The Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies
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Mann, Thomas, 57
manufacturing jobs, 8–9, 296
Mao Zedong, 48
Maraniss, David, 231
March on Washington, 272
Margolis, Jim, 109, 110, 225, 312, 339
marriage, 217
Martin, Jenny Beth, 21, 290
Martin, Roland, 183
Martin, Trayvon, 74, 299
Martinez, Susan, 290
Massachusetts, 179, 181, 246, 361
outsourcing by, 261
MassCare, 212
Mastromonaco, Alyssa, 142, 263
Mathis, Brian, 203
Matthews, Chris, 327, 334
Meath, Jason Killian, 187
Meckler, Mark, 21, 290
Medicaid, 168, 313
as block-granted to states in Ryan’s budget, 163
medical malpractice, 160–61
medical research, x
Medicare, 8, 24, 57, 168, 236, 291, 313, 314n
as privatized in Ryan’s budget, 163
vouchers for, x, 236, 238
Medvedev, Dmitry, 10, 130n
Meet the Press, 39, 240, 244, 319
Mehlman, Ken, 240
Menendez, Bob, 274
Merkel, Angela, 11
Merrill Lynch, 135
Messina, Jim, 11, 82, 83, 84, 85–86, 90–91, 93, 95, 96, 99, 100, 245, 268, 293, 326, 327, 338, 346, 356, 366
campaign budget cuts of, 256
campaign spending by, 244
made head of Organizing for Action, 377
and Republican super PAC spending, 202
Romney strategy misread by, 283
and Silver’s prediction of Obama loss, 174
Messner, Tom, 222
Mexican Americans, 93
Mexico, 262
Miami-Dade College, 150
Michel, Robert, 187
Michigan, 3, 26, 79, 191, 208–9, 348
Microsoft, 99
microtargeting, 224, 247
middle class, 283, 287, 305, 306, 361
Midway, battle of, 145
Mikulski, Barbara, 166
military, 168, 313
Miller, Zell, 283
Milwaukee, Wis., 75
minimum wage, 208, 297
Minnesota, 75, 85, 345, 346, 357
minorities, 233, 269
Mishkin, Arnon, 358
Mississippi, University of, 364
Missouri, 361
Mitchell, Emmett “Bucky,” IV, 78
Mobius Executive Leadership, 101
Moffatt, Zac, 224, 225
Mogadishu, 148 partner, Russ Schriefer, ws small
Mohammed, Khalid Sheikh, 147
Mondale, Walter, 113, 234, 350, 360
monetary policy, 316
Moneyball (Lewis), 84
Montana, 361
More Emails Test, 258–59
Morley, Michael, 301
Mormonism, 207, 220, 263, 324
Morning in America, 222
Morris, Dick, 5–6, 345, 375
mortgages, 200
Mother Jones, 309, 310, 311
“Motor Voter” bill, 74
Mourdock, Richard, 340, 361
MoveOn.org, 26
Moynihan, Daniel Patrick, 303, 314n
MSNBC, 60, 66, 111, 118, 177, 205, 261, 272, 310, 327, 331, 334, 374
Mullen, Mike, 11, 148, 149, 152–53
Muñoz, Cecelia, 275
Munro, Neil, 69
Murdoch, Rupert, 62–63, 64, 229, 345
Ailes considered crazy by, 65
Romney’s meeting with, 178
Romney’s team insulted by, 229
Romney supported by, 64
Murphy, Mike, 220
Murphy, Patrick, 1
Murray, Charles, 288
Murray, Robert, 364
MyBO, 99
Myers, Beth, 293, 324
Myspace, 99
NAACP, 82, 258, 299
Nabors, Rob, 166
Nader, Ralph, 72
Napolitano, Janet, 276
Narwhal, 106–8, 265, 349
National Academy of Sciences, 45
National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, 57
National Counterterrorism Center, 149
national debt, 14, 164, 306
National Dialogue Monitor, 225, 365
National Economic Council, 14, 294
N partner, Russ Schriefer, ol,Paational Journal, 7, 31
National Labor Relations Board, 136
National Mall, 112
national parks, 52
National Recovery Act, 249
National Republican Lawyers Association, 80
National Rifle Association, 23
National Security Council, 11, 135, 148, 377
National Urban League, 271
National Youth Administration, 131
NATO, 11
Navy SEALs, 145, 148, 149, 156
SEAL Team 6, 151–52
NBC, 230, 279
