Double Down: Game Change 2012 (78 page)

Biden and,
74
,
75
,
78

Bill Clinton and,
58
,
62
–63,
381
,
382

at Boston rally,
319

contraceptives issue and,
69

Democratic National Convention and,
378
,
381
–83,
385
,
387
,
389

Gibbs and,
48

Huntsman and,
141
,
147
–48,
152

Michelle Obama and,
34

Obama-Romney debates and,
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3
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413
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415
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419
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422
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425
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435
–38,
440
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443
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446

Obama’s Osawatomie speech and,
79

Ricketts Plan document and,
307
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308

Ayers, Bill,
128
–29

Ayers, Nick,
150

Pawlenty and,
166
–68

Ayotte, Kelly,
345
,
408
,
457

Bachmann, Marcus,
168

Bachmann, Michele,
111
–12,
165
–72,
176
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179
,
186
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204
,
235
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238
,
240
,
263

in debate with Romney and Pawlenty,
165
–68,
170

Gingrich and,
228

headaches suffered by,
170

Palin compared with,
169

Pawlenty and,
165
–66

Perry and,
171

Rollins and,
169
–72

Bader, Jeff,
146
–48,
151
,
153

Baier, Bret,
164
,
222

Bain Capital,
90
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94
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128
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176
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244
–45,
248
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261
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284
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289
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–15,
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–21,
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–33,
335
–38,
357
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358
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414
–15,
445

Booker’s remarks on,
315
–17,
331

Clinton’s remarks on Romney’s business career and,
319
–20,
331
,
380
–81,
382

Obama’s remarks on,
331
–32

outsourcing and,
317
,
331
–32,
336
–37

Republican National Convention and,
370

Baker, Brian,
304
–7

Baker, Howard,
89

Baker, James, III,
323
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324
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344

Band, Doug,
60
–61,
320
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379
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380

Barbour, Haley,
105
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112
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116
–22,
131
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132
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136
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150
,
174
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196
,
276
–77,
336
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360
,
403

Huckabee and,
122

Rove and,
116
–17,
119

Stevens and,
119
–20

Barbour, Marsha,
117
,
121

Barbour, Reeves,
121

Barbour, Sterling,
121

Bare Knuckles and Back Rooms
(Rollins),
123

Barnes, Fred,
323

Barnett, Bob,
114
,
436

Barzun, Matthew,
312
,
379

Baucus, Max,
27

Bauer, Bob,
50
,
413

Obama’s birth certificate and,
18
–20

Becerra, Xavier,
382
–83

Beck, Glenn,
143
,
292

Beeson, Rich,
190
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202
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240
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269
–70,
281
–82,
468

Begala, Paul,
313
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314
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384
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385
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386

Benenson, Joel,
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30
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50
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51
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297
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317
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415
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425
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431

Bill Clinton and,
58
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61
–62

Obama-Romney debates and,
3
,
413
,
436

Benghazi,
393
–99,
414
,
445
–49,
453

Berger, Sandy,
384

Berman, Wayne,
278
,
350

Bernanke, Ben,
178
,
188

Biden, Beau,
70

stroke suffered by,
73

Biden, Hunter,
70
,
73

Biden, Jean,
72

Biden, Jill,
73
,
295

Biden, Joe,
15
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22
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24
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25
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35
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50
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52
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66
–79,
314
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358
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397
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413
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434
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469
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472
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473

Bill Clinton and,
74
–75

contraceptives issue and,
67
–69,
84
–85

Daley and,
66
–67,
77
–78

death of first wife and daughter in automobile accident,
73

Democratic National Convention speech of,
389
–90

gay marriage issue and,
294
,
295
–96,
298
–300

job switch with Hillary Clinton discussed,
75
,
78

and leak of Obama’s list,
64

on
Meet the Press,
295
–96,
298
,
299

Obama’s relationship with,
71
–74,
299
–300

Obama’s selection as running mate,
71
,
76

pamphlet idea of,
74
–75

political approach of,
67

political career of,
76
,
77

Ryan’s debate with,
369
,
403
,
432
–34

Sheekey and,
75
–76

strategy group of,
70
,
76
–77

“Uncle Joe Syndrome” and,
71
–72,
75
,
76

Biden, Maisy,
73

Biden Owens, Valerie,
70

Binder, David,
50

Bin Laden, Osama,
10

death of,
22
–23,
26
,
55
,
297
,
394
,
450

birtherism,
10
–12,
18
–23

Trump and,
10
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12
,
18
–23,
127
–29,
184
,
264
,
362