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Greenberg Carville Shrum
Greenberg Carville Shrum (GCS) is an American political campaign strategy group. People * Stan Greenberg (GCS Pollster), now of ''Greenberg Quinlan Rosner'' * James Carville (GCS Strategist), political pundit, advisor to president Bill Clinton * Bob Shrum, a political consultant * Tad Devine Thomas A. "Tad" Devine (born June 11, 1955) is an American political consultant. Devine was a senior adviser in Al Gore's 2000 and John Kerry's 2004 Presidential campaigns. He was also the chief strategist for Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential ... (GCS Advertising Consultant) See also * ''Our Brand Is Crisis'' (2005 film) * ''Our Brand Is Crisis'' (2015 film) References American political activists {{US-poli-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stan Greenberg
Stanley Bernard Greenberg (born May 10, 1945) is an American pollster and political strategist affiliated with the Democratic Party. Greenberg is a founding partner of Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research (GQR) and Democracy Corps, political consulting and research firms headquartered in Washington, D.C. Described as a "pollster supremo", Greenberg is known to have played a crucial role in the elections of Bill Clinton as President of the United States and Tony Blair as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. As an anti-racist activist, Greenberg has written extensively about race relations in South Africa, and assisted Nelson Mandela's successful campaign in the 1994 South African general election. Early life and career Greenberg grew up in a Jewish family in Washington, D.C. In an article for ''Pacific Standard'' titled "Why Are You So Smart, Stan Greenberg?", Greenberg explained that a high school course called "American Civilization" partially inspired him to seek a career in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Carville
Chester James Carville Jr. (born October 25, 1944) is an American political consultant, author, and occasional actor who has strategized for candidates for public office in the United States and in at least 23 nations abroad. A Democrat, he is an expert pundit in U.S. elections who appears frequently on cable news programs, podcasts, and public speeches. Nicknamed the "Ragin' Cajun", Carville gained national attention for his work as a lead strategist in Bill Clinton's winning 1992 Presidential campaign. Carville also had a principal role crafting strategy for three unsuccessful Democratic Party presidential contenders, including Massachusetts Senator John Kerry in 2004, New York Senator Hillary Clinton in 2008, and Colorado Senator Michael Bennet's campaign for the Democratic Party presidential nomination in 2020. Early life and education Carville was born on October 25, 1944, at a U.S. Army hospital at Georgia's Fort Benning, where his father was stationed during World War ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Shrum
Robert M. "Bob" Shrum (born July 21, 1943) is the Director of the Center for the Political Future and the Carmen H. and Louis Warschaw Chair in Practical Politics at the University of Southern California, where he is a Professor of the Practice of Political Science in the Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. He is a former American political consultant, who has worked on numerous Democratic campaigns, including as senior advisor to the Kerry-Edwards campaign in 2004 and to the Gore-Lieberman campaign in 2000. Shrum wrote the famous speech Ted Kennedy gave at the 1980 Democratic National Convention conceding to and supporting President Jimmy Carter. He has been described as "the most sought-after consultant in the Democratic Party." Shrum served as speechwriter to New York Mayor John V. Lindsay from 1970 to 1971, speechwriter to Senator George McGovern's 1972 Presidential campaign and speechwriter and press secretary to Senator Edward M. Kennedy from 1980 to 1984 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tad Devine
Thomas A. "Tad" Devine (born June 11, 1955) is an American political consultant. Devine was a senior adviser in Al Gore's 2000 and John Kerry's 2004 Presidential campaigns. He was also the chief strategist for Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential campaign. He has worked on campaigns for president and Prime Minister in Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East, as well as several U.S. Senate races. Devine is the president of Washington D.C.-based media consulting firm Devine Mulvey Longabaugh. Early life and education Devine was born June 11, 1955 in Providence, Rhode Island. He grew up in South Providence and was raised as a Catholic. He attended the La Salle Academy. He received his A.B. in American history from Brown University, and his J.D. from Suffolk University School of Law. He is a member of the bar in Rhode Island and the District of Columbia. Early career From 1982 to 1983 Devine served as a law clerk to the Rhode Island Superior Court, and from 1985 to 1987 he worked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our Brand Is Crisis (2005 Film)
''Our Brand Is Crisis'' is a 2005 American documentary film by Rachel Boynton on American political campaign marketing tactics by Greenberg Carville Shrum (GCS) in the 2002 Bolivian presidential election. The election saw Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada elected President of Bolivia, ahead of Evo Morales. The film is distributed by Koch-Lorber Films. "This film is a cautionary tale which comes at a very timely moment," said Koch-Lorber Films president Richard Lorber in a statement to ''indieWIRE''. "The parallels to the current U.S. administration's approach to selling the war in Iraq are staggering." Cast * Mauricio Balcazar (Goni's Press Advisor) * James Carville (GCS Strategist) * Tad Devine (GCS Advertising Consultant) * Mark Feierstein (GCS Pollster) * Stan Greenberg (GCS Pollster) * Carlos Mesa (VP Candidate) * Evo Morales (Opposing Candidate) * Jeremy Rosner (GCS Pollster) * Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada (aka "Goni"; Bolivia's Presidential Candidate) * Robert Shrum * Tal S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our Brand Is Crisis (2015 Film)
''Our Brand Is Crisis'' is a 2015 American comedy-drama film directed by David Gordon Green and written by Peter Straughan, based on the 2005 documentary film of the same name by Rachel Boynton. The film gives a fictionalized account of the involvement of American political campaign strategists Greenberg Carville Shrum (GCS) in the 2002 Bolivian presidential election. The film stars Sandra Bullock, Scoot McNairy, Billy Bob Thornton, Anthony Mackie, Ann Dowd and Joaquim de Almeida. Principal photography began on September 29, 2014, in New Orleans, Louisiana. George Clooney and Grant Heslov produced. The film was screened in the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. It was theatrically released by Warner Bros. on October 30, 2015. It received mixed reviews, despite Bullock's performance being largely praised, and was a box office disappointment. Plot In 2002, Bolivian politician Pedro Castillo hires an American political consulting f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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