NBC News, 181, 267, 356
negative income tax, 303
neighborhood team leaders, 266
Nelson, Ben, 55
neoconservatives, 18, 47
Nesbitt, Marty, 6, 15, 137, 138, 154, 200, 329, 348, 349, 356
Netanyahu, Benjamin, 196, 267
Nevada, 4, 22, 85, 263, 284, 360
New Apostolic Reformation, 180
New Black Panther Party, 75
New Deal, ix, 49, 50, 287, 296, 317, 379
New Era of Responsibility, A: Renewing America’s Promise, 63
New Hampshire, 22, 50, 51, 77, 80, 85, 117, 174–75, 209, 218, 239, 300, 321, 346, 352
New Hampshire primary, 188, 355
Newhouse, Neil, 225–26, 345, 346, 352, 361
New Jersey, 257–58
Newman, Paul, 111
New Mexico, 75, 85
New Nationalism, 235
News Corp., 62, 65, 178–79
Newsmax, 61, 68, 218
Newsweek, 242
Newtown, Conn., shooting in, 111, 372–73, 378
New York, N.Y., 241, 266
New Yorker, 111, 306, 325
New York Times, 31, 35, 63, 173, 193, 209–10, 227, 234, 239, 290, 296, 311, 328
New York Times Magazine, 174, 366
NGP Van, 106
Nicholson, Marvin, 129, 359
Niskanen, William, 73
Nixon, Richard, xii, 41, 65, 72, 87, 114, 192, 209, 216, 220, 303, 325n, 366
adversaries considered enemies by, 144, 195
North Vietnam bombed by, 168
resignation of, 347
No Apology (Romney), 221White House Office of Public Engagement,cv
No Child Left Behind, 160
Noonan, Peggy, 50, 100, 262–63
Norquist, Grover, xii, 47–51, 55–56, 57, 58–59, 70, 76, 89, 159, 180, 211, 375
deficit deals disdained by, 164–65
on Romney’s foreign policy plans, 197
Steele opposed by, 183
tax pledge of, 50–51, 55–56
UNITA Army and, 47–48
North Carolina, 85, 241, 242, 248, 356, 359
North Dakota, 361
North Korea, 11
North Vietnam, 168
NPR, 60, 188
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 292
nuclear warheads, 10
Nurses for Obama, 260
Nutter, Michael, 346
Obama, Barack:
as allegedly anti-business, 199, 204
as allegedly educated in radical madrassa, 33
as allegedly Muslim, 30, 34 partner, Russ Schriefer, ws small , 37–38, 336
as allegedly “neocolonialist,” 176
auto bailouts of, 10
basketball played by, 335, 355
Bill Clinton’s complicated relationship with, 13, 119–20, 122, 244
bipartisanship of, 44
birth certificate released by, 39–41
birthplace conspiracy theory against, 30–31, 33–34, 39–41, 176, 177,
211, 231, 242
Boehner’s relationship with, 160, 369–70
books opposed to, 35–36
“bubble” disliked by, 121–33
business community’s relationship with, 134–43, 204
as centrist, 160
Chicago friends in administration of, 138
communication failure by, 111–20, 173
complaints about presidency by, 128–29
considered radical, 34–35
considered well-intentioned, 95–96
debt reduction desired by, 164
defense spending and, 185
deficit reduction and, 56–58
economic policy team chosen by, 134
education of, 307
and expiration of tax cut, 11–12
favorite presidents of, 44
fiftieth birthday of, 159, 172
first inaugural address of, 111–12, 153
first inauguration of, 51, 373n
fiscal cliff negotiated by, 369–71
Fox News criticism of, 62–63, 67
as frustrated, 172
golf played by, 123, 129, 164, 244, 335
as good for Fox News ratings, 64–65
at Grand Bargain talks, 165–67
gratitude disdained by, 126–27, 141
Hawaiian childhood of, 125
idealism of, 171
Illinois Republicans and, 44
inclusive White House desired by, 1
insularity of, 121–33
lack of “narrative” of, 117–18, 247
liberal media’s criticism of, 117
miserable third year of, 17
as moderate, 35
Murdoch and Ailes’s meeting with, 62–63
