{"id":1010,"date":"2007-03-31T16:08:52","date_gmt":"2007-03-31T22:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/impeach_bush_blog\/?p=1010"},"modified":"2017-06-17T14:40:14","modified_gmt":"2017-06-17T20:40:14","slug":"bush-04-strategy-chief-matthew-dowd-kerry-was-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/2007\/03\/bush-04-strategy-chief-matthew-dowd-kerry-was-right\/","title":{"rendered":"Bush &#8217;04 Strategy Chief Matthew Dowd: &#8220;Kerry Was Right&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ex-Aide Details a Loss of Faith in the President<br \/>\nBy JIM RUTENBERG<br \/>\nPublished: April 1, 2007<br \/>\n<a class=\"imagelink\" href=\"http:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/01adviser1large1.jpg\" ><img decoding=\"async\" style='float: left; margin: 0px 15px 15px 0px; width: 250px;' src=\"http:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/01adviser1large.thumbnail1.jpg\" alt=\"01adviser1large.jpg\" align= \"left\"\/><\/a><br \/>\nAUSTIN, Tex., March 29 &#8211; In 1999, Matthew Dowd became a symbol of George W. Bush&#8217;s early success at positioning himself as a Republican with Democratic appeal.<\/p>\n<p>A top strategist for the Texas Democrats who was disappointed by the Bill Clinton years, Mr. Dowd was impressed by the pledge of Mr. Bush, then governor of Texas, to bring a spirit of cooperation to Washington. He switched parties, joined Mr. Bush&#8217;s political brain trust and dedicated the next six years to getting him to the Oval Office and keeping him there. In 2004, he was appointed the president&#8217;s chief campaign strategist.<\/p>\n<p>Looking back, Mr. Dowd now says his faith in Mr. Bush was misplaced.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ex-Aide Details a Loss of Faith in the President By JIM RUTENBERG Published: April 1, 2007 AUSTIN, Tex., March 29 &#8211; In 1999, Matthew Dowd became a symbol of George W. Bush&#8217;s early success at positioning himself as a Republican with Democratic appeal. 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