What would you ask the team running Barack Obama’s re-election campaign?
Yahoo! News and ABC News will sit down with Jim Messina and Stephanie Cutter during the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte. (We’ll be streaming the event live—head over to The Ticket Sept. 4 at 9:30 a.m. EST.)
What would you ask the brain trust behind the Obama campaign?
Crowd gathering for President Obama in Boulder (Olivier Knox)
The president decided to make a surprise appearance at today’s press briefing. (Olivier Knox)
Important facts from a Friday radio interview with President Barack Obama:
1. He has not heard the original of Carly Rae’s “Call Me Maybe”
2. His favorite work out song is Beyonce’s “Crazy in Love”
3. He’s a red, not green chili man
4. Super power he wants? The ability to speak and understand any language
Michelle and Barack Obama arrive in Dubuque, Iowa (Olivier Knox)
"In terms of “followers,” “views” and “likes,” Obama’s social reach—and impact—is vastly wider than Romney’s, with the incumbent registering a 13:1 margin over his challenger"
Marshalltown, IA crowd awaits President Obama (Olivier Knox)
Debby Prescott of Ames, Iowa, wears the Obama shirt she had made in Ghana (Olivier Knox)
Sharing your pie with children is a political stance everyone can agree on.
(Pete Souza/White House)
"More precisely, the rate rose from 8.217% in June to 8.254% in July"
Your daily technically-accurate-but-politically-cringe-inducing-spin moment came courtesy of the chairman of President Barack Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers, Alan Krueger, who took issue Friday with reports that the unemployment rate rose in July from 8.2 percent to 8.3 percent.
