Republicans Take Classes From Obama's Team

GOP strategists go to campaign manager school

While elected Republicans and Dems fight tooth and nail over the fiscal cliff, their respective campaign teams spent the weekend civilly exchanging ideas.

They met at the Harvard Institute of Politics Campaign Managers Conference, a four-yearly election postmortem attended by campaign strategists from both parties.

This year, it was perfectly clear who were the students and who the masters. "We got our butts kicked, so I'm going to school," the manager of one 2012 Republican presidential campaign told Buzzfeed.

Republicans packed the room when Obama's campaign team met to reveal their secrets. David Axelrod, Stephanie Cutter and the rest focused on technology, where Obama's team have a huge edge over Republicans. "We weren't even running in the same race," a crestfallen Romney aide told BuzzFeed after the session. "They were just amazing."

If you want to know more on the Obama team's secret formula, you'll have to wait: the proceedings are under embargo until the Institute releases transcripts.

Via Zeke Miller at Buzzfeed.

Are you surprised to see this form of bipartisanship?

[FollowTheMoney]

Of course they get along, As I've said time and again, The parties are ...one in the same. This is just business as usual to the political operatives. There is no emotional attachment to the country, no since of duty, honor or country. This is political operatives doing what they do. Politicians are just performing their role, they have to give perception that they actually care about the issues/problems that they them selves have created.

[Neo_NtheMatrix]

I'm starting to agree with you. This is why we need a radical Tea Party to come through and shut things down. We have two liberal parties that are both spending our children into bondage. From here on out, I'm not voting for anyone else that is not Tea Party brand approved.

[kirbstomp1]

The libertarian party will have to save America.

[Neo_NtheMatrix]

@kirbstomp1 - Libertarians don't believe in national defense. It's time for a true third party, the Tea Party.

[kirbstomp1]

@Neo_NtheMatrix - lol the tea party is why your party is falling apart? it's very apparent. and secondly libertarians believe in national defense more than any other party. They don't believe in national offense.

[FollowTheMoney]

@Neo_NtheMatrix I prefer the libertarian party platform myself, but any departure from the power parties is a step forward. We have to step away from the issues and look at the big picture. Profit motivate all of us, but prefer to invest my profit in what suits me , my family and my community. I have no interest in social engineering, live and let live is my motto...as long as no one gets hurt.. Let the Feds handle foreign relations and national security, leave the rest to the states. A little over simplified, but you get the point.

[Antizealot]

Good idea. All Republicans should take classes on everything from philosophy to economics.

[FollowTheMoney]

Don't forget their counter parts the Democrat's. All of them need a lesson in ethics and humility.

[Antizealot]

@FollowTheMoney -They wouldn't be in politics if they had ethics and humility, lol.

[Sharpshooter]

@FollowTheMoney Teaching a democrat ethics is like teaching a pig to waltz, except you MIGHT actually see a pig waltzing, the only way you'll ever see an ethical democrat is if he's an illegal alien from Htrae.

[Antizealot]

@Sharpshooter- I'll bet your car is covered in bumperstickers isn't it.

[Sharpshooter]

@Antizealot I'll bet I have far fewer than you, AND I OWN my car.

[DARSB]

Having the guys who actually run campaigns talk to one another isn't a surprise, and neither is the inability of policy makers from either party to speak to instead of past one another.

[woodtick57]

now if we could just find the best at running our country....

[FollowTheMoney]

The solution doesn't lye within the ranks of the parties now in power.

[PoliticalSpice]

Not at all, people facinated politics may object to the others sides policies, but they all lobe to ein and are facinated by what motivated their adversary to act ad they did. And there are very few people they can talk too anout it who share the interest. So it is perfectly normal...

[jessejaymes]

It's only perfectly normal if you assume that both parties are hogs of a different color at the taxpayer trough but in the end both are still hogs.

[InjusticeSucks]

If every Repug took the Class they still would know less then a Flea.

[martydotcom]

Like they say in the Mafia "It ain't personal, it business

[Neo_NtheMatrix]

It's a sad day when a Republican looks to a socialist liberal for answers.

[Neo_NtheMatrix]

If you're not Tea Party certified, don't come looking for my vote.

[PNWest]

@Neo_NtheMatrix Does the Tea Party certify Canadian candidates?

[stepped_in_it]

Nope. What does and always will surprise me are the sheeple here who make either Democrat or Republican comments to put down each other! Wake up! Both parties are sleeping with each other and we are paying for their condoms (at least I hope they are having safe sex)......NO, wait a minute. I hope they don't use condoms and give each other an STD that makes AIDS look like a pimple! Haven't you sheeple ever noticed how politicians have almost hateful debates and then we catch a photo later and they're slapping each other on the backside and laughing! Ever wonder what/who they are laughing at? >>>> YOU SHEEPLE!

[FollowTheMoney]

I feel your pain. I have often been dismayed by people defending the enemy. The wolves in sheep's clothing. "Sheeple" I love it! An apt description..LOL!

[stepped_in_it]

@FollowTheMoney Combo of sheep/people.....as sheep can be herded quite easily....BAAAA....lmao

[SavageMazx]

So one group of dishonest over paid politicians is learning how another group of dishonest over paid politicians does things.....sharing best practices on how to screw over the tax payers

[MaxPain]

Strange that the GOP would Finally think about Educating their Own!

[scotta]

No. there is not much difference in either party. All they want is power. They do not do the tax payers business.

[Patriot-Pirate]

Oh great, we are going to learn how to cultivate mindless brain dead sheeple to vote for us too. "How to attract uninformed voters in 10 easy steps " I am looking forward to the disinformation seminars.

[Picasso]

People who watch FOX news or brain dead, you won't to know why Obams won.....
Fox News, Negative. Would you wedd a person that talked negative all the time?

[ctc]

I am a little surprised that Republicans in any form would drink the Obama kool-aid in order to get well. One party's cure can be the other party's poison.

[harold_lloyd]

Dear Rest of the World,
It's recently come to my attention that we have exported our brand of political consultant to many other countries. I am so sorry.
With Regret,
America

[WMCOL]

Republicans are best at creating fiction. They should be in Hollywood.

[sabbatical]

Obama's Team Takes A Shit On Republicans

[Sabio]

enjoy it while it lasts, HA HA

[tomincali]

not surprised at all. when you're trying to learn dirty tricks you have to learn from those who are best at it.

[MarkJM]

-Being a snake in the grass 101
-Lying to Constituents 110
-Cheating the system for personal benefit 120

Wonder what other classes are taking place here? I'll put money on it that this is all at taxpayer expense as well.