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FROM: David Plouffe, Obama Campaign Manager DATE: January 9, 2008 RE: The Next Four Weeks Coming off an impressive win in Iowa and taking the once inevitable frontrunner down to the wire in her firewall state, it is clear that Obama is well-positioned to become the next President of the United States. As the people of Iowa and New Hampshire demonstrated, the American people desperately want change they can believe in. Barack Obama is the candidate to deliver that change by bringing people together, standing up to the special interests, and telling people what they need to know. Our campaign...

In case anyone is doubting the efficacy of MAKnight's campaign plan, witness the election of Scott Walker (an outspoken and self-identified Conservative Republican) over Jim Ryan (a Leftist Democrat), 55%-45% in the Milwaukee County Executive's race yesterday. It's almost as if Walker followed MAKnight's campaign plan to the letter (except for the media part). Walker never once hid his conservatism and he won a high-turnout election in a county that went 61% for Al Gore in 2000. He even managed to eat significantly into the Democrat's share of the black and Hispanic vote. The following is from the Milwaukee Sentinel...