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The Chuck ToddCast

Jim Messina: Breyer resignation gives White House a chance to reset

The Chuck ToddCast

iHeartPodcasts

Government, News

4.02.8K Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2022

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Former White House Deputy Chief of Staff and campaign manager for the 2012 Obama re-election campaign, Jim Messina, joins Chuck to talk about news of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer’s resignation and the Biden administration’s attempt to reset the political climate ahead of the midterms.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello, there I'm Chuck Todd and this is the Chuck Todd Jeff.

0:09.0

Last week President Biden marked his one-year anniversary in office with a marathon news

0:13.4

conference.

0:14.4

Interviews from his vice president.

0:15.4

A commitment to travel more and connect with people during a second.

0:18.4

It's all part of the White House's attempt to reset the tone and narrative.

0:22.5

After a year, that's all Biden's agenda stall at the end and a stark reversal in the

0:26.4

President's poll number.

0:27.4

So joining me today to talk about White House resets, good and bad is Jim Messina.

0:32.1

He was a deputy chief of staff during the start of the Obama administration.

0:34.9

He ran the campaign in the reelect of 2012.

0:37.9

So he knows a little thing or two about when you reset how you do it.

0:41.6

Mr. Messina welcome to the talk test.

0:43.6

Thanks for having us.

0:45.2

And in fact, that's where I want to begin.

0:47.3

To me, when I think about Obama's reelect in 2012, it began after the shellacking of

0:57.3

November 2010.

0:58.7

And you guys led by yourself and a few others had a remarkable six weeks after getting

1:08.3

thumped.

1:09.5

And suddenly your guys showed life and it really sort of...

1:13.6

But I say this in that, is it too early to be talking about a reset?

1:17.0

Do you got to play the string out?

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