintons, including Harold Ickes, a former deputy chief of staff to President Bill Clinton. de Blasio, a former official in the Clinton administration under Housing Secretary Andrew M. Clinton has not made an endorsement in the race. Reines said, referring to the full Democratic field. Clinton declined, and said through a spokesman, Philippe Reines: “She loves all her candidates the same,” Mr. Nor did he work on the same floor as the vaunted War Room in the crucial final weeks - something he dismisses as minor, but others find symbolically powerful. Then still the first lady, she often relied on a team of White House aides she had known for years. Clinton as other advisers, according to more than two dozen people involved in the race. While he had a say on all sorts of matters, including finance and personnel, he did not have signoff power on many key issues, and did not enjoy the same access to Mrs. de Blasio hardly fit the profile of a traditional campaign manager. “You can’t do something like that and not come out with a sense of wanting to perfect the craft.”ĭespite having the title, Mr. “It has affected my view on how to run a campaign and how to lead,” Mr. Clinton’s victory, he stepped out of the role of strategist, and decided, at age 39, to seek public office himself, winning races for councilman and public advocate, and now running for mayor. And it turned out to be his last, as an operative.Īfter Mrs. de Blasio’s life it was the biggest and most high-profile political effort he had ever been put in charge of. The campaign for an open Senate seat was a turning point in Mr. He was so deliberative, in fact, that he was eventually elbowed out during the final stretch of the campaign. Clinton’s first run for office, however, reveals that his inclinations - inclusive and easygoing but frequently indecisive - could be agonizingly inefficient in a high-pressure, ever-shifting situation. de Blasio has soared to the top of the polls in the Democratic mayoral primary promising a new kind of leadership that can knit together New York City’s many factions - uniting people across all boroughs who have felt left out during the 12-year tenure of Mayor Michael R. Trump has seized on the Disney fight, writing on Truth Social "DeSanctus is being absolutely destroyed by Disney.this is all so unnecessary, a political STUNT!" Carville says Trump has "outfoxed" and is "making a fool" out of DeSantis, adding "I just wonder how much more humiliation this man can take." You can watch the full interview with James Carville here.“It was amazing that Bill was more than willing to let this go on.” If he does, he will have to face former President Donald Trump. Carville called DeSantis's Disney battle a stunt, saying the problem is "when you govern by stunts, you just have to come up with more stunts." Many believe DeSantis will throw his hat into the ring for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. Carville says DeSantis has "managed to make Disney and Donald Trump a mortal enemy" but that ultimately DeSantis has miscalculated. Longtime Democratic strategist James Carville spoke to Yahoo Finance's Dave Briggs about the DeSantis-Disney battle. The feud escalated to the point that DeSantis gained control of Disney's Reedy Creek Improvement District, only to discover the company was able to find a workaround. It all started when company executives criticized DeSantis-backed legislation critics call the "Don't Say Gay" bill. “And so, he’s basically a gas station with a bunch of nuclear weapons and one of the things we could be doing better is utilizing our own energy resources in the U.S.”Īfter the 2022 midterm elections McCain expressed her support for DeSantis, calling Trump a “narcissist” and a “cancer.”įlorida Governor Ron DeSantis has been battling Disney (DIS) for nearly a year. “I think he’s hostile to the United States, but I think the thing that we’ve seen is he doesn’t have the conventional capability to realize his ambitions,” DeSantis said of the Russian president. The Florida governor told Morgan that Putin is a “war criminal” who should be “held accountable,” according an excerpt published by the New York Post. UP.”ĭeSantis made the remarks in an interview with Piers Morgan on Fox Nation this week, reversing his previous stance that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as a “territorial dispute.” In a quote tweet, McCain responded to Trump, saying, “GROW. Lindsey Graham Says Trump Is in a ‘Sad’ Emotional State With Looming Indictment: ‘He Does Believe It’s Never Ending’ (Video)
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