Obamacare victory celebrated by, 252
Planned Parenthood funding and, 161–62
plan to kill bin Laden, 145–46 to the outside world.00 d, 147, 149–54, 177, 332
poker played by, 233, 244
political phone calls disdained by, 127
politics disliked by, 9–10
press conferences disliked by, 113
public pensions disdained by, 161
race of, xi, 20, 130–31, 379
race speech of, 40
“real” father conspiracy theory against, 33, 336
redistribution supported by, 318
reliance on teleprompter, 113–14, 371
Republican strategy in opposition to, 51–52
right-wing media followed by, 68
Romney’s “47 percent” remark criticized by, 313
Romney’s criticism on terrorism response of, 156
on same-sex marriage, 13, 240–43, 248, 346
second inaugural of, 373–74
self-awareness of, 121–22
Senate campaign of, 268
Silver’s prediction of loss for, 174
smoking quit by, 14
speech on bin Laden’s killing by, 153–54, 158
START Treaty signed by, 10–11
State of the Union Address (2011) by, 96, 117, 153, 164, 314
State of the Union Address (2012) by, 233, 237, 247
State of the Union Address (2013) by, 111
state senate race lost by, xi
targeted killings sanctioned by, 144–45
tax amnesty policy of, 136
in televised debate with Republicans, 54
in 2008 campaign, 263
and 2010 elections, 6–7
2013 budget proposal of, 375–76
unemployment worries of, 8–9
voter confidence in handling economy, 83
Wall Street money raised by, 199
wealthy opposition to, 194–206
West’s dispute with, 270–71, 272, 274
at White House Correspondents Dinner, 150–51
Obama, Barack, 2012 campaign of, 83–97, 98–110, 132, 136, 221, 227, 242, 243–44, 367
advertising by, 227, 230, 231, 243, 246–47, 255, 262, 267, 277–78, 279, 283–84, 289, 298
as allegedly dysfunctional, 261
Analytics, 87, 99, 100, 107, 110, 237, 257, 263, 328, 337, 355
Bain attacked by, 215, 238–39, 245
in battleground states, 263–65
Benghazi attack and, 319, 330, 331, 332
Big Data used by, 84–85, 88, 98, 225
bin Laden’s death and, 155–57, 332
“Built to Last” slogan of, 237, 247
Cleveland speech on reelection by, 246
Clinton considered oracle to, 244–45
Communications, 110, 260, 261, 326
convention campaign speech of, 296–97
corporate marketing and, 246
Daley excluded from, 142
Data, 103
in debt ceiling crisis, 13–14, 127, 158, 170–71, 173, 175, 233, 378
deficit in, 233, 238
Digital, 87, 99, 103, 108, 110, 257, 258, 259, 260, 265
“Dry Runs” of, 266
Email List of, 87, 89, 106, 258–59, 260
enthusiasm of, 260–61
Facebook-targeted sharing used by, 266
Field, 87, 101, 103, 104, 109, 110, 260, 263, 264, 265
Finance, 87, 94, 108, 110, 260
as first data campaign, xi
first debate performance in, 320–27, 333, 334
focus groups in, 93, 95, 234, 279
fundraising for, 94–95, 96–97, 256–57, 258, 259–60, 292, 337, 338
GOTV in, 89, 98, 106, 265, 266, 353–54
Hurricane Sandy in, 343–45, 363
ID calls of, 103–4
immigration in, 233–34
kickoff rally for, 224
lack of central message in, 246
as largest political mobilization in U.S. history, 266
Latinos in, see Latinos
media budget of, 99
neighborhood team leaders of, 266
Paid, 87
persuasion scores of, 105
pessimism of, 102–3
“private sector doing fine” gaffe of, 256
progressive speech in Osawatomie by, 235
Romney’s “47 percent” remark and, 318, 319, 323
on Ryan-Biden debate, 330
slogan of, 96
spending on commercials for, 94
strategy of, 83–97, 284–85
super PACs and, 202
technological problems at, 108
Technology, 99, 103, 105–6, 108, 260 partner, Russ Schriefer, office early
