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Political strategy document / memo
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This document is a political strategy memo, likely from around July 2018, that analyzes the potential for a centrist third-party candidate in the 2020 U.S. presidential election. It argues that a candidate with significant name recognition is crucial for success and proposes several hypothetical bipartisan tickets as thought experiments. The document does not contain any mention of Jeffrey Epstein or related matters.
People (11)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Biden | Potential Presidential Candidate |
Mentioned as a potential candidate in a hypothetical 'Biden/Romney' third-party ticket.
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| Romney | Potential Vice Presidential Candidate |
Mentioned as a potential running mate in a hypothetical 'Biden/Romney' third-party ticket.
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| Bill Gates | Potential Presidential Candidate |
Mentioned as a potential candidate in a hypothetical 'Bill Gates/Hogan' third-party ticket.
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| Hogan | Potential Vice Presidential Candidate |
Mentioned as a potential running mate in a hypothetical 'Bill Gates/Hogan' third-party ticket.
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| Bloomberg | Potential Presidential Candidate |
Mentioned as a potential candidate in a hypothetical 'Bloomberg/Haley' third-party ticket.
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| Haley | Potential Vice Presidential Candidate |
Mentioned as a potential running mate in a hypothetical 'Bloomberg/Haley' third-party ticket.
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| Howard Schultz | Potential Presidential Candidate |
Mentioned as a potential candidate in a hypothetical 'Howard Schultz/Bob Corker' third-party ticket.
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| Bob Corker | Potential Vice Presidential Candidate |
Mentioned as a potential running mate in a hypothetical 'Howard Schultz/Bob Corker' third-party ticket.
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| Sandberg | Potential Presidential Candidate |
Mentioned as a potential candidate in a hypothetical 'Sandberg/Kasich' third-party ticket.
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| Kasich | Potential Vice Presidential Candidate |
Mentioned as a potential running mate in a hypothetical 'Sandberg/Kasich' third-party ticket.
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| Donald Trump | Incumbent President / Political Opponent |
Mentioned as the benchmark for a three-way poll and whose disapproval ratings are a factor in the third-party strategy.
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Organizations (2)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Democratic Party |
Mentioned as one of the two major parties, with its 'increasingly leftward drift' cited as a reason a centrist third ...
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| HOUSE_OVERSIGHT |
Appears in the document's footer as 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_026305', likely referring to the U.S. House Committee on Oversig...
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Timeline (1 events)
2020
The U.S. Presidential Election, which is the central focus of the strategic discussion in the document.
United States
Locations (1)
| Location | Context |
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The document discusses the American electorate and values in the context of a national presidential election.
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Relationships (5)
Mentioned as a potential 'Biden/Romney' ticket.
Mentioned as a potential 'Bill Gates/Hogan' ticket.
Mentioned as a potential 'Bloomberg/Haley' ticket.
Mentioned as a potential 'Howard Schultz/Bob Corker' ticket.
Key Quotes (3)
"The ideal candidate for a new third party is someone who is widely perceived to be that rare combination of both good and great."Source
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"As a thought experiment, consider the possibilities of a ticket outside the partisan lanes and imagine the chemistry of radical combinations: Biden/Romney? Bill Gates/Hogan? Bloomberg/Haley? Howard Schultz/Bob Corker? Sandberg/Kasich?"Source
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Quote #2
"We can't beat a celebrity without some celebrity of our own, whether from politics, sports, business, or entertainment."Source
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whatever reason. The Democrats could nominate a winning 2020 candidate. I am not willing to take those bets.
The ideal candidate for a new third party is someone who is widely perceived to be that rare combination of both good and great. We are looking for a proven leader of men and women, someone with clear, democratic - and moral – values that reflect the best of America, not our worst. We know people like this on the national stage now.
As a thought experiment, consider the possibilities of a ticket outside the partisan lanes and imagine the chemistry of radical combinations: Biden/Romney? Bill Gates/Hogan? Bloomberg/Haley? Howard Schultz/Bob Corker? Sandberg/Kasich?
As we have discussed narrow path to electing the first president outside the two major party primary system in 168 years is more navigable than most think. Heading into 2020, converging trends in American's demands for a third party (a historic high of 61%), disapproval of Donald Trump holding steady above 50%, and the increasingly leftward drift of the Democratic Party suggest that electorate may be susceptible to merits of a new centrist party. Cynics will say that the structural impediments of ballot and presidential debate access, the overwhelming advantages of legacy parties' fundraising and voter turn-out operations preordain failure, but they're wrong; the legal and logistical hurdles are amenable to a combination of lawyering and resources. The bigger, more consequential factors come in terms of candidate quality and policy. I believe a candidate with five specific characteristics including a unique – and purposefully non-specific - policy agenda could limbo a win.
• This is what I think a successful third-party candidate looks like; a dream third party ticket would start off with enough name ID to be an instant contender. Building the name ID to run nationally is just too long and expensive of a process to accomplish in the 28 months until the next presidential election. We can't beat a celebrity without some celebrity of our own, whether from politics, sports, business, or entertainment. Instantaneous name ID is so crucial because the candidate must start out in striking distance in any three-way poll against Trump and a fill-in-the-blank
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