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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forum"Axelrod, Gibbs, and Plouffe" -- a tribute to the brain trust of Obama's campaigns.
(After "Tinker to Evers to Chance", about the incredible double-play team of the 1907 Chicago Cubs.)
Three words that spelled certain doom for poor Mitt:
Axelrod, Gibbs, and Plouffe.
They took him apart with precision and wit.
Axelrod, Gibbs, and Plouffe.
Ruthlessly bursting his ambitious bubble,
Leaving behind a finely-grained rubble,
Underestimate these guys, you're asking for trouble:
Axelrod, Gibbs, and Plouffe.
Thank you gentlemen, and congratulations. I salute you.

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"Axelrod, Gibbs, and Plouffe" -- a tribute to the brain trust of Obama's campaigns. (Original Post)
bleever
Nov 2012
OP
bleever
(20,618 posts)1. If I may,
:kick:
bleever
(20,618 posts)2. A morning-after kick.
Supersedeas
(20,630 posts)3. huge k&r
bleever
(20,618 posts)4. These guys have earned a place in history
alongside their remarkable candidate and president.
bleever
(20,618 posts)5. And yes, I know Obama is a White Sox fan,
but I grew up a Cubs fan, and I think we'd still get along just fine.