Skip Navigation

The Daily Dish - 2006-2011 archives for The Daily Dish, featuring Andrew Sullivan

No Drama Obama

By The Daily Dish
Jun 5 2008, 1:51 AM ET

This doesn't sound like Jimmy Carter to me:

When Betsy Myers first met with Obama in his Senate office on Jan. 3, 2007, about two weeks before he announced he was forming an exploratory committee to run for President, Obama laid down three ruling principles for his future chief operating officer: Run the campaign with respect; build it from the bottom up; and finally, no drama. Myers was struck by how closely Obama had studied the two campaigns of George W. Bush. "He said he wanted to run our campaign like a business," says Myers.



Presented by

More at The Atlantic

Sex Selection in America: Why It Persists and How We Can Change It Sex-Selective Abortion Persists in America
Americans Have No Idea How Few Gay People There Are Americans Have No Idea How Few Gay People There Are
How 'Natural' Is Stevia? How 'Natural' Is Stevia?
The End of Serena Williams The End of Serena Williams
The Rock-Mining Children of Sierra Leone Have Not Found Peace The Rock-Mining Children of Sierra Leone

Just In

View All Correspondents

The Biggest Story in Photos

Afghanistan: May 2012

Jun 1, 2012

Subscribe Now

SAVE 59%! 10 issues JUST $2.45 PER COPY

Facebook

Newsletters

Sign up to receive our free newsletters

(sample)

(sample)

(sample)

(sample)

(sample)

(sample)