That would be PeteNYC in Time Magazine

[WilliamPitt]

http://www.time.com/time/election2004/article/0,18471,601740,00.html

Subject: Inside the Kerry War Room
From: PERRY BACON JR.
Sent: Tuesday, Mar. 16, 2004

Right now, the space John Kerry's "rapid response" team occupies isn't so much a 'War Room" as it is a "War Warren:" three cramped offices in a converted law office three blocks from the White House. Although each office was meant for one lawyer, they now house three or four staffers apiece. Despite the tight quarters, the place had a supersize success last past week when it both broke the news and began attacking President Bush's pick for a new manufacturing czar before the White House could even announce his selection.

On the door of one office a sign reads "Change Starts Here." Inside, there are now four desks stacked with papers and books, unopened boxes of video tapes in one corner, three TVs plugged into an extension cord hanging in the air, a white board with the names and phone numbers of reporters and a U.S. map with the states President Bush won by 5% or less shaded in. Here communications director Stephanie Cutter, communications aide Katie McCormick Lelyveld, research director Mike Gehrke and spokesman Chad Clanton, who heads the campaign's rapid response group, keep their ears tuned to CNN seven days each week as they listen for any news they can use to attack Bush or defend Kerry.

Next door, the sign reads "Change Comes Here to Be Formatted." This is where several deputy press aides write and shoot the e-mails to reporters launching or responding to attacks after Cutter and Co. have determined their tactics. The campaign's research staff occupies a third office where they look into Kerry and Bush' positions for things they need to defend against or can exploit.

This main rapid response team comes in at 6:30 AM and can stay past midnight on any given day, but at night they get a bit of relief from Chris Jackson and Peter Dauo, two young staffers who make the Kerry campaign a 24-hour operation. Jackson, aided by a group of volunteers round the country who watch local news programs in key swing states like Ohio, puts together a 30-page memo to top aides of both what's in the morning papers and what people are seeing on television about the campaign. Dauo reads the blogs, tracking what people are saying about Kerry on the Web.

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They spelled his name wrong. I'm also not sure where they got that 'young staffer' crap. He has more grey hairs than I do. :)

WTG Pete!

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[JohnKleeb]

1. I read Pete's stuff on the blog all the time

I bought two books on Kerry tonight. A Call to Service and Tour of Duty, all I can say is, my Florida trip is gonna have a lot of reading :D.

[JI7]

4. going to florida ?

lucky you, have fun while you are there. i'm going to buy tour of duty soon. i would have bought it earlier but i wasn't going to start reading until around this time anyways so just didn't buy it. i wish kerry did something where they offered signed copies on his site for a certain amount in campaign donations. that's what edwards did with his four trials book.

[JohnKleeb]

6. Yeah for vacation

I wanted to buy another book on Vietnam because I was recommended it. Call of Duty I read the review by Teddy K and he compared it to PT. Seriously if people wanna know if a war opponent can support Kerry, look no farther than my hero Ted.

[Kathleen04]

9. I'm reading Tour of Duty right now..

I just started it, but it's very interesting so far. :)

[JohnKleeb]

10. just bought it tonight, havent started

[boobooday]

2. Hey, that means you're an even YOUNGER staffer

Don't fight it.

http://www.wgoeshome.com

[freeforall]

3. Alright PeteNYC!!!!

Hope you're tracking us here at DU, LOL!

Can't contribute money to Kerry's campaign from Canada, but will send "good vibes!" Hey, anything that works.

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[Adelante]

5. Cool

Pete!

[papau]

7. More gray hair than Will Pitt ??? LOL - You young folks are great to have

around!

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:-)

[Kathleen04]

8. Congrats, Pete!

Thanks for all the work that you do. :yourock: