Tommy Vietor
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Tommy Vietor is a political strategist known for his work in the Obama administration and his insights on the dynamics of modern political communication. This interview reveals his focus on mobilizing Democratic efforts against Trump by leveraging effective narratives and coalition-building.
“I agree. I mean, look, Umar Farouk Abdul Mattalib was inches away from blowing up a plane and killing hundreds of people. There was the Times Square bomber. Early on, there were a lot of great work done by the National Security Team, but there were a lot of near misses.”
“Yeah, I mean, it was sort of two parts to it initially. One was to keep working with my friends, to try to learn a new skill set and to continue trying to do writing and communications work.”
“But what it did for me was I was inspired by him in that campaign and motivated by the people. And what it made me realize was that the next job I had, I had to have that same feeling.”
“It was a very exciting gig. It was four years in the White House plus four plus years on the campaigns and in his Senate office. And I think At some point.”
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