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The New Permanent Campaign

By David Sirota

In 1976, a young political consultant named Patrick Caddell sent a memo to Jimmy Carter telling the president-elect to wage “a continuing political campaign” that fuses public policy and political goals. This doctrine became known as the permanent campaign, and it is now changing from a White House tactic into a national grassroots organizing strategy. Today’s permanent campaign aims to… return to article

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    What is the deal with Mr. Sirota? He seems to the flavor of every day?
    He certainly is prolific but is his thoughts can be somewhat mundane.
    Lets open things up, shake things up,and dance.There are other voices we would appreciate hearing.

    Once or twice a month is more than enough!

    United States Posted by headed on Feb 29, 2008 at 7:42 AM
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