Trump’s challenge on transcripts to, 334–35
undecided voters in, 247, 263–65
“You didn’t build that” remark in, 287–89
youth vote courted by, 269–70
Obama, Barack, Sr., 34
Obama, Malia, 123, 242
Obama, Michelle, 4, 14, 15, 16, 17, 32, 38, 84, 101, 107, 122, 123, 128, 154, 259, 279, 338, 367
convention speech of, 297
education of, 307
as ignorant of bin Laden raid, 149–50
Twitter used by, 266
Obama, Sasha, 123, 152, 242
Obamacare, x, 1, 22, 24, 37, 217, 257
advisory board of, 324
African Americans aided by, 272
attempts to repeal, 163, 236
birth control and, 279–80
contraception coverage in, 38
as liked by public, 129
mandate in, 73, 181, 208, 250, 254–55
and medical malpractice, 160–61
opportunity costs of, 25
as originally Republican plan, 35
progressive disappointment in, 235
as repealed in Ryan budget, 163
Republican opposition to, 18, 53, 124, 196, 236, 249–55
signing of, 143
Supreme Court battle over, xii, 126, 248, 250–55, 256, 259
as tax, 250, 251–52, 254
as unpopular, 10
White House’s prediction of popularity of, 116
Obama Derangement Syndrome, xi, 3
0–43, 177, 232, 334–36, 371–72
Obama for America, 88, 377
Obama Nation, The (Corsi), 35
O’Brien, Shannon, 214, 215
O’Brien, William, 80 not buying health insurance se24
Occidental College, 199
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 45
Occupy Wall Street, 69, 92, 306
O’Donnell, Kenny, 138
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 160
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), 132, 160, 162
Ohio, 22, 26, 77, 79, 85, 101, 175, 190, 191, 209
in election of 2012, 242, 263, 266, 300–301, 302, 319, 336–37, 340–41, 342, 346, 348, 349, 350, 352, 353, 355, 357–58, 359, 360, 361, 362
Ohio State University, 265
oil companies, 296
O’Keefe, James, 76
Okrent, Alex, 268
Olin family, 73
Olympics, of 2002, 215, 230, 267
Olympics, of 2012, 207, 213, 229, 267
Omnicom, 66–67
O’Neill, Tip, 123, 124, 369
Oparowski, Pat, 292
Oparowski, Ted, 292
Operation Eagle-Eye, 71
Operation Lemonade, 362
Operation Vote, 269, 277
Oprah, 40
Optimizer, 109–10, 225
Oregon, 77
O’Reilly, Bill, 60, 67–68, 116, 363
O’Reilly Factor, 67
Organizing for Action, 377–78
Organizing for America (OFA), 88–89, 98, 101, 107, 109, 110, 256, 263, 264, 265, 270, 299, 306, 319, 337, 338, 339, 342, 346–47, 350
Orlando Tea Party debate, 228
Ornstein, Norman, 57
O’Rourke, P. J., 48
Orszag, Peter, 28
Osawatomie, Kans., 235–36
Our Divided Political Heart (Dionne), xiii
Ouren, Bill, 81
Page, Katie Packer, 224
Pagliuca, Steve, 215
Pagones, Steve, 271
Paid Media, 95, 109
Pakistan, 146, 148
Palestine, 196, 267, 324
Palin, Sarah, 17, 36, 38–39, 61, 62, 176, 178, 260, 332n, 371
Palm Beach Post, 78
Palmieri, Jen, 246
Panetta, Leon, 132, 155
Obama’s meeting on bin Laden with, 145–46
on proposed defense cuts, 170
SEAL attack on bin Laden compound desired by, 148, 149
torture disdained by, 147
Parker, Sarah Jessica, 258
partisanship, xi, 44
in media, 61
Party’s Over, The (Broder), 60
Patrick, Deval, 287
Paul, Rand, 53, 253, 371
Paul, Ron, 37, 180
Pawlenty, Tim, 151, 179, 285, 286
payroll tax, 24, 236, 313, 370
Payton, Walter, 118–19
PBS, x, 272
Pearl Harbor, 38, 145
Pell grants, 272, 313
Pelosi, Nancy, 12, 14, 122, 127, 255, 369, 370
continuing resolution and, 161
spending cuts and, 169
Pendleton, Hadiya, 378
Penn, Mark, 33, 247
Pennsylvania, 3, 77, 80–81, 85, 87, 190