Behind The Campaign Curtain

Stuart Stevens writes, "When you begin to grasp the complexity and difficulty of building and executing a presidential campaign, it makes the achievement of the Harris campaign all the more impressive."

Published:August 15, 2024

By Stuart Stevens

Until November 5th, political campaigns will dominate our national conversation. It is an extended version of March Madness with a far larger fan base. The ups and downs of the Trump vs. Harris race will be analyzed constantly and be the subject of hours of discussion with friends, ...

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Stuart Stevens
Resolute Square Partner and Lincoln Project Sr. Advisor

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2024 Presidential Election

The 60th quadrennial presidential election, scheduled for Tuesday, November 5, 2024, is considered to be the most consequential election of our lifetimes where Americans will have the opportunity to protect democracy and democratic norms from extreme right-wing policies, racial violence and growing threat of authoritarianism by Republicans.

Kamala Harris

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The overturning of Roe v. Wade through the Dobbs decision by the US SCOTUS marked the first time a Constitutional right had been taken away from American citizens. In the midterms, women and young people showed the GOP what a tremendous blunder that was and made them pay a price at the ballot box.

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